mere sniff of water

Italian translation: minimo sentore d’acqua

20:14 Aug 9, 2020
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
English term or phrase: mere sniff of water
Some bulbs put up with almost anything, and others die at a mere sniff of water at the wrong time.

...altri ***muoiono alla minima goccia d’acqua nel momento sbagliato***. Altre idee per tradurre questa frase?
Grazie!
Gaia Sibilla
Italy
Local time: 12:01
Italian translation:minimo sentore d’acqua
Explanation:
trovo che (benché) minimo ci stia bene
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dandamesh
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3 +4minimo sentore d’acqua
dandamesh
4 +1minima spruzzata d'acqua
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
4minimo/lieve getto/spruzzo/schizzo/innaffiata/zampillo
Elena Zanetti
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José Patrício

  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
minimo sentore d’acqua


Explanation:
trovo che (benché) minimo ci stia bene

dandamesh
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agree  zerlina
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agree  Lisa Jane
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agree  martini
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agree  Fabrizio Zambuto
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
minima spruzzata d'acqua


Explanation:
Some bulbs ... die at a mere sniff of water at the wrong time = ... bulbi muoiono alla (per la) minima spruzzata d'acqua nel momento sbagliato

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 43

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agree  Brent Sørensen
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minimo/lieve getto/spruzzo/schizzo/innaffiata/zampillo


Explanation:
anche la tua

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 12
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I think you're right:
British English informal a small amount or sign of something SYN hint
sniff of
He got us into this mess, and then left at the first sniff of trouble! - https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/sniff

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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