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trickle ['trɪkəl]∎ rainwater trickled from the gutters un mince filet d'eau de pluie s'échappait des gouttières;∎ I felt the blood trickle slowly down my leg je sentis le sang couler doucement le long de ma jambe;∎ water trickled down the window pane un filet d'eau coulait ou dégoulinait le long de la vitre;∎ tears trickled down his face les larmes coulaient ou dégoulinaient sur son visage∎ information began to trickle out from behind enemy lines les informations commencèrent à filtrer depuis l'arrière des lignes ennemies;∎ news is beginning to trickle through or out from the devastated area on commence à recevoir peu à peu des nouvelles de la région sinistrée;∎ cars began to trickle over the border la circulation a repris progressivement à la frontière;∎ the ball trickled into the goal le ballon roula tranquillement dans les buts∎ he trickled a few drops of milk into the flour il a versé quelques gouttes de lait dans la farine;∎ she trickled some oil out of the can elle a versé un peu d'huile de la boîte(b) (sand, salt) faire glisser ou couler;∎ to trickle sand through one's fingers faire glisser ou couler du sable entre ses doigts3 noun∎ the flow from the spring dwindled to a trickle la source ne laissait plus échapper qu'un mince filet d'eau;∎ the trickle of lava soon became a torrent le filet de lave se transforma bientôt en torrent;∎ there was only a trickle of water from the tap un maigre filet d'eau coulait du robinet∎ a trickle of applications began to come in les candidatures commencèrent à arriver au compte-gouttes;∎ there was only a trickle of visitors il n'y avait que quelques rares visiteurs, les visiteurs étaient rares►► trickle charger chargeur m à régime lent∎ the water trickled away down the plughole l'eau s'écoulait lentement dans le trou de l'évier(b) figurative (money, savings) disparaître petit à petit; (crowd) se disperser petit à petit; (people) s'en aller progressivement(b) (spectators) entrer par petits groupes∎ offers of help began to trickle in quelques offres d'aide commençaient à arriver;∎ information on the disaster only trickled in at first au début les informations sur le désastre arrivaient au compte-gouttes -
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A n1 lit ( of liquid) filet m ; (of powder, sand) écoulement m ; the stream is reduced to a trickle le torrent n'est plus qu'un mince filet d'eau ;2 ( tiny amount) (of investment, orders) petite quantité f ; ( of information) bribes fpl ; ( of people) petit nombre m ; a steady trickle of orders une quantité minime mais constante de commandes ; the trickle back to work became a flood le retour lent et réduit au travail s'est accru considérablement ; the number of refugees is down to ou has slowed to a trickle le nombre de réfugiés s'est considérablement réduit.C vi to trickle down dégouliner le long de [pane, wall] ; blood trickled down his cheek/chin le sang lui dégoulinait sur la joue/le menton ; to trickle from couler de [tap, spout] ; to trickle into [liquid] s'écouler dans [container, channel] ; [people] s'infiltrer dans [country, organization] ; [ball] rouler dans [net] ; [golf ball] tomber dans [hole] ; to trickle out of [liquid] suinter de [crack, wound] ; [people] commencer à quitter [building].■ trickle back [people] retourner lentement (to à).■ trickle in arriver au compte-gouttes.■ trickle out [information, rumours] filtrer. -
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trickle [ˈtrɪkl]1. noun[of water, blood] filet m[water] ( = drop slowly) tomber goutte à goutte ; ( = flow slowly) dégouliner• to trickle in/away [people] entrer/s'éloigner petit à petit* * *['trɪkl] 1.noun ( of liquid) filet m; (of powder, sand) écoulement m; (of investment, orders) petite quantité f; ( of people) petit nombre m2.to trickle down — dégouliner le long de [pane, wall]
to trickle from — couler de [tap, spout]
to trickle into — [liquid] s'écouler dans [container]; [people] s'infiltrer dans [country, organization]; [ball] rouler dans [net]
to trickle out of — [liquid] suinter de [crack, wound]
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