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1 drop

1. noun
1) Tropfen, der

drops of rain/dew/blood/sweat — Regen- / Tau- / Bluts- / Schweißtropfen

drop by drop, in drops — tropfenweise

be a drop in the ocean or in the or a bucket — (fig.) ein Tropfen auf einen heißen Stein sein; (fig.): (small amount)

[just] a drop — [nur] ein kleiner Tropfen

2) (fig. coll.): (of alcohol) Gläschen, das

have had a drop too much — ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben (ugs.)

3) in pl. (Med.) Tropfen Pl.

4) (vertical distance)

there was a drop of 50 metres from the roof to the ground below — vom Dach bis zum Boden waren es 50 Meter

5) (abrupt descent of land) plötzlicher Abfall; Absturz, der

6) (fig.): (decrease) Rückgang, der

drop in temperature/prices — Temperatur-/Preisrückgang, der

a drop in the cost of living — ein Sinken der Lebenshaltungskosten

a drop in salary/wages/income — eine Gehalts-/Lohn-/Einkommensminderung
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (fall) (accidentally) [herunter]fallen; (deliberately) sich [hinunter]fallen lassen

drop out of or from somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand fallen

2) (sink to ground) [Person:] fallen

drop to the ground — umfallen; zu Boden fallen

drop [down] dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! — (coll.) scher dich zum Teufel!

drop into bed/an armchair — ins Bett/in einen Sessel sinken

be fit or ready to drop — (coll.) zum Umfallen müde sein

3) (in amount etc.) sinken; [Wind:] abflauen, sich legen; [Stimme:] sich senken; [Kinnlade:] herunterfallen

4) (move, go)

drop back — (Sport) zurückfallen

5) (fall in drops) [Flüssigkeit:] tropfen ( from aus)

6)

drop [back] into one's old routine — in den alten Trott verfallen

drop into the habit or way of doing something — die Gewohnheit annehmen, etwas zu tun

7) (cease)

the affair was allowed to drop — man ließ die Angelegenheit auf sich (Dat.) beruhen

8)

let drop — beiläufig erwähnen [Tatsache, Absicht]; fallen lassen [Bemerkung]

let drop that/when... — beiläufig erwähnen, dass/wann...
3. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (let fall) fallen lassen; abwerfen [Bomben, Flugblätter, Nachschub]; absetzen [Fallschirmjäger, Truppen]

drop a letter in the letter box — einen Brief einwerfen

drop the latch on the door — den Türriegel vorlegen

2) (by mistake) fallen lassen

she dropped crumbs on the floor/ juice on the table — ihr fielen Krümel auf den Boden/tropfte Saft auf den Tisch

he dropped the glass — ihm fiel das Glas herunter

3) (let fall in drops) tropfen

4) (utter casually) fallen lassen [Namen]

drop a hint — eine Anspielung machen

5) (send casually)

drop somebody a note or line — jemandem [ein paar Zeilen] schreiben

6) (set down, unload from car) absetzen [Mitfahrer, Fahrgast]

7) (omit) (in writing) auslassen; (in speech) nicht aussprechen

drop a name from a list — einen Namen von einer Liste streichen

8) (discontinue, abandon) fallen lassen [Plan, Thema, Anklage]; einstellen [Untersuchung, Ermittlungen]; beiseite lassen [Formalitäten]; aufgeben, Schluss machen mit [Verstellung, Heuchelei]

drop it! — lass das!

shall we drop the subject? — lassen Sie uns [lieber] das Thema wechseln

9)

drop somebody from a team — jemanden aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

10)

drop one's voice — die Stimme senken

11)

dropped handlebars — Rennlenker, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/99622/drop_by">drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

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[drop] 1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) der Tropfen

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) der Schluck

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) der Fall

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) der Abfall
2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) fallen lassen

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) fallen

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) aufgeben

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) absetzen

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) ein paar Zeilen schreiben

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- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
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drop

[drɒp, AM drɑ:p]

I. NOUN

1. (vertical distance) Gefälle nt; (difference in level) Höhenunterschied m

there's a \drop of two metres from the window to the ground die Distanz zwischen Fenster und Boden beträgt zwei Meter

a sheer \drop ein steiles Gefälle

2. (decrease) Rückgang m, Fall m

the \drop in magazine subscriptions is causing concern die Abnahme der Zeitschriftenabonnements ist Besorgnis erregend

\drop in temperatures Temperaturrückgang m

3. (by aircraft) Abwurf m

the supplies were delivered by air \drop die Vorräte wurden mit dem Fallschirm abgeworfen

food/letter \drop Futter-/Postabwurf m

\drop of medical supplies Abwurf m von medizinischen Versorgungsgütern

4. of liquid Tropfen m

\drop of rain/water Regen-/Wassertropfen m

\drops of paint Farbspritzer pl

\drop by \drop tropfenweise

▪ \drops pl MED Tropfen pl

5. ( fam: drink) Schluck m fam, Gläschen nt fam

a \drop more juice/whisky/wine noch einen Schluck Saft/Whisky/Wein

wine anyone? — just a \drop for me please will jemand Wein? — für mich bitte nur ganz wenig

to have had a \drop too much [to drink] ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben hum fam, einen sitzen haben fam

to have [or take] a \drop sich dat einen genehmigen hum fam

to like a wee \drop BRIT ganz gerne mal einen Schluck trinken

to not touch a \drop keinen Tropfen anrühren

6. (boiled sweet) Bonbon m o nt

fruit \drop Fruchtbonbon nt

7. (collection point) [Geheim]versteck nt

8. (execution by hanging)

▪ the \drop ( dated fam) [Tod m durch] Erhängen nt

he's for the \drop er soll gehängt werden

9.

▶ to get [or have] the \drop on sb jdm zuvorkommen

▶ at the \drop of a hat im Handumdrehen, prompt

▶ a \drop in the ocean ein Tropfen m auf den heißen Stein fig

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (cause to fall)

▪ to \drop sth etw fallen lassen

leaflets were \dropped on the town über der Stadt wurden Flugblätter abgeworfen

to \drop anchor Anker werfen, den Anker auswerfen, vor Anker gehen

to \drop ballast/a bomb Ballast/eine Bombe abwerfen

to \drop a bombshell ( fig) eine Bombe platzenlassen fig fam

to \drop a depth charge eine Wasserbombe abschießen

to \drop a stitch eine Masche fallen lassen

2. (lower)

▪ to \drop sth etw senken

you can \drop your arm now, Claire du kannst deinen Arm jetzt herunternehmen, Claire

to \drop one's eyes die Augen niederschlagen [o geh senken]

to \drop prices die Preise senken

to \drop one's voice die Stimme senken

3. ( fam: send)

to \drop sth in the post [or AM mail] etw in die Post tun fam

to \drop sb a line/postcard jdm ein paar Zeilen/eine [Post]karte schreiben

to \drop a letter into a mailbox AM einen Brief einwerfen

4. (dismiss)

to \drop sb [from his job] jdn entlassen

5. (give up)

▪ to \drop sth etw aufgeben [o fig fallenlassen]

I'm going to \drop aerobics next year nächstes Jahr höre ich mit Aerobic auf

let's \drop the subject lassen wir das Thema

to \drop an allegation/charges eine Behauptung/die Anklage fallenlassen

to \drop a course aus einem Kurs aussteigen fam

to \drop a demand von einer Forderung abgehen

to \drop everything alles stehen und liegen lassen

to let it \drop es auf sich dat beruhen lassen

6. (abandon)

▪ to \drop sb jdn fallenlassen fig, mit jdm nichts mehr zu tun haben wollen; (end a relationship) mit jdm Schluss machen fam

to \drop sb like a hot brick [or potato] ( fig) jdn wie eine heiße Kartoffel fallenlassen fam

7. SPORT

to \drop sb from a team jdn aus einer Mannschaft ausschließen

8. (leave out)

▪ to \drop sth etw weglassen

to \drop one's aitches [or h's] BRIT, AUS den Buchstaben ‚h‘ [im Anlaut] nicht aussprechen [o fam verschlucken] (euphemistisch für jemanden, der zur Unterschicht gehört)

9. ( fam: tell indirectly)

to \drop [sb] a hint [or some hints] [jdm gegenüber] eine Anspielung [o Andeutung] machen

I've been dropping hints that I would like to be invited ich habe durchblicken lassen, dass ich gerne eingeladen werden würde fam

to \drop a remark eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

to \drop a word in sb's ear [about sth] einmal mit jdm [über etw akk] sprechen

don't worry — I've \dropped a word in his ear mach dir keine Sorgen, ich habe ihn schon bearbeitet fam

10.

▶ to \drop the ball AM einen Schnitzer machen

▶ to \drop a brick [or BRIT clanger] ins Fettnäpfchen treten hum fam

▶ to \drop one's guard (cease being careful) unvorsichtig sein; (allow sb to get closer) seine Reserviertheit aufgeben

▶ to let it \drop that... beiläufig erwähnen, dass...; (make known) etw durchblicken lassen

▶ to \drop a name bekannte Persönlichkeiten beiläufig erwähnen und so tun, als würde man sie gut kennen, um andere zu beeindrucken

▶ to \drop sb right in it ( fam) jdn [ganz schön] reinreiten fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (descend) [herunter]fallen

to \drop into a chair in einen Sessel fallen [o sinken]

when he heard that he wasn't going to be invited his jaw \dropped als er hörte, dass er nicht eingeladen war, klappte ihm der Unterkiefer herunter

the curtain \dropped THEAT der Vorhang ist gefallen; ( fig)

the curtain has \dropped on communist rule über die kommunistische Herrschaft ist endgültig der Vorhang gefallen

2. (become lower) land sinken; water level fallen, sich akk senken; prices, temperatures sinken, zurückgehen, fallen

3. ( fam: become exhausted) umfallen, umsinken

to \drop with exhaustion [or tiredness] vor Erschöpfung umfallen

to be fit [or ready] to \drop zum Umfallen müde sein

to \drop [down] dead tot umfallen

\drop dead! ( fam) scher dich zum Teufel! fam

people are \dropping like flies here ( fam) die Leute fallen hier um wie die Fliegen fam

4.

▶ the penny \dropped esp BRIT der Groschen ist gefallen fam

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[drɒp]
1. NOUN

1) of liquid Tropfen m

drop by drop — tropfenweise

a drop of blood — ein Blutstropfen m, ein Tropfen m Blut

just a drop for me — für mich nur einen Tropfen

a drop of wine? — ein Schlückchen nt Wein?

it's a drop in the ocean or bucket (fig) — das ist ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein

eye drops — Augentropfen pl

2) = fall in temperature, prices Rückgang m (
in gen); (sudden) Sturz m ( in gen); (in blood pressure) Absinken nt ( in gen)
a drop in prices — ein Preisrückgang m/-sturz m

20% is quite a drop — 20%, das ist stark gefallen

he took a big drop in salary when he changed jobs — als er die Stelle wechselte, nahm er eine beträchtliche Gehaltsverschlechterung in Kauf

a sudden/noticeable drop in temperature — ein plötzlicher/merklicher Temperaturabfall

3) = vertical distance = difference in level Höhenunterschied m; (= fall) Sturz m, Fall m

a drop of ten feet — ein Höhenunterschied von zehn Fuß

there's a drop of ten feet down to the ledge — bis zu dem Felsvorsprung geht es zehn Fuß hinunter

it's a nasty drop — es geht tief hinunter

it was a sheer drop from the top of the cliff into the sea — die Klippen fielen schroff zum Meer ab

4) = delivery of supplies, arms Abwurf m; (of drugs etc) Lieferung f; (= parachute jump) (Ab)sprung m

the Red Cross made a drop of medical supplies into the flood zone — das Rote Kreuz warf Medikamente über dem Überschwemmungsgebiet ab

5) of gallows Falltür f

6) THEAT Vorhang m

7) = hiding place for secret mail toter Briefkasten

8)

= advantage to have the drop on sb — jdn ausstechen können

to get the drop on sb — sich (dat) einen Vorteil gegenüber jdm verschaffen

9) = sweet Drops m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = cause to fall in drops liquid tropfen

2) = allow to fall fallen lassen; bomb, supplies, pamphlets, burden abwerfen; parachutist absetzen; voice senken; curtsy machen; (KNITTING) stitch fallen lassen; (= lower) hemline herunterlassen; (THEAT) curtain herunterlassen

I dropped my watch — meine Uhr ist runtergefallen

don't drop it! — lass es nicht fallen!

he dropped his heavy cases on the floor —

drop that gun! — lass die Pistole fallen!

or mailbox (US) — einen Brief einwerfen or in den Briefkasten werfen

or pants — die Jungen ließen ihre Hosen herunter

3) = kill bird abschießen; (sl) person abknallen (inf)

4) = set down from car person absetzen; thing abliefern; (COMPUT: after dragging with mouse) ablegen; (from boat) cargo löschen

5) = utter casually remark, name fallen lassen; clue geben; hint machen

he let drop that he was going to get married (by mistake) — es rutschte ihm raus, dass er heiraten wollte (inf); (deliberately) er erwähnte so nebenbei, dass er heiraten wollte

6) = send postcard, note, line schreiben

to drop sb a note or a line — jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben

7) = omit word, reference auslassen; (deliberately) weglassen (from in +dat); programme absetzen

this word drops the "e" in the plural — bei diesem Wort fällt das "e" im Plural weg

the paper refused to drop the story — die Zeitung weigerte sich, die Geschichte fallen zu lassen

he drops his aitches — er verschluckt immer das "h"

8) = abandon work, habit, lifestyle aufgeben; idea, plan fallen lassen, aufgeben; discussion, conversation abbrechen; candidate, minister, friend fallen lassen; girlfriend Schluss machen mit; (JUR) case niederschlagen

you'll find it hard to drop the habit — es wird Ihnen schwerfallen, sich (dat) das abzugewöhnen

you'd better drop the idea — schlagen Sie sich (dat) das aus dem Kopf

to drop sb from a team — jdn aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

let's drop the subject —

let's drop it! — lassen wir das!

drop it! (inf) — hör auf (damit)!

drop everything (and come here immediately)! (inf) — lass alles stehen und liegen (und komm sofort her)!

9) = lose money verlieren, loswerden (inf)

she dropped the first three games (Tennis) — sie gab die ersten drei Spiele ab

10) = give birth to (animal) werfen

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = drip liquid (herunter)tropfen

2) = fall object (herunter)fallen; (THEAT curtain) fallen; (rate, temperature etc) sinken; (wind) sich legen; (voice) sich senken

don't let it drop —

to drop astern (Naut) — zurückfallen

Britain has dropped from fifth to tenth in the league — Großbritannien ist vom fünften auf den zehnten Ligaplatz (zurück)gefallen

3) to the ground person fallen; (= collapse) umfallen, umkippen (inf)

to drop to the ground —

to drop to one's knees — auf die Knie fallen or sinken

she dropped into an armchair — sie sank in einen Sessel, sie ließ sich in einen Sessel fallen

I'm ready to drop (inf) — ich bin zum Umfallen müde (inf)

she danced till she dropped (inf) — sie tanzte bis zum Umfallen (inf) or Gehtnichtmehr (inf)

to drop dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! ( inf, expressing contempt ) — geh zum Teufel!

small businesses were dropping like flies in the recession (inf) — während der Rezession gingen kleine Geschäfte massenweise ein (inf)

4) = end conversation etc aufhören

to let sth drop —

you can't just let the matter drop — Sie können die Sache nicht einfach auf sich beruhen lassen

shall we let it drop? — sollen wir es darauf beruhen lassen?

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drop [drɒp; US drɑp]

A s

1. Tropfen m:

a drop of blood ein Blutstropfen;

empty the glass to the last drop das Glas bis auf den letzten Tropfen leeren;

a drop in the bucket ( oder ocean) fig ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein;

the last drop which made the cup run over der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen brachte

2. pl MED Tropfen pl

3. fig Tropfen m, Tröpfchen n:

drop by drop, in drops tropfen-, tröpfchenweise

4. fig Glas n, Gläschen n:

he has had a drop too much er hat ein Glas oder eins oder einen über den Durst getrunken;

he likes a drop er trinkt gern einen

5. tropfenähnliches Gebilde, besonders

a) Ohrgehänge n

b) (herabhängendes) Prisma (am Glaslüster)

6. Bonbon m/n: → fruit drop

7. a) Fallen n, Fall m ( from aus):

at the drop of a hat umg beim geringsten Anlass; mir nichts, dir nichts;

get ( oder have) the drop on sb umg jemandem (beim Ziehen der Waffe) zuvorkommen, fig jemandem überlegen sein, jemandem (weit) voraus sein

b) → airdrop A

8. fig Fall m, Sturz m:

drop in prices WIRTSCH Preissturz;

drop in (the) temperature Temperatursturz, -abfall;

drop in the voltage ELEK Spannungsabfall

9. Fall(tiefe) m(f):

a drop of ten feet ein Fall aus 10 Fuß Höhe

10. (plötzliche) Senkung, (steiler) Abfall, Gefälle n

11. a) Fallvorrichtung f

b) Vorrichtung f zum Herablassen (von Lasten etc)

12. Falltür f

13. a) Fallbrett n (am Galgen)

b) Galgen m

14. (Fall)Klappe f (am Schlüsselloch etc)

15. besonders US (Brief- etc) Einwurf m

16. → drop curtain

B v/i prät und pperf dropped, obs dropt [drɒpt; US drɑpt]

1. (herab)tropfen, herabtröpfeln

2. triefen ( with von, vor dat)

3. (herab-, herunter)fallen ( from von; out of aus):

let sth drop etwas fallen lassen;

these words dropped from his lips fig diese Worte kamen von seinen Lippen

4. (nieder)sinken, fallen:

drop on one’s knees auf die Knie sinken oder fallen;

drop into a chair in einen Sessel sinken, sich in einen Sessel fallen lassen

5. a) (ohnmächtig) zu Boden sinken, umfallen:

be fit ( oder ready) to drop (with fatigue) zum Umfallen müde sein, sich vor Müdigkeit kaum mehr auf den Beinen halten können

b) auch drop dead tot umfallen:

drop dead! fig sl geh zum Teufel!

