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drip

(drĭp)

v. dripped, drip·ping, drips

v.intr.

1. To fall in drops: Water is dripping from that leaky faucet.

2. To shed drops: an umbrella that is dripping all over the floor.

3. To ooze or be saturated with or as if with liquid: a speech that dripped with sarcasm.

v.tr.

To let fall in or as if in drops: a brush dripping paint; a speech that dripped invective.

1. The process of forming and falling in drops.

a. Liquid or moisture that falls in drops.

b. A slight intermittent flow or leak: fixed the drip in the faucet.

3. See drip feed.

4. The sound made by liquid falling in drops: listened to the steady drip of the rain.

5. A projection on a cornice or sill from which rainwater can drip, protecting the wall below.

6. Slang A tiresome or annoying person.

[Middle English drippen; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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drip

(drɪp)

vb, drips, dripping or dripped

to fall or let fall in drops

1. the formation and falling of drops of liquid

2. the sound made by falling drops

3. (Building) architect a projection at the front lower edge of a sill or cornice designed to throw water clear of the wall below

4. informal an inane, insipid person

5. (Medicine) med

a. the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of a therapeutic solution, as of salt or sugar

b. the solution administered

c. the equipment used to administer a solution in this way

[Old English dryppan, from dropa drop]

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drip

(drɪp)

v. dripped, drip•ping,
n. v.i.

1. to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.

2. to fall in drops, as a liquid; dribble.

v.t.

3. to let fall in drops.

4. an act of dripping.

5. liquid that drips.

6. the sound made by falling drops.

7. Slang. a boring or colorless person.

8. any device, as a molding, for shedding rainwater to keep it from running down a wall, falling onto the sill of an opening, etc.

9. the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into the body, usu. intravenously.

[before 1000; Middle English dryppe, Old English dryppan; compare drop]

drip

Past participle: dripped
Gerund: dripping

Imperative
drip
drip

Present
I drip
you drip
he/she/it drips
we drip
you drip
they drip

Preterite
I dripped
you dripped
he/she/it dripped
we dripped
you dripped
they dripped

Present Continuous
I am dripping
you are dripping
he/she/it is dripping
we are dripping
you are dripping
they are dripping

Present Perfect
I have dripped
you have dripped
he/she/it has dripped
we have dripped
you have dripped
they have dripped

Past Continuous
I was dripping
you were dripping
he/she/it was dripping
we were dripping
you were dripping
they were dripping

Past Perfect
I had dripped
you had dripped
he/she/it had dripped
we had dripped
you had dripped
they had dripped

Future
I will drip
you will drip
he/she/it will drip
we will drip
you will drip
they will drip

Future Perfect
I will have dripped
you will have dripped
he/she/it will have dripped
we will have dripped
you will have dripped
they will have dripped

Future Continuous
I will be dripping
you will be dripping
he/she/it will be dripping
we will be dripping
you will be dripping
they will be dripping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dripping
you have been dripping
he/she/it has been dripping
we have been dripping
you have been dripping
they have been dripping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dripping
you will have been dripping
he/she/it will have been dripping
we will have been dripping
you will have been dripping
they will have been dripping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dripping
you had been dripping
he/she/it had been dripping
we had been dripping
you had been dripping
they had been dripping

Conditional
I would drip
you would drip
he/she/it would drip
we would drip
you would drip
they would drip

Past Conditional
I would have dripped
you would have dripped
he/she/it would have dripped
we would have dripped
you would have dripped
they would have dripped

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Noun 1. [画像:drip - flowing in drops]drip - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"

dribble, trickle

flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

intravenous drip - slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)

2. drip - the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"

dripping

sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

3. drip - (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

drip mold, drip mould

hoodmold, hoodmould, dripstone - a protective drip that is made of stone

projection - any structure that branches out from a central support

architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

Verb 1. drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

dribble, drip, drop - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"

come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

2. drip - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"

dribble, drop

pour - cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

drip

verb

1. drop, splash, sprinkle, trickle, dribble, exude, drizzle, plop a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor

noun

1. drop, bead, trickle, dribble, droplet, globule, pearl, driblet Drips of water rolled down his uniform.

2. (Informal) weakling, wet (Brit. informal), weed (informal), softie (informal), pussycat (Brit. informal), mummy's boy (informal), namby-pamby, ninny, milksop The kid is a drip!

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drip

verb

To fall or let fall in drops of liquid:

distill, dribble, drop, trickle, weep.

noun

1. The process or sound of dripping:

dribble, trickle.

