drain

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el desagüe

∗ noun

drain
[dreɪn]
sustantivo
1desagüe (m) (for water); alcantarilla (f) (for sewage); sumidero (m) (grating)
  • to go down the drain (sentido figurado) -> echarse a perder; (money) irse al traste (work)
2merma (f) mengua (f) (on strength, resources)(on de)
  • the space program is a drain on the country's resources -> el programa espacial se lleva muchos de los recursos del país
verbo transitivo
3vaciar, quitar (liquid)(from de); vaciar ; desaguar ; drenar ; escurrir
  • to drain wealth from a country (sink)(pond)(swamp)(pasta, vegetables)(sentido figurado) -> debilitar la economía de un país
  • to feel drained (sentido figurado) -> estar extenuado(a)
verbo intransitivo
4irse (liquid); desaguar (sink, river); escurrir (washed dishes)
  • the color drained from her face -> se puso pálida, empalideció repentinamente

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drain [drein]
sustantivo
1Desaguadero, canal de desagüe, sumidero (pipe).
  • The drains -> el alcantarillado (of town); las tuberías de desagüe (of building)
2Tajea, reguera.
3Zanja de derivación para desecar un terreno.
4Colador. (Marina)
5Desagüe (plughole).
  • That’s money down the eso es tirar el dinero -> 6. A drain on the country’s resources, una sangría para el país
  • The extra work is an enormous drain on my energy -> el trabajo extra me está agotando
Sumidero (grid). Fuga (outflow, loss).

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drain [dreɪn]
noun
1 (outlet) (in house) desagüe; (m) (in street) boca de alcantarilla; (f) sumidero; (m) (Agr) zanja de drenaje; (f)
the drains (sewage system) el alcantarillado; (m)
to throw one's money down the drain (informal) tirar el dinero (por la ventana)
to go down the drain (informal) perderse; echarse a perder
laugh
2 (source of loss)
to be a drain on [+energies, resources] consumir; agotar; they are a great drain on our reserves ellos se llevan gran parte de nuestras reservas; it has been a great drain on her la ha agotado
verb:transitive
1 (Agr) [+land, marshes, lake] drenar; desecar; [+vegetables, last drops] escurrir; [+glass, radiator etc] vaciar; (Med) [+wound etc] drenar;
2 agotar; consumir
to feel drained (of energy) sentirse agotado sin fuerzas;or the country is being drained of wealth al país lo están empobreciendo
verb:intransitive
[+washed dishes, vegetables] escurrir; [+liquid] desaguar; [+stream] desembocar;into en;

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Verb Conjugation for "drain"

Imperative
  • drain
  • you drain
  • he/she drains
  • we drain
  • you drain
  • they drain
Preterite
  • I drained
  • you drained
  • he/she drained
  • we drained
  • you drained
  • they drained
Present Continuous
  • I am draining
  • you are draining
  • he/she is draining
  • we are draining
  • you are draining
  • they are draining
Present Perfect
  • I have drained
  • you have drained
  • he/she has drained
  • we have drained
  • you have drained
  • they have drained
Past Continuous
  • I was draining
  • you were draining
  • he/she was draining
  • we were draining
  • you were draining
  • they were draining
Past Perfect
  • I had drained
  • you had drained
  • he/she had drained
  • we had drained
  • you had drained
  • they had drained
Future
  • I will drain
  • you will drain
  • he/she will drain
  • we will drain
  • you will drain
  • they will drain
Future Perfect
  • I will have drained
  • you will have drained
  • he/she will have drained
  • we will have drained
  • you will have drained
  • they will have drained
Future Continuous
  • I will be draining
  • you will be draining
  • he/she will be draining
  • we will be draining
  • you will be draining
  • they will be draining
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been draining
  • you have been draining
  • he/she has been draining
  • we have been draining
  • you have been draining
  • they have been draining
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been draining
  • you will have been draining
  • he/she will have been draining
  • we will have been draining
  • you will have been draining
  • they will have been draining
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been draining
  • you had been draining
  • he/she had been draining
  • we had been draining
  • you had been draining
  • they had been draining
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