6. fig aufhören, im Sande verlaufen, einschlafen:

our correspondence dropped

7. (ver)fallen:

drop into a habit in eine Gewohnheit verfallen, sich etwas angewöhnen

8. (ab)sinken, sich senken

9. sinken, fallen, heruntergehen (Preise, Thermometer etc)

10. leiser werden (Stimme)

11. sich legen (Wind)

12. zufällig oder unerwartet kommen oder gehen:

drop into the room unerwartet ins Zimmer kommen, ins Zimmer schneien umg;

drop across sb (sth) zufällig auf jemanden (etwas) stoßen

13. umg herfallen (on, across, into über jemanden)

14. → drop back:

drop behind

a) zurückfallen hinter (akk),

b) sich zurückfallen lassen hinter (akk);

drop to the rear zurückbleiben, ins Hintertreffen geraten;

drop four places SPORT etc um vier Plätze zurückfallen

15. ZOOL Junge werfen, besonders

a) lammen

b) kalben

c) fohlen

16. abfallen (Gelände etc)

C v/t

1. (herab)tropfen oder (-)tröpfeln lassen

2. tropfenweise eingießen

3. eine Träne vergießen, fallen lassen

4. a) senken, herablassen

b) die Hose herunterlassen

5. fallen lassen, (Golf) den Ball droppen, sein Taschentuch etc verlieren:

drop everything alles liegen und stehen lassen; → potato

6. (hinein)werfen ( into in akk)

7. a) Bomben etc (ab)werfen

b) → airdrop B

8. SCHIFF den Anker auswerfen

9. eine Bemerkung fallen lassen:

drop sb a line ( oder note) jemandem ein paar Zeilen schreiben;

drop names → name-drop

10. ein Thema, eine Absicht etc fallen lassen:

let’s drop the matter sprechen wir von etwas anderem!; → charge C 9

11. eine Tätigkeit aufgeben, aufhören mit, SCHULE ein Fach abwählen:

drop writing aufhören zu schreiben;

drop the correspondence die Korrespondenz einschlafen lassen;

drop it! hör auf damit!, lass das!

12. a) jemanden fallen lassen

b) auch drop from the team SPORT einen Spieler aus der Mannschaft nehmen

c) einen Film etc absetzen

13. besonders US jemanden entlassen

14. ZOOL Junge, besonders Lämmer werfen

15. eine Last, auch Passagiere absetzen

16. besonders US umg Geld verlieren, besonders verspielen

17. Buchstaben etc auslassen: → aitch, H¹ 1

18. a) zu Fall bringen

b) zu Boden schlagen, (Boxen auch) auf die Bretter schicken

19. a) einen Vogel abschießen

b) umg jemanden abknallen

20. die Augen oder die Stimme senken:

drop one’s voice to a whisper

21. SPORT einen Punkt etc abgeben (to gegen):

drop a shot (Golf) einen Schlag verlieren, ein Bogey spielen

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1. noun
1) Tropfen, der

drops of rain/dew/blood/sweat — Regen- / Tau- / Bluts- / Schweißtropfen

drop by drop, in drops — tropfenweise

be a drop in the ocean or in the or a bucket — (fig.) ein Tropfen auf einen heißen Stein sein; (fig.): (small amount)

[just] a drop — [nur] ein kleiner Tropfen

2) (fig. coll.): (of alcohol) Gläschen, das

have had a drop too much — ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben (ugs.)

3) in pl. (Med.) Tropfen Pl.

4) (vertical distance)

there was a drop of 50 metres from the roof to the ground below — vom Dach bis zum Boden waren es 50 Meter

5) (abrupt descent of land) plötzlicher Abfall; Absturz, der

6) (fig.): (decrease) Rückgang, der

drop in temperature/prices — Temperatur-/Preisrückgang, der

a drop in the cost of living — ein Sinken der Lebenshaltungskosten

a drop in salary/wages/income — eine Gehalts-/Lohn-/Einkommensminderung
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (fall) (accidentally) [herunter]fallen; (deliberately) sich [hinunter]fallen lassen

drop out of or from somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand fallen

2) (sink to ground) [Person:] fallen

drop to the ground — umfallen; zu Boden fallen

drop [down] dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! — (coll.) scher dich zum Teufel!

drop into bed/an armchair — ins Bett/in einen Sessel sinken

be fit or ready to drop — (coll.) zum Umfallen müde sein

3) (in amount etc.) sinken; [Wind:] abflauen, sich legen; [Stimme:] sich senken; [Kinnlade:] herunterfallen

4) (move, go)

drop back — (Sport) zurückfallen

5) (fall in drops) [Flüssigkeit:] tropfen ( from aus)

6)

drop [back] into one's old routine — in den alten Trott verfallen

drop into the habit or way of doing something — die Gewohnheit annehmen, etwas zu tun

7) (cease)

the affair was allowed to drop — man ließ die Angelegenheit auf sich (Dat.) beruhen

8)

let drop — beiläufig erwähnen [Tatsache, Absicht]; fallen lassen [Bemerkung]

let drop that/when... — beiläufig erwähnen, dass/wann...
3. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (let fall) fallen lassen; abwerfen [Bomben, Flugblätter, Nachschub]; absetzen [Fallschirmjäger, Truppen]

drop a letter in the letter box — einen Brief einwerfen

drop the latch on the door — den Türriegel vorlegen

2) (by mistake) fallen lassen

she dropped crumbs on the floor/ juice on the table — ihr fielen Krümel auf den Boden/tropfte Saft auf den Tisch

he dropped the glass — ihm fiel das Glas herunter

3) (let fall in drops) tropfen

4) (utter casually) fallen lassen [Namen]

drop a hint — eine Anspielung machen

5) (send casually)

drop somebody a note or line — jemandem [ein paar Zeilen] schreiben

6) (set down, unload from car) absetzen [Mitfahrer, Fahrgast]

7) (omit) (in writing) auslassen; (in speech) nicht aussprechen

drop a name from a list — einen Namen von einer Liste streichen

8) (discontinue, abandon) fallen lassen [Plan, Thema, Anklage]; einstellen [Untersuchung, Ermittlungen]; beiseite lassen [Formalitäten]; aufgeben, Schluss machen mit [Verstellung, Heuchelei]

drop it! — lass das!

shall we drop the subject? — lassen Sie uns [lieber] das Thema wechseln

9)

drop somebody from a team — jemanden aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

10)

drop one's voice — die Stimme senken

11)

dropped handlebars — Rennlenker, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

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n.

Abfall -¨e m.

Niederfallen n.

Schlückchen n.

Tropfen - m. v.

absetzen v.

fallen (lassen) v.

fallen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)

streichen v.

(§ p.,pp.: strich, ist/hat gestrichen)

tropfen v.

zusammen brechen v.

zusammenbrechen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > drop
2 drop

drop
1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota, culo (de vaso/botella)

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) caída, descenso

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) desnivel

2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) dejar caer, tirar

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) caer

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) dejar, abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) dejar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escribir

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- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out

drop¹ n

1. descenso / bajada

a drop in temperatures un descenso de las temperaturas

2. gota

a drop of perfume una gota de perfume

drop² vb dejar caer

I dropped the glass and it broke se me cayó el vaso y se rompió

she dropped a coin in the fountain tiró una moneda a la fuente

to drop in on someone pasar a ver a alguien

El pasado y participio pasado de drop se escribe dropped; el gerundio se escribe dropping

drop

tr[drɒp]

noun

1 (of liquid) gota

■ she carried the cup without spilling a drop llevó la taza sin derramar ni una gota

■ we could do with a drop of rain nos iría bien un poco de lluvia

■ I never touch a drop no pruebo ni gota (de alcohol)

■ a tear drop una lágrima

2 (sweet) pastilla, caramelo

3 (descent, distance down) desnivel nombre masculino, caída

■ a sheer drop una caída a plomo

4 (fall - gen) caída; (in price) bajada, caída; (in sales) disminución nombre femenino, descenso; (in temperature) descenso

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (collection point) lugar nombre masculino de recogida

■ mail drop dirección postal

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (delivery - from plane) lanzamiento; (- from van) entrega, reparto

transitive verb (pt & pp dropped, ger dropping)

1 (let fall - accidentally) caérsele a uno

■ he dropped the glass se le cayó el vaso

■ don't drop it! ¡que no se te caiga!

■ I must have dropped it se me debe haber caído

■ the goalkeeper dropped the ball al portero se le escapó el balón

2 (let fall - deliberately) dejar caer, tirar; (let go of) soltar; (launch - bomb, supplies) lanzar

■ she dropped her handkerchief by his chair dejó caer su pañuelo al lado de su silla

■ drop it! ¡suéltalo!

3 (lower - voice) bajar; (- speed) reducir; (- prices) bajar, reducir

4 familiar (set down - passenger) dejar ( off, -); (- delivery) dejar, pasar a dejar ( off, -)

■ where shall I drop you? ¿dónde quieres que te deje?

5 (give up, abandon - school subject, course, etc) dejar, abandonar; (- idea, plan) abandonar, renunciar a; (- case) abandonar; (- charge) retirar; (- boyfriend, girlfriend) plantar

■ let's drop the subject cambiemos de tema

■ drop everything dejarlo todo plantado

■ drop it! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!, ¡ya está bien!

6 (omit, leave out - in speaking) no pronunciar, comerse; (in writing) omitir

■ don't drop your "h's' no te comas las "haches"

■ the gerund drops the final "e' el gerundio pierde la "e" final

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (player from team) echar, sacar, no seleccionar; (lose) perder

8 (in knitting) soltar, dejar escapar

9 slang (take drug) tomarse

intransitive verb

1 (fall - object) caer, caerse; (- person) dejarse caer, tirarse

■ an orange dropped out of her bag se le cayó una naranja de la bolsa

■ he dropped to his knees cayó de rodillas

2 (collapse) desplomarse, caer rendido,-a

■ dance till you drop baila hasta que no puedas más

■ she dropped into an armchair se desplomó en un sillón

3 (prices) bajar, caer, descender; (wind) amainar; (temperature) bajar, descender; (speed) reducirse, disminuir; (voice) bajar

4 (land, ground) caer

5 (lapse) dejar

■ let it drop! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!

plural noun drops

1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL gotas nombre femenino plural

■ I'll give you some eye drops te daré un colirio

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a drop in the ocean una gota de agua en el mar, un grano de arena en el desierto

to do something at the drop of a hat hacer algo en cualquier momento, hacer algo sin más ni más

to drop a brick / drop a clanger hacer una plancha, meter la pata

to drop a hint soltar una indirecta

to drop dead caerse muerto,-a

■ drop dead! ¡vete a la porra!, ¡vete al demonio!

to drop names mencionar a gente importante

to drop somebody a line / drop somebody a note escribir cuatro/unas líneas a alguien

to have a drop too much beber más de la cuenta

to let drop that... dejar caer/escapar que...

drop curtain SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL telón nombre masculino

drop kick (in rugby) botepronto

drop shot dejada

drop ['drɑp] v, dropped ; dropping vt

1) : dejar caer, soltar

she dropped the glass: se le cayó el vaso

to drop a hint: dejar caer una indirecta

2) send: mandar

drop me a line: mándame unas líneas

3) abandon: abandonar, dejar

to drop the subject: cambiar de tema

4) lower: bajar

he dropped his voice: bajó la voz

5) omit: omitir

6)

to drop off : dejar

drop vi

1) drip: gotear

2) fall: caer(se)

3) decrease, descend: bajar, descender

the wind dropped: amainó el viento

4)

to drop backor to drop behind : rezagarse, quedarse atrás

5)

to drop byor to drop in : pasar

drop n

1) : gota f (de líquido)

2) decline: caída f, bajada f, descenso m

3) incline: caída f, pendiente f

a 20-foot drop: una caída de 20 pies

4) sweet: pastilla f, dulce m

5) drops npl

: gotas fpl (de medicina)

drop

n.

• baja s.f.

• bajón s.m.

• caída s.f.

• declive s.m.

• depresión s.f.

• descenso s.m.

• gota s.f.

• lágrima s.f.

v.

• abandonar v.

• bajar v.

• caer v.

(§pres: caigo, caes...)

• dejar caer v.

• gotear v.

• inclinar v.

• suprimir v.

drɑːp, drɒp
I

noun

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

we haven't had a drop of rain for six weeks — no ha caído una gota de agua en seis semanas

b) ( small amount) gota f

can I have a drop? — ¿me das una gotita?

she's had a drop too much — ha bebido más de la cuenta

a drop in the ocean — un grano de arena en el desierto, una insignificancia

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

ear/nose drops — gotas para los oídos/la nariz

eye drops — colirio m

d) ( candy)

acid drops — caramelos mpl ácidos

chocolate drops — pastillas fpl de chocolate

2)

a) ( fall) (no pl) ( in temperature) descenso m; ( in prices) caída f, baja f

she had to take a drop in salary — tuvo que aceptar un sueldo más bajo

a drop of 30% o a 30% drop in sales — un descenso del 30% en las ventas

at the drop of a hat — en cualquier momento

b) ( difference in height) caída f

a sheer drop — una caída a plomo

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( accidentally)

I/you/he dropped the cup — se me/te/le cayó la taza

don't drop it! — que no se te caiga!

this is your big chance, so don't drop the ball — (AmE) es tu gran oportunidad, así que no vayas a meter la pata (fam)

I've dropped a stitch — se me ha escapado un punto

b) ( deliberately) \<\<cup/vase\>\> dejar caer, tirar; \<\<bomb/supplies\>\> lanzar*

drop that gun! — suelta ese revólver!

to drop a brick o (BrE) a clanger — meter la pata (fam)

to drop somebody/something like a hot potato — no querer* saber nada más de algn/algo

2) ( lower) \<\<hem\>\> alargar*, bajar; \<\<eyes/voice\>\> bajar

3)

a) ( set down) \<\<passenger/cargo\>\> dejar

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

I can drop them there on my way home — puedo pasar por allí a dejarlos de camino a casa

4) ( send) (colloq) \<\<card/letter\>\> mandar

drop me a line — a ver si me mandas or me escribes unas líneas

5) ( utter) \<\<hint/remark\>\> soltar*, dejar caer

to let it drop that... — ( inadvertently) dejar escapar que...; ( deliberately) dejar caer que...

6)

a) ( omit) \<\<letter/syllable/word\>\> omitir

to drop something (FROM something) — \<\<chapter/scene/article\>\> suprimir algo (de algo)

to drop somebody from a team — sacar* a algn de un equipo

b) (give up, abandon) \<\<case\>\> abandonar; \<\<charges\>\> retirar; \<\<plan/idea\>\> abandonar, renunciar a; \<\<friend/associate\>\> dejar de ver a

let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

just drop everything and come — déjalo todo y vente

2.

drop vi

1)

a) ( fall) \<\<object\>\> caer(se)*; \<\<plane\>\> bajar, descender*

he dropped to the ground — ( deliberately) se tiró al suelo; ( fell) cayó de un golpe

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

to be ready to drop — estar* cayéndose

to drop (down) dead — caerse* muerto

drop dead! — (colloq) vete al demonio! (fam)

2)

a) ( decrease) \<\<wind\>\> amainar; \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender*; \<\<prices\>\> bajar, experimentar un descenso (frml); \<\<voice\>\> bajar

b) ( in height) \<\<terrain\>\> caer*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

[drɒp]
1. N

1) [of liquid] gota f

"would you like some milk?" - "just a drop" — -¿quieres leche? -una gota nada más

in three weeks we didn't have a drop of rain — no cayó ni una gota en tres semanas

would you like a drop of soup? — ¿quieres un poco de sopa?

• there's just a drop left — queda solo una gota

• he's had a drop too much * — ha bebido más de la cuenta

• I haven't touched a drop — no he probado una sola gota

- a drop in the ocean

2) drops (Med) gotas fpl

3) (=sweet) pastilla f

4) (=fall) (in price) bajada f, caída f ; (in demand) disminución f, reducción f

a drop of 10% — una bajada del 10 por ciento

• to take a drop in salary — aceptar un salario más bajo

• a drop in temperature — una bajada de las temperaturas

- at the drop of a hat

5) (=steep incline) pendiente f ; (=fall) caída f

a drop of ten metres — una caída de diez metros

6) (by parachute) [of supplies, arms etc] lanzamiento m

7) (for secret mail) escondrijo m (para correo secreto)

8)

- have the drop on sb

9) (Theat) telón m de boca

2. VT

1) (=let fall)

a) (deliberately) [+ object] dejar caer; (=release, let go of) soltar; [+ bomb, parachutist] lanzar; [+ anchor] echar; [+ liquid] echar gota a gota

the cat dropped the mouse at my feet — el gato soltó al ratón junto a mis pies

don't drop your coat on the floor, hang it up — no sueltes el abrigo en el suelo, cuélgalo

to drop a letter in the postbox — echar una carta al buzón

drop it! * — (gun) ¡suéltalo!

b) (accidentally)

I dropped the glass — se me cayó el vaso

I've dropped a stitch — (Knitting) se me escapó un punto

2) (=lower) [+ eyes, voice, price, hem] bajar

3) (=set down) (from car) [+ object, person] dejar; (from boat) [+ cargo, passengers] descargar

could you drop me at the station? — ¿me puedes dejar en la estación?

4) (=utter casually) [+ remark, name, clue] soltar

• to drop (sb) a hint about sth — echar (a algn) una indirecta sobre algo

• to drop a word in sb's ear — decir algo a algn en confianza

5) (=send casually) [+ postcard, note] echar

to drop sb a line — mandar unas líneas a algn

6) (=omit) (from text) suprimir

• to drop one's h's or aitches — no pronunciar las haches

• I've been dropped from the team — me han sacado del equipo

7) (=abandon) [+ conversation, correspondence] dejar; [+ candidate] rechazar; [+ boyfriend] dejar, plantar; [+ friend] romper con; [+ charges] retirar; [+ claim, plan] renunciar a, abandonar

we had to drop what we were doing — tuvimos que dejar lo que estábamos haciendo

they dropped him like a hot brick — lo abandonaron como a perro sarnoso

I'm going to drop chemistry — no voy a dar más química

• to drop everything — soltarlo todo

• drop it! * — (subject) ¡ya está bien!

• let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

8) (=lose) [+ game] perder

9) (Drugs)

to drop acid ** — tomar ácido

3. VI

1) (=fall) [object, person] caer(se)

to drop with exhaustion — caer rendido

• drop dead! * — ¡vete al cuerno! *

• I'm fit to drop * — estoy que no me tengo

• he let it drop that... — reveló que...

so we let the matter drop — así que dejamos el asunto

2) (=decrease) [wind] calmarse, amainar; [temperature, price, voice] bajar; [numbers, crowd, demand] disminuir

the temperature will drop tonight — la temperatura bajará esta noche

4.

