French word

drainer

Pronunciation

IPA/dʁene/

Meaning

  • verbdrain

Example

Il faut drainer la cave après la pluie.

The basement must be drained after the rain.

Illustration for drainer (drain)

More examples

Le système permet de drainer l'excès d'eau sur le toit.

The system allows you to drain excess water on the roof.

Core concept

A channel carries liquid out of a space, or guides people and resources toward one place.

Common phrases

  • drainer l'eau

    drain the water

  • drainer l'excès d'eau

    drain excess water

Similar words

attirer: To attract people or attention and bring them together in one place.
évacuer: To discharge water or another liquid to get rid of it.
pomper: To use a pump to draw water or liquid out.
vider: To take everything out of something so that nothing remains inside.

Definition in French

Vider un espace d'un liquide en le laissant s'écouler vers l'extérieur ; employé aussi pour dire qu'un lieu ou un événement attire beaucoup de monde.

Word origin

French drainer was borrowed from English drain and adapted with the French verb ending -er.

Usage tips

  • With a place or event as subject, drainer can mean attract large numbers, as in drainer du monde.

Opposites

Related words

  • drainagedrainagenoun

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