Drenar (en. Drain)

/dɾeˈnaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To remove liquid from a place.

We need to drain the water from the pool.

Necesitamos drenar el agua de la piscina.

To drain land or a building.

The drainage system must properly drain the rainwater.

El sistema de drenaje debe drenar adecuadamente el agua de lluvia.

To extract liquid to prevent accumulation.

I am going to drain the oil from the engine before making the change.

Voy a drenar el aceite del motor antes de hacer el cambio.

From the Latin 'drainare', which means 'to drain'.

to drain emotions

To release or express repressed feelings.

drenar las emociones

to drain resources

To exhaust or use all available resources.

drenar recursos

drainage

System or process of draining a place.

drenaje

draining

Having the capacity to drain liquids.

drenante

To drain money

Working so much just to drain the money from your pocket.

Trabajar tanto solo para drenar el dinero de tu bolsillo.

To drain energy

That meeting drains my energy.

Esa reunión me drena las energías.