CPD

drop goal N — (Rugby) drop m

drop handlebars NPL — manillar msing de (bicicleta de) carreras

drop kick N — puntapié m de botepronto

drop shot N — dejada f

drop zone N — (Aer) zona f de salto

- drop across

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop down

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

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[drɑːp, drɒp]
I

noun

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

we haven't had a drop of rain for six weeks — no ha caído una gota de agua en seis semanas

b) ( small amount) gota f

can I have a drop? — ¿me das una gotita?

she's had a drop too much — ha bebido más de la cuenta

a drop in the ocean — un grano de arena en el desierto, una insignificancia

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

ear/nose drops — gotas para los oídos/la nariz

eye drops — colirio m

d) ( candy)

acid drops — caramelos mpl ácidos

chocolate drops — pastillas fpl de chocolate

2)

a) ( fall) (no pl) ( in temperature) descenso m; ( in prices) caída f, baja f

she had to take a drop in salary — tuvo que aceptar un sueldo más bajo

a drop of 30% o a 30% drop in sales — un descenso del 30% en las ventas

at the drop of a hat — en cualquier momento

b) ( difference in height) caída f

a sheer drop — una caída a plomo

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( accidentally)

I/you/he dropped the cup — se me/te/le cayó la taza

don't drop it! — que no se te caiga!

this is your big chance, so don't drop the ball — (AmE) es tu gran oportunidad, así que no vayas a meter la pata (fam)

I've dropped a stitch — se me ha escapado un punto

b) ( deliberately) \<\<cup/vase\>\> dejar caer, tirar; \<\<bomb/supplies\>\> lanzar*

drop that gun! — suelta ese revólver!

to drop a brick o (BrE) a clanger — meter la pata (fam)

to drop somebody/something like a hot potato — no querer* saber nada más de algn/algo

2) ( lower) \<\<hem\>\> alargar*, bajar; \<\<eyes/voice\>\> bajar

3)

a) ( set down) \<\<passenger/cargo\>\> dejar

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

I can drop them there on my way home — puedo pasar por allí a dejarlos de camino a casa

4) ( send) (colloq) \<\<card/letter\>\> mandar

drop me a line — a ver si me mandas or me escribes unas líneas

5) ( utter) \<\<hint/remark\>\> soltar*, dejar caer

to let it drop that... — ( inadvertently) dejar escapar que...; ( deliberately) dejar caer que...

6)

a) ( omit) \<\<letter/syllable/word\>\> omitir

to drop something (FROM something) — \<\<chapter/scene/article\>\> suprimir algo (de algo)

to drop somebody from a team — sacar* a algn de un equipo

b) (give up, abandon) \<\<case\>\> abandonar; \<\<charges\>\> retirar; \<\<plan/idea\>\> abandonar, renunciar a; \<\<friend/associate\>\> dejar de ver a

let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

just drop everything and come — déjalo todo y vente

2.

drop vi

1)

a) ( fall) \<\<object\>\> caer(se)*; \<\<plane\>\> bajar, descender*

he dropped to the ground — ( deliberately) se tiró al suelo; ( fell) cayó de un golpe

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

to be ready to drop — estar* cayéndose

to drop (down) dead — caerse* muerto

drop dead! — (colloq) vete al demonio! (fam)

2)

a) ( decrease) \<\<wind\>\> amainar; \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender*; \<\<prices\>\> bajar, experimentar un descenso (frml); \<\<voice\>\> bajar

b) ( in height) \<\<terrain\>\> caer*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

English-spanish dictionary > drop
3 drop

drop

A n

1 (drip, globule) gen, Med goutte f ; drop by drop goutte à goutte ; add the oil in drops ajouter l'huile goutte à goutte ; would you like a drop of milk/whisky? voulez-vous une goutte de lait/de whisky? ; just a drop juste une goutte ; a drop more milk encore un peu de lait ; this isn't a bad drop of wine/whisky il n'est pas mauvais ce petit vin/whisky ; he's definitely had a drop too much! euph il a bu un verre de trop! ;

2 ( decrease) (in prices, inflation, numbers, birthrate, exports, demand) baisse f (in de), diminution f (in de) ; (in speed, pressure, noise) diminution f (in de) ; ( in temperature) baisse f (in de) ; there has been a sharp drop in unemployment on constate une forte baisse or diminution du nombre de chômeurs ; a 5% drop in sth, a drop of 5% in sth une baisse de 5% de qch ;

3 (vertical distance, slope) there's a drop of 100 m from the top to the water below il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet jusqu'à l'eau ; don't lean out-it's a big drop ne te penche pas-c'est haut ; it's quite a drop from the top of the cliff/tower la falaise/la tour est très haute ; there was a steep drop on either side of the ridge il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté de l'arête ; a sheer drop (of 200 m) to the rocks below une brusque dénivellation (de 200 m) jusqu'aux rochers en contrebas ;

4 ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m, parachutage m ; (from lorry, van) livraison f ; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute ; to make a drop [parachutist] faire un saut en parachute ; a drop of food and blankets was made to the stricken area des denrées et des couvertures ont été larguées or parachutées sur la zone sinistrée ;

5 (on necklace, earring) goutte f ; ( on chandelier) pendeloque f ;

6 ( sweet) pear/lemon drop bonbon m à la poire/au citron ; chocolate drop crotte f en chocolat ;

7 ( gallows) potence f ;

8 Theat = drop curtain.

B vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber ; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher ; mind you don't drop it! fais attention de ne pas le laisser tomber or le lâcher ; she dropped a stone into the well elle a laissé tomber or a lâché une pierre dans le puits ; drop it! lit lâche ça! ; she dropped a coin into the slot/a letter into the box elle a mis une pièce dans la fente/une lettre dans la boîte ; he dropped a 30-foot putt ≈ il a rentré un putt de 9 mètres ; she dropped the shuttlecock over the net elle a fait passer le volant juste derrière le filet ;

2 ( deliver) [aircraft] lâcher, parachuter [supplies, equipment] ; parachuter [person] ; larguer, lâcher [bomb, shell] ;

3 ( leave) ( also drop off) déposer [person, object] ; can you drop me (off) at the post office/at Claire's, please? est-ce que vous pouvez me déposer devant la Poste/chez Claire, s'il vous plaît? ;

4 ( lower) baisser [curtain, sail, hem, neckline, price] ; to drop one's eyes/gaze/voice baisser les yeux/le regard/la voix ; to drop one's trousers ○ baisser son pantalon ; to drop one's speed ralentir ;

5 ( give casually) to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch ; to drop sb a card/a note/a letter envoyer une carte/un mot/une lettre à qn ; he just dropped it into the conversation that he was leaving il a juste fait allusion, dans la conversation, à son départ ;

6 ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode, word] ; écarter [team member, player] ; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, digit, item on list] ; ne pas prononcer [syllable, sound] ; he's been dropped from the team il a été écarté de l'équipe ;

7 ( abandon) laisser tomber ○ [friend, boyfriend] ; ( give up) abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [school subject, work] ; renoncer à [habit, custom, idea, plan] ; abandonner [conversation, matter] ; retirer [charges, accusation, claim] ; to drop everything tout laisser tomber ; can we drop that subject, please? on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose? ; just drop it ○ , will you! laisse tomber, tu veux bien ○ ! ; let's drop the formalities ne nous embarrassons pas de formalités ;

8 gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [money, point, game, serve] ;

9 Zool ( give birth to) mettre bas [calf, foal, young] ;

10 argot des drogués to drop acid prendre du LSD.

C vi ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 (fall, descend) [object, liquid, curtain, leaf] tomber ; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber ; ( by accident) tomber ; we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over nous nous sommes jetés par terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous ; to drop to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to drop into a chair se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil ; the pen dropped from ou out of his hand le stylo lui est tombé des mains ; the key must have dropped out of the hole in my pocket la clé a dû passer par le trou de ma poche ; his arm dropped to his side il a laissé retomber le bras ; his mouth dropped open ( from surprise) il en est resté bouche bée ; ( in sleep) il a ouvert la bouche ; the sun dropped below the horizon le soleil a disparu à l'horizon ; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1 000 m ;

2 ( fall away) the cliff drops into the sea la falaise tombe dans la mer ; the road drops steeply down the mountain la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne ; ⇒ drop away ;

3 (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, noise, wind, temperature, level, speed] baisser ; to drop (from sth) to sth [prices, inflation, temperature, speed] tomber (de qch) à qch ; [person] descendre (de qch) à qch ; the temperature dropped (from 6°C) to 0° C la température est tombée (de 6°C) à 0°C ; she dropped to third place elle est descendue à la troisième place ;

4 ○ ( collapse) he was ready ou fit to drop il tombait de fatigue ; to do sth until one drops ou is ready to drop faire qch jusqu'à l'épuisement ;

5 ( come to an end) to let sth drop laisser tomber qch [matter, subject, conversation, course, job] ;

6 Sewing [curtain, garment] s'allonger ; the hem of my skirt has dropped l'ourlet de ma jupe s'est défait.

Idioms

to drop a brick ○ ou clanger ○ faire une gaffe ○ ; a drop in the bucket ou ocean une goutte d'eau dans la mer ; to drop sb in it ○ mettre qn dans le pétrin ○ ; to get/have the drop on sb US prendre/avoir l'avantage sur qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ drop away

1 ( diminish) [attendance, numbers, support, interest] diminuer ; [concentration] faiblir ;

2 ( fall steeply) [path, road] descendre brusquement ; ( end) s'arrêter brusquement.

■ drop back ( deliberately) rester en arrière, se laisser distancer ; ( because unable to keep up) prendre du retard.

■ drop behind

1 = drop back ;

2 fig (in school, at work) prendre du retard ; to drop behind sb/sth lit ( deliberately) se laisser distancer par qn/qch ; fig prendre du retard sur qn/qch.

■ drop by passer ; if there's anything you need just drop by si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce soit, passez me/nous voir ; I dropped by to see her today je suis passé la voir aujourd'hui.

■ drop in:

▶ drop in passer ; drop in and have a cup of tea passez prendre une tasse de thé ; to drop in on sb passer voir qn ; to drop in at the baker's passer chez le boulanger ; I'll drop it in (to you) later je passerai te le donner plus tard.

■ drop off:

▶ drop off

1 ( fall off) [handle, leaf, label, hat] tomber ;

2 drop off (to sleep) s'endormir ;

3 (become weaker, fewer etc) [attendance, numbers, business, demand, interest] diminuer ;

▶ drop [sth/sb] off, drop off [sth/sb] = drop B 3.

■ drop out

1 ( fall out) [object, handkerchief, contact lens, page] tomber (of de) ;

2 ( withdraw) (from contest, race) se désister ; ( from project) se retirer ; (from school, university) abandonner ses études ; ( from society) se marginaliser ; to drop out of se retirer de [contest, race] ; abandonner [politics] ; to drop out of school/university abandonner l'école/ses études ; that word has virtually dropped out of the language ce mot a pratiquement disparu de la langue ; terms that dropped out of usage years ago des termes qui ne sont plus utilisés depuis de nombreuses années ; the coins will gradually drop out of circulation les pièces seront progressivement retirées de la circulation.

■ drop over = drop round.

■ drop round:

▶ drop round passer ; I'll drop round (to your house) later je passerai te voir plus tard ; I'll drop your books round after school je passerai te donner tes livres après l'école.

Big English-French dictionary > drop
4 drop

[drop] 1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda
2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever

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- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
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[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais.

English-Portuguese dictionary > drop
5 drop

drop [drɒp]

1. noun

   a. [of liquid] goutte f

• drop by drop goutte à goutte

• there's only a drop left il n'en reste qu'une goutte

   b. ( = fall) (in temperature, prices) baisse f (in de)

   c. ( = difference in level) dénivellation f ; ( = abyss) précipice m ; ( = fall) chute f

• there's a drop of ten metres between the roof and the ground il y a dix mètres entre le toit et le sol

• a sheer drop une descente à pic

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = let fall) laisser tomber ; ( = release, let go) lâcher ; [+ bomb] lancer ; [+ one's trousers] baisser ; [+ car passenger] déposer ; [+ boat passenger] débarquer

• I'll drop you here je vous dépose ici

• to drop a letter in the postbox poster une lettre

• to drop soldiers/supplies by parachute parachuter des soldats/du ravitaillement

   b. to drop sb a line écrire un mot à qn

• drop me a note écrivez-moi un petit mot

   c. ( = omit) to drop one's h's ne pas prononcer les « h »

   d. ( = abandon) [+ habit, idea, plan] renoncer à ; [+ work, school subject] abandonner ; [+ TV programme, word, scene from play] supprimer ; [+ friend, girlfriend, boyfriend] laisser tomber

• to drop everything tout laisser tomber

• to drop sb from a team écarter qn d'une équipe

• let's drop the subject n'en parlons plus

• drop it! (inf) laisse tomber ! (inf)

3. intransitive verb

   a. [object, liquid] tomber

• to drop on one's knees tomber à genoux

• I'm ready to drop (inf) je suis claqué (inf)

• drop dead! (inf!) va te faire foutre ! (inf !)

   b. ( = decrease) baisser ; [wind] tomber

   c. ( = end) let it drop! (inf) laisse tomber ! (inf)

4. compounds

► drop-add noun (US University etc) remplacement m d'un cours par un autre

► drop-dead (inf!) adverb vachement (inf)

• drop-dead gorgeous (inf) (British) super (inf) beau ( belle f) ► drop goal noun (Rugby) drop m

• to score a drop goal passer un drop ► drop handlebars plural noun guidon m de course

► drop-in centre noun (British) centre m d'accueil (où l'on peut se rendre sans rendez-vous)

► drop kick noun (Rugby) drop m

► drop-off noun (in sales, interest) diminution f (in de)

► drop shot noun (Sport) amorti m

► drop zone noun (Aviation) zone f de droppage

► drop behind intransitive verb se laisser distancer ; (in work) prendre du retard

► drop by intransitive verb

• to drop by somewhere/on sb passer quelque part/chez qn

• we'll drop by if we're in town nous passerons si nous sommes en ville► drop down intransitive verb tomber

► drop in intransitive verb

• to drop in on sb passer voir qn

• to drop in at the grocer's passer chez l'épicier

• do drop in if you're in town passez me voir (or nous voir) si vous êtes en ville► drop off

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = fall asleep) s'endormir

   b. [leaves] tomber ; [sales, interest] diminuer

2. separable transitive verb

( = set down from car) déposer

► drop out intransitive verb

[contents] tomber ; (from college) abandonner ses études

• to drop out of a competition se retirer d'une compétition

• to drop out of sight [person] disparaître de la circulation

► drop round (inf) intransitive verb

• we dropped round to see him nous sommes passés le voir

• he dropped round to see us il est passé nous voir

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[drɒp] 1.
noun

1) gen, Medicine goutte f

drop by drop — goutte à goutte

2) ( decrease) gen diminution f (in de); ( in temperature) baisse f (in de)

a 5% drop in something — une baisse de 5% de quelque chose

3) ( vertical distance)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet

there was a steep drop on either side — il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté

4) ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m; (from lorry, van) livraison f; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher

2) ( deliver) [aircraft] parachuter [person, supplies, equipment]; larguer [bomb]

3) ( leave) (also drop off) déposer [person, object]

4) ( lower) baisser [level, price]

to drop one's eyes — baisser les yeux

5)

to drop a hint about something — faire allusion à quelque chose

to drop somebody a note — envoyer un mot à quelqu'un

6) ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode]; écarter [player]; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, item on list]; ne pas prononcer [sound]

7) ( abandon) laisser tomber (colloq) [friend, school subject]; renoncer à [habit, idea]; abandonner [conversation, matter]; retirer [accusation]

to drop everything — tout laisser tomber

can we drop that subject, please? — on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose?

8) gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [point, game]
3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( fall) [object] tomber; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber; ( by accident) tomber

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — nous nous sommes jetés à terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous

the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1000 m

2) ( fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la falaise tombe dans la mer

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne; drop away

3) ( decrease) baisser

to drop (from something) to something — tomber (de quelque chose) à quelque chose

she dropped to third place — elle est descendue à la troisième place

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Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick (colloq) ou clanger (colloq) — faire une gaffe (colloq)

a drop in the bucket ou ocean — une goutte d'eau dans la mer

to drop somebody in it — (colloq) mettre quelqu'un dans le pétrin (colloq)

to be ready ou fit to drop — tomber de fatigue

English-French dictionary > drop
6 drop

I [drɒp]
nome

1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

would you like a drop of milk? — vorresti un goccio di latte?

just a drop — solo un goccio

2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)

a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs

3) (vertical distance, slope)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — c'è un salto di 100 m dalla cima

there was a steep drop on either side — c'era uno strapiombo da entrambi i lati

4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.

5) (sweet)

lemon drop — drop al limone

chocolate drop — cioccolatino (a forma di goccia)

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a drop in the bucket o ocean — una goccia nel mare
II 1. [drɒp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere

drop it! — lascialo!

2) (deliver) [ aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [ person]; sganciare [ bomb]

3) (leave) (anche drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ person]; deporre [ object]

4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]

to drop one's eyes — abbassare gli occhi

to drop one's speed — diminuire la velocità

5) (give casually)

to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.

to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto

6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [ player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [ sound]

7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [ accusation]

to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto

can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?

8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [ person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) cadere

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi

the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m

2) (fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la scogliera è a strapiombo sul mare

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la strada discende ripida lungo la montagna

3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsi

to drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.

she dropped to third place — scese al terzo posto

4) colloq. (collapse)

he was ready o fit to drop — non stava in piedi dalla stanchezza

5) (come to an end)

to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [ conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]

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- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo

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[drop] 1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) goccia

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) goccia, goccio

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) abbassamento, calo

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) dislivello
2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) lasciar cadere

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cadere

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abbandonare

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) lasciare, far scendere

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) scrivere

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- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
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I [drɒp]
nome

1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

would you like a drop of milk? — vorresti un goccio di latte?

just a drop — solo un goccio

2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)

a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs

3) (vertical distance, slope)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — c'è un salto di 100 m dalla cima

there was a steep drop on either side — c'era uno strapiombo da entrambi i lati

4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.

5) (sweet)

lemon drop — drop al limone

chocolate drop — cioccolatino (a forma di goccia)

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a drop in the bucket o ocean — una goccia nel mare
II 1. [drɒp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere

drop it! — lascialo!

2) (deliver) [ aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [ person]; sganciare [ bomb]

3) (leave) (anche drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ person]; deporre [ object]

4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]

to drop one's eyes — abbassare gli occhi

to drop one's speed — diminuire la velocità

5) (give casually)

to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.

to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto

6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [ player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [ sound]

7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [ accusation]

to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto

can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?

