col contagocce

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, with the dropper

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kol kon.taˈɡot.t͡ʃe/
  • Hyphenation: col‧con‧ta‧góc‧ce

Adverb

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col contagocce

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see col,‎ contagocce; by means of a dropper
  2. (idiomatic) sparingly, scantily, stingily, meagerly
    • 1920 November, Sabatino Lopez, “Laboremus”, in Il Secolo XX, page 818:
      Nome scenico. E figura scenica [] Grazie, acqua: non prendo che acqua (Tésseri è meno discreto). Dunque. (Ogni parola lenta, grave, misurata col contagocce)
      A theatrical name. And a theatrical aspect [] Water, thank you. I only take water (Tésseri is less discreet). So... (Each word [is] slow, ponderous, sparingly dosed)

References

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  • contagocce in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana