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drain meaning in Norwegian

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drain [drains] (conduit for liquids)
noun
[UK: dreɪn]
[US: ˈdreɪn]

(Bokmål) avløpnoun
{n}, Sluk {n}

(Nynorsk) avlaupnoun
{n}, avløPl {n}

drain [drains] (conduit for rainwater)
noun
[UK: dreɪn]
[US: ˈdreɪn]

(Bokmål) kumnoun
{m}

drain [drained, draining, drains] (to lose liquid)
verb
[UK: dreɪn]
[US: ˈdreɪn]

(Bokmål) tømmes, renne avverb

drainage [drainages] (removal of fluid)
noun
[UK: ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ]
[US: ˈdreɪ.nədʒ]

(Bokmål) dreneringnoun
{m} {f}

drainage basin [drainage basins] (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet)
noun
[UK: ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ ˈbeɪs.n̩]
[US: ˈdreɪ.nədʒ ˈbeɪs.n̩]

(Bokmål) nedbørfeltnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) nedbørfeltnoun
{n}

drainage pipe (conduit for removal of water)
noun

(Bokmål) dreneringsrørnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) dreneringsrøyrnoun
{n}

drainage system (pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin)
noun

(Bokmål) vassdragnoun

(Nynorsk) vassdragnoun

brain drain [brain drains] (emigration of educated people)
noun
[UK: breɪn dreɪn]
[US: ˈbreɪn ˈdreɪn]

(Bokmål) hjernefluktnoun
{m}