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1 goccia
f (pl -cce) dropa goccia a goccia little by little* * *goccia s.f.1 drop: una goccia d'acqua, a drop of water; gocce di sudore, beads (o drops) of sweat; vuoi una goccia di whisky?, will you have a drop of whisky?; deve prendere dieci gocce al giorno per il cuore, he has to take ten drops every day for his heart; cadere a gocce, to fall in drops (o to drip) // a goccia a goccia, little by little: a goccia a goccia stiamo ultimando i lavori, little by little we are finishing off the work // fino all'ultima goccia, to the last drop // questa è la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso, (fig.) this is the last straw (that breaks the camel's back) // aveva la goccia al naso, his nose was running // è come una goccia nel mare, it is like a drop in the ocean (o in the bucket) // si assomigliano come due gocce d'acqua, they are as like as two peas (in a pod)2 (di pioggia) (rain)drop: sono cadute solo due gocce, only a few drops fell3 pl. (orecchini a goccia) drop-earrings4 pl. (arch.) guttae, drops.* * *1. 2.••la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso — the last o final straw
una goccia nel mare — a drop in the bucket o ocean
* * *gocciapl. -ce /'gott∫a, t∫e/I sostantivo f.drop; goccia d'acqua drop of water; goccia di sudore bead of sweat; goccia di pioggia raindrop; (a) goccia a goccia drop by drop; ieri è caduta qualche goccia there were a few spots of rain yesterday; orecchini a goccia drop-earringsII gocce f.pl.med. farm. dropsè stata la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso that was the straw that broke the camel's back; la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso the last o final straw; assomigliarsi come due -ce d'acqua to be as like as two peas in a pod; una goccia nel mare a drop in the bucket o ocean; avere la goccia al naso to have a runny nose. -
2 goccia di sudore
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3 imperlare
imperlare v.tr.1 to bead, to pearl: la rugiada imperlava le foglie, the leaves were covered (o beaded) with dew; il sudore gli imperlava la fronte, his forehead was beaded with sweat2 (non com.) (ornare di perle) to adorn with pearls.◘ imperlarsi v.intr.pron.1 to be beaded (with)2 (non com.) to adorn oneself with pearls.* * *[imper'lare]1. vtil sudore gli imperlava la fronte — his brow was beaded with perspiration, beads of sweat formed on his forehead
2. vip (imperlarsi)imperlarsi di sudore — to be (o become) beaded with perspiration
* * *[imper'lare] 1.verbo transitivo (coprire di gocce) to bead, to dew2.verbo pronominale imperlarsi to be* beaded with* * *imperlare/imper'lare/ [1](coprire di gocce) to bead, to dew; il sudore gli imperlava la fronte beads of perspiration had formed on his foreheadII imperlarsi verbo pronominaleto be* beaded with; la sua fronte si imperlò di sudore sweat beaded on his forehead.
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