trickle

• Substantivo que designa um pequeno, lento ou fraco fluxo de líquido, caracterizado pela formação e queda de gotas; também pode indicar um fluxo pequeno e gradual de pessoas, coisas ou informações.

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.

   Fio de líquido

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdribbledriprivuletseepage

   Antônimosfloodflowgushstreamtorrent

2. Small amount or movementB2formal

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

   Pequena quantidade ou movimento

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdribbledrip

   Antônimosfloodflowgushstreamtorrent

• Verbo usado para descrever o fluxo lento e contínuo de um líquido em pequenas quantidades, ou, em sentido figurado, a chegada ou o movimento gradual de pessoas ou coisas.

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.

   Escorrer lentamente

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdribbledripfilterleakoozepercolateseepstream

   Antônimosfloodflowgushpour

2. Move slowly in small numbersB2informal

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

   Chegar aos poucos

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdribbledriftfilterseepstraggle

   Antônimosfloodpourstreamsurge