plughole (redirected from going down the plughole)

plughole [ˈplʌgˌhəʊl]

n

a hole, esp in a bath, basin, or sink, through which waste water drains and which can be closed with a plug

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plughole - a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

plughole [ˈplʌghəʊl] N → desagüe m, desaguadero m
to go down the plughole → irse al traste
all that work has gone down the plughole → todo ese trabajo se ha ido al traste

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plughole [ˈplʌghəʊl] n (British) → trou m (d'écoulement)
to go down the plughole (= be wasted) → partir en fumée (= be ruined) → partir en quenouille
Millions of pounds have gone down the plughole → Des millions de livres sont parties en fumée.
People worry that the economy is going down the plughole → Les gens sont inquiets à l'idée que l'économie part en quenouille.
plug-in [ˈplʌgɪn]

adj [radio] → alimenté(e) sur secteur

(COMPUTING) plug-in memory card → clé de stockage
plug-in software module → plug-in m, plugiciel m

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plughole [ˈplʌgˌhəʊl] n → scarico
it went down the plughole → è caduto nel buco del lavandino ( or della vasca)

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plughole → فتحة التوصيل odtok afløb Abflussloch αεραγωγός desagüe viemäriaukko bonde utičnica scarico 排水口 마개 구멍 afvoer avløp otwór odpływowy escoadouro, ralo штепсельное гнездо avloppshål รูที่ให้น้ำไหลออก musluk deliği lỗ thoát nước 插孔