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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
drain /dreɪn/
- noun
- lit (in street) canalisation f;
(in building) canalisation f d'évacuation;
(pipe) descente f d'eau;
(ditch) fossé m d'écoulement;
- fig (of people, skills, money) hémorragie f;
to be a ~ on sb's resources épuiser les ressources de qn.
- lit (in street) canalisation f;
- transitive verb
- lit drainer (land, lake);
purger (radiator, boiler);
- fig épuiser (resources);
- vider (glass);
boire [qch] jusqu'à la dernière goutte (drink);
- (river) collecter les eaux de (area, basin).
- lit drainer (land, lake);
- intransitive verb
- (liquid) s'écouler ( out of, from de);
(bath, sink) se vider;
to ~ into s'écouler dans (sea, gutter);
s'infiltrer dans (soil);
the blood ou colour ~ed from her face le sang reflua de son visage;
- (dishes, food) s'égoutter.
- (liquid) s'écouler ( out of, from de);
IDIOMS:
to go down the ~ (familier) fig tomber à l'eau (familier);
that's £100 down the ~ (familier) ça fait 100 livres sterling de fichues en l'air (familier).
drain away that's £100 down the ~ (familier) ça fait 100 livres sterling de fichues en l'air (familier).
lit s'écouler;
fig s'épuiser.
drain off, drain out: fig s'épuiser.
▶ ~ off s'écouler;
▶ ~ [sth] off, ~ off [sth] vider (fluid, water).
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drain: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| drain | (outflow pipe) | tuyau d'évacuation nm | |
| drain | (runoff) | égout nm | |
| drain | (on resources) sur des ressources | ponction nf | |
| drain | (draw heavily on) un compte en banque | dégarnir⇒ vtr | |
| drain | (use up) consommer | épuiser⇒ vtr | |
| drain | (salad, vegetables) salade, légumes | égoutter⇒ vtr | |
| drain | (reservoir, purse, glass) réservoir, porte-monnaie, verre | vider⇒ vtr | |
| drain | (empty contents) un verre | vider⇒ vtr | |
| drain | (ground, wound) terrain, plaie | drainer⇒ vtr | |
| drain | (medicine, agriculture) médecine, agriculture | drain nm | |
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| drain | (brain drain) l'exode des cerveaux | exode nm | |
| drain | (culinary) cuisine | faire dégorger⇒ vtr | |
| drain | (drain cover) | bouche d'égout nf | |
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drain: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| brain drain | n | (mass emigration of skilled people) | fuite des cerveaux nf |
| Poland experienced a brain drain when much of its educated population emigrated to the UK. | |||
| down the drain | adv | figurative (to waste) fig | partir en fumée vi |
| Many people who invested in the scheme saw their entire life savings go down the drain. | |||
| Toutes ses économies sont parties en fumée. | |||
| se volatiliser⇒, s'évaporer⇒ v pron | |||
| à vau-l'eau adv | |||
| drain away | vi | literal (trickle or be filtered off) | s'écouler⇒ v pron |
| He dug a ditch to drain away the water that was flooding the lawn. | |||
| The washbasin is blocked, the water only drains away very slowly. | |||
| Cette ouverture permet aux eaux de pluie de s'écouler. | |||
| drain away | vi | figurative (be gradually lost) fig | s'épuiser⇒ v pron |
| Her strength was drained away as she played with the toddler, cooked dinner and then ironed the laundry. | |||
| drain off | vtr | (liquid: remove ) | égoutter⇒ vtr |
| Allow the roasting tray to stand for a few minutes, so the solids settle, then drain off the excess fat and use the residue to make a rich gravy. | |||
| laisser s'écouler⇒ vtr | |||
| drain out | vider de v | ||
| drain pump | n | (appliance that suctions off water) | pompe hydraulique nf |
| drain trap | d'égout | bouche nf | |
| drain valve | robinet de vidange nm | ||
| drain valve | valve de drainage nf | ||
| drain well | puisard nm | ||
| drain well | puits absorbant nm | ||
| drain-cock | purgeur nm | ||
| storm drain | collecteur d'eaux pluviales | ||
| storm-water drain | collecteur d'eaux pluviales | ||
| Report an error | |||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "drain".
a drain on the natural resources
brain drain
brain drain / brain gain
brain drain vs. Brain gain
do down the drain
Down the drain
drain
drain away system
drain boss of the reservoir
Drain chickpeas and set aside liquid from can.
drain liquidity
Drain Opener -
drain plug
drain productivity
drain the people of their humanity
gone down the drain.
he was circling the drain
It fell down the drain
la grille recouvrant le drain d’écoulement
Liquid drain solution
my shower drain doesn't work
Outside drain
Overclocking brain drain
pool drain cover
population drain
Reducing drain from the local economy
sewer drain
Shower drain
slotted drain
slurped like a bad drain
Suite...
brain drain
brain drain / brain gain
brain drain vs. Brain gain
do down the drain
Down the drain
drain
drain away system
drain boss of the reservoir
Drain chickpeas and set aside liquid from can.
drain liquidity
Drain Opener -
drain plug
drain productivity
drain the people of their humanity
gone down the drain.
he was circling the drain
It fell down the drain
la grille recouvrant le drain d’écoulement
Liquid drain solution
my shower drain doesn't work
Outside drain
Overclocking brain drain
pool drain cover
population drain
Reducing drain from the local economy
sewer drain
Shower drain
slotted drain
slurped like a bad drain
Suite...
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