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I. drain [dreɪn] N

1. drain:

drain (pipe): Rohr nt <-(e)s, -e>

drain (under sink): Abfluss m <-es, -flüs·se>

drain (under sink): Abflussrohr nt <-(e)s, -e>

drain (at roadside): Gully m <-s, -s>

drain (at roadside): CH meist Dole f

drain in the road: Kanalisationsrohr nt

drain in the road: Abwasserleitung f <-, -en>

to be down the drain fig: für immer [o. unwiederbringlich] verloren sein

to go down the drain fig: vor die Hunde gehen inf

to throw sth down the drain fig: etw zum Fenster hinauswerfen fig

2. drain (plumbing system):

drains pl: Kanalisation f <-, -en>

3. drain (constant outflow):

drain: Belastung f <-, -en>

to be a drain on sth: eine Belastung für etw acc darstellen [o. sein]

looking after her elderly mother is quite a drain on her energy: die Pflege ihrer alten Mutter zehrt sehr an ihren Kräften

brain drain: Braindrain m <-s>

brain drain: Abwanderung f von Wissenschaftlern/Wissenschaftlerinnen [ins Ausland]

Phrases:

to laugh like a drain Brit inf: sich acc halb totlachen

II. drain [dreɪn] VB trans

1. drain (remove liquid):

to drain sth: etw entwässern

to drain sth liquid: etw ablaufen lassen

to drain sth vegetables: etw abgießen

to drain marshes/soil: Sümpfe/Boden entwässern [o. spec dränieren]

to drain noodles/rice: Nudeln/Reis abtropfen lassen

to drain a pond: einen Teich ablassen [o. trockenlegen]

to drain an abscess MED: einen Abszess drainieren

2. drain form (empty):

to drain sth: etw austrinken

to drain a bottle: eine Flasche leeren [o. leer trinken]

to drain one's glass: sein Glas austrinken [o. leeren]

3. drain (exhaust):

to drain sb: jdn [völlig] auslaugen [o. erschöpfen]

4. drain (deplete):

to drain sth of sb: jdn einer S. gen berauben form

III. drain [dreɪn] VB intr

1. drain (flow away):

drain: ablaufen

drain: abfließen

2. drain (permit drainage):

drain: entwässert [o. trocken] werden

the soil had got too hard and wouldn't drain properly: der Boden war zu hart geworden und das Wasser konnte nicht richtig ablaufen

3. drain (become dry):

drain: abtropfen

4. drain (vanish gradually):

drain: dahinschwinden

the colour drained from her face: die Farbe wich aus ihrem Gesicht

drain VB

drain: entwässern

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drain N

drain TECH: Ablass m

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drain N

to throw money down the drain fig: Geld zum Fenster rauswerfen fig

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drain VB

to drain sb's financial resources: jds finanzielle Mittel erschöpfen [o aufzehren]

ˈbrain drain N

brain drain: Braindrain m <-s>

brain drain: Abwanderung f von Wissenschaftlern/Wissenschaftlerinnen ins Ausland

drain away VB intr

drain away liquid: ablaufen

drain away liquid: abfließen

drain away energy, fear, strength, tension: nachlassen <lässt nach, ließ nach, nachgelassen>

drain away energy, fear, strength, tension: [dahin]schwinden

drain off VB trans

to drain off ⇆ sth water: etw abgießen

to drain off noodles/rice: Nudeln/Reis abtropfen lassen

drain away VB

drain away: versickern

drain pipe [ˈdreɪnˌpaɪp], waste pipe N

drain pipe: Abflussrohr (im Gebäude)

ˈdrain pan N TECH

drain pan: Ablaufwanne f

drain of land resources N

drain of land resources: Flächenverbrauch

surface water drain N

surface water drain: Regenwasserabfluss

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drain wire N

drain wire ELEC: Beilauflitze f

Present
I	drain
you	drain
he/she/it	drains
we	drain
you	drain
they	drain

Past
I	drained
you	drained
he/she/it	drained
we	drained
you	drained
they	drained

Present Perfect
I	have	drained
you	have	drained
he/she/it	has	drained
we	have	drained
you	have	drained
they	have	drained

Past Perfect
I	had	drained
you	had	drained
he/she/it	had	drained
we	had	drained
you	had	drained
they	had	drained

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

brain drain: Braindrain m <-s>

to drain the sump: das [Motor]öl ablassen

to drain the dishes: das Geschirr abtropfen lassen

drain in the road: Kanalisationsrohr nt

to drain a pond: einen Teich ablassen [o. trockenlegen]

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