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drizzle

/ˈdɹɪzəl/ verbe B2

En français : bruiner, pleuvioter, grainasser, mouiller

  1. To rain lightly. · We had planned a picnic for Joe's birthday, but it ended up drizzling all day.
  2. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
  3. To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking. (transitive) · The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.
  4. To cover by pouring in this manner. (transitive) · The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.
  5. To urinate. (slang) · She'll be right back, had to drizzle before we leave.
  6. To carry out parfilage, the process of unravelling. (dated)

He/she/it drizzles · Prétérit drizzled · Participe passé drizzled · Forme en -ing drizzling

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Dans la bibliothèque

There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 24 · C1
October 16th.—A dull and foggy day with a drizzle of rain.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 127 · C1
The weather conditions were incredibly unpromising, characterized by a persistent drizzle and strong, unpredictable gusts of wind.
Shattering the Impossible: The Four-Minute Mile, p. 1 · C1
It is a testament to the charming capriciousness of youth that you view the relentless English drizzle through the romantic lens of a nineteenth-century novelist.
The Malleability of Home, p. 1 · C2

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