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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.
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