drip

a small amount of liquid that falls in drops from a surface, or the act of this happening

gota, goteo

• drip off something
• there is a drip on something

Collocations a water drip · the paint dripped down the wall

• There was a drip of blood from his nose.

  Había una gota de sangre en su nariz.

to fall in drops from a surface

gotear, caer en gotas

• [intransitive]
• [transitive]

Collocations water dripping from the tap · the paint is dripping

• Water was dripping from the ceiling.

  El agua goteaba del techo.

a small piece of food that falls off a larger piece while you are eating or cooking it

trozo, migaja

• [countable]
• [uncountable]

Collocations a meat drip · the drips of food

• There were little drips of cheese on the plate.

  Había pequeños trozos de queso en el plato.

a small area in a sports field where players are not allowed to go

zona prohibida, área restringida

• [countable]

Collocations drip zone · no-go drip

• The referee warned the players not to go into the drip.

  El árbitro advirtió a los jugadores que no entraran en la zona prohibida.

a small piece of paint that falls off the edge of a painting while it is drying

gota, salpicadura

• [countable]

Collocations paint drip · drip marks

• The painting had a few drips on it.

  El cuadro tenía algunas gotas en él.

a small electrical signal that is sent out by a computer or other electronic device

impulso, señal eléctrica

• [countable]

Collocations data drip · signal drip

• The computer sent out a series of drips.

  La computadora envió una serie de señales eléctrics.

to say or do something in a slow and careful way, as if you are trying to avoid making mistakes

hacer algo con cuidado, lentamente

• [intransitive]

• He was taking his time and dripping over every word.

  Era muy cuidadoso y decía cada palabra lentamente.

to give someone a small amount of something, especially money or information, little by little

dar algo poco a poco

• [transitive]

• He's been dripping me with information about the company.

  Me ha estado dando información sobre la empresa poco a poco.