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1 trickle
1. nounRinnsal, das (geh.) (of von)in a trickle — als Rinnsal
a trickle of rain ran down the window — Regenwasser rann am Fenster hinunter
2. intransitive verbthere was a trickle of people leaving the room — (fig.) einige wenige Menschen verließen nacheinander den Raum
rinnen; (in drops) tröpfeln; (fig.) [Ball:] langsam rollentrickle out — [Zuschauer:] nach und nach [hinaus]gehen
trickle through or out — [Informationen:] durchsickern
* * *['trikl] 1. verb(to flow in small amounts: Blood was trickling down her face.) tröpfeln2. noun(a small amount: a trickle of water; At first there was only a trickle of people but soon a crowd arrived.) dünner Strom* * *trick·le[ˈtrɪkl̩]I. vishe felt a tear escape and \trickle down her cheek sie merkte, dass ihr eine Träne über die Wange kullerte2. (come) in kleinen Gruppen kommenpeople \trickled back into the theatre die Leute kamen in kleinen Gruppen in den Theatersaal zurück3. (become known) durchsickernII. vtIII. n▪ a \trickle of people/things wenige Leute/Sachento be down [or dwindle] to a \trickle auf ein Minimum gesunken sein [o absinken]* * *['trɪkl]1. vi1) (liquid) tröpfeln, tropfenif you don't fix the leak the water will all trickle away/out — wenn Sie die undichte Stelle nicht abdichten, tropft das ganze Wasser heraus
2) (fig)people/escapees began to trickle in/out/back —
2. vtliquid tröpfeln, träufeln, tropfenweise gießen3. n2) (fig)a steady trickle of people gradually filled the lecture hall — der Hörsaal füllte sich langsam aber stetig mit Leuten
news reports have dwindled to a mere trickle — Berichte pl kommen or (secretively)
arms deliveries have shrunk to a trickle we cut their supplies to a trickle — die Waffenlieferungen sind spärlich geworden wir haben ihren Nachschub drastisch reduziert
* * *trickle [ˈtrıkl]A v/i1. tröpfeln:tears were trickling down her cheeks Tränen kullerten ihr über die Wangen2. rieseln3. sickern ( through durch):trickle out fig durchsickern4. figa) tröpfelntrickle away allmählich verebben5. trudeln (Ball etc)B v/t1. tröpfeln (lassen), träufeln2. rieseln lassenC s1. Tröpfeln n2. Rieseln n3. Rinnsal n* * *1. nounRinnsal, das (geh.) (of von)2. intransitive verbthere was a trickle of people leaving the room — (fig.) einige wenige Menschen verließen nacheinander den Raum
rinnen; (in drops) tröpfeln; (fig.) [Ball:] langsam rollentrickle out — [Zuschauer:] nach und nach [hinaus]gehen
trickle through or out — [Informationen:] durchsickern
* * *v.rieseln v.sickern v.tropfen v.träufeln v.tröpfeln v.verrinnen v. -
2 dribble
1. intransitive verb1) (trickle) tropfen2) (slobber) [Baby:] sabbern3) (Sport) dribbeln2. transitive verb1) [Baby:] kleckern2) (Sport) dribbeln mit [Ball]* * *['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) tröpfeln3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) dribbeln2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) das Tröpfchen* * *drib·ble[ˈdrɪbl̩]I. vi2. (trickle) tap tropfenpeople have started to \dribble into the stadium die Leute kommen nach und nach ins Stadion4. (in basketball) dribbelnII. vt1. (let drop)▪ to \dribble sth etw tropfen lassen, etw träufeln2. SPORTto \dribble a ball mit einem Ball dribbelnIII. n* * *['drɪbl]1. vi1) (liquids) tropfen4)2. vt1) (SPORT)to dribble the ball — mit dem Ball dribbeln
2) (baby etc) kleckernhe dribbled milk down his chin — er kleckerte sich (dat) Milch übers Kinn
3. na slow dribble of water was still coming out of the pipe — es tröpfelte immer noch etwas aus der Leitung
2) (of saliva) Tropfen m* * *dribble [ˈdrıbl]A v/i1. tröpfeln:2. sabbern, geifern3. SPORT dribbeln:dribble past sb jemanden aus- oder umdribbelnB v/t1. (herab)tröpfeln lassen, träufeln:dribble away fig nach und nach vertunC s1. Getröpfel n2. Tropfen m4. umg feiner Regen, Nieseln n5. SPORT Dribbling n* * *1. intransitive verb1) (trickle) tropfen2) (slobber) [Baby:] sabbern3) (Sport) dribbeln2. transitive verb1) [Baby:] kleckern2) (Sport) dribbeln mit [Ball]* * *v.tröpfeln v.
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