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1 en cantidades pequeńas
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2 parçacıklar halinde
in dribs and drabs -
3 kleckerweise
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4 apródonként
in dribs and drabs -
5 kleckerweise
Adv. in dribs and drabs; arbeiten etc.: in fits and starts* * *klẹ|cker|wei|se ['klɛkɐvaizə]advin dribs and drabs* * *kle·cker·wei·se* * *Adverb (ugs.) in dribs and drabs* * ** * *Adverb (ugs.) in dribs and drabs -
6 spicciolata
spicciolata, alla locuz.avv. a few at a time, in dribs and drabs, in twos and threes: gli invitati arrivarono alla spicciolata, the guests arrived in dribs and drabs.* * *alla spicciolata ['allaspittʃo'lata] avverbio [ arrivare] in dribs and drabs, in ones and twos, piecemeal* * *spicciolataalla spicciolata/'allaspitt∫o'lata/[ arrivare] in dribs and drabs, in ones and twos, piecemeal. -
7 Kleckerkram
m umg., pej. dribs and drabs Pl.* * *Klẹ|cker|kram ['klɛkɐ-]m -s, no pl (inf, pej)dribs and drabs pl (inf)* * * -
8 tröpfchenweise
Adv.1. (sickernd, langsam) in drops, drop by drop; umg., fig. in dribs and drabs; das Wasser kommt nur tröpfchenweise durch is only dripping ( oder seeping) through2. Medizin einnehmen etc.: in (the form of) drops* * *trọ̈pf|chen|wei|seadvin dribs and drabs* * *tröpf·chen·weise[trœpfçən-]adv in [small] drops* * *tröpfchenweise adv1. (sickernd, langsam) in drops, drop by drop; umg, fig in dribs and drabs;kommt nur tröpfchenweise durch is only dripping ( oder seeping) through2. Medizin einnehmen etc: in (the form of) drops -
9 cuentagotas
adj.dropper.m. s.&pl.dropper.a o con cuentagotas (figurative) in dribs and drabs* * *1 dropper* * *SM INV dropper* * *masculino (pl cuentagotas) dropperdar algo con cuentagotas — (fam)
* * *= pipet(te) dropper, dropper.Ex. The black bulb polypropylene caps with straight glass pipette droppers are available in a variety of sizes.Ex. Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.----* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.* * *masculino (pl cuentagotas) dropperdar algo con cuentagotas — (fam)
* * *= pipet(te) dropper, dropper.Ex: The black bulb polypropylene caps with straight glass pipette droppers are available in a variety of sizes.
Ex: Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.* * *(pl cuentagotas)dropperdar algo con cuentagotas ( fam): los permisos los dan con cuentagotas it's very difficult to get a permit out of them, they're very mean with the permitsnos van dando la información con cuentagotas they just keep feeding us tiny snippets of information* * *
cuentagotas sustantivo masculino (pl
cuentagotas sustantivo masculino inv eye-dropper
♦ Locuciones: con cuentagotas, little by little: nos va pagando con cuentagotas, he keeps paying us little by little
' cuentagotas' also found in these entries:
English:
dropper
* * *cuentagotas nm invdropper;a o [m5]con cuentagotas: los espectadores fueron entrando a cuentagotas the spectators trickled in;nos han ido dando la subvención a cuentagotas they've been giving us the grant money in dribs and drabs* * *m inv dropper;a ocon cuentagotas fig fam in dribs and drabs* * *cuentagotas nfs & pl1) : dropper2)con cuentagotas : little by little -
10 chorrear
v.1 to drip (gotear) (gota a gota).estar chorreando to be soaking o wringing wet (estar empapado)Esta vieja cafetera chorrea demasiado This old coffeepot drips too much.María chorreó la leche Mary poured the milk.2 to spurt or gush (out).3 to steal, to rob. (River Plate)4 to besprinkle, to bedabble, to stain.Ricardo chorreó su camisa preferida Richard besprinkled his favorite shirt.* * *1 (caer a chorro) to spout, gush, spurt2 (gotear) to drip3 familiar (ir sin interrupción) to flow1 (echar) to drip2 familiar (abroncar) to tick off, give a dressing-down to\estar chorreando familiar to be dripping wet, be soaking 2 (de sudor) to pour with sweat, be dripping with sweat* * *verb1) to drip2) pour* * *1. VI1) (=salir a chorros) to gush (out), spoutla sangre le chorreaba por la frente — blood was gushing (out) o spouting from his forehead
2) (=gotear) to dripla ropa chorrea todavía — the clothes are still dripping water o wringing wet
