trickle

• Nom désignant un petit écoulement lent ou faible de liquide, se caractérisant par la formation et la chute de gouttes, ou plus généralement un débit mince et continu.

A noun referring to a small, slow, or gentle flow of liquid, characterized by the formation and falling of drops.

1. Small flow of liquidB1formal

   A slow, thin, or small stream of liquid, often flowing in drops.

   Filet (de liquide)

   • A trickle of water came from the leaky faucet.
   • The rain was just a trickle against the window.
   • He could hear the trickle of a stream in the distance.

   Synonymesdribbledriprivuletseepage

   Antonymesfloodflowgushstreamtorrent

2. Small amount or movementB2formal

   A small, slow, or gradual movement or amount of something, such as people, money, or information.

   filet, mince écoulement

   • A trickle of customers entered the store throughout the morning.
   • The donations started as a trickle but soon became a flood.
   • Only a trickle of news came from the remote village.

   Synonymesdribbledrip

   Antonymesfloodflowgushstreamtorrent

• Verbe décrivant un écoulement lent et régulier de liquide en petites quantités, ou, au sens figuré, l'arrivée ou le mouvement progressif de personnes ou de choses.

A verb used to describe the slow, steady flow of a liquid in small amounts, or metaphorically, the gradual movement or arrival of people or things.

1. B1formal

   To run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream.

   couler lentement

   • Water trickled from the leaky faucet all night.
   • Tears trickled down her cheeks as she listened to the sad story.
   • The rain trickled through the cracks in the roof.

   Synonymesdribbledripfilterleakoozepercolateseepstream

   Antonymesfloodflowgushpour

2. Move slowly in small numbersB2informal

   To come or go slowly, in small numbers or amounts.

   arriver lentement en petit nombre

   • People trickled into the theater just before the show started.
   • Donations trickled in over the course of the month.
   • News about the event trickled out to the public gradually.

   Synonymesdribbledriftfilterseepstraggle

   Antonymesfloodpourstreamsurge