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- DictionaryDrain/drān/
verb
- 1. cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier: "we drained the swimming pool"
- 2. deprive of strength or vitality: "his limbs were drained of all energy"
noun
- 1. a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.
- 2. a thing that uses up a particular resource: "nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse"
noun. a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc. an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion. surgery a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc.
traducir DRAIN: desaguar, desaguarse, colar, escurrir, irse, agotar, desagüe, drenar, vaciar, drenar, agotar…. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.
See 17 authoritative translations of Drain in Spanish with example sentences, conjugations and audio pronunciations.
Traducción de 'drain' en el diccionario gratuito de inglés-español y muchas otras traducciones en español.
drain. A drain is a pipe that carries water or sewage away from a place, or an opening in a surface that leads to the pipe. Tony built his own house and laid his own drains. If you drain a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else.
[transitive, intransitive] drain (something) to make something empty or dry by removing the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way Drain and rinse the pasta. The marshes have been drained.
3 days ago · 1. a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc. 2. an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion. 3. surgery. a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc. 4. electronics.
