ж., -и 1. drop; driblet; до последна ~а кръв to the last drop of blood, to the bitter end; ~а в морето a drop in the ocean/bucket, a pill to cure an earthquake; ~а по ~а drop by drop, dropwise; by/in driblets; прен. bit by bit; ~а роса dewdrop; ~и пот beads of sweat/perspiration; не слагам нито ~а вино в уста never touch wine; тека ~а по ~а ooze;
2. (петно) spot, blob, speck; (като шарка) spot, dot; на ~и spotted, dotted; покривка е цялата в ~и the tablecloth is all (covered with) spots;
3. (малко) a spot/drop of; прен. a bit/jot/whit of; ни ~а разум/злоба/обич и пр. not a grain of common sense/malice/love, etc.; ни ~а съмнение not a shadow of doubt; нямам ни ~а милост be utterly merciless; нямам нито ~а срам be not in the least ashamed, be not the least bit ashamed, be brazen; • да мога, в ~а вода бих го удавил I hate his guts; ~а по ~а вир става little streams make great rivers; a saved penny makes them many; every little makes a mickle; little strokes fell great oaks; little and often fill the purse; take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves; минавам между ~ите pass unnoticed, get away with it; момиче като ~а a girl as beautiful as a rosebud; последната ~а (която прелива чашата) the last straw that breaks the camel’s back; приличат си като две ~и вода they are as like as two peas; there’s not a pin to choose between them.