WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| draining adj | (exhausting) | agotador/a adj |
| | Running the marathon was a draining experience. |
| | Correr el maratón fue una experiencia agotadora. |
| draining n | (emptying of water) | drenaje nm |
| | | vaciado nm |
| | Mike began the draining of the swimming pool. |
| | Mike empezó el drenaje de la piscina. |
| draining n | (removal of water) | escurrido nm |
| | The draining of the vegetables is an important stage of the recipe. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| drain n | (water pipe) | desagüe nm |
| | The water ran down the drain. |
| | El agua corrió por el desagüe. |
| drain n | (depletion) (figurado) | drenaje nm |
| | (figurado) | sangría nf |
| | This project is too expensive; it's a drain on our resources. |
| | El proyecto es muy caro, es un drenaje de recursos. |
| drain [sth]⇒ vtr | (empty) | vaciar⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer drained the pond. |
| | El granjero vació el estanque. |
| drain [sth] vtr | (separate liquid) | escurrir⇒ vtr |
| | | colar⇒ vtr |
| | Simon cooked the potatoes and then drained them. |
| | Simon cocinó las patatas y después las escurrió. |
| drain [sth] vtr | figurative (energy or resource) (figurado) | drenar⇒ vtr |
| | | agotar⇒ vtr |
| | | gastar⇒ vtr |
| | Nancy drained her bank account. |
| | Nancy drenó su cuenta de banco. |
| drain⇒ vi | (water) | drenar⇒ vi |
| | | desaguar⇒ vi |
| | The soil was soaked and the water took ages to drain. |
| | La tierra estaba empapada y el agua tardó años en drenar. |
| Additional Translations |
| drain n | (medicine: device to draw off fluid) | drenaje nm |
| | The doctors fitted Chris with a drain to draw the fluid off his lungs. |
| | Los doctores colocaron un drenaje a Chris para sacar fluido de sus pulmones. |
| drain [sth]⇒ vtr | (empty by drinking) | vaciar⇒ vtr |
| | Jeremy drained his glass. |
| | Jeremy vació el vaso. |
| drain [sth] vtr | (medicine: draw off fluid) | drenar⇒ vtr |
| | The nurse used a needle to drain the abscess. |
| | La enfermera usó una aguja para drenar el absceso. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
drain | draining |
| drain away vi phrasal | figurative (be gradually lost) | mermar⇒ vi |
| | | menguar⇒ vi |
| | | perderse⇒ v prnl |
| | Her strength drained away as she neared the mountain's summit. |
| | Su fuerza mermó a medida que se acercaba a la cima de la montaña. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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