3) [dinero] to trickle in, come in in dribs and drabschorrean todavía las solicitudes — applications are still trickling in o coming in in dribs and drabs
2. VT1) (Mil) * (=regañar) to tick off *, dress down *2) (=verter) to pour3) Cono Sur (=robar) to pinch *4) And (=mojar) to soak3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to drip2.chorrear vt1) (AmL fam) ( manchar)2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)3.chorrearse v pron1) (refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse)2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)* * *= trickle, drip.Ex. Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it ' trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.Ex. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to drip2.chorrear vt1) (AmL fam) ( manchar)2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)3.chorrearse v pron1) (refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse)2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)* * *= trickle, drip.Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it ' trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.* * *chorrear [A1 ]vito dripten cuidado, que esa tetera chorrea be careful, that teapot dripslas sábanas todavía están chorreando the sheets are still dripping wettengo el pelo chorreando my hair is soaking wetllegó chorreando de sudor she arrived dripping with sweatla sangre le chorreaba por la nariz blood was pouring from his nose■ chorrearvtA1(gotear): las sábanas chorrean agua the sheets are dripping wetesta pluma está chorreando tinta this pen's leakingchorreaba sudor he was dripping with sweat2( AmL fam) (manchar): el mantel está todo chorreado de café the tablecloth is covered in coffee stainstienes el abrigo chorreado de pintura you've got paint all over your coatA ( refl)* * *
chorrear ( conjugate chorrear) verbo intransitivo
to drip;
chorreando de sudor dripping with sweat;
la sangre le chorreaba de la nariz blood was pouring from his nose
verbo transitivo
1 (AmL fam) ( manchar):
2 (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)
chorrearse verbo pronominal ( refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse):
chorrear
I verbo intransitivo
1 to drip, trickle
familiar estoy chorreando de sudor, I'm pouring with sweat
2 fam (estar empapado) to be soaked: traigo los zapatos chorreando, my shoes are dripping wet
II verbo transitivo to flow out: el jamón chorreaba grasa, the ham was oozing with grease
' chorrear' also found in these entries:
English:
spurt
- drip
* * *♦ vi1. [gotear] [gota a gota] to drip;[en un hilo] to trickle;esa cafetera chorrea that coffee pot leaks;el helado le chorreaba por la cara he had ice cream running down his face2. [brotar] to spurt o gush (out)♦ vt1. [sujeto: prenda] to drip;[sujeto: persona] to drip with;ese tubo chorrea aceite that pipe drips oil;acabó la carrera chorreando sudor he was dripping with sweat when he finished the race* * *v/i1 gush out, stream out2 ( gotear) drip* * *chorrear vi1) : to drip2) : to pour out, to gush out* * *chorrear vb1. to pour2. to be dripping -
11 kleckern
umg.I v/i1. (hat gekleckert) make a mess4. klotzen* * *klẹ|ckern ['klɛkɐn]1. vtto spill; Farbe auch to splash2. vi1) (= Kleckse machen) to make a mess3) (inf = stückchenweise arbeiten) to fiddle around* * *kle·ckern[ˈklɛkɐn]I. vt▪ etw irgendwohin \kleckern to spill sth somewhereII. vikannst du das K\kleckern nicht lassen? can't you stop making a mess?gekleckert kommen to come spilling out▪ [jdm] irgendwohin \kleckern to spill [or splash] somewhere* * *1.(ugs.) intransitives Verb1) (Flecken machen) make a messoje, jetzt habe ich gekleckert — oh dear, now I've gone and spilled something (coll.)
2) mit sein (heruntertropfen) drip; spill3)2.nicht kleckern, sondern klotzen — (ugs.) not mess about with half-measures, but do the thing properly
transitives Verb spill; splash < paint>* * *kleckern umgA. v/i1. (hat gekleckert) make a mess2. (ist) Farbe: drip (B. v/t (hat) (Suppe etc) spill (* * *1.(ugs.) intransitives Verb1) (Flecken machen) make a messoje, jetzt habe ich gekleckert — oh dear, now I've gone and spilled something (coll.)
