| drip feed n. 1. Administration of blood, plasma, saline, or sugar solutions, usually intravenously, a drop at a time. 2. a. The device or tubes by which such a substance is administered. b. The substance administered. drip  -feed (dr pf d) v. |
drip-feed
n
(Medicine) another name for drip [6]
vb (tr) drip feed
1. (Medicine) to administer a solution (to someone) by means of a drip-feed
2. (Business / Commerce) Informal to fund (a new company) in stages rather than by injecting a large sum at its inception
Translations
drip-feed [ˈdrɪpˌfiːd]
A. N → alimentación f gota a gota, gota a gota m inv
to be on a drip-feed → recibir alimentación gota a gota
to be on a drip-feed → recibir alimentación gota a gota
B. VT (drip-fed (pt, pp)) → alimentar gota a gota
drip-feed [ˈdrɪpfiːd] vt
(= gradually release) [+ money, information] → donner au compte-gouttes
to drip-feed money into sth → injecter de l'argent au compte-gouttes dans qch
to drip-feed money into sth → injecter de l'argent au compte-gouttes dans qch
drip-feed [ˈdrɪpˌfiːd] vt → alimentare mediante fleboclisi
drip-feed [ˈdrɪpˌfiːd] vt → alimentare mediante fleboclisi
drip-feed [ˈdrɪpˌfiːd] vt → alimentare mediante fleboclisi
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