drain

évacuation, conduit d’évacuation

Trou ou tuyau qui permet à l’eau ou à un autre liquide de s’évacuer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : outlet, plughole

Expressions courantes : blocked drain, sink drain, down the drain, bath drain

avaloir, collecteur pluvial

Ouverture ou canal qui conduit l’eau de pluie directement vers une rivière ou un autre cours d’eau.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : storm drain, stormwater drain

Expressions courantes : storm drain, rainwater drain, street drain

égoutter, vider, drainer

Faire sortir l’eau ou un autre liquide contenu dans quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : drain something of something (They drained the tank of water.); drain something from something (Drain the oil from the pan.)

Synonymes : empty

Contraires : fill

Expressions courantes : drain the pasta, drain the tank, drain something dry

se vider, s’égoutter

Pour un récipient ou un lieu, perdre son eau ou un autre liquide qui s’écoule vers l’extérieur.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : empty

Contraires : fill

Expressions courantes : drain slowly, drain well, drain completely

s’écouler

Pour un liquide, couler peu à peu vers l’extérieur ou ailleurs.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : drain into something (Rainwater drains into the river.); drain from something (Water drained from the field overnight.)

Synonymes : flow away, run off

Expressions courantes : drain away, drain off, drain into something