trickle

trickle
1. noun
Rinnsal, das (geh.) (of von)

in a trickle — als Rinnsal

a trickle of rain ran down the window — Regenwasser rann am Fenster hinunter

there was a trickle of people leaving the room — (fig.) einige wenige Menschen verließen nacheinander den Raum

2. intransitive verb
rinnen; (in drops) tröpfeln; (fig.) [Ball:] langsam rollen

trickle out — [Zuschauer:] nach und nach [hinaus]gehen

trickle through or out — [Informationen:] durchsickern

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['trikl] 1. verb
(to flow in small amounts: Blood was trickling down her face.) tröpfeln
2. noun
(a small amount: a trickle of water; At first there was only a trickle of people but soon a crowd arrived.) dünner Strom
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trick·le
[ˈtrɪkl̩]
I. vi
1. (flow) sickern; (in drops) tröpfeln; sand rieseln
she felt a tear escape and \trickle down her cheek sie merkte, dass ihr eine Träne über die Wange kullerte
2. (come) in kleinen Gruppen kommen
people \trickled back into the theatre die Leute kamen in kleinen Gruppen in den Theatersaal zurück
3. (become known) durchsickern
II. vt
to \trickle sth somewhere liquid etw irgendwohin tröpfeln [o träufeln
III. n
1. (flow) Rinnsal nt geh; (in drops) of blood Tropfen pl
2. (few, little)
a \trickle of sth eine kleine Menge einer S. gen
a \trickle of people/things wenige Leute/Sachen
to be down [or dwindle] to a \trickle auf ein Minimum gesunken sein [o absinken]
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['trɪkl]
1. vi
1) (liquid) tröpfeln, tropfen

tears trickled down her cheeks — Tränen kullerten ihr über die Wangen

the rain trickled down his neck — der Regen tropfte ihm in den Kragen

if 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

the sand trickled through his fingers — der Sand rieselte ihm durch die Finger

2) (fig)

people/escapees began to trickle in/out/back —

the ball trickled into the net — der Ball trudelte (langsam) ins Netz

reports/donations are beginning to trickle in — so langsam trudeln die Berichte/Spenden ein (inf)

2. vt
liquid tröpfeln, träufeln, tropfenweise gießen
3. n
1) (of liquid) Tröpfeln nt; (= stream) Rinnsal nt
2) (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

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trickle [ˈtrıkl]
A v/i
1. tröpfeln:
tears were trickling down her cheeks Tränen kullerten ihr über die Wangen
2. rieseln
3. sickern (through durch):
trickle out fig durchsickern
4. fig
a) tröpfeln
b) grüppchenweise oder nach und nach kommen oder gehen etc:
trickle away allmählich verebben
5. trudeln (Ball etc)
B v/t
1. tröpfeln (lassen), träufeln
2. rieseln lassen
C s
1. Tröpfeln n
2. Rieseln n
3. Rinnsal n
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1. noun
Rinnsal, das (geh.) (of von)

in a trickle — als Rinnsal

a trickle of rain ran down the window — Regenwasser rann am Fenster hinunter

there was a trickle of people leaving the room — (fig.) einige wenige Menschen verließen nacheinander den Raum

2. intransitive verb
rinnen; (in drops) tröpfeln; (fig.) [Ball:] langsam rollen

trickle out — [Zuschauer:] nach und nach [hinaus]gehen

trickle through or out — [Informationen:] durchsickern

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v.
rieseln v.
sickern v.
tropfen v.
träufeln v.
tröpfeln v.
verrinnen v.

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