drop in the bucket

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

drop in the bucket (plural drops in the bucket)

1. (idiomatic) An effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.

   A $100 donation from an individual is generous, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to the $100,000 fundraising goal.

Synonyms

• drop in the ocean

Translations

an effort or action having very little influence, especially as compared to a huge problem

• Arabic: قَطْرَة فِي الْمُحِيط (qaṭra fī l-muḥīṭ)
• Catalan: ^{(please verify)} una gota en un mar d'aigua
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 九牛一毛 (zh) (jiǔniúyīmáo), 杯水車薪／杯水车薪 (zh), 杯水车薪 (zh) (bēishuǐchēxīn), 滄海一粟／沧海一粟 (zh) (cānghǎiyīsù), 沧海一粟 (zh) (cānghǎiyīsù)

• Czech: kapka v moři
• Dutch: een druppel in de oceaan, een druppel op de gloeiende plaat
• Finnish: pisara meressä
• French: goutte d’eau dans l’océan (fr)
• Georgian: ზღვაში წვეთი (zɣvaši c̣veti)
• German: ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein (de)
• Hungarian: csepp a tengerben
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• Icelandic: dropi í hafið
• Italian: una goccia in un mare d'acqua
• Japanese: 大海の一滴 (taikai-no itteki)
• Maltese: qatra f’oċean
• Polish: kropla w morzu (pl)
• Portuguese: gota d'água no oceano f
• Russian: ка́пля в мо́ре (ru) (káplja v móre)
• Spanish: nimiedad (es) f
• Swedish: en droppe i havet (sv)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can