8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [ person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) cadere

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi

the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m

2) (fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la scogliera è a strapiombo sul mare

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la strada discende ripida lungo la montagna

3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsi

to drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.

she dropped to third place — scese al terzo posto

4) colloq. (collapse)

he was ready o fit to drop — non stava in piedi dalla stanchezza

5) (come to an end)

to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [ conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]

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- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo

English-Italian dictionary > drop
7 drop

1. I
abs

1) smth. dropped что-то упало; my book (my pencil, etc.) dropped у меня упала книга и т.д.; leaves (blossoms, etc.) drop листья и т.д. падают /опадают/

2) work till one drops работать до изнеможения; go till one drop's идти, пока не свалишься с ног; he is ready to drop он с ног валится, он очень устал || his jaw dropped у него отвисла /отвалилась/ челюсть, он раскрыл рот [от удивления]

3) prices dropped цены упали; temperature drops температура снижается

4) the wind (the storm, the gale, etc.) is dropping ветер и т.д. стихает /затихает/; his voice dropped он заговорил тише /понизил голос/

5) our correspondence dropped наша переписка прервалась /оборвалась/; we decided to let the matter drop мы решили прекратить заниматься этим делом /оставить все, как есть/
2. II
drop in some manner

1) a book (a cup, a vase, etc.) dropped unexpectedly книга и т.д. вдруг упала

2) these mountains drop sharply эти горы круто спускаются вниз; the sides drop of a crater drop almost 'perpendicularly кратер уходит почти перпендикулярно вниз
3. III
1) drop smth., smb. drop a handkerchief (a bag, a hat, etc.) уронить платок и т.д..; you'll drop the cup ты уронишь чашку, у тебя упадет чашка; don't drop the baby! не урони ребенка! || drop a stitch спустить петлю

2) drop smth., smb. drop a letter опустить /бросить/ письмо (в почтовый ящик); drop bombs сбрасывать бомбы; drop paratroopers сбрасывать парашютистов; drop anchor а) бросать якорь; б) найти тихую пристань

3) drop smth. drop the frame of a car опустить верх машины; drop one's eyes опустить /потупить/ глаза || drop a curtsy присесть, сделать реверанс

4) drop smth. drop one's voice понижать голос, говорить тише

5) drop smth. drop one's work (one's studies, a habit, etc.) бросать работу и т.д..; drop a hobby оставить увлечение /хобби/; drop the idea of going there отказываться от мысли пойти туда; drop an argument (a conversation, the noise, etc.) прекращать спор и т.д..; let's drop the subject! оставим эту тему!; please drop it /that/! прекратите /оставьте/, пожалуйста!

6) drop smb. drop one's friends (an acquaintance, etc.) отказываться /отворачиваться/ от друзей и т.д..; they seem to have dropped us похоже на то, что они не хотят водить с нами знакомство /знаться с нами/

7) drop smth. drop a letter (a syllable, an article, etc.) пропускать /опускать/ букву и т.д..; some Englishmen drop their h's некоторые англичане не произносят звук "h" (там где это положено)

8) drop smth. drop a him сделать намек, намекнуть о чем-л.; drop a remark обронить замечание, отпустить реплику; drop a sigh вздохнуть; drop a tear обронить слезу

9) drop smb. drop a bird подстрелить птицу
4. IV
1) drop smth. in some. manner drop smth. clumsily неловко уронить что-л.

2) drop smb., smth. somewhere where shall I drop you? где вас высадить?; drop the parcel there завезти бандероль туда

3) drop smb. in some manner drop.a bird at every shot каждым выстрелом сбивать птицу
5. V
drop smb. smth. drop smb. a letter (a postcard, a card, etc.) написать /послать/ кому-л. письмецо и т.д..; drop me a line when you get there черкните мне несколько слов, когда доберетесь туда; drop smb. a hint дать кому-л. понять что-л., намекнуть кому-л. на что-л.
6. VII
drop smth. to do smth. drop every other letter to read the code чтобы прочесть шифрованный текст, читайте буквы через одну
7. XI
be dropped this affair /this matter/ was dropped это дело было прекращено; the subject was dropped на эту тему перестали говорить
8. XIV
drop doing smth. drop smoking (drinking, swearing, etc.) бросать курить и т.д.., отказаться от курения и т.д.
9. XV
drop in some state drop dead (badly wounded, utterly worn out, etc.) упасть замертво и т.д.
10. XVI
1) drop from smth. drop from the eaves (from a vine, from the table, etc.) падать с крыши и т.д..; the rain was still dropping from the trees с деревьев все еще капало; drop from /out of/ smth. drop from smb.'s hands (out of a bag, out of smb.'s pocket, etc.) выпадать /вываливаться/ из рук и т.д..; drop (in)to smth. drop to the ground (into a chair into the sea, etc.) падать на землю и т.д.; he climbed out of the window and gently dropped into the garden он вылез через окно и осторожно спрыгнул в сад || drop on one's knees упасть на колени

2) drop from /with/ smth. drop from exhaustion (with sleep, with surprise, etc.) падать /валиться с ног/ от истощения и т.д..; I was dropping with fatigue я валился с ног от усталости

3) drop to (into, behind, etc.) smth. drop to a certain place перейти на /занять/ более низкое место; the sun dropped behind the hilltop солнце село за вершиной горы; the rocks dropped straight into the water скалы отвесно спускались к воде

4) drop to smth. his voice dropped to a whisper он перешел на шепот, он заговорил шепотом

5) coll. drop into smth. drop into a shop (into a place, into a house, into a bar, into a cinema, etc.) заскочить /забежать/ в магазин и т.д..; drop into a port зайти в порт; drop upon smb. we decided to drop upon them мы решили заскочить к ним

6) coll. drop across smb. drop across a friend (across a schoolmate, across a crank, etc.) случайно встретить друга и т.д.., натолкнуться на друга и т.д.

7) drop out of smth. drop out of a contest (out of business, etc.) выйти из соревнования и т.д.., drop out of public affairs (out of a conversation, etc.) перестать принимать участие в общественной жизни и т.д.., drop out of things отойти от дел; drop out of favour перестать пользоваться благосклонностью или успехом; the song dropped altogether out of public favour песня совершенно вышла из моды; drop out of one's mind выпасть из памяти, быть забытым; drop out of sight исчезать из виду /из поля зрения/

8) drop into smth. drop into a habit втягиваться в привычку; drop into English (into vulgar slang, into a walk, etc.) переходить на английский и т.д..; drop into conversation пуститься в /завязать/ разговор; drop into reveries предаваться мечтам
11. XIX1
drop like smth. drop like a log упасть /свалиться/ как бревно
12. XXI1
1) drop smth. into smth. drop stones into water (a penny into the box, the letter into her bag, etc.) бросать камешки в воду и т.д.

2) drop smb. with smth. drop smb. with a blow (with one's fist, with an axe, etc.) сбить /свалить/ кого-л. ударом и т.д..; drop smb. with a bullet подстрелить кого-л.

3) drop smth. in some place drop a letter in the street обронить письмо на улице || drop money over /at/ smth. терять деньги на чем-л.; drop money over a transaction потерять деньги при сделке; drop money at cards спустить /проиграть/ деньги в карты

4) drop smth. at some place drop the voice at the end of the sentence понижать голос в конце предложения

5) drop smb., smth. at some place drop smb. at his house (at her door, at the corner, at the same street, etc.) довозить и высаживать кого-л. у его дома и т.д..; drop the parcel on the way забросьте /закиньте/ посылку по дороге; he dropped the parcel at her place он завез /доставил/ ей пакет

6) drop smth. to smb. drop a card (a line, etc.) to smb. написать кому-л. открытку и т.д..; drop smth. about smth. drop a hint about smth. сделать намек в отношении чего-л. || drop a word into smb.'s ear шепнуть кое-что кому-л. на ушко; drop a word for /in favour of/ smb. замолвить за кого-л. словечко

7) drop smth. from smth. drop a letter from a word (a stanza from a poem, etc.) пропускать букву в слове и т.д.

8) drop smb. from /out of/ smth. coll. drop smb. from a club (out of a list, etc.) исключать кого-л. из членов клуба и т.д..

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > drop
8 plunge

1. verb
1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) lanzarse, zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza

2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) clavar, meter

2. noun
(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) zambullida, chapuzón

- plunger
- take the plunge

plunge vb

1. zambullir / sumergir

she plunged into the pool se zambulló en la piscina

2. caer / precipitarse

the car went off the road and plunged into the sea el coche se salió de la carretera y se precipitó al mar

El gerundio de plunge se escribe plunging

plunge

tr[plʌnʤ]

noun

1 (dive) zambullida, chapuzón nombre masculino

2 (fall) caída, descenso

intransitive verb

1 (dive) lanzarse, zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza; (fall) caer, hundirse, precipitarse

2 (drop - prices etc) caer en picado, desplomarse

3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL cabecear

transitive verb

1 (immerse) sumergir, hundir; (thrust) clavar, meter; (in despair, poverty etc) sumir

■ Henry plunged the knife into his back Henry le clavó el cuchillo en la espalda

■ the tragic news plunged her into despair la trágica noticia la sumió en la desesperación

■ the neighbourhood was plunged into darkness el barrio quedó sumido en la oscuridad

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to take the plunge dar el paso decisivo

plunge ['plʌnʤ] v, plunged ; plunging vt

1) immerse: sumergir

2) thrust: hundir, clavar

plunge vi

1) dive: zambullirse (en el agua)

2) : meterse precipitadamente o violentamente

they plunged into war: se enfrascaron en una guerra

he plunged into depression: cayó en la depresión

3) descend: descender en picada

the road plunges dizzily: la calle desciende vertiginosamente

plunge n

1) dive: zambullida f

2) drop: descenso m abrupto

the plunge in prices: el desplome de los precios

plunge

n.

• derrumbamiento s.m.

• zambullida s.f.

• zampuzo s.m.

v.

• arrojar v.

• hundir v.

• sumergir v.

• zambullir v.

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1. plʌndʒ
transitive verb

a) (immerse, thrust)

to plunge something INTO something — \<\<into liquid\>\> sumergir* or meter algo en algo

she plunged the knife into his heart — le hundió or le clavó el cuchillo en el corazón

b) (into state, condition)

the street was plunged into darkness — la calle quedó sumida en la oscuridad

the news plunged him into the depths of depression — la noticia lo sumió en una fuerte depresión

the nation was plunged into war — la nación se vio precipitada a una guerra

2.

vi

1) ( dive) zambullirse*; ( fall) caer*

the car plunged over the cliff — el coche se precipitó por el acantilado

2)

a) ( slope downward steeply) \<\<road/path\>\> descender* bruscamente

b) ( drop) \<\<price/temperature/popularity\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, desplomarse

II

noun

a) ( in water) zambullida f, chapuzón m

to take the plunge — ( take a risk) arriesgarse*, jugarse* el todo por el todo; ( get married) casarse, dar* el paso

b) ( fall) caída f

c) (of price, value) caída f; ( of temperature) descenso m

shares took a plunge — las acciones cayeron en picada or (Esp) en picado

[plʌndʒ]
1. N

1) (=dive) (from bank etc) salto m ; (under water) zambullida f ; (by professional diver) inmersión f ; (=bathe) baño m

the diver rested after each plunge — el buzo descansaba después de cada inmersión

he had a plunge before breakfast — se fue a bañar antes de desayunar

2) (fig) [of currency etc] caída f repentina, desplome m

- take the plunge

I took the plunge and bought it — me armé de valor y lo compré

3) * (=rash investment) inversión f arriesgada

2. VT

1) (=immerse) sumergir, hundir ( into en)

he plunged his hands into the water — hundió las manos en el agua

2) (=thrust) arrojar

he plunged his hand into his pocket — metió la mano bien dentro del bolsillo

to plunge a dagger into sb's chest — clavar un puñal en el pecho de algn

3) (fig)

to plunge a room into darkness — sumir un cuarto en la oscuridad

New York was suddenly plunged into darkness — Nueva York se encontró de repente sumida en la oscuridad

we were plunged into gloom by the news — la noticia nos hundió en la tristeza

to plunge sb into debt — arruinar a algn

3. VI

1) (=dive) arrojarse, tirarse; (into water) lanzarse, zambullirse

then the submarine plunged — luego el submarino se sumergió

she plunged into ten metres of water — se zambulló en diez metros de agua

2) (=fall) caer, hundirse; [road, cliff] precipitarse

he plunged to his death — tuvo una caída mortal

he plunged from a fifth storey window — (=threw himself) se arrojó desde una ventana del quinto piso; (=fell) cayó desde una ventana del quinto piso

the aircraft plunged into the sea off Dover — el avión cayó al or se precipitó en el mar a la altura de Dover

3) [ship] cabecear; [horse] corcovear

4) [share prices, currency etc] desplomarse

to plunge into debt — sumirse en un mar de deudas

5) (fig) (=rush) lanzarse, precipitarse

to plunge forward — precipitarse hacia adelante

to plunge into one's work — sumirse en el trabajo

to plunge heedlessly into danger — meterse alegremente en un peligro

he plunged into a monologue on Plato — se puso a soltar or emprendió un monólogo sobre Platón

4.

CPD

plunge pool N — (in sauna) piscina f de contraste

- plunge down

- plunge in

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1. [plʌndʒ]
transitive verb

a) (immerse, thrust)

to plunge something INTO something — \<\<into liquid\>\> sumergir* or meter algo en algo

she plunged the knife into his heart — le hundió or le clavó el cuchillo en el corazón

b) (into state, condition)

the street was plunged into darkness — la calle quedó sumida en la oscuridad

the news plunged him into the depths of depression — la noticia lo sumió en una fuerte depresión

the nation was plunged into war — la nación se vio precipitada a una guerra

2.

vi

1) ( dive) zambullirse*; ( fall) caer*

the car plunged over the cliff — el coche se precipitó por el acantilado

2)

a) ( slope downward steeply) \<\<road/path\>\> descender* bruscamente

b) ( drop) \<\<price/temperature/popularity\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, desplomarse

II

noun

a) ( in water) zambullida f, chapuzón m

to take the plunge — ( take a risk) arriesgarse*, jugarse* el todo por el todo; ( get married) casarse, dar* el paso

b) ( fall) caída f

c) (of price, value) caída f; ( of temperature) descenso m

shares took a plunge — las acciones cayeron en picada or (Esp) en picado

English-spanish dictionary > plunge
9 DIP

dip
1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb
1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) mojar

2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) descender, bajar

3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) bajar

4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) bajar bandera

2. noun
1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) depresión, hondonada

2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) salsa

3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) chapuzón

•

- dip into

dip vb meter / mojar / bañar

dip the fish in beaten egg before you fry it pasa el pescado por huevo batido antes de freírlo

El pasado y participio pasado de dip se escribe dipped; el gerundio se escribe dipping

dip

tr[dɪp]

noun

1 (downward slope) declive nombre masculino, pendiente nombre femenino; (in ground) depresión nombre femenino, hondonada; (drop - in prices, temperature, sales, production, profits) caída, descenso

2 familiar (quick swim) chapuzón nombre masculino

3 (for sheep) baño desinfectante; (for cleaning silver) baño

4 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (sauce) salsa

transitive verb (pt & pp dipped, ger dipping)

1 (put into liquid - pen, brush, bread) mojar; (- hand, spoon) meter

2 (sheep) desinfectar

3 (lower - head) agachar, bajar

intransitive verb

1 (slope down) descender, bajar; (move down - bird, plane) bajar en picado; (- sun) desaparecer; (drop - sales, prices, etc) bajar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to dip the headlights SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL poner las luces de cruce, poner las cortas

dip ['dɪp] v, dipped ; dipping vt

1) dunk, plunge: sumergir, mojar, meter

2) ladle: servir con cucharón

3) lower: bajar, arriar (una bandera)

dip vi

1) descend, drop: bajar en picada, descender

2) slope: bajar, inclinarse

dip n

1) swim: chapuzón m

2) drop: descenso m, caída f

3) slope: cuesta f, declive m

4) sauce: salsa f

dip

n.

• baño corto s.m.

• depresión s.f.

• flecha s.f.

• inclinación s.f.

• inmersión s.f.

• pendiente s.m.

• zambullida s.f.

v.

• ahondar v.

• hocicar v.

• mojar v.

• sumergir v.

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1. dɪp
- pp- transitive verb

1)

to dip something IN(TO) something — meter algo en algo; ( into liquid) mojar algo en algo

dip it in flour — páselo por harina, enharínelo

2) ( Agr) \<\<sheep\>\> desinfectar ( haciendo pasar por un baño)

3)

a) ( lower) \<\<head\>\> agachar, bajar

b) (BrE Auto)

to dip one's headlights — poner* las (luces) cortas or de cruce or (AmL tb) las (luces) bajas

2.

vi

a) ( decrease) \<\<sales/prices\>\> bajar

b) ( move downward) \<\<aircraft/bird\>\> bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado

the sun dipped below the horizon — (liter) el sol desapareció or se escondió tras el horizonte

c) ( slope) \<\<land\>\> descender*, bajar

Phrasal Verbs:

- dip into

II

noun

1) ( swim) (colloq) (no pl) chapuzón m (fam)

to take a dip — darse* un chapuzón (fam)

2) ( Agr) baño m desinfectante

3) (depression, hollow) hondonada f

4) (in sales, production) caída f, descenso m

5) u c ( Culin) salsa en la que se mojan diferentes bocaditos ( en una fiesta etc)

[dɪp]
N ABBR (Comput) = Dual-In-Line Package
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1. [dɪp]
- pp- transitive verb

1)

to dip something IN(TO) something — meter algo en algo; ( into liquid) mojar algo en algo

dip it in flour — páselo por harina, enharínelo

2) ( Agr) \<\<sheep\>\> desinfectar ( haciendo pasar por un baño)

3)

a) ( lower) \<\<head\>\> agachar, bajar

b) (BrE Auto)

to dip one's headlights — poner* las (luces) cortas or de cruce or (AmL tb) las (luces) bajas

2.

vi

a) ( decrease) \<\<sales/prices\>\> bajar

b) ( move downward) \<\<aircraft/bird\>\> bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado

the sun dipped below the horizon — (liter) el sol desapareció or se escondió tras el horizonte

c) ( slope) \<\<land\>\> descender*, bajar

Phrasal Verbs:

- dip into

II

noun

1) ( swim) (colloq) (no pl) chapuzón m (fam)

to take a dip — darse* un chapuzón (fam)

2) ( Agr) baño m desinfectante

3) (depression, hollow) hondonada f

4) (in sales, production) caída f, descenso m

5) u c ( Culin) salsa en la que se mojan diferentes bocaditos ( en una fiesta etc)

English-spanish dictionary > DIP
10 dip

dip
1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb
1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) mojar

2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) descender, bajar

3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) bajar

4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) bajar bandera

2. noun
1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) depresión, hondonada

2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) salsa

3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) chapuzón

•

- dip into

dip vb meter / mojar / bañar

dip the fish in beaten egg before you fry it pasa el pescado por huevo batido antes de freírlo

El pasado y participio pasado de dip se escribe dipped; el gerundio se escribe dipping

dip

tr[dɪp]

noun

1 (downward slope) declive nombre masculino, pendiente nombre femenino; (in ground) depresión nombre femenino, hondonada; (drop - in prices, temperature, sales, production, profits) caída, descenso

2 familiar (quick swim) chapuzón nombre masculino

3 (for sheep) baño desinfectante; (for cleaning silver) baño

4 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (sauce) salsa

transitive verb (pt & pp dipped, ger dipping)

1 (put into liquid - pen, brush, bread) mojar; (- hand, spoon) meter

2 (sheep) desinfectar

3 (lower - head) agachar, bajar

intransitive verb

1 (slope down) descender, bajar; (move down - bird, plane) bajar en picado; (- sun) desaparecer; (drop - sales, prices, etc) bajar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to dip the headlights SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL poner las luces de cruce, poner las cortas

dip ['dɪp] v, dipped ; dipping vt

1) dunk, plunge: sumergir, mojar, meter

2) ladle: servir con cucharón

3) lower: bajar, arriar (una bandera)

dip vi

1) descend, drop: bajar en picada, descender

2) slope: bajar, inclinarse

dip n

1) swim: chapuzón m

2) drop: descenso m, caída f

3) slope: cuesta f, declive m

4) sauce: salsa f

dip

n.

