drenar

/dɾeˈnaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
dreno
preterite (eu)
drenei
past participle
drenado

Meaning

  1. to drain

    • Drenaram o pântano.

      They drained the swamp.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

desaguar

desaguar specifically means a river flowing into or draining into the sea; drenar is more technical or medical, like draining a wound, or agricultural drainage — both mean "to drain."

escoar

drenar is more technical or medical, like draining a wound; escoar is more general, water flowing away — both mean "to drain."

Similar in other languages

French

égoutter

égoutter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to drain."

Practice

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