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DRAIN

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drain I. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a drena, a usca; a deseca, a asana;

the river drains the whole region râul primeşte apele din întreaga regiune.

2. a seca, a goli, a deşerta;

to drain a vessel of its contents a goli un vas de conţinut.

3. (med.) a drena (o rană).

4. (şi to drain dry) a usca; a goli, a bea până la fund.

5. (fig.) a seca, a slei, a epuiza (puterile, fondurile etc.);

(fig.) to drain the cup to the bottom / dregs a bea paharul până la fund;

to drain a country of its resources a seca o ţară de bogăţii;

to drain smb.’s purse a goli punga cuiva.

6. (fig.) a ruina, a jefui, a sărăci.

7. a scurge, a filtra (lichide), a strecura.

drain I. verb B. intranzitiv

1. a se scurge treptat.

2. a se goli.

drain II. substantiv

1. drenaj; canal de drenaj; rigolă; scurgere; plural canalizare.

2. curgere, scurgere.

3. (rned.) drenă, tub de drenaj.

4. (fig.) scurgere continuă; cheltuire, epuizare;

a drain of species from a country scurgerea valutei dintr-o ţară;

it is a great drain on my health îmi pune sănătatea la grea încercare.

5. (fam.) înghiţitură, duşcă.

6. (agr.) asanare, desecare.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

These results and the findings from the Nature Astronomy paper on Titan's deep lakes support the idea that hydrocarbon rain feeds the lakes, which then can evaporate back into the atmosphere or drain into the subsurface, leaving reservoirs of liquid stored below.

(Cassini Reveals Surprises with Titan's Lakes, NASA)

Not the drains, I hope?

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The prevalence of methane-consuming bacteria in the upper lake sediment suggests a methane biofilter prevents the gas from entering the subglacial water, where it can eventually drain into the ocean and be released into the atmosphere.

(Methane-eating bacteria in lake deep beneath Antarctic ice sheet may reduce greenhouse gas emissions, National Science Foundation)

I'm going to drain the pool today, Mr. Gatsby. Leaves'll start falling pretty soon and then there's always trouble with the pipes.

(The Great Gatsby, de F. Scott Fitzgerald)

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