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drips

/drɪps/

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noun

Gota

A drop of a liquid.

Examples :

"I put a drip of vanilla extract in my hot cocoa."

Pongo una gota de extracto de vainilla en mi chocolate caliente.

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noun

Goteo, chorreo

A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.

Examples :

"The drips from the leaky faucet were annoying. "

El goteo del grifo con fugas era molesto.

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noun

Goteo, gotero

An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.

Examples :

"After surgery, the patient was connected to two drips: one for pain medication and another for antibiotics. "

Después de la cirugía, el paciente fue conectado a dos goteros: uno para medicamentos para el dolor y otro para antibióticos.

medicine device

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noun

Persona inútil, soso

A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.

Examples :

"The new student was a real drips; he never participated in class discussions and seemed uninterested in anything. "

El nuevo estudiante era un verdadero soso; nunca participaba en las discusiones de clase y parecía desinteresado en todo.

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noun

Goterón

That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.

Examples :

"The building's drips, projecting from the window sills, kept the walls from getting too wet during the heavy rain. "

Los goterones del edificio, que sobresalían de los alféizares de las ventanas, evitaron que las paredes se mojaran demasiado durante la fuerte lluvia.

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