Drain in spanish
pronunciation: desɑgue part of speech: noun, verb
drain1 = sumidero, desagüe, alcantarilla.
Example: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.more:
» be money (and effort) down the drain = tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda, ser una pérdida de dinero, tirar el dinero por la ventana.
Example: So long as the library possesses accurate knowledge about its activities, it can use it proactively to define the areas where it would be money and effort down the drain.» be money down the drain = ser una pérdida de dinero, tirar el dinero por la ventana.
Example: Fluoridation is money down the drain -- children's cavity rates are similar whether water is fluoridated or not.» drain cleaner = desatascador de desagües.
Example: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.» drain hole = orificio de drenaje, orificio de vaciado.
Example: The drain holes in many lifeboats were without stoppers, so that passengers had to constantly bail water.» go down + the drain = irse al traste, irse a pique, irse a la porra.
Example: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.» laugh like + a drain = reírse a carcajadas, reírse como una hiena, reírse a mandíbula batiente.
Example: She was grateful to have the error pointed out to her, and it made her laugh like a drain.» pour down + the drain = verter por el sumidero, verter por el desagüe, tirar por el desagüe.
Example: What you pour down the drain can cause problems in the pipes and at the sewage treatment plant.» storm drain = alcantarilla, imbornal.
Example: Sump pumps send water away from a house to any place where it is no longer problematic, such as a municipal storm drain or a dry well.» throw + Posesivo + money down the drain = tirar el dinero por la ventana, tirar el dinero, ser una pérdida de dinero.
Example: Many of those would-be first time buyers choose to continue renting even though they are throwing their money down the drain.drain2 = drenaje.
Example: The intravenous drip replaces the fluids lost by the constant drain of diarrhoea.more:
» brain drain = fuga de cerebros.
Example: Study abroad can also lead to brain drain, the loss of well-educated personnel to developed countries.» cash drain = pérdida de dinero.
Example: Still, one cannot ignore the fact civic centers can be a cash drain.» drain on = consumo innecesario de, gasto innecesario de.
Example: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget = Se ha instalado un sistema detector de libros para poner freno a los robos que han ido minando gravemente los recursos de la biblioteca durante algún tiempo, creando un gasto innecesario en el escaso presupuesto destinado a libros.» drain plug = tapón de drenaje, tapón de vaciado.
Example: Diesel tanks do not have drain plugs -- this is done for safety reasons.drain3 = drenar, vaciar, desaguar, escurrir.
Example: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.more:
» drain away = escurrir.
Example: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.» drain + budget = agotar el presupuesto.
Example: By accentuating administrative strengths, archivists can facilitate preservation implementation without draining their budget.» drain into = verter en.
Example: I also fitted a reserve diesel tank that holds 18 litres of diesel that can be drained into the main tank when needed.» drain off = escurrir, secar.
Example: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.