cuentagotas

adj.

dropper.

m. s.&pl.

dropper.

a o con cuentagotas (figurative) in dribs and drabs

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cuentagotas

► nombre masculino invariable

1 dropper

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SM INV dropper

- a o con cuentagotas

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masculino (pl cuentagotas) dropper

dar algo con cuentagotas — (fam)

los permisos los dan con cuentagotas — they're very mean when it comes to giving out permits

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= pipet(te) dropper, dropper.

Ex. The black bulb polypropylene caps with straight glass pipette droppers are available in a variety of sizes.

Ex. Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.

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* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.

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masculino (pl cuentagotas) dropper

dar algo con cuentagotas — (fam)

los permisos los dan con cuentagotas — they're very mean when it comes to giving out permits

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= pipet(te) dropper, dropper.

Ex: The black bulb polypropylene caps with straight glass pipette droppers are available in a variety of sizes.

Ex: Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.

* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.

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cuentagotas

masculine

(pl cuentagotas)

dropper

dar algo con cuentagotas (fam): los permisos los dan con cuentagotas it's very difficult to get a permit out of them, they're very mean with the permits

nos van dando la información con cuentagotas they just keep feeding us tiny snippets of information

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cuentagotas sustantivo masculino (pl

◊ cuentagotas ) dropper

cuentagotas sustantivo masculino inv eye-dropper
♦ Locuciones: con cuentagotas, little by little: nos va pagando con cuentagotas, he keeps paying us little by little

'cuentagotas' also found in these entries:
English:
dropper

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cuentagotas nm inv

dropper;

Comp

a o [m5]con cuentagotas: los espectadores fueron entrando a cuentagotas the spectators trickled in;

nos han ido dando la subvención a cuentagotas they've been giving us the grant money in dribs and drabs

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cuentagotas

m inv dropper;

a o

con cuentagotas fig fam in dribs and drabs

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cuentagotas nfs & pl

1) : dropper

2)

con cuentagotas : little by little