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Detailed Translations for drain from English to French

drain:

to drain verb (drains, drained, draining)

  1. to drain (discharge; expel; disgorge; remove; empty)
    éjecter; décharger; excréter; dégager; évacuer; déporter; déverser
    • éjecter verb (éjecte, éjectes, éjectons, éjectez, )
    • décharger verb (décharge, décharges, déchargons, déchargez, )
    • excréter verb (excrète, excrètes, excrétons, excrétez, )
    • dégager verb (dégage, dégages, dégagons, dégagez, )
    • évacuer verb (évacue, évacues, évacuons, évacuez, )
    • déporter verb (déporte, déportes, déportons, déportez, )
    • déverser verb (déverse, déverses, déversons, déversez, )
  2. to drain (impolder)
  3. to drain (ooze; drip; trickle; exude; dribble)
  4. to drain (suck out)
    sucer
    • sucer verb (suce, suces, suçons, sucez, )
  5. to drain (clear out; take out; remove; )
    enlever; vider; retirer; sortir; évacuer
    • enlever verb (enlève, enlèves, enlevons, enlevez, )
    • vider verb (vide, vides, vidons, videz, )
    • retirer verb (retire, retires, retirons, retirez, )
    • sortir verb (sors, sort, sortons, sortez, )
    • évacuer verb (évacue, évacues, évacuons, évacuez, )
  6. to drain
    déverser ses eaux; drainer; évacuer l'eau
    • drainer verb (draine, draines, drainons, drainez, )
  7. to drain
    évacuer; faire écouler
    • évacuer verb (évacue, évacues, évacuons, évacuez, )
  8. to drain (void water; flow out; empty)
    dérouler; écouler; déverser; faire écouler l'eau
    • dérouler verb (déroule, déroules, déroulons, déroulez, )
    • écouler verb (écoule, écoules, écoulons, écoulez, )
    • déverser verb (déverse, déverses, déversons, déversez, )

Conjugations for drain:

present
  1. drain
  2. drain
  3. drains
  4. drain
  5. drain
  6. drain
simple past
  1. drained
  2. drained
  3. drained
  4. drained
  5. drained
  6. drained
present perfect
  1. have drained
  2. have drained
  3. has drained
  4. have drained
  5. have drained
  6. have drained
past continuous
  1. was draining
  2. were draining
  3. was draining
  4. were draining
  5. were draining
  6. were draining
future
  1. shall drain
  2. will drain
  3. will drain
  4. shall drain
  5. will drain
  6. will drain
continuous present
  1. am draining
  2. are draining
  3. is draining
  4. are draining
  5. are draining
  6. are draining
subjunctive
  1. be drained
  2. be drained
  3. be drained
  4. be drained
  5. be drained
  6. be drained
diverse
  1. drain!
  2. let's drain!
  3. drained
  4. draining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

drain [the ~] noun

  1. the drain (lock; sluice; lock chamber; scupper; small lock)
    l'écluse; le sas; le pertuis; l'écluse à sas
  2. the drain (sewerage; sewer; drainage-canal)
  3. the drain (waste pipe; rain-pipe; drainage tube; outlet)
  4. the drain (culvert)
    le passage
  5. the drain (drain dry)
    l'égouttage
  6. the drain (discharge; drainage)
    – emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it 1
    l'écoulement

