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The French word for drain is
tuyau d'évacuation





drain

French Definition


drain
     1. n. Égout.
           The ring fell off her finger and into the drain of the sink.
           La bague est tombée du doigt dans le tuyau d'évacuation de l'évier.
     2. n. Résultat de vider.
           The energy that we are putting into this is acting as a drain on our other activities.
           L'énergie que nous y consacrons agit comme un drain sur nos autres activités.
     3. n. Drain (électricité)
     4. v. Déshydrater, essorer.
     5. v. Drainer.



Translations for drain and their definitions

drain
     1. n-m. (electronics) drain


drainer
     1. v. to drain
     2. v. (figuratively) to drain


déshydrater
     1. v. to dehydrate


hémorragie
     1. n-f. haemorrhage


essorer
     1. v. to dry out, to hang out to dry (e.g. washing)
           Je voudrais essorer mon pull-over. - I'd like to hang out my pullover.
     2. v. wring, wring out


gouffre
     1. n-m. pit or shaft cave, pothole
     2. n-m. chasm
     3. n-m. money pit, drain on finances


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