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sgocciolo

dregs

noun ZGOT-choh-loh Rare
Time Time Expressions

Also means

last drops

Usage Note

Sgocciolo literally refers to the last drops draining from a container. It is most common in the fixed phrase agli sgoccioli ('at the last drops'), which means 'at the very end', 'in the final moments': il progetto è agli sgoccioli ('the project is in its final stages'). The verb form is sgocciolare ('to drip, drain'). The plural sgoccioli appears almost exclusively in this idiom.

Examples

"Le vacanze sono agli sgoccioli, purtroppo."

Natural Translation

The holidays are almost over, unfortunately.

Literal Translation

The holidays are at-the last-drops, unfortunately.

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