bit by bit

Significat (Anglès)

A small amount at a time

Conceptes

de mica en mica

collir

⛏️

poc a poc

segar

Sinònims

little by little

gradually

slowly

step by step

drop by drop

piece by piece

piecemeal

by degrees

grain by grain

in stages

mincing

mow down

one by one

pimples

progressively

spots

to pieces

as and when

parcelwise

by and by

collect

day by day

gather

gently

inchmeal

in keeping with

in parts

insensibly

Traduccions

peu à peu

allmählich

nach und nach

pouco a pouco

poco a poco

gradualmente

poco a poco

progressivement

petit à petit

Stück für Stück

graduellement

gradualmente

gradatamente

langsam

paulatim

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb frisó occidental: bytsje by bytsje

Cognat amb neerlandès: beetje bij beetje

In summary

From bit + by + bit. Compare West Frisian bytsje by bytsje (“bit by bit”), Dutch beetje bij beetje (“bit by bit”).

Frases

But horses tire bit by bit .