• baño corto s.m.

• depresión s.f.

• flecha s.f.

• inclinación s.f.

• inmersión s.f.

• pendiente s.m.

• zambullida s.f.

v.

• ahondar v.

• hocicar v.

• mojar v.

• sumergir v.

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1. dɪp
- pp- transitive verb

1)

to dip something IN(TO) something — meter algo en algo; ( into liquid) mojar algo en algo

dip it in flour — páselo por harina, enharínelo

2) ( Agr) \<\<sheep\>\> desinfectar ( haciendo pasar por un baño)

3)

a) ( lower) \<\<head\>\> agachar, bajar

b) (BrE Auto)

to dip one's headlights — poner* las (luces) cortas or de cruce or (AmL tb) las (luces) bajas

2.

vi

a) ( decrease) \<\<sales/prices\>\> bajar

b) ( move downward) \<\<aircraft/bird\>\> bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado

the sun dipped below the horizon — (liter) el sol desapareció or se escondió tras el horizonte

c) ( slope) \<\<land\>\> descender*, bajar

Phrasal Verbs:

- dip into

II

noun

1) ( swim) (colloq) (no pl) chapuzón m (fam)

to take a dip — darse* un chapuzón (fam)

2) ( Agr) baño m desinfectante

3) (depression, hollow) hondonada f

4) (in sales, production) caída f, descenso m

5) u c ( Culin) salsa en la que se mojan diferentes bocaditos ( en una fiesta etc)

[dɪp]
1. N

1) (=swim) baño m, chapuzón m, zambullida f (LAm)

to go for a dip — ir a darse un baño or un chapuzón

2) (=slope) declive m, pendiente f ; (=hollow) hondonada f, depresión f

3) (Geol) [of rock strata, fault] inclinación f

angle of dip — buzamiento m, angulo m de inclinación

magnetic dip — inclinación f (magnética)

4) (Culin) salsa f (para mojar)

5) (Agr) (for sheep, poultry) baño m de desinfección; see lucky 2.

2. VT

1) (=thrust) (into liquid) sumergir, bañar (in, into en); [+ pen] mojar (in, into en); [+ hand] (into bag) meter (in, into en); [+ ladle, scoop] meter (in, into en); [+ sheep] bañar con desinfectante

2) (=lower) [+ flag] bajar, saludar con; (Aer) [+ wings] saludar con

to dip one's (head)lights — (Brit) poner las luces cortas or de cruce, poner las luces bajas (LAm)

dipped headlights — luces fpl cortas or de cruce, luces fpl bajas (LAm)

3. VI

1) (=slope down) [road] bajar en pendiente; [land] formar una hondonada

2) (=move down) [bird, plane] bajar en picado; [temperature] bajar; [sun] esconderse

the sun dipped below the hill — el sol se escondió tras la colina

3) (=draw on)

to dip into one's savings — (fig) echar mano de los ahorros

4) (=read superficially)

to dip into a book — hojear un libro

4.

CPD

dip switch N — (Aut) interruptor m de las luces cortas or de cruce, interruptor m de las luces bajas (LAm)

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1. [dɪp]
- pp- transitive verb

1)

to dip something IN(TO) something — meter algo en algo; ( into liquid) mojar algo en algo

dip it in flour — páselo por harina, enharínelo

2) ( Agr) \<\<sheep\>\> desinfectar ( haciendo pasar por un baño)

3)

a) ( lower) \<\<head\>\> agachar, bajar

b) (BrE Auto)

to dip one's headlights — poner* las (luces) cortas or de cruce or (AmL tb) las (luces) bajas

2.

vi

a) ( decrease) \<\<sales/prices\>\> bajar

b) ( move downward) \<\<aircraft/bird\>\> bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado

the sun dipped below the horizon — (liter) el sol desapareció or se escondió tras el horizonte

c) ( slope) \<\<land\>\> descender*, bajar

Phrasal Verbs:

- dip into

II

noun

1) ( swim) (colloq) (no pl) chapuzón m (fam)

to take a dip — darse* un chapuzón (fam)

2) ( Agr) baño m desinfectante

3) (depression, hollow) hondonada f

4) (in sales, production) caída f, descenso m

5) u c ( Culin) salsa en la que se mojan diferentes bocaditos ( en una fiesta etc)

English-spanish dictionary > dip
11 dive

1. verb
1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza

2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) precipitarse hacia, abalanzarse

2. noun
(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) zambullida, salto de cabeza

- diver
- diving-board
- great diving beetle

dive¹ n salto

Greg made the best dive of the competition Greg hizo el mejor salto de la competición

dive² vb

1. tirarse de cabeza / zambullirse

he dived into the pool se tiró a la piscina

2. bucear / sumergirse

he goes diving at weekends va a bucear los fines de semana

El gerundio de dive se escribe diving

dive

tr[daɪv]

noun

1 (into water) zambullida, salto (de cabeza); (in competition) salto (de trampolín); (underwater) buceo; (of submarine, whale) inmersión nombre femenino

2 (of plane) picado; (of bird) descenso (en picado)

3 (sudden movement, lunge) embestida, arremetida

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of goalkeeper) estirada

5 familiar (seedy bar, club) antro

intransitive verb (SMALLUS/SMALL pt dove tr[dəʊv])

1 (into water) zambullirse, tirarse (de cabeza); (in competition) saltar; (underwater) bucear; (submarine, whale) sumergirse

2 (birds, planes) bajar en picado

3 (move suddenly) precipitarse hacia, abalanzarse hacia; (put hand into) meter la mano en, echar mano a

■ he dived under the bed se precipitó debajo de la cama

■ she dived for the phone se abalanzó hacia el teléfono

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (goalkeeper) lanzarse; (player looking for penalty) tirarse

5 (drop suddenly - currency, sales, prices) caer en picado

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go diving ir a hacer submarinismo, ir a bucear

to take a dive (in boxing) hacer tongo, dejarse ganar

dive ['daɪv] vi, dived or dove ['do:v] ; dived ; diving

1) plunge: tirarse al agua, zambullirse, dar un clavado

2) submerge: sumergirse

3) drop: bajar en picada (dícese de un avión), caer en picada

dive n

1) plunge: zambullida f, clavado m (en el agua)

2) descent: descenso m en picada

3) bar, joint: antro m

dive

n.

• capuz s.m.

• figón s.m.

• picado s.m.

• salto s.m.

• salto de trampolín s.m.

• tasca s.f.

• zambullida s.f.

v.

• bucear v.

• picar v.

• sumergir v.

• zambullir v.

I daɪv
(past dived or AmE also dove; past p dived) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( from height) zambullirse*, tirarse (al agua), tirarse or echarse un clavado (AmL)

she dived into the water — se zambulló, se tiró al agua

b) ( from surface) \<\<person/whale\>\> sumergirse*, zambullirse*; \<\<submarine\>\> sumergirse*

to dive for treasure — bucear buscando tesoros

to go diving — ir* a hacer submarinismo or a bucear

c) ( swoop) \<\<plane/bird\>\> bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado

2) (lunge, move suddenly)

he dived for cover under the table — se tiró or se metió debajo de la mesa para protegerse

3) ( drop sharply) (journ) \<\<currency/sales\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, pegar* un bajón (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- dive in

II

noun

1)

a) ( into water) zambullida f, clavado m (AmL); ( Sport) salto m (de trampolín), clavado m (AmL)

b) (of submarine, whale) inmersión f

c) ( swoop) descenso m en picada or (Esp) en picado

2) (lunge, sudden movement) (colloq)

he made a dive for the gun — se abalanzó sobre la pistola

(full-length) dive — ( in soccer) estirada f

3) (disreputable club, bar) (colloq) antro m

[daɪv]
1. N

1) (into water) salto m de cabeza (al agua), zambullida f, clavado m (CAm, Mex); (by professional diver, of submarine) inmersión f

2) (Aer) picado m, picada f (LAm)

3) (=leap)

to make a dive for sth — lanzarse or abalanzarse sobre algo

4) (Ftbl) estirada f

to take a dive — (Ftbl) tirarse a la piscina (dejarse caer deliberadamente con la intención de conseguir un tiro libre o un penalty)

5) (fig) (=fall)

his reputation has taken a dive * — su reputación ha caído en picado

6) pej * (=club etc) garito m

2. VI

1) [swimmer] tirarse, zambullirse, dar un clavado (CAm, Mex), clavarse (CAm, Mex); (artistically) saltar; (underwater) bucear; [submarine] sumergirse

the kids were diving for coins — los niños se tiraban al agua para recoger monedas

to dive for pearls — buscar perlas

to dive into the water — tirarse al agua, zambullirse

2) (Aer) bajar en picado

3) (=leap)

the goalkeeper dived for the ball — el portero se lanzó a parar el balón

to dive for cover — precipitarse en busca de cobijo

he dived for the exit — se precipitó hacia la salida

he dived into the crowd — se metió entre la muchedumbre

to dive into one's pocket — meter la mano en el bolsillo

to dive into a bar — entrar a toda prisa en un bar

I dived into the shop for a paper — pasé corriendo por la tienda a por un periódico, me metí corriendo a la tienda a por un periódico

4) (=fall) [prices etc] bajar de golpe, caer en picado or (LAm) picada

* * *

I [daɪv]
(past dived or AmE also dove; past p dived) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( from height) zambullirse*, tirarse (al agua), tirarse or echarse un clavado (AmL)

she dived into the water — se zambulló, se tiró al agua

b) ( from surface) \<\<person/whale\>\> sumergirse*, zambullirse*; \<\<submarine\>\> sumergirse*

to dive for treasure — bucear buscando tesoros

to go diving — ir* a hacer submarinismo or a bucear

c) ( swoop) \<\<plane/bird\>\> bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado

2) (lunge, move suddenly)

he dived for cover under the table — se tiró or se metió debajo de la mesa para protegerse

3) ( drop sharply) (journ) \<\<currency/sales\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, pegar* un bajón (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- dive in

II

noun

1)

a) ( into water) zambullida f, clavado m (AmL); ( Sport) salto m (de trampolín), clavado m (AmL)

b) (of submarine, whale) inmersión f

c) ( swoop) descenso m en picada or (Esp) en picado

2) (lunge, sudden movement) (colloq)

he made a dive for the gun — se abalanzó sobre la pistola

(full-length) dive — ( in soccer) estirada f

3) (disreputable club, bar) (colloq) antro m

English-spanish dictionary > dive
12 floor

1. noun
1) Boden, der; (of room) [Fuß]boden, der

take the floor — (dance) sich aufs Parkett begeben (see also academic.ru/9982/c">c)

2) (storey) Stockwerk, das

first floor — (Amer.) Erdgeschoss, das

first floor — (Brit.)

second floor — (Amer.) erster Stock

ground floor — Erdgeschoss, das; Parterre, das

3) (in debate, meeting) Sitzungssaal, der; (Parl.) Plenarsaal, der

be given or have the floor — das Wort haben

take the floor — (Amer.): (speak) das Wort ergreifen (see also a)
2. transitive verb
1) (confound) überfordern; (overcome, defeat) besiegen

2) (knock down) zu Boden schlagen od. strecken

* * *
[flo:] 1. noun
1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) der Fußboden

2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) das Stockwerk
2. verb
1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) Fußboden legen

2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) zu Boden strecken

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- be floored
- -floored
- floorboard
- flooring
* * *

floor

[flɔ:ʳ, AM flɔ:r]

I. n

1. (ground) [Fuß]boden m; GEOG Boden m, Grund m; of a mine, river, valley Sohle f fachspr

bathroom \floor Badezimmerboden m

ocean [or sea] \floor Meeresboden m, Meeresgrund m

inlaid \floor Parkettboden m, Parkett nt

tiled \floor gekachelter [o gefliester] Boden

to take the \floor ( form: dance) sich akk aufs Parkett begeben geh o hum

2. (storey) Stock m, Stockwerk nt, Etage f

ground \floor Erdgeschoss nt, Parterre nt

first \floor BRIT erster Stock; AM Erdgeschoss nt

on the third \floor im dritten Stock

3. (room) Saal m; (in parliament) Sitzungssaal m, Plenarsaal m; (in stock exchange) Börsensaal m, Börsenparkett nt; (people) Auditorium nt geh; POL Plenum nt geh

on the \floor of the House of Commons im Sitzungssaal des Unterhauses; POL

to cross the \floor POL ( fig) sich akk der Gegenpartei [o Opposition] anschließen

4. (area) Bereich m, Sektor m

to work on the factory/trading \floor im Industriebereich/auf dem Handelssektor arbeiten; (production area)

the factory \floor die Fabrikhalle

on the shop \floor im Betrieb; (of broking house)

dealing [or trading] \floor Geschäftsstelle einer Brokerfirma zur Abwicklung des Effektenhandels mit elektronischer Datenverbindung zum Börsenplatz

5. (minimum) Mindestpreis m; of prices, wages Minimum nt; ECON, FIN [Zins]untergrenze f

to go [or drop] through the \floor ins Bodenlose fallen, in den Keller gehen fam

to establish a \floor at an auction bei einer Auktion den Mindestpreis festsetzen

\floor price Mindestpreis m

6.

▶ to give sb the \floor POL jdm das Wort geben

▶ to hold [or have] the \floor POL das Wort haben

▶ to take the \floor das Wort ergreifen

II. n modifier

1. (leads, mat, space) Boden-

\floor cover[ing] [Fuß]bodenbelag m

\floor heating Fußbodenheizung f

2. AM STOCKEX

\floor broker Börsenmakler(in) m(f)

\floor trader Eigenmakler(in) m(f)

III. vt

1. (cover)

to \floor sth room, space etw mit einem [Fuß]boden auslegen

2. (knock down)

▪ to \floor sb jdn zu Boden schlagen [o geh niederstrecken

3. ( fig: confuse)

▪ to \floor sb jdn umhauen fig

to be completely \floored (confused) völlig platt [o geplättet] [o SCHWEIZ baff] sein fam; (sl: drunk) stockbesoffen sein sl

4. AM (sl: accelerate)

to \floor it losrasen

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[flɔː(r)]
1. n

1) Boden m; (of room) (Fuß)boden m; (= dance floor) Tanzboden m, Tanzfläche f

ocean floor — Meeresgrund m

valley floor — Talboden m

stone/tiled floor — Stein-/Fliesenboden m

to hold or have the floor (speaker) — das Wort haben

2) (= storey in apartment block etc) Stock m, Stockwerk nt

first floor (Brit) — erster Stock; (US) Erdgeschoss nt, Erdgeschoß nt (Aus)

on the second floor (Brit) — im zweiten Stock; (US) im ersten Stock

3) (of prices etc) Minimum nt

property prices have fallen or dropped through the floor — die Immobilienpreise sind in den Keller gefallen (inf)

4) (= main part of chamber) Plenar- or Sitzungssaal m (ALSO PARL); (of stock exchange) Parkett nt; (= people present) Zuhörerschaft f; (PARL) Abgeordnete pl, Haus nt

a question from the floor — eine Frage aus der Zuhörerschaft; ( Brit Parl ) eine Frage aus dem Haus

floor of the House ( Brit Parl ) — Plenarsaal m des Unterhauses

to cross the floor ( Brit Parl ) — die Partei wechseln

2. vt

1) room etc mit einem (Fuß)boden versehen

2) (= knock down) opponent zu Boden schlagen

3) (= bewilder) verblüffen; (= defeat question, problem etc) schaffen (inf)

he looked completely floored — er sah völlig perplex aus

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floor [flɔː(r); US auch ˈfləʊər]

A s

1. (Fuß)Boden m: → mop¹ B 1, wipe B 1

2. Tanzfläche f:

take the floor auf die Tanzfläche gehen ( → A 9 b)

3. Grund m, (Meeres- etc) Boden m, (Graben-, Fluss-, Tal- etc) Sohle f:

the floor of a valley;

floor of the pelvis ANAT Beckenboden

4. Bergbau: (Strecken)Sohle f

5. TECH Plattform f:

floor of a bridge Fahrbahn f, Brückenbelag m

6. SPORT US Spielfläche f, -feld n (in der Halle)

7. (Scheunen-, Dresch) Tenne f

8. Stock(werk) m(n), Geschoss n: → first (etc) floor

9. PARL

a) Br auch floor of the House Sitzungs-, Plenarsaal m:

cross the floor zur Gegenpartei übergehen

b) (das) Wort (das Recht zu sprechen):

admit sb to the floor jemandem das Wort erteilen;

claim the floor sich zu Wort melden;

get (have, hold oder occupy) the floor das Wort erhalten (haben);

order sb to relinquish the floor jemandem das Wort entziehen;

take the floor das Wort ergreifen ( → A 2)

10. WIRTSCH Börsensaal m: → floor broker, floor trader

11. WIRTSCH Minimum n:

a price floor;

a wage floor;

cost floor Mindestkosten pl

B v/t

1. einen (Fuß)Boden legen in (dat)

2. umg zu Boden schlagen, (Boxen auch) auf die Bretter schicken, (Fußball) legen

3. umg

a) jemanden umhauen, jemandem die Sprache verschlagen:

floored baff, platt, sprachlos

b) jemanden schaffen:

that problem really floored me;

be floored by two examination questions mit zwei Prüfungsfragen überhaupt nicht zurechtkommen

4. SPORT US einen Spieler aufs Feld schicken

5. US das Gaspedal etc (bis zum Anschlag) durchtreten

fl. abk

1. floor

2. fluid

* * *
1. noun
1) Boden, der; (of room) [Fuß]boden, der

take the floor — (dance) sich aufs Parkett begeben (see also c)

2) (storey) Stockwerk, das

first floor — (Amer.) Erdgeschoss, das

first floor — (Brit.)

second floor — (Amer.) erster Stock

ground floor — Erdgeschoss, das; Parterre, das

3) (in debate, meeting) Sitzungssaal, der; (Parl.) Plenarsaal, der

be given or have the floor — das Wort haben

take the floor — (Amer.): (speak) das Wort ergreifen (see also a)
2. transitive verb
1) (confound) überfordern; (overcome, defeat) besiegen

2) (knock down) zu Boden schlagen od. strecken

* * *

n.

