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trickle

/ˈtrɪk.əl/

trickle back

Translations

tricklenoun

trickles

/ˈtrɪk.əl/

filet

A trickle of water ran down the side of the glass.

Un filet d'eau coulait le long du verre.

filetSe dit d'une petite quantité de personnes, d'argent ou d'autres choses arrivant progressivement.

There was only a trickle of customers in the store during the early hours.

Il n'y avait qu'un filet de clients dans le magasin pendant les premières heures.

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trickleverb

trickled

Past Simple

trickled

Past Participle

trickling

Gerund

/ˈtrɪk.əl/

verserEn mince filet ou en petites gouttes.

She trickled olive oil over the fresh salad.

Elle a versé un filet d'huile d'olive sur la salade fraîche.

ruisselerPour un liquide qui coule lentement en petites gouttes ou en mince filet.

Water began to trickle down the walls after the heavy rain.

L'eau a commencé à ruisseler le long des murs après la forte pluie.

Additional translations

arriverAu compte-gouttes, peu à peu; pour des personnes ou des choses qui parviennent progressivement.

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Definitions

tricklenoun

A small, slow, or irregular quantity of something, especially a liquid, flowing in a thin stream.

A trickle of water ran down the side of the glass.

A small number or amount of something arriving or happening at a slow pace.

There was only a trickle of customers in the store during the early hours.

trickleverb

To flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream.

Water began to trickle down the walls after the heavy rain.

To move or go one by one or little by little.

The audience began to trickle into the theater as the showtime approached.

To cause (a liquid or substance) to flow or fall in a thin stream or in small drops.

She trickled olive oil over the fresh salad.