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капля — meaning in English

kaplya

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English meaning

  • bead noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
  • drip verb To fall in individual drops.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • globule noun A small round particle of substance; a drop.
  • smidgen noun Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

Senses

капля is used for these senses in English:

  • bead A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16thc.]
  • drip A drop of a liquid.
  • drop (also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
  • globule A small round particle of substance; a drop.
  • smidgen Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

bead — full definition

  1. noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
  2. noun A small drop of liquid, such as sweat or condensation.
  3. noun One of the small balls on a rosary, used for counting prayers.

drip — full definition

  1. verb To fall in individual drops.
  2. verb To leak or release liquid slowly.
  3. noun A single drop of liquid falling, or a device that slowly releases fluid, such as an intravenous drip.
  4. noun (informal) Stylish, fashionable clothing or overall style.

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