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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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