Boden ¨-- m.

Etage -n f.

Fußboden -¨ m.

Stock ¨-e m.

Stockwerk m.

English-german dictionary > floor
13 come down

intransitive verb

1) (collapse) herunterfallen; runterfallen (ugs.); (fall) [Schnee, Regen, Preis:] fallen

2) (come to place regarded as lower) herunterkommen; runterkommen (ugs.); (come southwards) runterkommen (ugs.)

3) (land) [not]landen; (crash) abstürzen

come down in a field — auf einem Acker [not]landen/auf einen Acker stürzen

4) (be passed on) [Sage, Brauch:] überliefert werden

5)

come down to — (reach) reichen bis

6)

come down to — (be reduced to) hinauslaufen auf (+ Akk.)

7)

come down to — (be a question of) ankommen (to auf + Akk.)

8) (suffer change for the worse)

she has come down in the world — sie hat einen Abstieg erlebt

come down to something — (be forced to resort to something) auf etwas (Akk.) angewiesen sein

9)

come down with — bekommen [Krankheit]

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(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) fallen

* * *

◆ come down

vi

1. (move down) [herunter]fallen; snow, rain fallen; trousers rutschen; plane [not]landen; (crash) abstürzen

after several encores, the curtain finally came down for the last time nach mehreren Zugaben fiel schließlich der letzte Vorhang

2. (collapse) einstürzen

the building will have to \come down down das Gebäude muss abgerissen werden

3. (move downstairs) [die Treppe] herunterkommen [o heruntergehen

4. (visit south) runterkommen fam

5. (become less) prices, cost, inflation sinken; prices, cost also fallen

to \come down down a few pounds ein paar Pfund nachlassen

6. (lose rank) sinken, absteigen

he's \come down down er ist ganz schön tief gesunken

7. (handed down) tradition überliefert werden

8. ( fam: stop feeling effect)

▪ to \come down down from sth drugs von etw dat [wieder] runterkommen fam

9. (depend on)

▪ to \come down down to sth auf etw akk ankommen

10. (amount to)

▪ to \come down down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen

it all \come downs down to money in the end letzten Endes ist doch alles eine Geldfrage

11. (reach decision)

to \come down down on the side of sb/sth sich akk für jdn/etw entscheiden

12. BRIT UNIV (leave) [von der Universität] abgehen, die Universität abschließen [o verlassen

13. (be taken ill)

▪ to \come down down with sth sich dat etw eingefangen haben

14. (rebuke)

▪ to \come down down on sb [for doing sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] rankriegen fam

to \come down down on sb like a ton of bricks ( fam) mit jdm Schlitten fahren fam

15. (be removed)

those pictures will have to \come down down diese Bilder müssen runter fam

* * *

vi

1) (from ladder, stairs) herunterkommen; (aircraft also) landen; (from mountain also) absteigen; (snow, rain) fallen

come down from there at once! — komm da sofort runter!

we came down to 6,000 metres — wir gingen auf 6.000 m runter

2) (= be demolished building etc) abgerissen werden; (= fall down) (he)runterfallen

3) (= drop prices) sinken, runtergehen (inf); (seller) runtergehen (to auf +acc)

4) (= be a question of) ankommen (to auf +acc)

it all comes down to something very simple — das ist letzten Endes ganz einfach

when you come or it comes down to it — letzten Endes

5) (= lose social rank) sinken, absteigen

you've come down in the world a bit — du bist aber ganz schön tief gesunken

6) (= reach) reichen (to bis auf +acc, zu)

her hair comes down to her shoulders — die Haare gehen or fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern

the dress comes down to her ankles — das Kleid geht ihr bis zu den Knöcheln

7) (= be transmitted tradition, story etc) überliefert werden

8)

(from university) when did you come down? — wann bist du von der Uni runter? (inf), wann haben Sie die Universität verlassen?; (for vacation) seit wann habt ihr Semesterferien?

9) (dated US inf

= be about to happen) there's a bank robbery coming down next week — für nächste Woche ist ein Banküberfall geplant

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come down v/i

1. herab-, herunterkommen, (Regen, Schnee) fallen

2. (ein)stürzen, (-)fallen, (Fußball) (im Strafraum etc) fallen, zu Fall kommen, fig fallen (Grenzen)

3. FLUG niedergehen

4. auch come down in the world fig herunterkommen (Person):

she has come down quite a bit sie ist ganz schön tief gesunken

5. SCHULE, UNIV Br

a) die Universität verlassen

b) in die Ferien gehen

6. überliefert werden

7. umg heruntergehen, sinken (Preis), billiger werden (Dinge)

8. nachgeben, kleinlaut werden: → academic.ru/54304/peg">peg A 1

9. come down on

a) sich stürzen auf (akk),

b) herfallen über (akk), jemandem aufs Dach steigen umg: → brick A 1

10. come down with umg Geld herausrücken:

come down handsomely sich spendabel zeigen

11. come down with erkranken an (dat)

12. come down to

a) hinauslaufen auf (akk),

b) ankommen auf (akk):

when it comes right down to it wenn es darauf ankommt

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intransitive verb

1) (collapse) herunterfallen; runterfallen (ugs.); (fall) [Schnee, Regen, Preis:] fallen

2) (come to place regarded as lower) herunterkommen; runterkommen (ugs.); (come southwards) runterkommen (ugs.)

3) (land) [not]landen; (crash) abstürzen

come down in a field — auf einem Acker [not]landen/auf einen Acker stürzen

4) (be passed on) [Sage, Brauch:] überliefert werden

5)

come down to — (reach) reichen bis

6)

come down to — (be reduced to) hinauslaufen auf (+ Akk.)

7)

come down to — (be a question of) ankommen (to auf + Akk.)

8) (suffer change for the worse)

she has come down in the world — sie hat einen Abstieg erlebt

come down to something — (be forced to resort to something) auf etwas (Akk.) angewiesen sein

9)

come down with — bekommen [Krankheit]

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v.

heruntergekommen v.

English-german dictionary > come down
14 come

come [kʌm]

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1. intransitive verb

2. modifier

3. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret came, ptp come

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1. intransitive verb

   a. venir

• come here venez ici

• no one has come personne n'est venu

• come and see me soon venez me voir bientôt

• he has come to mend the television il est venu réparer la télévision

• help came in time les secours sont arrivés à temps

• to come home rentrer (chez soi)

• coming! j'arrive !

• come again? (inf) comment ?

• I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où donner de la tête

• the pain comes and goes la douleur est intermittente

► to come + preposition

• he came after me with a gun il me poursuivait un fusil à la main

• it came as a surprise to him cela l'a surpris

• the adjective comes before the noun l'adjectif vient devant le nom

• to come behind sb/sth suivre qn/qch

• to come between two people ( = interfere) s'interposer entre deux personnes

• to come for sb/sth venir chercher qn/qch

• where do you come from? tu viens d'où ?

• he comes from Edinburgh il vient d'Édimbourg

• he has just come from Edinburgh il arrive d'Édimbourg

• they came to a crossroads ils sont arrivés à un carrefour

• I'm sorry it has come to this je suis désolé d'en être arrivé là

• if it comes to that,... dans ce cas-là...

• when it comes to... quand il s'agit de...► to come + -ing

• to come running/shouting arriver en courant/en criant► to come + adverb/adjective

• to come apart ( = fall to pieces) tomber en morceaux

• it came apart in my hands ça s'est cassé tout seul

• everything came right in the end tout s'est arrangé à la fin

   b. ( = have one's place) se trouver

• this passage comes on page 10 ce passage se trouve à la page 10

   c. ( = happen) arriver

• no harm will come to him il ne lui arrivera rien de mal

• economic recovery came slowly la reprise économique a été lente

• how do you come to be here? comment se fait-il que vous soyez ici ?

• how come? (inf) comment ça se fait ? (inf)

• how come it's so expensive? (inf) comment se fait-il que cela soit si cher ?

• come what may quoi qu'il arrive

   d. ( = result from) nothing came of it il n'en est rien sorti

• no good will come of it il n'en sortira rien de bon

   e. ( = be available) this dress comes in three sizes cette robe existe en trois tailles

• how do you like your tea? -- as it comes comment voulez-vous votre thé ? -- ça m'est égal

   f. ► to come to + infinitive ( = end up) finir par

• I have come to believe him j'ai fini par le croire

• now I come to think of it maintenant que j'y pense

   g. ( = reach orgasm) (inf!) jouir

2. modifier

► come-on (inf) noun

(gen = lure) attrape-nigaud m

• to give sb the come-on (sexual) allumer (inf) qn

3. Phrasal Verbs

► come about intransitive verb

( = happen) arriver

• how did it come about? comment est-ce arrivé ?► come across

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = cross) traverser

   b. he comes across as honest il donne l'impression d'être honnête

• his speech came across very well son discours a fait bonne impression

• his true feelings came across clearly ses vrais sentiments transparaissaient clairement

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = encounter by chance) tomber sur► come along intransitive verb

   a. venir

• come along! (allez,) venez !

• why don't you come along? pourquoi ne viendrais-tu pas ?

• it was lucky you came along c'est une chance que vous soyez venu

   b. ( = progress) faire des progrès ; [plans] avancer

• he's coming along in French il fait des progrès en français► come away intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave) s'en aller

• come away from there! va-t'en de là !

   b. ( = become detached) se détacher

• it came away in my hands cela m'est resté dans les mains► come back intransitive verb

[person, fashion] revenir

• he came back two hours later il est revenu deux heures plus tard

• it will come back to you eventually ( = you'll remember) ça te reviendra► come by

1. intransitive verb

passer

• he came by yesterday il est passé hier

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = obtain) se procurer► come down intransitive verb

   a. descendre

• come down from there at once! descends de là tout de suite !

• to come down in the world descendre dans l'échelle sociale

• to come down on the side of sth prendre position en faveur de qch

   b. ( = fall) [rain, curtain] tomber

• the plane came down on the motorway l'avion s'est écrasé sur l'autoroute

   c. the problem comes down to money le problème se résume à une question d'argent

• when it comes down to it au fond

   d. ( = be demolished) être démoli

   e. ( = drop) [prices] baisser

   f. ( = be transmitted) [tradition] être transmis (de père en fils)► come down with inseparable transitive verb

[+ disease] attraper

• to come down with flu attraper la grippe► come forward intransitive verb se présenter

• several witnesses have come forward plusieurs personnes se sont présentées comme témoins

• after the burglary, her neighbours came forward with offers of help après le cambriolage, ses voisins ont offert de l'aider

• to come forward with a suggestion faire une suggestion► come in intransitive verb

   a. [person] entrer ; [tide] monter

• come in! entrez !

• reports are now coming in of a terrorist attack des informations nous parviennent selon lesquelles il y aurait eu un attentat terroriste

   b. (in a race) arriver

• he came in fourth il est arrivé quatrième

   c. he has £20,000 coming in every year il touche 20 000 livres par an

• we have no money coming in at the moment nous n'avons aucune rentrée d'argent en ce moment► come in for inseparable transitive verb

[+ criticism] être l'objet de

► come into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = inherit) hériter de

• to come into some money faire un héritage

   b. ( = play a role) logic doesn't really come into it la logique n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans► come off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [button] se découdre ; [mark] partir

   b. ( = take place) avoir lieu

   c. ( = succeed) [plan] se réaliser ; [attempt, experiment] réussir

   d. (in contest, conflict) to come off best avoir le dessus

• to come off worse avoir le dessous

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. he came off his bike il est tombé de son vélo

   b. [+ drug] arrêter

   c. come off it! (inf) à d'autres ! (inf)► come on

1. intransitive verb

   a. come on, try again! allez, encore un effort !

   b. ( = progress) faire des progrès

• how are your plans coming on? où en sont vos projets ?

• my knee's coming on fine mon genou se remet bien

   c. ( = start) [night] tomber ; [illness] se déclarer ; [storm] éclater ; [seasons] arriver

• it came on to rain il s'est mis à pleuvoir

   d. [actor] entrer en scène

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = encounter by chance) tomber sur► come on to inseparable transitive verb

( = start discussing) aborder

• I'll come on to that in a moment j'aborderai cette question dans un moment► come out intransitive verb

   a. sortir ; [sun, stars] apparaître ; [truth, news, qualities] apparaître au grand jour ; [stain] partir

   b. to come out well être réussi

• the photo came out well la photo est réussie

   c. (with preposition) the total comes out at 500 le total s'élève à 500

• to come out for/against sth prendre position pour/contre qch

   d. (British) ( = come out on strike) se mettre en grève

   e. (as gay) révéler son homosexualité

• she came out as a lesbian elle a révélé son homosexualité► come out with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = say) sortir (inf)

• you never know what she's going to come out with next on ne sait jamais ce qu'elle va sortir (inf)► come over

1. intransitive verb

   a. venir

• he came over to England for a few months il est venu passer quelques mois en Angleterre

• he came over to our way of thinking il s'est rangé à notre avis

   b. ( = feel suddenly) (inf) she came over all shy elle s'est sentie toute timide

   c. ( = make impression) he came over as a decent person il a donné l'impression d'être une personne décente

2. inseparable transitive verb

[feeling] envahir

• a feeling of shyness came over her la timidité l'envahit

• what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui vous prend ?► come round intransitive verb

   a. come round to the back of the house faites le tour de la maison

• she came round to where I was sitting elle est venue jusqu'à moi

   b. ( = drop in) passer

• come round and see me one evening passez me voir un de ces soirs

   c. ( = happen) se tenir

• when the World Cup comes round again lors de la prochaine coupe du monde

   d. ( = change one's mind) changer d'avis

• perhaps in time she will come round peut-être qu'elle changera d'avis avec le temps

• he came round to our way of thinking in the end il a fini par se ranger à notre avis

   e. ( = regain consciousness) revenir à soi► come through

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = survive) s'en sortir

   b. ( = arrive) reports of fighting are coming through on raconte qu'il y a des combats

• his divorce has come through son divorce a été prononcé

   c. what came through most was her enthusiasm ce que l'on remarquait surtout, c'était son enthousiasme

   d. they came through on their promises ils ont tenu parole

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = survive) [+ illness, danger, war] survivre à► come to

1. intransitive verb

( = regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = amount to) se monter à

• how much does it come to? ça se monte à combien ?

• it comes to $20 ça fait 20 dollars en tout

• it comes to the same thing ça revient au même► come under inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = be subjected to) [+ sb's influence] tomber sous ; [+ attack, pressure] être l'objet de

   b. ( = be classified under) être classé sous

   c. ( = be the responsibility of) this comes under another department c'est du ressort d'un autre service► come up intransitive verb

   a. monter

• do you come up to York often? est-ce que vous montez souvent à York ?

• he came up to me il s'est approché de moi

• he came up to me with a smile il m'a abordé en souriant

   b. [accused] comparaître ( before devant ) ; [case] être entendu ( before par)

   c. [plant] sortir

   d. [sun] se lever

   e. ( = arise) être soulevé

• I'm afraid something's come up malheureusement j'ai un empêchement

   f. [job] se présenter► come up against inseparable transitive verb se heurter à

► come upon inseparable transitive verb tomber sur

► come up to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = reach up to) arriver à

• the water came up to his knees l'eau lui arrivait (jusqu')aux genoux

• it's just coming up to five minutes to six il est presque six heures moins cinq

   b. ( = equal) répondre à

• his work has not come up to our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente► come up with inseparable transitive verb

[+ object, money] fournir ; [+ idea] avoir ; [+ plan] imaginer

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[kʌm] 1.
exclamation

come (now)! — allons!

come, come! — allons, allons!
2.
transitive verb (prét came; pp come) ( travel) faire

to come 100 km to see — faire 100 km pour voir
3.
intransitive verb (prét came; pp come)

1) ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter, war] arriver

to come after somebody — poursuivre quelqu'un

to come by — ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane]

I came on foot/by bike — je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette

to come down — descendre [stairs, street]

to come up — monter [stairs, street]

to come from — venir de [airport, hospital]

to come into — entrer dans [house, room]

to come past — [car, person] passer

to come through — [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] traverser [window etc]

to come to — venir à [school, telephone]

to come to the door — venir ouvrir

to come running — arriver en courant

to come limping down the street — descendre la rue en boitant

when the time comes — lorsque le moment sera venu

the time has come to do — le moment est venu de faire

I'm coming! — j'arrive!

to come and go — aller et venir

you can come and go as you please — tu es libre de tes mouvements

fashions come and go — les modes vont et viennent

come next year — l'année prochaine

come Christmas/summer — à Noël/en été

for some time to come — encore quelque temps

there's still the speech to come — il y a encore le discours

2) ( approach) s'approcher

to come and see/help somebody — venir voir/aider quelqu'un

to come to somebody for — venir demander [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [money, advice]

I could see it coming — ( of accident) je le voyais venir

don't come any closer — ne vous approchez pas (plus)

to come close ou near to doing — faillir faire

3) (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer; [cleaner] venir

I've come to do — je viens faire

I've come for the keys — je viens chercher les clés

my brother is coming for me at 10 am — mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures

4) ( attend) venir

to come to — venir à [meeting, party]

5) ( reach)

to come to —

to come up/down to — [water] venir jusqu'à; [dress, curtain] arriver à

6) ( happen)

how did you come to do? — comment as-tu fait pour faire?

that's what comes of doing — voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait

how come? — comment ça se fait?

come what may — advienne que pourra

to take things as they come — prendre les choses comme elles viennent

come to think of it — en fait

7) ( begin)

to come to believe/hate — finir par croire/détester

8) ( originate)

to come from — [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country]; [word, legend] venir de [country, language]; [substance] provenir de [raw material]; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place]; [smell, sound] venir de [place]

to come from France — [fruit, painting] provenir de France; [person] être français/-e

9) ( be available)

to come in — exister en [sizes, colours]

to come with chips — être servi avec des frites

to come with matching napkins — être vendu avec les serviettes assorties

10) ( tackle)

to come to — aborder [problem, subject]

I'll come to that in a moment — je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment

11) ( develop)

it comes with practice — cela s'apprend avec la pratique

wisdom comes with age — la sagesse vient en vieillissant

12) ( be situated) venir

to come after — suivre, venir après

to come before — (in time, list, queue) précéder; ( in importance) passer avant

to come first/last — arriver premier/dernier

where did you come? — tu es arrivé combien? (colloq)

my family comes first — ma famille passe avant tout

don't let this come between us — on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça

to come between two people — s'interposer entre deux personnes

13) ( be due)

the house comes to me when they die — la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront

he had it coming (to him) — (colloq) ça lui pendait au nez

they got what was coming to them — (colloq) ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient

14) ( be a question of)

when it comes to something/to doing — lorsqu'il s'agit de quelque chose/de faire

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Phrasal Verbs:

- come about

- come across

- come along

- come apart

- come around

- come at

- come away

- come back

- come by

- come down

- come forward

- come in

- come into

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come under

- come up

- come upon

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come again? — (colloq) pardon?