Translation Matrix for drain:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bassin de décharge drain; drainage-canal; sewer; sewerage
canal de dérivation drain; drainage-canal; sewer; sewerage
dégager clearing away
passage culvert; drain corridor; crossing; ferriage; in transit; passage; passage through; passage-money; sea voyage; shopping-arcade; transition
pertuis drain; lock; lock chamber; scupper; sluice; small lock
réseau d'égouts drain; drainage-canal; sewer; sewerage drainage system; sewerage
réservoir de décharge drain; drainage-canal; sewer; sewerage
sas drain; lock; lock chamber; scupper; sluice; small lock
système d'égouts drain; drainage-canal; sewer; sewerage canalisation; canalization; channelling
tuyau d'écoulement drain; drainage tube; outlet; rain-pipe; waste pipe
écluse drain; lock; lock chamber; scupper; sluice; small lock lock; lockages; sluice
écluse à sas drain; lock; lock chamber; scupper; sluice; small lock lift-lock
écoulement discharge; drain; drainage bleeding; desisting; discharge; discharge point; discharging; drainage; draining; draining off; elapsing; emptying; evacuation; exhaust; exhaust pipe; expiration; flow-control agent; flowing; flux; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; lapsing; menorrhagia; outflow; outlet; passing; release; rivers; sewer; sluices; streams; water outlet
égout drain; drainage-canal; sewer; sewerage drainage; draining; emptying; evacuation
égouttage drain; drain dry
- drainpipe; waste pipe
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
drainer drain absorb; drain away; suck; suck up
décharger discharge; disgorge; drain; empty; expel; remove air; be discharged; bring down; cast out; clear; commit murder; discard; discharge; dismiss; drop; dump out; effuse; empty; empty out; fire; fire a shot; fire at; flash; found innocent; fusillade; give vent to; kill; lay off; let off steam; lighten; murder; offload; pour out; put to the sword; release; sack; shoot; take down; throw out; thunder; unload; vent; work off
dégager discharge; disgorge; drain; empty; expel; remove clear; disengage; employ; free; get undone; hire; kick away; loosen; pull out; release; set free; set to work; thrust off; unlace; unpick; untie; work loose
déporter discharge; disgorge; drain; empty; expel; remove accompany; carry away; carry off; deport; see off; take away; take in
dérouler drain; empty; flow out; void water avert; fold open; fold out; roll open; spread out; unfold; unfurl; unroll; unwind
déverser discharge; disgorge; drain; empty; expel; flow out; remove; void water drain away; drain off; dump out; effuse; empty; empty out; give way; pour; pour out; rack; sprinkle; unfold; unfurl; unroll; unwind
déverser ses eaux drain
enlever clean out; clear; clear out; drain; empty; finish; remove; take out abduct; bear a grudge; bear malice; blame; blame someone of; blot out; cadge; chisel off; clear; clear out; collar; collect; come round for; cut away; cut off; delete; deprive; discredit; disrobe; eliminate; empty; erase; evacuate; expropriate; fetch; filch; get down; go thieving; harbour a grudge; hide away; kidnap; lift out; lock up; make empty; make off with; nick; pick loose; pick up; pilfer; pinch; pluck; pull down; pull off; pull out; purloin; put away; rancor; rancour; rebuke; remove one's clothes; remove what is inside; reprimand; reproach; rip off; rob; rub out; snatch; snitch; stash away; steal; stuff away; swipe; take; take along; take away; take down from; take off; take out; tear off; trim away; tuck away; undo; undress; unpick; wipe; wipe out
excréter discharge; disgorge; drain; empty; expel; remove
faire écouler drain
faire écouler l'eau drain; empty; flow out; void water
poldériser drain; impolder
retirer clean out; clear; clear out; drain; empty; finish; remove; take out annul; bear a grudge; bear malice; blame; blame someone of; cadge; cancel; collar; control; deprive; discredit; expropriate; filch; go thieving; harbour a grudge; keep back; keep under control; make off with; moderate; nick; pilfer; pinch; pull out; purloin; rancor; rancour; rebuke; recall; recant; repeal; reprimand; reproach; rescind; restrain; reverse; revoke; rob; snatch; snitch; steal; subdue; suppress; swipe; take; take away; take out; undo; unpick
s'égouter drain; dribble; drip; exude; ooze; trickle
sortir clean out; clear; clear out; drain; empty; finish; remove; take out abandon; be on the razzle; be on the spree; bring out; bulge; bulge out; depart from; feast; go out; going out; issue; leave; pop; pull out; retire; revel; secede from; show; take out; undo; unpick; withdraw
sucer drain; suck out blow; give a blow-job; gnaw; gulp; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick; suck
transformer en polder drain; impolder
vider clean out; clear; clear out; drain; empty; finish; remove; take out burn up; cast out; clear; consume; drink; drink up; dump out; effuse; empty; empty out; finish; gut; loot; make empty; pour; pour out; pump dry; pump out; ransack; remove what is inside; sprinkle; strip bare; throw out; unload; use up
écouler drain; empty; flow out; void water drain away; drain off; tap
éjecter discharge; disgorge; drain; empty; expel; remove cast out; eject; throw out
évacuer clean out; clear; clear out; discharge; disgorge; drain; empty; expel; finish; remove; take out clear; empty; evacuate; make empty; pour out; remove what is inside; tap
évacuer l'eau drain
- debilitate; enfeeble; run out
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
sortir issue
- ditch; drain off; trench; trench dike

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Related Definitions for "drain":

  1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it1
  2. a gradual depletion of energy or resources1
    • a drain on resources1
    • a drain of young talent by emigration1
  3. a pipe through which liquid is carried away1
  4. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material1
  5. make weak1
    • Life in the camp drained him1
  6. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from1
    • We drained the oil tank1
  7. deplete of resources1
    • The exercise class drains me of energy1
  8. flow off gradually1
    • The rain water drains into this big vat1

Wiktionary Translations for drain:

drain
verb
  1. Dry out a wet place
  2. Cause liquid to flow out of
  3. To lose liquid
noun
  1. (electronics) name of one terminal of a transistor
  2. Something consuming resources with no gains
  3. A conduit for liquids
drain
verb
  1. Couler de par une région
  2. agri|fr débarrasser un terrain de l’excès d’humidité au moyen de drains ou de canaux de drainage.
noun
  1. élec|fr Une des trois électrodes d’un transistor à effet de champ (les deux autres sont appelées source et grille). Il joue un rôle analogue à l’anode dans les tube à vide, ou le collecteur dans les transistors bipolaires.
  2. Petit canal creuser dans la terre ou dans la pierre, pour faire couler l’eau à travers un jardin, un pré, etc.
  3. Conduit par où s’écoulent les eaux et les immondices d’une ville.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
drain déverser; évacuer lozen — iets uitwerpen, kwijt zien te raken, gewoonlijk een vloeistof
drain évacuer afwateren — overtollig water afvoeren
drain évier Ausguss — gewollte, tief liegende (verschließbare) Öffnung in einem Becken, an der der komplette Inhalt des Behälters (zielgerichtet) nach außen entweichen kann
drain déchargeoir Abflussrohr — Rohr, das der Entwässerung dient

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