2) mit sein (heruntertropfen) drip; spill3)2.nicht kleckern, sondern klotzen — (ugs.) not mess about with half-measures, but do the thing properly
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12 bout
bout [bu]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = extrémité, fin) end ; [de nez, langue, oreille, canne] tipb. ( = morceau) [de ficelle, pain, papier] piece• jusqu'à Paris, cela fait un bout de chemin it's quite a long way to Paris► à bout• être à bout de souffle to be out of breath ; [entreprise, gouvernement] to be on its last legs (inf)• ils ont porté le projet à bout de bras pendant deux ans they struggled to keep the project going for two years► à tout bout de champ all the time• il m'interrompait à tout bout de champ he kept on interrupting me► au bout de (dans l'espace) at the end of ; (dans le temps) after• du bout des doigts [effleurer, pianoter] with one's fingertips• du bout des lèvres [accepter, approuver] reluctantly► d'un bout à l'autre from one end to the other• je l'ai lu d'un bout à l'autre sans m'arrêter I read it from cover to cover without stopping► en bout de at the end of• ce travail lui déplaît mais il ira jusqu'au bout he doesn't like this job but he'll see it through• il faut aller jusqu'au bout de ce qu'on entreprend if you take something on you must see it through2. <* * *
I bunom masculin1) ( dernière partie) (de nez, branche, ficelle, table, rue, processus) end; ( pointe) (d'épée, aile, de langue, doigt) tip; ( de chaussure) toeen bout de piste — Aviation at the end of the runway
à bout carré/rouge — [bâton, doigt, aile] square-/red-tipped
au bout du jardin/champ — at the bottom of the garden/field
d'un bout à l' autre du spectacle/de l'année — throughout the show/the year
coller bout à bout — to stick [something] end to end
aller (jusqu')au bout de — to follow through [idée, exigence]
venir à bout de — to overcome [problème, difficultés]; to get through [tâche, repas]
au bout d'une semaine/d'un certain temps — after a week/a while
2) ( morceau) (de pain, chiffon, fil, papier) piece; ( de terrain) bitbout de bois — gén piece of wood; ( allongé) stick
bouts de papier/ferraille — scraps of paper/metal
par petits bouts — [apprendre, manger] a bit at a time; [payer, recevoir] in dribs and drabs; [occuper, progresser] little by little
un petit bout de femme — (colloq) a tiny woman
•Phrasal Verbs:••tenir le bon bout — (colloq) to be on the right track
ne pas être au bout de ses peines or ennuis — not to be out of the woods yet
mettre les bouts — (colloq) to leave, to clear off (colloq) GB, to split (colloq) US
II butnom masculin Nautisme rope* * *bu1. nm1) (= petit morceau) bitun bout de papier — a piece of paper, a scrap of paper
2) (= extrémité) [bâton] tip, [ficelle, table, rue, période] endJane est assise en bout de table. — Jane is sitting at the end of the table.
Elle habite au bout de la rue. — She lives at the end of the street.
au bout de — at the end of, after
Au bout d'un moment, il s'est endormi. — After a while he fell asleep.
être à bout (= fatigué) — to be exhausted, (= avoir perdu patience) to be at the end of one's tether
venir à bout de [travail] — to manage to finish off, to manage to finish, [adversaire] to manage to overcome
être à bout de souffle (économie, société) — to have run out of steam
du bout des lèvres (= avec réticence) [reconnaître, accepter, approuver] — reluctantly
jusqu'au bout [aller, poursuivre, se poursuivre] — to the end
2. vbSee:* * *I.bout nm1 ( dernière partie) (de nez, queue, branche, ficelle, ligne, table, rue, processus) end; ( pointe) (d'épée, aile, de bâton, stylo, langue, doigt) tip; ( de chaussure) toe; au bout de la jetée at the end of the pier; aux deux bouts de la table at opposite ends of the table; en bout de piste Aviat at the end of the runway; la maison/le siège du bout the end house/seat; tout au bout de la rue at the very end of the street; l'autre bout de la pièce the far end of the room; ciseaux à bouts ronds/pointus round-ended/pointed scissors; à bout rond/carré/rouge [bâton, doigt, aile] round-/square-/red-tipped; à bout ferré [canne, chaussures] steel-tipped; chaussures à bout pointu/ferré/blanc pointy-/steel-/white-toed shoes; au bout du jardin/champ at the bottom of the garden/field; en bout de table at the foot of the table; siège en bout de rangée aisle seat; valser○/projeter qch à l'autre bout de la pièce to fly/to fling sth across the room; mener de bout en bout to lead from start to finish; lire un livre de bout en bout to read a book from cover to cover; parcourir or éplucher une liste d'un bout à l'autre to scour a list; d'un bout à l'autre du spectacle/de l'Europe/de l'année throughout the show/Europe/the year; parcourir la Grèce d'un bout à l'autre to cover the length and breadth of Greece; marcher d'un bout à l'autre de la ville to walk across the city; poser/coller bout à bout to lay/stick [sth] end to end; mettre bout à bout ( additionner) to add up; être incapable de mettre deux phrases bout à bout to be unable to string two sentences together; mettre des données bout à bout to piece data together; rester jusqu'au bout to stay until the end; essayer jusqu'au bout to try to the end; je suis/elle est avec vous jusqu'au bout I'm/she's with you every step of the way; je te soutiendrai jusqu'au bout I'm with you all the way; aller