| Example in Norwegian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Alt i den utgravningen vil renne ut i havet. | Anything that flows into that trench will come through the storm drain, on to the ocean. |
| - Vannet skulle renne ut. | It should go out the drain pipe. |
| Erdetfortsatt sirkle renne | Is that still circling the drain? |
| Alt blodet vil renne fra den. | All the blood will drain from it. |
| Det har ikke størknet enda, men jeg tror at det renner bakover nå. | It hasn't clotted but I think it's pretty much draining backwards now. |
| Livet renner bort til ingen nytte. | It washes through you, down the drain, wasted. |
| Vannet renner ikke ut av badekaret. | The tub's not draining. |
| Kjenner du allerede hvordan styrken renner ut? | Do you already feel it draining your strength? |
| - Hopman bar, hvor renner den ut? | Hautman Bog- What's that drain into? - Dwyer Creek. |
| Men jeg foretok meg ingenting, og pengene bare rant ut. | But I sat on my hands as the money drained away. Now it's all gone. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | نزف | Catalan | escórrer |
| Dutch | afdruipen,afgieten, afpompen, aftappen, afvloeien, afwateren, draineren, droogleggen, leegstromen, lozen, uitdruipen, wegpompen | English | drain |
| Esperanto | deguti, dreni, malplenigi | French | drainer |
| German | abfließen, abtropfen, auszehren, entwässern, trockenlegen | Greek | στραγγίζω |
| Indonesian | kuras, mengalirkan, mengeringkan, menguras, meniriskan | Italian | drenare, emungere, scolare, sgrondare |
| Japanese | 排水, 涸らす | Lithuanian | išsekinti, nusausinti, sekinti, sunkti |
| Polish | odpływać, odwadniać, osączyć, sączkować, spłynąć, spuścić, wydrenować, wysączkować, wysączyć, zdrenować, zmeliorować | Portuguese | drenar, escoar, escorrer |
| Romanian | scurge | Spanish | apurar, desaguar, drenar, escurrirse |
| Swedish | dränera, dränka, länsa, läppja | Thai | สะเด็ด |
| Turkish | akıtmak, suyunu çekmek | Vietnamese | bòn rút, còng, công, cống |