desagüe

m.

1 drainage, drain, plughole, tailrace.

2 wastepipe, outlet.

3 spillway.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desaguar.

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desagüe

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) draining, drainage

2 (agujero) drain, outlet

3 (cañería) waste pipe, drainpipe

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desague del radiador AUTOMÓVIL radiator overflow pipe

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SM

1) (=acto) drainage, draining

2) (=conducto) [de bañera, lavadora] wastepipe, drainpipe; [de azotea] drain; [de río, pantano] drainage channel

tubo de desagüe — drainpipe, wastepipe

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masculino

a) (de lavabo, lavadora) wastepipe; (de patio, azotea) drain

b) (acción) drainage

el sistema de desagüe — the drainage system

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= sewer pipe, drain, sewer, outflow, plug hole.

Ex. The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.

Ex. Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.

Ex. They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.

Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex. Water goes down the plug hole in an anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere.

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* desatascador de desagües = drain cleaner.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* verter por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

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masculino

a) (de lavabo, lavadora) wastepipe; (de patio, azotea) drain

b) (acción) drainage

el sistema de desagüe — the drainage system

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= sewer pipe, drain, sewer, outflow, plug hole.

Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.

Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.

Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.

Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex: Water goes down the plug hole in an anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere.

* desatascador de desagües = drain cleaner.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* verter por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

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desagüe

masculine

1 (de un lavabo, una lavadora) wastepipe; (de un patio, una azotea) drain

2 (acción) drainage

el sistema de desagüe the drainage system

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Del verbo desaguar: (conjugate desaguar)

desagüé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

desagüe es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
desaguar    
desagüe
desagüe sustantivo masculino

a) (de lavabo, lavadora) wastepipe;

(de patio, azotea) drain

b) (acción) drainage

desagüe sustantivo masculino
1 (cañería) waste pipe, drainpipe
2 (acción de desaguar) drainage
'desagüe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salida
- tapón
- tragar
- rejilla
- vertedero
- zanja
English:
block up
- chop down
- drain
- drainage
- drainpipe
- overflow
- plughole
- waste pipe
- out
- plug
- waste

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desagüe nm

1. [vaciado] draining, emptying

2. [de bañera, fregadero, lavabo, lavadora] waste outlet;

[de patio, calle, terraza] drain;

el pendiente cayó por el desagüe the earring fell down the drain

Comp

desagüe de azotea roof drain

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desagüe

m

1 orificio drain; (cañería) drainpipe

2 acción drainage

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desagüe nm

1) : drain

2) : drainage

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desagüe n

1. (tubo) waste pipe

2. (rejilla) drain