drain

verbbriathar 1 empty pool etc transitiveaistreachdraenáil verb cmutaosc verb cmu she drained the radiator dhraenáil sí an radaitheoir to drain out a swimming pool linn snámha a thaoscadh, linn snámha a fholmhú 2 strain food transitiveaistreachsíothlaigh verb cmu to drain the potatoes na prátaí a shíothlú, na prátaí a scagadh drain the chips on kitchen paper triomaigh na sceallóga ar pháipéar cistine 3 be emptied of water intransitiveneamhaistreachdraenáil verb cmutriomaigh verb cmu this field never drains ní thriomaíonn an pháirc seo riamh, luíonn uisce sa ghort seo i gcónaí 4 remove water from land, soil transitiveaistreachtriomaigh verb cmutaosc verb cmu to drain land talamh a thaoscadh, talamh a dhraenáil well drained soil ithir thirim 5 flow from area transitiveaistreachdraenáil verb cmutaosc verb cmu this area is drained by the Liffey isteach sa Life a shileann uiscí an cheantair seo, tá an ceantar seo in abhantrach na Life 6 flow away or out intransitiveneamhaistreachsil verb cmu the rainwater drains away into the gully sileann uisce na báistí leis síos sa silteán, imíonn uisce na báistí leis sa silteán let the fat drain off the meat lig don tsaill sileadh den fheoil 7 disappear intransitiveneamhaistreachimigh verb cmutráigh verb cmu my courage drained away thréig mo mhisneach mé, tháinig beaguchtach orm the colour drained from his face tháinig dath geal air, tháinig dath mílítheach air to be drained of energy bheith traochta, bheith spíonta, bheith caite, bheith fágtha gan fuinneamh 8 of dishes: dry intransitiveneamhaistreachsil verb cmu I left the dishes draining d'fhág mé na gréithe ag sileadh 9 finish drink transitiveaistreachdiurnaigh verb cmudiúg verb cmu to drain your glass do ghloine a dhiurnú, a bhfuil i do ghloine a ól she drained off the last of her pint chaith sí siar an braon deireanach dá pionta, dhiúg sí a pionta 10 deprive sb of strength etc transitiveaistreachtráigh verb cmucloígh verb cmu this cold is draining me tá an slaghdán seo do mo chloí, tá mé cniogtha ag an slaghdán seo it's drained me of spirit tá mé cloíte aige 11 remove resource from sb/sth transitiveaistreach they drained him of his money níor fhág siad pingin aige, bhánaigh siad é, d'fhág siad ar phócaí folmha é, d'fheann siad é rural areas are being drained of young people tá an dream óg ag tréigean na tuaithe 12 be used up intransitiveneamhaistreachcaith verb cmuídigh verb cmu the money is draining away tá an t-airgead á chaitheamh, tá an t-airgead á ídiú 13 sportspórt, informalneamhfhoirmeálta get (ball) into golf hole, basket etc transitiveaistreachbáigh verb cmucuir verb cmu she drained the ball into the basket bháigh sí an liathróid sa chiseán to drain a putt amas a aimsiú nounAinmfhocal 14 channel, pipedraein fem5 cmu drain cover clúdach draenach drain water uisce silte 15 opening in roaddraein fem5 cmu 16 medicineleigheas tubedraein fem5 cmu chest drain draein chliabhraigh 17 sth using up resource the rent is a serious drain on my finances caithim cuid mhór de mo chuid airgid ar an gcíos, slogann an cíos cuid mhór de mo chuid airgid 18 continuous loss or use of resource the drain of young graduates síorimeacht céimithe óga SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → drained PhrasesNathanna down the drain informalneamhfhoirmeálta you'd only be throwing your money down the drain ní bheifeá ach ag cur do chuid airgid amú, ní bheifeá ach ag scaoileadh do chuid airgid le gaoth all my hard work went down the drain obair in aisce ba ea mo shaothar go léir

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