Aug 9, 2020 20:14
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English term

mere sniff of water

English to Italian Science Botany
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!

Proposed translations

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minimo sentore d’acqua

trovo che (benché) minimo ci stia bene
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agree zerlina
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grazie Zerlina!
agree Lisa Jane
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grazie Lisa!
agree martini
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agree Fabrizio Zambuto
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minima spruzzata d'acqua

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

anche la tua
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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
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