to drain, to drip, to flow
1. to allow liquid to flow or drip away
Drain the pasta in a colander.
Escorra a massa em uma peneira.
2. to wring out or squeeze out liquid
Wring out the wet cloth.
Escorra o pano molhado.
3. to slip away, to escape (figurative)
The opportunity slipped away from him.
A oportunidade escorreu entre seus dedos.
4. to ooze or seep
Water is dripping from the ceiling.
A água está escorrendo do teto.
Related Idioms & Phrases
escorrer entre os dedos (to slip through one's fingers)
escorrer a água (to drain water)
escorrer o frango (to drain chicken)
deixar escorrer (to let it drain)
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