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drips

/drɪps/

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noun

Goutte

A drop of a liquid.

Examples :

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

Je mets une goutte d'extrait de vanille dans mon chocolat chaud.

substance chemistry

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noun

Gouttes, égouttement

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

Examples :

"The drips from the leaky faucet were annoying. "

Les gouttes du robinet qui fuyait étaient agaçantes.

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noun

Perfusion, goutte-à-goutte

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. "

Après l'opération, le patient a été branché à deux perfusions : une pour les antidouleurs et une autre pour les antibiotiques.

medicine device

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noun

Nul, incapable

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. "

Le nouvel élève était un vrai nul ; il ne participait jamais aux discussions en classe et ne semblait intéressé par rien.

person character

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Larmier

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. "

Les larmiers du bâtiment, qui dépassaient des appuis de fenêtre, ont empêché les murs de trop s'humidifier pendant les fortes pluies.

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