trickle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trickle in the English»French Dictionary

I.trickle [Brit ˈtrɪk(ə)l, Am ˈtrɪk(ə)l] N

1. trickle lit:

trickle (of liquid)

filet m

trickle (of powder, sand)

écoulement m

the stream is reduced to a trickle

le torrent n'est plus qu'un mince filet d'eau

2. trickle (tiny amount):

trickle (of investment, orders)

petite quantité f

trickle (of information)

bribes fpl

trickle (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 or has slowed to a trickle

le nombre de réfugiés s'est considérablement réduit

II.trickle [Brit ˈtrɪk(ə)l, Am ˈtrɪk(ə)l] VB trans

trickle liquid:

trickle

faire couler (into dans, onto sur)

III.trickle [Brit ˈtrɪk(ə)l, Am ˈtrɪk(ə)l] VB intr

to trickle down pane, wall

dégouliner le long de

blood trickled down his cheek/chin

le sang lui dégoulinait sur la joue/le menton

to trickle from tap, spout

couler de

to trickle into liquid: container, channel

s'écouler dans

to trickle into people: country, organization

s'infiltrer dans

to trickle into ball: net

rouler dans

to trickle into golf ball: hole

tomber dans

to trickle out of liquid: crack, wound

suinter de

to trickle out of people: building

commencer à quitter

trickle away VB [Brit ˈtrɪk(ə)l -, Am ˈtrɪk(ə)l -]

trickle away water:

s'écouler lentement

trickle away people:

s'éloigner lentement

trickle charger N

trickle charger

chargeur m

trickle back VB [Brit ˈtrɪk(ə)l -, Am ˈtrɪk(ə)l -]

trickle back people:

trickle back

retourner lentement (to à)

trickle in VB [Brit ˈtrɪk(ə)l -, Am ˈtrɪk(ə)l -]

trickle in

arriver au compte-gouttes

trickle out VB [Brit ˈtrɪk(ə)l -, Am ˈtrɪk(ə)l -]

trickle out information, rumours:

trickle out

filtrer

trickle down theory N

trickle down theory

théorie selon laquelle la richesse de quelques-uns aura un effet positif sur toutes les couches sociales

Translations for trickle in the French»English Dictionary

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dégoulinade

trickle

dégouliner

to trickle

ruisseau de sang

trickle of blood

trickle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trickle in the English»French Dictionary

I.trickle [ˈtrɪkl] VB intr

1. trickle (flow slowly):

trickle

couler lentement

2. trickle (come in small amounts):

to trickle in/out people

entrer/sortir petit à petit

information trickled through

l'information a filtré

II.trickle [ˈtrɪkl] VB trans

trickle

faire couler goutte à goutte

III.trickle [ˈtrɪkl] N (slow flow)

trickle

filet m

a trickle of information/requests fig

une petite quantité d'informations/de demandes

Translations for trickle in the French»English Dictionary

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dégouliner (en filet)

to trickle

filet d'huile/de sang/d'eau

trickle of oil/blood/water

filer sable, sirop

to trickle

trickle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to trickle in/out people

entrer/sortir petit à petit

a trickle of information/requests fig

une petite quantité d'informations/de demandes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The water trickling between the deep wells may be collected by a single row of well point at the toe.

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After years of amateur tape recordings made at filksings, a trickle of studio-produced albums and tapes began to arrive in the 1970s.

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While showering, she looks down and sees a trickle of blood.

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Trickling filters and bioscrubbers rely on a biofilm and the bacterial action in their recirculating waters.

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Although field observations trickled in from early explorers, modern studies of lemur ecology and behavior did not begin in earnest until the 1950s and 1960s.

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It is originally a mere trickle of water located at 1408m ft above sea level.

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Trickle's death from his wounds thus occurred after the prosecution time limit.

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The most gentle of these is called trickle charging.

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The spring still flows, although it has become a mere trickle.

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He filled an old windmill with twigs and brushwood, and ran a trickle of water over the twigs.

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