2. Slang. An unpleasant, tiresome person:

bore.

Slang: dweeb, jerk, nerd, pill, poop.

Translations

يَقْطُرُ جِهازُ تَقْطير السائِل في الجِسْمصَوْتُ القَطْرَهقَطْرَة قَطْرَه

kapatkapkakapačkakapání

dropdryppedryppeninfusionssætdråbe

tropfen Tropf Tröpfchen Tröpfeln Einfaltspinsel

στάζω στάξιμο

goteo gota gotear gota a gota

tippatippuavuotaapisarapisaroida

goutte goutter dégouliner dégoutter

kapatikapljicanakapatiukapaticijediti

csöpögésinfúzió

blóî- eîa vökvagjöf; dripp, dropateljaridripp, dropahávaîidrjúpa, falla í dropumdropi

gocciolare sgocciolare fleboclisi goccia gocciolamento

したたりしたたる

똑똑 떨어지다물방울

iš kepamos mėsos ištekėję taukaiišdžiovinti ir nelygintikurio nereikia lygintilašėjimaslašelinė

pilepilēšanapilētvenozās infūzijas sistēma

druppel druppelen

dryppe drypping intravenøs væske renne drypp

kapnąć kropla

gota pingar pingo

капать капля

kvapkanieprístroj na dávanie infúzie

kapljati

droppdroppadroppe

ทําให้หยดหยดน้ํา

damla damla makdamlama sesidamlamak serum aygıtı

chảy nhỏ giọtnhỏ giọt

滴下滴水声滴液使滴下向血管滴注用的慢滴器

drip

[drɪp]

A. N

1. (= droplet) → gota f

2. (= dripping sound) → goteo m
the drip, drip, drip of the tap was beginning to irritate her → el constante goteo del grifo estaba empezando a irritarla
she could hear the constant drip of the rain outside → oía el constante gotear de la lluvia fuera

3. (= spineless person) → soso/a m/f

4. (Med) → gotero m, gota a gota m inv
she is on a drip → tiene puesto un gotero or gota a gota

B. VT the children came in dripping water all over the floor → los niños entraron chorreando agua por todo el suelo
try not to drip sauce onto the table cloth → procura que la salsa no gotee en el mantel
you're dripping paint all over the place → estás chorreando pintura por todas partes, lo estás poniendo todo perdido de pintura
her knee was dripping blood → su rodilla estaba chorreando sangre

C. VI [tap, faucet] → gotear
oil was dripping from under the car → el coche perdía aceite
the rain was dripping down the wall → las gotas de lluvia se deslizaban por la pared
sweat was dripping from his brow → le caían gotas de sudor de la frente
blood dripped from her finger → le caían gotas de sangre del dedo
I washed my jumper and left it to drip → lavé el jersey y lo dejé escurrir
see also dripping

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drip

[ˈdrɪp]

[liquid, water] → goutte f

(= sound) [water] bruit de l'eau qui tombe goutte à goutte

(MEDICINE) (= equipment) → goutte-à-goutte m inv (= treatment) → perfusion f
to be on a drip [patient] → être sous perfusion
to be put on a drip [patient] → être mis(e) sous perfusion

(= person) → lavette f , nouille f

[rain, water] → tomber goutte à goutte

[tap] → goutter

[washing] → s'égoutter

[wall] → suinter

vt (= spill) → répandre drip-dry drip dry [ˌdrɪpˈdraɪ] adj [shirt] → qui ne nécessite aucun repassage
to be drip-dry → ne nécessiter aucun repassage
"drip-dry" (on label) → "ne pas repasser"

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

drip

vi (water, tap) → tropfen ; to be dripping with sweat → schweißüberströmt or schweißgebadet sein; to be dripping with blood → vor Blut triefen ; sweat was dripping off his forehead → der Schweiß triefte ihm von der Stirn ; the walls were dripping with water → die Wände waren triefnass ; his voice was dripping with sarcasm → seine Stimme triefte nur so vor or von Sarkasmus ; she was dripping with jewellery (Brit) or jewelry (US) → sie strotzte nur so von Schmuck

vt liquid → träufeln, tropfen ; he was dripping water/blood all over the carpet → Wasser/sein Blut tropfte überall auf den Teppich ; his clothes were dripping water all over the carpet → von seinen Kleidern tropfte Wasser überall auf den Teppich ; careful, you’re dripping paint on my coat → pass auf, die Farbe tropft mir auf den Mantel!