jusqu'au bout to go all the way; aller (jusqu')au bout de to follow through [idée, exigence]; aller au bout de soi-même to push oneself to the limit; écouter qn jusqu'au bout to hear sb out; brûler jusqu'au bout to burn out; lutter jusqu'au bout to fight to the last drop of blood; je suis/elle est à bout I/she can't take any more; je suis à bout de forces I can do no more; ma patience est à bout my patience is exhausted; je commence à être à bout de patience my patience is wearing thin; pousser qn à bout to push sb to the limit; ne me pousse pas à bout don't push me; être à bout d'arguments to run out of arguments; venir à bout de to overcome [problème, difficultés]; to get through [tâche, repas]; to tame [personne]; au bout d'une semaine/d'un certain temps/de trois chansons after a week/a while/three songs; au bout du compte ultimately; à bout portant at point-blank range;2 ( morceau) (de pain, chiffon, métal, fil, papier) piece; ( de terrain) bit; j'ai vu un bout du spectacle I saw part of the show; bout de bois gén piece of wood; ( allongé) stick; bouts de papier/ferraille scraps of paper/metal; bout de crayon pencilstub; bouts d'ongles nail clippings; par petits bouts [apprendre, manger] a bit at a time; [payer, recevoir] in dribs and drabs; [occuper, progresser] little by little; un bout de temps a while; un petit bout de temps a little while; un bon bout de temps quite a long time; un petit bout de femme○ a tiny woman; ⇒ chandelle, discuter.bout de l'an Relig memorial service on the first anniversary of sb's death; bout de chou○ sweet little thing○; bout d'essai Cin screen test; tourner un bout d'essai to do a screen test; bout filtre ( de cigarette) filter tip; bout renforcé Mode ( de chaussure) toe cap; bout de sein○ Anat nipple; bout de vergue Naut yardarm.tenir le bon bout○ to be on the right track; voir le bout de qch to get through sth ; ne pas être au bout de ses peines or ennuis not to be out of the woods yet; ne pas être au bout de ses surprises to have still a few surprises in store; ne pas savoir par quel bout commencer not to know where to begin; ne pas savoir par quel bout prendre not to know how to deal with; prendre qn/qch par le bon/mauvais bout to handle sb/sth the right/wrong way; en connaître un bout○ to know a thing or two○; mettre les bouts○ to leave, to clear off○ GB, to split○ US.II.[bu] nom masculin1. [extrémité - d'un couteau, d'un crayon] tip ; [ - d'une botte, d'une chaussette] toe ; [ - d'une table, d'une ficelle] endbout du doigt fingertip, tip of the fingerplus que 40 pages à écrire, je tiens le bon bout only another 40 pages to write, I can see the light at the end of the tunnela. [personne] I don't know how to handle ou to approach himb. [article, travail] I don't know how to tackle ou to approach itaborder ou considérer ou voir les choses par le petit bout de la lorgnette to take a narrow view of thingsil a accepté du bout des lèvres he accepted reluctantly ou half-heartedlyen voir le bout: enfin, on en voit le bout at last, we're beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel2. [extrémité - d'un espace] endce serait bien le bout du monde si ça prenait plus de deux jours it'll take two days at the very most3. [portion de temps]4. [morceau]a. [pain, bois, terrain] piece ofb. [papier] scrap ofdonne-m'en un bout give me some ou a piece ou a bitbout de chou ou zana. (familier) [enfant] toddlerb. [en appellatif] sweetie, poppet (UK)————————à bout locution adverbialemettre ou pousser quelqu'un à bout to push somebody to the limit————————à bout de locution prépositionnelle1. [ne plus avoir de]a. [physiquement] he's got no strength left in himb. [psychologiquement] he can't cope any more2. (locution)a. [adversaire, obstacle] to overcomeb. [travail] to see the end of————————à bout portant locution adverbialetirer (sur quelqu'un/quelque chose) à bout portant to shoot (somebody/something) at point-blank rangeà tout bout de champ locution adverbiale————————au bout de locution prépositionnelle1. [après] after2. [à la fin de]3. [dans l'espace]au bout de la rue at the bottom ou end of the roadêtre au bout de son ou du rouleaua. [épuisé] to be completely washed outb. [presque mort] to be at death's door————————au bout du compte locution adverbialebout à bout locution adverbialede bout en bout locution adverbiale[lire] from cover to covertu as raison de bout en bout you're completely ou totally rightd'un bout à l'autre locution adverbialela pièce est drôle d'un bout à l'autre the play's hilarious from beginning to end ou from start to finishd'un bout de... à l'autre locution correlatived'un bout à l'autre du pays, les militants s'organisent (right) throughout the country, the militants are organizing themselves————————en bout de locution prépositionnelle————————jusqu'au bout locution adverbiale -
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ЧЕРЕЗ (В) ЧАС ПО ЧАЙНОЙ ЛОЖКЕ ЧЕРЕЗ (В) ЧАС ПО (СТОЛОВОЙ) ЛОЖКЕ all coll PrepP these forms only adv used with impfv verbs fixed WO(to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time ( usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly)at a snails pacedrag sth. out in dribs and drabs.Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он все делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. Не could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done. -
