drain

desagüe

Abertura o tubería por donde se evacua agua u otro líquido.

En inglés sencillo: A hole or pipe that carries water or other liquid away.

• The drain is blocked.
• Water disappeared down the kitchen drain.
• We cleaned the drains behind the house.

Sinónimos: outlet, plughole

Expresiones frecuentes: blocked drain, sink drain, down the drain, bath drain

desagüe pluvial, sumidero

Abertura o canal que lleva el agua de lluvia directamente a un río u otro curso de agua.

En inglés sencillo: An opening or channel that carries rainwater directly to a river or another waterway.

• Leaves blocked the storm drain.
• Rainwater flows through this drain into the river.
• Keep oil out of street drains.

Sinónimos: storm drain, stormwater drain

Expresiones frecuentes: storm drain, rainwater drain, street drain

escurrir, vaciar, drenar

Sacar el agua u otro líquido que hay en algo.

En inglés sencillo: To remove water or another liquid from something.

• Drain the pasta before serving it.
• We drained the pool yesterday.
• Have you drained the water from the tank?

Cómo se usa: drain something of something (They drained the tank of water.); drain something from something (Drain the oil from the pan.)

Sinónimos: empty

Antónimos: fill

Expresiones frecuentes: drain the pasta, drain the tank, drain something dry

vaciarse, drenar

Perder un recipiente o una zona el agua u otro líquido que contiene, al salir este.

En inglés sencillo: If a container or area does this, its water or other liquid flows out.

• The sink drains slowly.
• We waited for the bath to drain.
• This soil drains well after heavy rain.

Sinónimos: empty

Antónimos: fill

Expresiones frecuentes: drain slowly, drain well, drain completely

escurrir, fluir

Salir poco a poco un líquido, fluyendo hacia otro lugar.

En inglés sencillo: If liquid does this, it flows away gradually.

• The water drained away.
• Rain drains off the roof into a barrel.
• All the liquid had drained from the bag.

Cómo se usa: drain into something (Rainwater drains into the river.); drain from something (Water drained from the field overnight.)

Sinónimos: flow away, run off

Expresiones frecuentes: drain away, drain off, drain into something