sewer

A noun with multiple meanings: a pipe or channel for carrying away waste water and sewage; a person who sews; or a situation of misfortune leading to wasted effort or money.

ruСуществительное с несколькими значениями: труба или канал для отвода сточных вод; человек, который шьет; или ситуация неудачи, ведущая к напрасным усилиям или потерям денег.esSustantivo con varios significados: tubería o canal para evacuar aguas residuales; persona que cose; o situación de fracaso que conduce a esfuerzos inútiles o pérdidas de dinero.frNom avec plusieurs sens : un tuyau ou un canal pour évacuer les eaux usées ; une personne qui coud ; ou une situation d'échec menant à des efforts vains ou à des pertes d'argent.deSubstantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: ein Rohr oder Kanal zur Ableitung von Abwasser; eine Person, die näht; oder eine missliche Lage, die zu vergeblichen Anstrengungen oder Geldverlusten führt.ptSubstantivo com vários sentidos: tubo ou canal para escoar esgoto; pessoa que costura; ou situação de fracasso que leva a esforços inúteis ou perda de dinheiro.zh多义词：指排放污水的管道或渠道；也指缝纫的人；或指导致徒劳无功或金钱损失的失败局面。arاسم له عدة معانٍ: قناة أو أنبوب لتصريف المياه العادمة ومياه الصرف الصحي؛ الشخص الذي يخيط الملابس؛ أو حالة فشل تؤدي إلى جهود ضائعة أو خسائر مالية.

1. Waste pipe B1 formal

   An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage from buildings.

   • The city is repairing the old sewer system.
   • Heavy rain can cause the sewer to overflow.
   • A blockage in the sewer caused a bad smell.

   ruКанализационная трубаesAlcantarillafrConduite d'évacuation des eaux uséesdeAbwasserkanalptTubo de esgotozh下水道arأنبوب الصرف الصحي

   المرادفات: conduitculvertdraindrainpipewaste pipe

2. Person who sews B2 formal

   A person who sews, especially as a job or hobby.

   • The sewer carefully stitched the hem of the dress.
   • She is a skilled sewer who makes her own clothes.
   • The tailor hired an experienced sewer for the shop.

   ruШвеяesPersona que cosefrPersonne qui couddeNäherptCostureirozh裁缝arخياط

   المرادفات: dressmakerneedleworkerseamstresssempstressstitchertailor

3. Misfortune or loss C1 informal

   A situation where effort or money is wasted, often due to bad luck or poor planning.

   • All his hard work went down the sewer when the project was canceled.
   • The investment turned out to be a sewer of their savings.
   • Her plans for the weekend went down the sewer after the storm.

   ruПровалesPérdida o desgraciafrperte ou gaspillagedeReinfallptDesperdíciozh失败arخسارة

• sewers plural form
• sewers' possessive plural form
• sewer's possessive singular form