"drain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

drain sustantivo

sustantivo + drain

Kolokacji: 15

brain drain • storm drain • power drain • energy drain • blood drain • ...

drain + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 16

drain pipe • drain hole • drain opening • drain plug • drain line • ...

adjetivo + drain

Kolokacji: 22

financial drain • constant drain • big drain • huge drain • major drain • ...

Kolokacji: 1

Grup znaczeniowych: 6

(1) financial, economic

Kolokacji: 2

(2) constant, emotional, steady, net

Kolokacji: 4

Kolokacji: 7

1. big drain = duży otwór odpływowy big drain

2. huge drain = olbrzymi otwór odpływowy huge drain

3. heavy drain = ciężki odpływ heavy drain

4. massive drain = masywny otwór odpływowy massive drain

5. substantial drain = solidny otwór odpływowy substantial drain

6. significant drain = znaczny odpływ significant drain

7. considerable drain = znaczący odpływ considerable drain

Living away from home was a considerable drain on the meager resources of his family.
It's a considerable drain on our thorium stores.
Illegitimate children could also be a considerable economic drain on their family, while giving little back.
Furthermore, Asia Aluminum incurred a considerable drain on its cash resources due to the construction of its flat rolled products facility.
"The expense of defending ourselves against a highly publicized lawsuit would have placed a considerable drain on our resources over an unforeseeable period," he said.
This meant a considerable drain of the energy reserves, which were needed for the protective screening against the high atmospheric pressure.
Spending of convertible currencies on imported cars had reached $200,000,000 in the first 11 months of 1989 and had caused a considerable drain on currency reserves.
Polls show that the West Side stadium was a considerable drain on public support for both the Olympics and Mr. Bloomberg.
Expenses incurred in connection with the recruitment and maintenance of the army and waging of war were a considerable drain on the treasury.
The prolonged war was a considerable financial drain on Morocco.

(4) major, French

Kolokacji: 2

(5) main, serious, far, severe

Kolokacji: 4

(6) clogged, open, liquid

Kolokacji: 3

preposición + drain

Kolokacji: 4

down the drain • into a drain • of the drain • in the drain

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