14 в час по ложке
[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time (usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly):- drag sth. out;- in dribs and drabs.♦ Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он всё делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. He could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в час по ложке
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15 в час по столовой ложке
[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time (usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly):- drag sth. out;- in dribs and drabs.♦ Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он всё делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. He could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в час по столовой ложке
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16 в час по чайной ложке
[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time (usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly):- drag sth. out;- in dribs and drabs.♦ Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он всё делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. He could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в час по чайной ложке
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17 в через час по чайной ложке
[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time (usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly):- drag sth. out;- in dribs and drabs.♦ Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он всё делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. He could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в через час по чайной ложке
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18 через час по ложке
[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time (usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly):- drag sth. out;- in dribs and drabs.♦ Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он всё делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. He could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > через час по ложке
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19 через час по столовой ложке
[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time (usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly):- drag sth. out;- in dribs and drabs.♦ Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он всё делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. He could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > через час по столовой ложке
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20 через час по чайной ложке
[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time (usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly):- drag sth. out;- in dribs and drabs.♦ Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он всё делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. He could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > через час по чайной ложке
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dribs and drabs — [ˌdrıbz ən ˈdræbz] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Drib probably from drib to fall in small drops ; DRIBBLE1. Drabs probably from dribs] in dribs and drabs in small irregular amounts or numbers over a period of time ▪ The guests arrived in dribs and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dribs and drabs — [ ,drıbz ən dræbz ] noun in dribs and drabs gradually and in small amounts or numbers: The guests began arriving in dribs and drabs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dribs and drabs — ► PLURAL NOUN (in phrase in dribs and drabs) informal ▪ in small scattered or sporadic amounts … English terms dictionary
dribs and drabs — dribs′ and drabs′ n. pl. small and usu. irregular amounts … From formal English to slang
dribs and drabs — n.pl. colloq. small scattered amounts (did the work in dribs and drabs). Etymology: as DRIBBLE + drab redupl. * * * noun plural : miserably small or paltry amounts, portions, or fragments usually scattered over a period of time taxes collected in … Useful english dictionary
dribs and drabs — [[t]drɪ̱bz ən dræ̱bz[/t]] PHRASE: PHR after v If people or things arrive in dribs and drabs, they arrive in small numbers over a period of time rather than arriving all together. [INFORMAL] It was a couple of months before I got any clients and… … English dictionary
dribs and drabs — If something comes in dribs and drabs, it arrives little by little, in small amounts or numbers. Instead of the crowed expected, people arrived in dribs and drabs … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dribs and drabs — noun (plural) in dribs and drabs in small irregular amounts or numbers over a period of time: The guests arrived in dribs and drabs … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dribs and drabs — small and usually irregular amounts: He repaid the loan in dribs and drabs. * * * … Universalium
dribs and drabs — plural noun (in phr. in dribs and drabs) informal in small sporadic amounts. Origin C19: from obs. drib (see dribble) and drab (by reduplication) … English new terms dictionary
dribs and drabs — {n. phr.} Portions; small bits. * /John paid Oliver back what he owed him in dribs and drabs./ … Dictionary of American idioms