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au compte-gouttes

French, adverb/o kɔ̃t.ɡut/

au compte-gouttes is a French adverb meaning “in dribs and drabs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En petites quantités, petit à petit”.

What does au compte-gouttes mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    in dribs and drabs

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. En petites quantités, petit à petit.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of au compte-gouttes

  • au compte-goutte

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce au compte-gouttes?

  • /o kɔ̃t.ɡut/
  • \o kɔ̃t.ɡut\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.