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drain verb

  /dɹeɪn/ , /dɹiːn/
  • (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
 drenar, desaguar, perder
  • (intransitive) To lose liquid.
 drenar, perder
  • (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
 agotar
  • (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
 desaguar, desecar

drain noun

  /dɹeɪn/ , /dɹiːn/
  • (chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
 desagüe, desaguadero, desaguador, dren, drenaje
  • (chiefly, UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
 absorbedero, aliviadero, sumidero
  • Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
 desaguadero, sangría, tubo abierto

drained adjective

  /dɹeɪnd/
  • Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
 cansado
  • Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
 vacía

draining noun

  /ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ/
desecación
brain drain
fuga de cerebros, emigración de talentos
storm drain
agualluvias, cloaca, desagüe
drain cleaner
desatascador
down the drain
a pique, al garete
drain pump
bomba de desagüe
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