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• 1 a (pipe) sumidero (m) resumidero (m) (AmL) the drains (of town) = el alcantarillado; (of building) = las tuberías de desagüe b (grid) (BrE) sumidero (m) resumidero (m) (AmL)

• 2 (plughole) desagüe (m)

• 3 (no pl) (cause of depletion) a drain on the country's resources = una sangría para el país the extra work is an enormous drain on my energy = el trabajo extra me está agotando