drain
noun
/dɹeɪn/
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/dɹiːn/
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- (chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
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bonde,
drain
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- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
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drain
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- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
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gouffre,
hémorragie
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drain
verb
/dɹeɪn/
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/dɹiːn/
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- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
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drainer
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- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
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déshydrater,
essorer
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drained
adjective
/dɹeɪnd/
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- Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
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fatigué
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- Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
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vide
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