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siphoned

/ˈsaɪ.fənd/

siphonverb

siphoned

Past Simple

siphoned

Past Simple

siphoned

Past Participle

siphoning

Gerund

/ˈsaɪ.fən/

Traduzioni

He siphoned the gasoline from the car's tank into a container.

Il a siphonné l’essence du réservoir de la voiture dans un récipient.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

détournerAu sens figuré, pour des fonds ou des ressources.

Definizioni

To draw off or transfer over a distance, especially by means of a siphon tube.

He siphoned the gasoline from the car's tank into a container.

To illegally or unfairly take money or resources from a source.

The corrupt official was found to have siphoned funds from the public treasury.

Sinonimi

draw off

siphonnoun

Definizioni

A tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level by gravity, the flow being maintained by atmospheric pressure.

The gardener used a siphon to transfer water from the rain barrel to the garden beds.

A tubular organ in an animal, especially a mollusk, through which water is drawn in or expelled.

The squid uses its siphon to propel itself through the water.

siphonadjective

Definizioni

Relating to, involving, or employing a siphon.

The engineer designed a siphon drainage system to prevent flooding.