What does goutte in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word goutte in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use goutte in French.

The word goutte in French means drop, drip, drop, spot, drops, drop, eau-de-vie, not + [verb] a drop, a scrap of , a shred of, gout, drip, drip, drip-feed, have a runny nose, it's/that's the final straw, it's a drop in the ocean, attack of gout, drop of water, water drop, drop in the ocean, raindrop, dewdrop, cinnabar moth, drip, drip, dripping, dewdrop, drop in the ocean. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word goutte

drop, drip

nom féminin (perle de liquide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le robinet était mal fermé et des gouttes s'en échappaient à intervalle régulier. Des gouttes de sueurs perlaient sur son front.
Beads of sweat were appearing on his forehead.

drop, spot

nom féminin (eau tombant du ciel) (of rain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est tombé quelques gouttes de pluie ce matin.
A few drops of rain fell this morning.

drops

nom féminin pluriel (médicament sous forme de gouttes) (medicine)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ma grand-mère prend des gouttes pour son cœur. Mon ophtalmologiste m'a prescrit des gouttes pour mes yeux irrités.
My grandmother takes drops for her heart. My ophthalmologist prescribed me drops for my sore eyes.

drop

nom féminin (petite quantité d'un liquide) (small amount: informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous prendrez bien une goutte de champagne ?
Will you have a drop of champagne?

eau-de-vie

nom féminin (familier (eau-de-vie, marc) (brandy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec les fruits du verger, on fabrique de la goutte.
We make eau-de-vie with fruit from the orchard.

not + [verb] a drop

adverbe (vieilli, littéraire (négation) (liquid)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Avec ce brouillard, on n'y voit goutte. Il ne boit goutte d'alcool.
With this fog, we can't see a thing.

a scrap of , a shred of

nom féminin (familier (quantité minime de [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il lui faudrait au moins une goutte de bons sens.
He would need to have at least a scrap of common sense.

gout

nom féminin (maladie due à l'excès d'acide urique) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon grand-père a de la goutte quand il mange des fruits de mer.
My grandfather gets gout when he eats seafood.

drip

verbe intransitif (liquide : tomber goutte à goutte)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le joint du robinet a besoin d'être changé car l'eau goutte dans le robinet

drip

verbe intransitif (robinet... : laisser couler un liquide)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le robinet goutte.

drip-feed

locution verbale (figuré (fournir le nécessaire au fur et à mesure)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On alimentera provisoirement ce patient au goutte-à-goutte.

have a runny nose

locution verbale (familier (être enrhumé, avoir le nez qui coule)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

it's/that's the final straw

(figuré (fait final qui déclenche une réaction)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cet énième refus, c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase !

it's a drop in the ocean

(figuré (c'est négligeable)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cette mesure ridicule est une goutte d'eau dans la mer.

attack of gout

nom féminin (maladie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drop of water, water drop

nom féminin (perle d'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des gouttes d'eau tombait du ciel.

drop in the ocean

nom féminin (figuré (chose insignifiante) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

raindrop

nom féminin (eau tombant du ciel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dewdrop

nom féminin (perle d'eau matinale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le matin, la pelouse est couverte de gouttes de rosée.

cinnabar moth

nom féminin (espèce de papillon) (insect)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chenille de la goutte de sang est jaune et noire.

drip

nom masculin invariable (Médecine : appareil de perfusion) (Medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce patient se déplace avec son goutte-à-goutte.

drip

nom masculin invariable (Médecine : mode d'administration) (Medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce médicament doit être administré au goutte-à-goutte en perfusion.

dripping

nom masculin invariable (fuite lente et régulière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce goutte-à-goutte m'empêche de dormir !

dewdrop

nom féminin (goutte d'humidité matinale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des perles de rosée tapissaient le gazon.

drop in the ocean

(figuré (chose infime) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette mesure ridicule est une goutte d'eau dans l'océan.

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