trickle

[/ˈtrɪkəl/]

verb/noun

pingar, escorrer, gotejamento

1. (verb) to flow in a thin, slow stream

Water trickled down the window.

A água pingava lentamente pela janela.

2. (verb) to move slowly or gradually in small amounts

News trickled in about the accident.

As notícias chegavam aos poucos sobre o acidente.

3. (noun) a thin, slow stream of liquid

There was just a trickle of water from the tap.

Havia apenas um fio de água saindo da torneira.

4. (noun) a small amount of something coming gradually

A trickle of visitors came throughout the day.

Um fluxo lento de visitantes chegava ao longo do dia.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

pingar, gotejamento, escorrer

Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

pingar, vazar

Informal usage includes 'vazar' (to leak)

São Paulo

escorrer, pingar

Similar to general Brazilian usage

Portugal

gota-a-gota, escorrer, pingar

European Portuguese often uses 'gota-a-gota' (drop by drop)

trickle down effect

trickle out

trickle charge

down to a trickle

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