I don't know if I'm coming or going — je ne sais plus où j'en suis

he's as stupid as they come — il n'y a pas plus stupide que lui

come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right — en fait, tu as peut-être raison

to come as a shock — être un choc

English-French dictionary > come
15 fall

1. noun
1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der

3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)

4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
2. intransitive verb,
fell, fallen

1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

fall to the ground — zu Boden fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from power — entmachtet werden

2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten

3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen

fall from somebody's lips — über jemandes Lippen (Akk.) kommen

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

7) (show dismay)

his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen

the fortress fell to the enemy — die Festung fiel dem Feind in die Hände

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

they fell to fighting among themselves — es kam zu einer Schlägerei zwischen ihnen

12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)

13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

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- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fallen

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) fallen

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fallen

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) stattfinden

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fallen

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) überlassen bleiben
2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) der Sturz

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) der Fall

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) der Fall

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) der Herbst

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through
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fall

[fɔ:l, AM esp fɑ:l]

I. NOUN

1. (tumble, drop) Fall m; (harder) Sturz m

she broke her leg in the \fall sie brach sich bei dem Sturz das Bein

to break sb's \fall jds Sturz abfangen

to have a \fall hinfallen; (harder) stürzen

to take a \fall stürzen; (from a horse) vom Pferd fallen

to have [or take] a nasty \fall schwer stürzen

2. no pl (descent) Fallen nt; of leaves Herabfallen nt geh; (drop) of an axe, a guillotine Herunterfallen nt; of a level also [Ab]sinken nt

the audience roared at the \fall of the curtain das Publikum brüllte, als der Vorhang fiel

at the \fall of the tide bei Ebbe f

the rise and \fall of the tide Ebbe und Flut

3. METEO, GEOG

\fall of earth Erdrutsch m

[heavy] \falls of rain/snow [heftige] Regen-/Schneefälle

\fall of rock Steinschlag m

4. SPORT (in wrestling) Schultersieg m

5. no pl (slope) Gefälle nt

6. no pl (decrease) Rückgang m (in + gen); in support Nachlassen nt (in + gen); in a level also Sinken nt (in + gen)

there was a \fall in support for his party at the last election die Unterstützung für seine Partei hat bei den letzten Wahlen nachgelassen

\fall in demand/price/temperature Nachfrage-/Preis-/Temperaturrückgang m

there has been a slight \fall in the price of petrol der Benzinpreis ist leicht zurückgegangen

sudden \fall in price Preissturz m

\fall in pressure Druckabfall m

\fall in moral standards Verfall m der Sitten

a sharp \fall in temperature ein Temperaturabfall m, ein Temperatursturz m

\fall in value Wertverlust m

7. no pl (defeat) of a city Einnahme f; of a dictator, regime Sturz m

the \fall of the Berlin Wall/Iron Curtain der Fall der Berliner Mauer/des Eisernen Vorhangs

the \fall of Constantinople die Eroberung Konstantinopels

the \fall of the Roman Empire der Untergang des Römischen Reiches

\fall from power Entmachtung f

8. no pl REL

▪ the F\fall [of Man] der Sündenfall

9. AM (autumn) Herbst m

10. (waterfall)

▪ \falls pl Wasserfall m

[the] Victoria F\falls die Viktoriafälle

11.

▶ to be as innocent as Adam before the F\fall ( saying) so unschuldig sein wie Adam vor dem Sündenfall

▶ to take a [or the] \fall for sb/sth AM ( fam) für jdn/etw die Schuld auf sich akk nehmen, für jdn/etw einstehen

II. NOUN MODIFIER

AM (sun, weather) Herbst-

\fall clothing Herbstkleidung f

\fall collection Herbstkollektion f

\fall plowing Wintersaat f

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<fell, fallen>

1. (drop, tumble) fallen; (harder) stürzen; (topple) person hinfallen; (harder) stürzen; tree, post, pillar umfallen; (harder) umstürzen

he fell badly and broke his arm er stürzte schwer und brach sich den Arm

the bridge fell into the river die Brücke stürzte ins Wasser

her horse fell at a fence ihr Pferd blieb an einem Hindernis hängen

the bomb fell on the church and totally destroyed it die Bombe fiel auf die Kirche und zerstörte sie vollständig

the picture's \fallen behind the piano das Bild ist hinter das Klavier gefallen

to \fall into sb's/each other's arms jdm/sich in die Arme fallen

to \fall into bed ins Bett fallen

to \fall under a bus/train unter einen Bus/Zug geraten

to \fall to one's death in den Tod stürzen

to \fall flat on one's face aufs Gesicht [o fam auf die Nase] fallen

to \fall on the floor/to the ground auf den Boden fallen

to \fall to one's knees auf die Knie fallen

to \fall down dead tot umfallen

2. (hang) fallen

to \fall loosely locker fallen

▪ to \fall around/on/to sth auf etw akk fallen [o geh herabhängen]

his hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls sein Haar fiel ihm in goldenen Locken auf die Schulter

her hair fell to her waist ihr Haar reichte ihr bis zur Taille

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

a curl/a strand of hair fell into her face eine Locke/Strähne fiel ihr ins Gesicht

3. (descend) fallen; light, shadow

▪ to \fall across/on/over sth auf etw akk fallen; blow, weapon

▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw treffen; ( fig) darkness, night hereinbrechen; ( fig) silence

▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw überfallen

the audience was still laughing as the curtain fell als der Vorhang fiel, lachte das Publikum immer noch

the snow had been \falling all day es hatte den ganzen Tag über geschneit

more rain had \fallen overnight über Nacht hatte es noch mehr geregnet

darkness \falls early in the tropics in den Tropen wird es früh dunkel

night was already \falling es begann bereits dunkel zu werden

the blows continued to \fall on him die Schläge prasselten weiter auf ihn nieder

the axe looks likely to \fall on 500 jobs 500 Stellen werden wahrscheinlich gestrichen werden

silence fell on the group of men [ein] Schweigen überfiel die Männer

4. (slope) [steil] abfallen

5. (decrease) sinken; price, temperature, pressure, value also fallen; demand, sales, numbers also zurückgehen; ( fig) barometer fallen

water supplies have \fallen to danger levels der Wasservorrat ist auf einen gefährlich niedrigen Stand abgesunken

the attendance fell well below the expected figure die Besucherzahlen blieben weit hinter den erwarteten Zahlen zurück

church attendance has \fallen dramatically die Anzahl der Kirchenbesucher ist drastisch zurückgegangen [o gesunken]

\falling prices pl Preisrückgang m

6. (be defeated) government, regime, politician gestürzt werden; empire untergehen; city, town eingenommen werden, fallen

to \fall from power seines Amtes enthoben werden

▪ to \fall to sb jdm in die Hände fallen

Basildon finally fell to Labour at the last election Basildon fiel in der letzten Wahl Labour zu

7. (lose a position, status) fallen

to \fall in the charts/the table in den Charts/der Tabelle fallen

to have \fallen to the bottom of the league table ganz unten in der Tabelle stehen

to \fall in sb's estimation in jds Achtung sinken

8. (fail)

to stand or \fall on sth mit etw dat stehen und fallen

the proposal will stand or \fall on the possible tax breaks der Vorschlag wird mit den zu erwartenden Steuervergünstigungen stehen und fallen

9. ( liter: die in a battle) fallen

10. (be) liegen

Easter \falls early/late this year Ostern ist dieses Jahr früh/spät

this year, my birthday \falls on a Monday diese Jahr fällt mein Geburtstag auf einen Montag

the accent \falls on the second syllable der Akzent liegt auf der zweiten Silbe

11. (belong)

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

to \fall into a category/class in [o unter] eine Kategorie/Klasse fallen

▪ to \fall outside sth nicht in etw akk fallen

this matter \falls outside the area for which we are responsible diese Sache fällt nicht in unseren Zuständigkeitsbereich

▪ to \fall under sth in etw akk fallen

that side of the business \falls under my department dieser Geschäftsteil fällt in meinen Zuständigkeitsbereich

that \falls under the heading... das fällt unter die Rubrik...

▪ to \fall within sth in etw akk fallen

any offence committed in this state \falls within the jurisdiction of this court jedes Vergehen, das in diesem Staat begangen wird, fällt in den Zuständigkeitsbereich dieses Gerichts

12. (be divided)

▪ to \fall into sth sich in etw akk gliedern

the text \falls into three sections der Text gliedert sich in drei Kategorien

13. (become)

to \fall prey [or victim] to sb/sth jdm/etw zum Opfer fallen

to \fall asleep einschlafen

to \fall due fällig sein

to \fall foul of sb mit jdm Streit bekommen

to \fall foul of a law [or regulation] ein Gesetz übertreten

to \fall ill [or sick] krank werden

to \fall open aufklappen

to \fall silent verstummen

to \fall vacant frei werden

14. (enter a particular state)

to \fall into debt sich akk verschulden

to \fall into disrepair [or decay] verkommen

to \fall into disrepute in Misskredit geraten

to \fall into disuse nicht mehr benutzt werden

to \fall into error/sin REL sich akk versündigen

to \fall out of favour [or AM favor] [with sb] [bei jdm] nicht mehr gefragt sein

to \fall into the habit of doing sth sich dat angewöhnen, etw zu tun

to \fall into hysterics sich akk vor Lachen kringeln fam

to \fall under the influence of sb/sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten

to \fall in love [with sb/sth] sich akk [in jdn/etw] verlieben

to \fall out of love [with sb/sth] nicht mehr [in jdn/etw] verliebt sein

to \fall into a reflective mood ins Grübeln kommen

to have \fallen under the spell of sb/sth von jdm/etw verzaubert sein

15.

▶ to \fall on deaf ears auf taube Ohren stoßen

▶ to \fall out of one's dress ( fam) aus allen Wolken fallen fam

▶ sb's face fell jd machte ein langes Gesicht

▶ to \fall into the hands [or clutches] of sb jdm in die Hände fallen

▶ to \fall on hard times harte Zeiten durchleben

▶ to \fall in [or into] line [with sth] sich akk [etw dat] anpassen

▶ to \fall to pieces plan, relationship in die Brüche gehen; person zerbrechen

▶ to \fall into place (work out) sich akk von selbst ergeben; (make sense) einen Sinn ergeben, [einen] Sinn machen fam

▶ to \fall short [of sth] etw nicht erreichen

▶ to \fall short of sb's expectations hinter jds Erwartungen zurückbleiben

▶ to \fall on stony ground auf felsigen Grund fallen liter

▶ to \fall among thieves ( old) unter die Räuber fallen veraltet

▶ to \fall into a/sb's trap in die/jdm in die Falle gehen

I was afraid that I might be \falling into a trap ich hatte Angst, in eine Falle zu laufen

they fell into the trap of overestimating their own ability sie haben ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten völlig überschätzt

▶ to \fall to a whisper in einen Flüsterton verfallen

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[fɔːl] vb: pret fell, ptp fallen
1. n

1) (lit, fig: tumble) Fall m no pl, Sturz m; (= decline of empire etc) Untergang m

the Fall (of Man) (Eccl) — der Sündenfall

to break sb's fall — jds Fall auffangen

to have a fall — (hin)fallen, stürzen

he had several falls — er ist mehrmals hingefallen or gestürzt

she had a bad fall — sie ist schwer gestürzt

to head or ride for a fall — in sein Verderben rennen

2) (= defeat of town, fortress etc) Einnahme f, Eroberung f; (of Troy) Fall m; (of country) Zusammenbruch m; (of government) Sturz m

3)

fall of rain/snow — Regen-/Schneefall m

fall of rock — Steinschlag m

there was another heavy fall (of snow) last night — es hat heute Nacht wieder viel geschneit

4) (of night) Einbruch m

5) (= lowering) Sinken nt; (in temperature) Abfall m, Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (of barometer) Fallen nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (in wind) Nachlassen nt; (in revs, population, membership) Abnahme f; (in graph) Abfall m; (in morals) Verfall m; (of prices, currency, gradual) Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m

fall in demand (Comm) — Nachfragerückgang m

6) (= slope of roof, ground) Gefälle nt; (steeper) Abfall m

7) (= waterfall also falls) Wasserfall m

the Niagara Falls — der Niagarafall

8) (WRESTLING) Schultersieg m

9) (= hang of curtains etc) Fall m

10) (US: autumn) Herbst m

in the fall — im Herbst

2. vi

1) (lit, fig: tumble) fallen; (SPORT, from a height, badly) stürzen; (object, to the ground) herunterfallen

to fall to one's death — tödlich abstürzen

to fall into a trap — in die Falle gehen

2) (= hang down hair, clothes etc) fallen

her hair kept falling into her eyes — ihr fielen dauernd die Haare in die Augen

3) (snow, rain) fallen

4) (= drop temperature, price) fallen, sinken; (population, membership etc) abnehmen; (voice) sich senken; (wind) sich legen, nachlassen; (land) abfallen; (graph, curve, rate) abnehmen; (steeply) abfallen

her eyes fell — sie schlug die Augen nieder (geh)

his face fell — er machte ein langes Gesicht

to fall in sb's estimation or eyes — in jds Achtung (dat) sinken

5) (= be defeated country) eingenommen werden; (city, fortress) fallen, erobert or eingenommen werden; (government, ruler) gestürzt werden

to fall to the enemy — vom Feind eingenommen werden; (fortress, town also) vom Feind erobert werden

6) (= be killed) fallen

to fall in battle — fallen

7) (night) hereinbrechen; (silence) eintreten

8) (BIBL) den Sündenfall tun; (old, girl) die Unschuld or Ehre verlieren (dated)

when Adam fell — nach Adams Sündenfall

9) (= occur birthday, Easter etc) fallen (on auf +acc); (accent) liegen (on auf +dat); (= be classified) gehören (under in +acc), fallen (under unter +acc)

it falls under another category — das gehört in or fällt in eine andere Kategorie

that falls within/outside the scope of... — das fällt in/nicht in den Bereich +gen..., das liegt innerhalb/außerhalb des Bereichs +gen...

10) (= be naturally divisible) zerfallen, sich gliedern (into in +acc)

to fall into three sections — sich in drei Teile gliedern

to fall into categories — sich in Kategorien gliedern lassen

11) (fig)

her eyes fell on a strange object — ihr Blick fiel auf einen merkwürdigen Gegenstand

where do you think the responsibility/blame for that will fall? — wem wird Ihrer Meinung nach die Verantwortung dafür/die Schuld daran gegeben?

