Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
dramul de fericire
English translation:
(even) the slightest degree of happiness
Romanian term
Romania
I take my responsibilities seriously.
Native in: Romanian 
, Hungarian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, Hungarian to Romanian, and 1 more.
dramul de fericire
cred că este dramul de fericire, şi nu gramul
the bit - the little bit of happiness?
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variants: Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African, British, Scottish) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
(even) the slightest degree of happiness
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Note added at 14 hrs (2014-03-11 09:35:14 GMT)
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Using the word "degree of" is a common way of expressing a measurement in terms of emotion or human quality. Ounce or gram of could possibly be used in English, but would sound rather colloquial and non-standard conversational.
"Degree
...
4. extent, measure, scope, or the like: To what degree will he cooperate?"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/degree?s=t
"So some of your earlier comments would seem to indicate that you feel that the highest DEGREE OF HAPPINESS must be lasting?"
(And various other occurrences in this text.)
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This might help you understand the idea of "degree" in this sense.
"by degrees
In small stages
(By degrees the country began to question the decisions their leaders were making)."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/degree
"Whenever I would feel even the SLIGHTEST DEGREE OF HAPPINESS, something of the warmth that a family can bring, at that very instant, some invisible instrument of torture would clamp down on my heart."
"If you were able to provide a cure for a man with an incurable terminal disease,...... , would that cause you the SLIGHTEST DEGREE OF HAPPINESS and joy?"
Germany
Quality - Professionalism - Reliability
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
that little extra bit of happiness
Not word for word, but SENSE for SENSE.
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania)
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, German to Romanian, and 1 more.
a/the touch/jot of happiness
"Life is hard, miserable, there isn't a jot of happiness or cheer in me..."
http://books.google.de/books?id=c3YT-po8BAsC&pg=PA78&lpg=PA7...
In alta ordine de idei, cred ca aici "dramul" ar avea sensul de "putina"
" putem căpăta dramul de fericire pe care ni-l poate oferi viaţa pe acest pământ."
" putem căpăta putina fericire pe care ne-o poate oferi viaţa pe acest pământ."
Romania
large experience in technical translatio
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
an ounce of happiness/ a spot of happiness
Romania
23 years of professional experience
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Romanian to English
the grain of happiness
http://poetrypoem.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?sitename=drizzleoftho...
“Happiness is a state of mind. It can never be found in the material things about us, in such things as wealth, position or power. Disillusioned and disappointed are they who spend a life-time harvesting and accumulating more wealth than they need, only to discover, too late that all the money in the world won’t buy a grain of happiness.” This is what Abraham Lincoln had to say years ago.
http://educationmonitor.net/The Fine Art of Living-431.html?...
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