German-English translation for "trockenlegen"

"trockenlegen" English translation

trockenlegen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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drain
examples
  • drain
    trockenlegen Moor, Sumpf etc
    trockenlegen Moor, Sumpf etc
einen Sumpf trockenlegen
to drain a swamp
einen Sumpf trockenlegen
Moor trockenlegen [urbar machen]
to drain [to cultivate] marshland
Moor trockenlegen [urbar machen]
durch unterirdische Dränierung trockenlegen
durch unterirdische Dränierung trockenlegen
How can we drain the public-policy swamp?
Wie können wir diesen politischen Sumpf trockenlegen?
Source: News-Commentary
And in the south of Iraq, he has drained the historic Iraqi marshlands.
Im Süden des Irak ließ er das historische Marschland trockenlegen.
Source: Europarl
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