draught

draught
noun
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) corriente de aire
2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) trago
3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) calado
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- draughty
draught n corriente
shut the door, there's a draught cierra la puerta, hay corriente
draught
tr[drɑːft]
noun
1 (of cold air) corriente nombre femenino (de aire)
2 (swallow of beer etc) trago
3 (medicine) pócima
4 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (depth) calado
5 (haulage) tiro
6 (piece in game) dama, pieza
adjective
1 (animal) de tiro
plural noun draughts
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL damas nombre femenino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
on draught a presión, de barril
to make a draught hacer aire
draught beer cerveza de barril
draught ['dræft, 'draft] draft
draught
n.
• aire s.m.
• calado s.m.
• chiflón s.m.
• trago s.m.
dræft, drɑːft
noun
1) u (storage under pressure)

beer on draught — cerveza f de barril; (before n) <beer, cider> de barril

2) c (liter)
a) (of water, beer) trago m
b) (of drug)

a sleeping draught — una pócima para dormir

3) (BrE) draft I 1)
= draft (US) [drɑːft]
1. N
1) [of air] corriente f de aire; (for fire) tiro m

there's a draught from the window — entra corriente por la ventana

- feel the draught
2) (=drink) trago m

he took a long draught of cider — se echó un buen trago de sidra

at one draught — de un trago

on draught — de barril

3) (Med) dosis f inv
4) (Naut) calado m
2.
CPD

draught beer N — cerveza f de barril

draught excluder N — burlete m

draught horse N — caballo m de tiro

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[dræft, drɑːft]
noun
1) u (storage under pressure)

beer on draught — cerveza f de barril; (before n) <beer, cider> de barril

2) c (liter)
a) (of water, beer) trago m
b) (of drug)

a sleeping draught — una pócima para dormir

3) (BrE) draft I 1)

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