drip

gotear

Dicho de un líquido: caer en pequeñas gotas, una tras otra.

En inglés sencillo: If liquid does this, it falls in small drops, one after another.

• Water dripped onto my hand.
• Sweat was dripping down his face.
• Blood began to drip from the cut.

Cómo se usa: drip from something (Water dripped from the wet leaves.); drip onto something (Wax dripped onto the table.)

Sinónimos: trickle

Expresiones frecuentes: drip from something, drip onto something, drip down something

gotear

Dicho de un objeto: dejar escapar líquido lentamente en forma de gotas.

En inglés sencillo: If an object does this, liquid slowly escapes from it in drops.

• The tap is dripping.
• Our roof dripped during the storm.
• Does this pipe still drip?

Sinónimos: leak

Expresiones frecuentes: begin to drip, continue to drip, drip all night

echar gotas, dejar gotear

Hacer caer un líquido en pequeñas gotas.

En inglés sencillo: To make a liquid fall in small drops.

• Drip some sauce onto the plate.
• She dripped medicine into his eye.
• Don't drip paint on the carpet.

Cómo se usa: drip something onto/into something (Drip a little oil onto the bread.)

Sinónimos: drop, dribble

Expresiones frecuentes: drip oil onto something, drip wax onto something, drip something into something

gota

Pequeña cantidad de líquido con forma redondeada.

En inglés sencillo: A small drop of liquid.

• A drip of water landed on my nose.
• Drips fell from the ceiling.
• The bucket filled drip by drip.

Sinónimos: drop

Expresiones frecuentes: a drip of water, drip by drip, a steady drip

goteo, suero

Equipo que introduce lentamente líquido o medicamento en la sangre mediante un tubo fino.

En inglés sencillo: Equipment that slowly puts liquid or medicine into your blood through a small tube.

• He is on a drip.
• The nurse checked the drip beside my bed.
• They removed her drip this morning.

Cómo se usa: put someone on a drip (The doctor put her on a drip to replace lost fluids.)

Sinónimos: IV, intravenous drip

Expresiones frecuentes: on a drip, a saline drip, an intravenous drip

soso, pelmazo

Palabra despectiva para alguien que parece aburrido, débil o inseguro.

En inglés sencillo: A person you think is boring, weak, or lacking confidence.

• Her boyfriend is such a drip.
• Don't be a drip; join the dancing.
• She thought the other guests were drips.

Sinónimos: bore, wet blanket

Expresiones frecuentes: such a drip, a complete drip, a boring drip

goterón

Borde de un edificio que desvía el agua de lluvia para que no moje la pared de debajo.

En inglés sencillo: An edge on a building that directs rainwater away from the wall below.

• The sill has a drip underneath.
• The stone drip keeps rain off the wall.
• Damaged drips allowed water to stain the masonry.

Sinónimos: drip edge

Expresiones frecuentes: a stone drip, a projecting drip, a cornice drip