"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

(4) major, French

Kolokacji: 2

1. major drain = główny odpływ major drain

Without planning, taking care of a loved one can easily become a major drain on financial resources.
And the print bill is a major drain, as you know.
However the project ran into problems and became a local scandal and a major drain on resources.
All businesses generate waste, which can be a major drain on resources.
Overflows can also become a major drain on water use.
"Homeland security costs since 9/11 have become a major drain for many local governments," he said.
It was, after all, a major drain on the city coffers.
The north has become a major drain on the resources of Eldacre.
The army itself constituted a major drain on the economy.
Teachers' salaries are a major financial drain on dioceses' funds.

2. French drain = Francuski odpływ French drain

(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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