drain1

/dreɪn/

Translation

v [t]

›

⇨ escurrir

Drain the mushrooms

Escurre los champiñones

v [i]

› (un lugar)

⇨ drenar

⇨ desaguar

›

⇨ agotar

The project drained our resources

El proyecto agotó nuestros recursos

emotionally drained

emocionalmente agotado

› (un vaso)

⇨ beber [entero]

→ to drain (sth) away [m]

(Definition of drain vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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