(= sound: of water, rain, tap) → Tropfen nt

(= drop) → Tropfen m

(Med) → Infusionsapparat m, → Tropf m (inf); to be on a drip → eine Infusion bekommen, am Tropf hängen (inf)

(inf: person) → Waschlappen m (inf)

drip

drip coffee

n (US) → Filterkaffee m

drip-dry

adj shirt → bügelfrei

vt → tropfnass aufhängen

vi → bügelfrei sein; "drip-dry" (on label) → „bügelfrei"; let it drip → hängen Sie es tropfnass auf

drip-feed (Med)

n → künstliche Ernährung

vt → künstlich ernähren

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drip

[drɪp]

1. n

a. (droplet) → goccia ; (of blood, dew) → stilla ; (sound, of water) → sgocciolio

b. (fam) (spineless person) → lavativo/a

c. (Med) → fleboclisi f inv
he's on a drip → gli stanno facendo la flebo

2. vt (liquid) → sbrodolare
you're dripping paint everywhere! → stai schizzando vernice dappertutto!

3. vi (tap) → perdere, gocciolare ; (washing) → sgocciolare ; (wall) → trasudare
to be dripping with sweat/blood → grondare sudore/sangue

drip

(drip) – past tense, past participle dripped – verb

to (cause to) fall in single drops. Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood. drup يَقْطُرُ капя pingar kapat tropfen dryppe στάζω gotear tilkuma, tilgutama چکیدن tippua dégoutter, dégouliner לְטָפטֵף टपकना या टपकाना kapati csöpög menitik drjúpa, falla í dropum gocciolare したたる 뚝뚝 떨어지다 lašėti pilēt menitik druipen dryppe, renne kapać څڅيدل pingar a picura; a se prelinge падать каплями kvapkať kapljati kapljati droppa หยด damlamak 滴下,使滴下 к(р)апати, падати краплями ٹپکنا یا ٹپکانا chảy nhỏ giọt 使滴下

noun

1. a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops. A drip of water ran down the tap. druppel قَطْرَه капка goteira kapka Tröpfchen dråbe στάλα gota tilk چکه pisara goutte טיפה टपकन, टपक kap csepp tetesan dropi goccia したたり (액체) 방울 lašas pile titisan drup dråpe kropla قطره pinga picătură капля kvapka kapljanje kapljica droppe หยดน้ํา damla (液體)少量滴落 крапання قطرہ قطرہ ٹپکنے کا عمل nước chảy nhỏ giọt (使)滴下

2. the noise made by dripping. I can hear a drip somewhere. gedrup صَوْتُ القَطْرَه шум от капки goteira kapání das Tröpfeln dryppen στάξιμο goteo tilkumine صدای چک چک آب pisarointi bruit de l'eau qui tombe goutte à goutte טפטוף टपकने की आवाज kapanje csöpögés bunyi tetesan dripp, dropahávaði gocciolamento したたる音 (액체) 방울 소리 lašėjimas pilēšana bunyi titisan gedruppel drypp kapanie د اوبو د څڅيدلو غږ pingo zgomot făcut de căderea picăturilor капанье kvapkanie kapljanje kapljanje dropp[ande] เสียงหยดน้ํา damlama sesi 滴水聲 шум падаючих крапель ٹپکنے سے ہونے والی آواز tiếng nhỏ giọt 滴水声

3. an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body. drup جِهازُ تَقْطير السائِل في الجِسْم система dreno kapačka der Tropf drop; infusionssæt σύστημα τεχνητού ορού gota a gota tilguti سرم tiputuslaite goutte-à goutte אינפוזיה चिकित्सीय यंत्र जिससे तरल या दवा मरीज की शिरा में भेजी जाती है infuzija infúzió alat infus blóð– eða vökvagjöf; dripp, dropateljari fleboclisi 点滴装置 점적(點滴) 장치 lašelinė venozās infūzijas sistēma titis infuus intravenøs væske, dryppapparat kroplówka خوندور dreno perfuzor капельница prístroj na dávanie infúzie kapalna infuzija infuzija dropp การให้น้ําเกลือหรือของเหลวเข้าสู่ร่างกายทางเส้นเลือดอย่างช้า ๆ serum aygıtı (醫療用的)點滴 капельниця وریدی عمل سے کوئی سیال جسم میں پہنچانا ống truyền nhỏ giọt (向血管滴注用的)慢滴器

