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2 Translation results for drains in Spanish

noun | verb

drain noun

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drains
desagüe; alcantarilla; sumidero, resumidero, rejilla; agotamiento, disminución (de energía, etc.)

Example sentences of
drain noun

  • •The drain in the bathtub is blocked.
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Synonyms of
drain noun

exhaustion, grating, sewer

drain verb

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drained, has drained, is draining, drains
escurrir, escurrirse; vaciar, drenar; agotar, consumir; desaguar

Example sentences of
drain verb

  • •Drain the canned tomatoes before adding them to the pot.
  • •The swamp has been drained.
  • •I was waiting for the bathtub to drain.
  • •The river drains into a lake.
  • •Years of civil war have drained the country's resources.
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  • •The city's emergency fund has been drained.
  • •I feel totally drained of energy this evening.
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Synonyms of
drain verb

deplete, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt, use up, sap, empty

Detailed synonyms for drain verb

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Reverse translation for drains

desagüe  - drain, drainage 
alcantarilla  - sewer, drain 
sumidero  - drain, sewer 
resumidero  - drain 
rejilla  - grille, grate, screen 
agotamiento  - exhaustion 
disminución  (de energía, etc.) - decrease, drop, fall 
escurrir  - to drain, to wring out, to drain, to drip, to drip-dry 
escurrirse  - to slip away 
vaciar  - to empty, to empty out, to drain, to hollow out, to cast (in a mold) 
drenar  - to drain 
agotar  - to exhaust, to use up, to weary, to wear out, to sell out, to run out 
consumir  - to consume 
desaguar  - to drain, to empty 
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