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drain noun

  /dɹeɪn/ , /dɹiːn/ , [d͡ʒɹeɪn]
  • (chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
 viemäri, dreeni
  • (vulgar) An act of urination.
 kuseminen
  • (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
 nielu
  • Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
 rasite

drain verb

  /dɹeɪn/ , /dɹiːn/ , [d͡ʒɹeɪn]
  • (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
 kuivattaa
  • (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
 kuluttaa, viedä voimat
  • (intransitive) To lose liquid.
 tyhjentyä
  • (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
 tyhjentyä, tyhjentää

drained adjective

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

draining noun

  /ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ/
laskeminen
laugh like a drain
hohottaa, nauraa käheästi
drain field
imeytyskenttä
brain drain
aivovienti, aivovuoto
storm drain
hulevesikaivo, hulevesiviemäri, sadevesiviemäri
drain cleaner
viemärinavausaine, viemärinpuhdistusaine
drain pump
tyhjennyspumppu
down the drain
kankkulan kaivoon
stormwater drain
sadevesiviemäri
surface water drain
sadevesiviemäri
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