ˈdripping noun

fat obtained from meat while it is roasting etc. gedrup قَطَرات الدُّهِن من اللحْم المَشْوي أو المَطْبوخ мазнина от изпържено месо gordura vypečený tuk das Bratenfett stegefedt λίπος ψητού pringue, grasa de carne asada praerasv چربی paistettaessa lihasta irtoava rasva graisse שומן मांसरस mast od pečenja pecsenyelé tetesan lemak feiti sugo d'arrosto たれ汁 (불고기 등에서 떨어지는) 기름 iš kepamos mėsos ištekėję taukai cepeštauki lemak beku braadvet stekefett, sjy tłuszcz spod pieczeni غوړ gordura grăsime (care se scurge când se frige carnea) топлёный жир tuk z pečenia mäsa, výpek sok (pečenke) moča fett, steksky น้ํามันที่ไหลซึมออกมาจากเนื้อที่กําลังย่าง kızartılan etten damlayan yağ/sıvı 油汁(如烤肉時從肉滴下的) жир, що стікає з м'яса بھنے ہوۓ گوشت سے نکلنے والی چربی mỡ chảy ra từ thịt quay (烤肉上滴下的)油汁

ˌdrip-ˈdry adjective

(of a garment etc) requiring no ironing if allowed to dry by hanging up. droog drup يِجِفُّ بالتَقْطير، لا حاجَة إلى كَيِّهِ който не се нуждае от гладене след прането de lavar e vestir nežehlivý bügelfrei strygefri που δε θέλει σίδερο μετά το πλύσιμο de lavar y poner triikimata sirge بشور و بپوش siliävä nécessitant aucun repassage יִבּוּש לְלֹא גִיהוּץ लटका कर सुखाना, सूखना odjeća koja se suši kapanjem csavarás nélkül száradó segera kering tanpa diseterika straufrír stendi e asciuga, non stiro ノーアイロンの 짜지 않고 널어도 곧 마르는 천으로 만든, 다림질이 필요 없는 kurio nereikia lyginti (par drēbēm) ātri žūstošs un neburzīgs segera kering tanpa diseterika drip-dry som drypptørkes !!verb added!!nie wymagający prasowania هغه جامى يا كالى چي اتو كولو ته ضرورت ونلرى de lavar e vestir care nu trebuie călcat не требующий глажки odev nevyžadujúci odstreďovanie a žehlenie ki ne potrebuje likanja peri-nosi odeća som kan dropptorka[s] ใส่ไม้แขวนตากขณะที่ผ้ายังเปียก ütü istemeyen, ütüsüz 免熨的(指滴乾即不變皺的衣服) тканина, що не потребує викручування і глажки کپڑے کا لٹکے لٹکے خشک ہونا sự phơi cho nhỏ gi��t để khôi 滴干的(指滴干即不变皱的衣服),随洗随干的

verb

to dry in this manner. droog drup يَجِفُّ بالتَّقْطير суша без да гладя lavar e vestir nechat vyvěsit trocknen dryptørre στεγνώνω χωρίς σιδέρωμα lavar y poner sirgeks kuivama آویزان کردن kuivata riiputtamalla faire sécher sur cintre לְיַבֵּש לְלֹא גִיהוּץ सुखाना osušiti kapanjem, okapati csavarás nélkül szárít menganginkan hengja blautan þvott upp til þerris asciugare senza stirare ぬれたまま干す 널어서 말리다 išdžiovinti ir nelyginti žāvēt (pakarinot) menganginkan nat ophangen ځړول lavar e vestir a se usca, fără ca apoi să mai aibă nevoie să fie călcate сушить на вешалке sušiť zavesené (bez žmýkania) sušiti brez likanja sušiti dropptorka ผึ่งให้แห้ง asıp kurutmak 滴乾 сушити без викручування і глажки کپڑے کو لٹکا کر خشک کرنا khô nhanh 滴干

drip

→ قَطْرَة , يَقْطُرُ kapat, kapka drop, dryppe tropfen στάζω , στάξιμο gota , gotear , goteo tippa, tippua goutte , goutter kapati, kapljica goccia , gocciolare したたり, したたる 똑똑 떨어지다, 물방울 druppel , druppelen dryppe , drypping kapnąć , kropla gota , pingar , pingo капать , капля dropp, droppa ทําให้หยด, หยดน้ํา damla , damlamak chảy nhỏ giọt, nhỏ giọt 滴下 , 滴液

drip

n. gota, goteo; gotera;

postnasal ___ → ___ postnasal;

v. gotear.

drip

n goteo; postnasal — goteo posnasal or postnasal, goteo retronasal; vi (pret & pp dripped; ger dripping) gotear

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