12) (= become) werden

to fall asleep — einschlafen

to fall ill — krank werden, erkranken (geh)

to fall in love with sb — sich in jdn verlieben

to fall out of love with sb — aufhören, jdn zu lieben

she's forever falling in and out of love — sie verliebt sich dauernd neu

13)

(= pass into a certain state) to fall into decline (building) — verkommen; (economy) schlechter werden

to fall into ruin — (zur Ruine) verfallen

to fall into decay — verfallen

to fall into a deep sleep — in tiefen Schlaf fallen or sinken

to fall into temptation — in Versuchung geraten

to fall into conversation (with sb) — (mit jdm) ins Gespräch kommen

to fall into a state of unconsciousness — das Bewusstsein verlieren, in Ohnmacht fallen

to fall into a coma — in ein Koma fallen

to fall into disarray — in Unordnung geraten

to fall into bad habits — in schlechte Gewohnheiten verfallen

to fall apart or to pieces (chairs, cars, book etc) — aus dem Leim gehen (inf); (clothes, curtains) sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen (inf); (house) verfallen; (system, company, sb's life) aus den Fugen geraten or gehen

I fell apart when he left me — meine Welt brach zusammen, als er mich verließ

14)

(in set constructions see also n, adj etc) to fall into the hands of sb —

to fall among thieves — unter die Räuber fallen or geraten

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fall [fɔːl]

A s

1. Fall m, Sturz m, Fallen n:

fall from ( oder out of) the window Sturz aus dem Fenster;

have a bad ( oder heavy) fall schwer stürzen;

ride for a fall

a) verwegen reiten,

b) auch head for a fall fig das Schicksal oder Unheil herausfordern, ins Unglück rennen;

take the fall for sb umg für jemanden den Kopf hinhalten

2. a) (Ab)Fallen n (der Blätter etc)

b) besonders US Herbst m:

in fall im Herbst;

fall weather Herbstwetter n

3. Fall m, Herabfallen n, Faltenwurf m (von Stoff)

4. Fallen n (des Vorhangs)

5. TECH Niedergang m (des Kolbens etc)

6. Zusammenfallen n, Einsturz m (eines Gebäudes)

7. PHYS

a) → free fall

b) Fallhöhe f, -strecke f

8. a) (Regen-, Schnee) Fall m

b) Regen-, Schnee-, Niederschlagsmenge f

9. Fallen n, Sinken n (der Flut, Temperatur etc):

fall in demand WIRTSCH Nachfragerückgang m;

( heavy oder sudden) fall in prices Preis-, Kurssturz m;

speculate for a fall auf Baisse oder à la baisse spekulieren; → operate A 4

10. Abfall(en) m(n), Gefälle n, Neigung f (des Geländes):

a sharp fall ein starkes Gefälle

11. (Wasser) Fall m:

the Niagara Falls

12. An-, Einbruch m (der Nacht etc)

13. Fall m, Sturz m, Nieder-, Untergang m, Verfall m, Ende n:

the fall of Troy der Fall von Troja;

fall of life fig Herbst m des Lebens

14. a) (moralischer) Verfall

b) Fall m, Fehltritt m:

the Fall, the fall of man BIBEL der (erste) Sündenfall

15. JAGD

a) Fall m, Tod m (von Wild)

b) Falle f

16. AGR, ZOOL Wurf m (Lämmer etc)

17. Ringen: Niederwurf m:

win by fall Schultersieg m;

try a fall with sb fig sich mit jemandem messen

B v/i prät fell [fel], pperf fallen [ˈfɔːlən]

1. fallen:

the curtain falls der Vorhang fällt

2. (ab)fallen (Blätter etc)

3. (herunter)fallen, abstürzen:

he fell to his death er stürzte tödlich ab

4. (um-, hin-, nieder)fallen, stürzen, zu Fall kommen, zu Boden fallen (Person):

he fell badly ( oder heavily) er stürzte schwer; → flat¹ C 1

5. umfallen, -stürzen (Baum etc)

6. (in Locken oder Falten etc) (herab)fallen

7. fig fallen:

a) (im Krieg) umkommen

b) erobert werden (Stadt)

c) gestürzt werden (Regierung)

d) (moralisch) sinken

e) die Unschuld verlieren, einen Fehltritt begehen (Frau)

f) SPORT gebrochen werden (Rekord etc)

8. fig fallen, sinken (Flut, Preis, Temperatur etc):

the temperature has fallen (by) 10 degrees die Temperatur ist um 10 Grad gesunken;

the wind falls der Wind legt sich oder lässt nach;

his courage fell sein Mut sank;

his voice (eyes) fell er senkte die Stimme (den Blick);

his face fell er machte ein langes Gesicht;

falling visitor numbers zurückgehende Besucherzahlen; → birthrate

9. abfallen (toward[s] zu … hin) (Gelände etc)

10. auch fall apart zerfallen:

fall apart ( oder asunder, in two) auseinanderfallen, entzweigehen; → piece A 2

11. (zeitlich) eintreten, fallen:

Easter falls late this year Ostern ist oder fällt oder liegt dieses Jahr spät

12. sich ereignen

13. hereinbrechen (Nacht etc)

14. fig fallen (Worte etc):

the remark fell from him er ließ die Bemerkung fallen

15. krank, fällig etc werden:

fall heir to sth etwas erben

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1. noun
1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der

3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)

4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
2. intransitive verb,
fell, fallen

1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

fall to the ground — zu Boden fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from power — entmachtet werden

2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten

3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen

fall from somebody's lips — über jemandes Lippen (Akk.) kommen

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

7) (show dismay)

his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen

the fortress fell to the enemy — die Festung fiel dem Feind in die Hände

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

they fell to fighting among themselves — es kam zu einer Schlägerei zwischen ihnen

12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)

13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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(US) n.

Herbst -e m. (of a regime, society) n.

Verfall -¨e m. n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Sturz ¨-e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen)

= absinken v.

fallen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)

purzeln v.

stürzen v.

English-german dictionary > fall
16 slump

1. verb
1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) bajar/caer en picado, caer de repente, desplomarse

2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) bajar en picado

2. noun
1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) bajón, bajada repentina

2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) crisis económica, recesión económica

slump

tr[slʌmp]

noun

1 (recession) crisis nombre femenino económica, recesión nombre femenino económica; (drop in demand etc) bajón nombre masculino, baja repentina, caída repentina

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (of player, team) bajón nombre masculino, mala racha

intransitive verb

1 (economy) hundirse; (sales, demand, etc) bajar en picado, caer en picado, caer de repente; (prices) desplomarse

2 (fall, flop down) caer, derrumbarse; (faint) desmayarse

■ he slumped to the floor se desplomó en el suelo

■ she slumped into the armchair se derrumbó en el sillón

■ they found him slumped over the steering wheel lo encontraron desplomado sobre el volante

slump ['slʌmp] vi

1) decline, drop: disminuir, bajar

2) slouch: encorvarse, dejarse caer (en una silla, etc.)

slump n

: bajón m, declive m (económico)

slump (Economics)

n.

• declive económico s.m.

n.

• baja repentina s.f.

• bajón s.m.

• depresión s.f.

• quiebra s.f.

v.

• bajar repentinamente v.

I slʌmp
noun

a) ( economic depression) depresión f

b) (in prices, sales) caída f or baja f repentina, bajón m; (in attendance, interest) disminución f, bajón m

II

intransitive verb

1) ( collapse) (+ adv compl) desplomarse

they found her slumped over her desk — la encontraron desplomada sobre su escritorio

he slumped into a chair — se dejó caer en un sillón

2)

a) \<\<prices/output/sales\>\> caer* or bajar repentinamente

b) \<\<morale\>\> sufrir un bajón

[slʌmp]
1.

N (gen) baja f (repentina), bajón m ; (in production, sales) caída f, baja f ; (economic) depresión f

the Slump — el crac

the 1929 slump — la depresión de 1929, la crisis económica de 1929

slump in prices — hundimiento m de los precios

the slump in the price of copper — la baja repentina del precio del cobre

slump in morale — bajón m de moral

2. VI

1) [price etc] hundirse; [production, sales] bajar, caer; (fig) [morale etc] desplomarse

2)

to slump into a chair — hundirse en una silla

he slumped to the floor — se desplomó al suelo

he was slumped over the wheel — se había caído encima del volante

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I [slʌmp]
noun

a) ( economic depression) depresión f

b) (in prices, sales) caída f or baja f repentina, bajón m; (in attendance, interest) disminución f, bajón m

II

intransitive verb

1) ( collapse) (+ adv compl) desplomarse

they found her slumped over her desk — la encontraron desplomada sobre su escritorio

he slumped into a chair — se dejó caer en un sillón

2)

a) \<\<prices/output/sales\>\> caer* or bajar repentinamente

b) \<\<morale\>\> sufrir un bajón

English-spanish dictionary > slump
17 subject

I ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
nome

1) (topic) soggetto m., argomento m.

to change o drop the subject cambiare argomento, lasciare cadere l'argomento; to raise a subject sollevare una questione; while we're on the subject of... — visto che siamo in tema di

2) (at school, college) materia f.; (for research, study) soggetto m.

her subject is genetics — è specializzata in genetica

3) art. fot. soggetto m.

4) (focus)

to be the subject of an inquiry — essere l'oggetto di un'inchiesta

5) ling. soggetto m.

6) (citizen) suddito m. (-a)
II ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
aggettivo

1) (subservient) [people, race] asservito, sottomesso

2) (obliged to obey)

to be subject to — essere soggetto a [law, rule]

3) (liable)

to be subject to — essere soggetto a [flooding, fits]; essere assoggettabile a [ tax]

prices are subject to increases — i prezzi possono subire aumenti

flights are subject to delay — i voli possono subire ritardi

4) (dependent)

to be subject to — dipendere da [ approval]

"subject to alteration" — "soggetto a variazioni"

"subject to availability" — (of flights, tickets) "in base alla disponibilità"; (of goods) "salvo venduto"
III [səb'dʒekt]
verbo transitivo

1) (expose)

to subject sb. to — esporre qcn. a [ insults]; sottoporre qcn. a [ stress]

to be subjected to — dover sopportare [ noise]; essere oggetto di [ attacks]; essere sottoposto a [ torture]

to subject sth. to heat — esporre qcs. al calore

2) lett. (subjugate) sottomettere [race, country]

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1. adjective
((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) sottomesso
2. noun
1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) suddito

2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) soggetto, argomento

3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) materia

4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo

5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) soggetto
3. [səb'‹ekt] verb
1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) assoggettare, sottomettere

2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) sottoporre

•

- subjection
- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to
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subject (1) /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/
a.

1 soggetto; assoggettato; sottomesso; sottoposto; esposto: subject nations, nazioni soggette; subject tribes, tribù sottomesse; Even foreigners are subject to the laws of the country, anche gli stranieri sono soggetti alle leggi del paese; I'm subject to tremendous headaches, vado soggetto a tremende emicranie; to be subject to envy, essere esposto all'invidia

2 (leg.) subordinato ( a condizioni, restrizioni, ecc.)

● subject to, salvo: Subject to correction, these are the facts, salvo errore, i fatti sono questi □ (comm.: di un prodotto) subject to availability, se disponibile; salvo venduto □ ( banca, fin.) subject to collection, salvo incasso; salvo buon fine (abbr. S.B.F.) □ (comm.) subject to sale (o subject to goods being unsold), salvo venduto □ ( di un popolo, ecc.) to be held subject, essere assoggettato; essere tenuto in sudditanza □ (comm.) All prices ( are) subject to alteration, tutti i prezzi sono suscettibili di variazione.
♦ subject (2) /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/
n.

1 soggetto ( anche gramm.); argomento; oggetto ( di esame, esperimento, ecc.): the subject of the speech [of the book], il soggetto del discorso [del libro]; (gramm.) Every verb has a subject, ogni verbo ha un soggetto; to change the subject, cambiare argomento; to drop the subject (o to let the subject drop) lasciar cadere l'argomento; on the subject of, a proposito di; to get onto a subject, arrivare a un argomento; entrare in un discorso; He's a subject for ridicule, è oggetto di scherno NOTA D'USO: - argument o topic?-

2 materia ( di studio); disciplina: compulsory subjects, materie (di studio) obbligatorie; subsidiary subject, materia complementare ( all'università); Chemistry is my favourite subject, la chimica è la mia materia preferita; DIALOGO → - Before an exam- History's my weakest subject, and I'm worried, that's all, la storia è la materia in cui vado peggio e sono preoccupata, questo è tutto; DIALOGO → - School- What subjects did you have at school today?, che materie avevi oggi a scuola?

3 suddito; cittadino: rulers and subjects, governanti e sudditi; He is a British subject, è cittadino britannico

4 (form.) causa; motivo; occasione: a subject for great sorrow, una causa di grande dolore; I'll give you no subject for complaint, non vi darò motivo di lagnarvi di me

5 (bot., zool.) esemplare

6 (med.) cadavere ( per sala anatomica)

7 (med., psic.) soggetto: a nervous subject, un soggetto nervoso

8 (mus.) tema ( di una sonata, ecc.)

● subject catalogue, catalogo per soggetto ( in una biblioteca) □ (fisc.) a subject for taxation, un soggetto d'imposta □ subject-heading, voce di indice □ subject matter, argomento; contenuto; oggetto; tema; materia □ (ass.) the subject matter insured, la cosa assicurata □ one's fellow-subjects, i propri concittadini.
(to) subject /səbˈdʒɛkt/
v. t.

1 assoggettare; soggiogare; sottomettere: to subject a nation to one's rule, assoggettare una nazione al proprio potere; soggiogare una nazione

2 ( anche tecn.) sottoporre; esporre: Iron must be subjected to a special process to become steel, il ferro deve essere sottoposto a un processo speciale per diventare acciaio; to subject sb. to ill-treatment, sottoporre q. a maltrattamenti

3 (med.) predisporre: His weakness subjected him to many diseases, la sua debolezza lo predisponeva a molte malattie

● to subject oneself, esporsi; sottomettersi: Don't subject yourself to ridicule [to criticism], non esporti al ridicolo [alle critiche].

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I ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
nome

1) (topic) soggetto m., argomento m.

to change o drop the subject cambiare argomento, lasciare cadere l'argomento; to raise a subject sollevare una questione; while we're on the subject of... — visto che siamo in tema di

2) (at school, college) materia f.; (for research, study) soggetto m.

her subject is genetics — è specializzata in genetica

3) art. fot. soggetto m.

4) (focus)

to be the subject of an inquiry — essere l'oggetto di un'inchiesta

5) ling. soggetto m.

6) (citizen) suddito m. (-a)
II ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
aggettivo

1) (subservient) [people, race] asservito, sottomesso

2) (obliged to obey)

to be subject to — essere soggetto a [law, rule]

3) (liable)

to be subject to — essere soggetto a [flooding, fits]; essere assoggettabile a [ tax]

prices are subject to increases — i prezzi possono subire aumenti

flights are subject to delay — i voli possono subire ritardi

4) (dependent)

to be subject to — dipendere da [ approval]

"subject to alteration" — "soggetto a variazioni"

"subject to availability" — (of flights, tickets) "in base alla disponibilità"; (of goods) "salvo venduto"
III [səb'dʒekt]
verbo transitivo

1) (expose)

to subject sb. to — esporre qcn. a [ insults]; sottoporre qcn. a [ stress]

to be subjected to — dover sopportare [ noise]; essere oggetto di [ attacks]; essere sottoposto a [ torture]

to subject sth. to heat — esporre qcs. al calore

2) lett. (subjugate) sottomettere [race, country]

English-Italian dictionary > subject
18 sharp

1. adjective
1) (with fine edge) scharf; (with fine point) spitz [Nadel, Bleistift, Giebel, Gipfel]

2) (clear-cut) scharf [Umriss, Kontrast, Bild, Gesichtszüge, Linie]; deutlich [Unterscheidung]; präzise [Eindruck]

3) (abrupt, angular) scharf [Kurve, Winkel]; steil, schroff [Abhang]; stark [Gefälle]

a sharp rise/fall in prices — ein jäher Preisanstieg/Preissturz

4) (intense) groß [Appetit, Hunger[gefühl]]; (acid, pungent) scharf [Würze, Geschmack, Sauce, Käse]; sauer [Apfel]; herb [Wein]; (shrill, piercing) schrill [Schrei, Pfiff]; (biting) scharf [Wind, Frost, Luft]; (sudden, severe) heftig [Schmerz, Anfall, Krampf, Kampf]; (harsh, acrimonious) scharf [Protest, Tadel, Ton, Stimme, Zunge, Worte]

a short sharp struggle — ein kurzer, heftiger Kampf

5) (acute, quick) scharf [Augen, Verstand, Gehör, Ohr, Beobachtungsgabe, Intelligenz, Geruchssinn]; aufgeweckt [Kind]; scharfsinnig [Bemerkung]; begabt [Schüler, Student]

that was pretty sharp! — das war ganz schön clever!

keep a sharp lookout for the police! — halt die Augen offen, falls die Polizei kommt!

6) (derog.): (artful, dishonest, quick to take advantage) gerissen

7) (Mus.) [um einen Halbton] erhöht [Note]

F/G/C etc. sharp — fis, Fis/gis, Gis/cis, Cis usw., das
2. adverb
1) (punctually)

at six o'clock sharp — Punkt sechs Uhr

2) (suddenly) scharf [bremsen]; plötzlich [anhalten]

turn sharp right — scharf nach rechts abbiegen

3)

look sharp! — halt dich ran! (ugs.)

4) (Mus.) zu hoch [singen, spielen]
3. noun
(Mus.) erhöhter Ton; (symbol) Kreuz, das; Erhöhungszeichen, das

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sharp

[ʃɑ:p, AM ʃɑ:rp]

I. adj

1. (cutting) blade, knife scharf

2. (pointed) end, point spitz

\sharp features kantige Gesichtszüge

\sharp nose spitze Nase

\sharp pencil spitzer Bleistift

3. (acute)

\sharp angle spitzer Winkel

\sharp bend [or curve] scharfe Kurve

to make a \sharp right turn [or turn to the right] scharf rechts abbiegen

4. (severe) attack, rebuff, rebuke scharf

the terrorist attack was a \sharp reminder of how dangerous the world can be der terroristische Überfall erinnerte in drastischer Weise daran, wie gefährlich die Welt sein kann

\sharp blow heftiger [o starker] Schlag

\sharp criticism beißende Kritik

to have a \sharp tongue eine scharfe [o spitze] Zunge haben, scharfzüngig sein

▪ to be \sharp with sb unfreundlich zu jdm sein, jdm eine schroffe Antwort geben

5. (stabbing) stechend

\sharp pain stechender Schmerz

\sharp stab [of pain] [schmerzhaftes] Stechen

6. (sudden) plötzlich; (marked) drastisch

\sharp deterioration drastische Verschlechterung

\sharp downturn/upturn starker Abschwung/Aufschwung

\sharp drop [or fall] [or decline] starker [o drastischer] Rückgang

\sharp rise [or increase] starker [o drastischer] Anstieg

7. (clear-cut) scharf, deutlich, klar

her pro-European views are in \sharp contrast to those of many of her colleagues ihre proeuropäischen Ansichten sind denen vieler ihrer Kollegen diametral entgegengesetzt

a \sharp television picture ein scharfes Fernsehbild

to bring sth into \sharp focus etw klar und deutlich herausstellen

8. (perceptive) raffiniert, scharfsinnig

\sharp eyes/ears scharfe Augen/Ohren

to have a \sharp eye for sth etw sofort erkennen

\sharp mind scharfer Verstand

to keep a \sharp watch [or eye] on sb/sth jdn/etw immer im Auge behalten, jdn/etw genau beobachten

9. ( fam: trendy) elegant

a \sharp-suited business executive ein sorgfältig gekleideter Manager

to be a very \sharp dresser immer sehr schick angezogen sein

10. (piquant) taste scharf [gewürzt]

11. (penetrating) schrill

a \sharp noise ein schrilles Geräusch

\sharp voice schrille Stimme

12. (cold) schneidend

a \sharp frost ein durchdringender Frost

13. MUS

C \sharp Cis nt

F \sharp Fis nt

G \sharp Gis nt

D \sharp Dis nt

▪ to be \sharp zu hoch intonieren

14.

▶ the \sharp end ( fam: cutting edge) das Zentrum des Geschehens; BRIT (of ship) Bug m

II. adv

1. inv (exactly) genau

the performance will start at 7.30 \sharp die Aufführung beginnt um Punkt 7.30 Uhr

2. (suddenly)

to pull up \sharp car scharf ranfahren fam, knapp auffahren ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

to turn \sharp right/left scharf rechts/links abbiegen

3. MUS zu hoch

she sang \sharp at the top notes bei den oberen Tönen sang sie zu hoch

III. n MUS Kreuz nt

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[ʃAːp]
1. adj (+er)

1) knife, blade etc scharf; needle, point etc spitz

2) (= clear-cut, not blurred) outline, photo, contrast scharf

to come into sharp focus (fig inf) — aufs Korn genommen werden

3) (= observant, keen) eyes, wits, glance, mind scharf; nose gut, empfindlich; observation, remark scharfsinnig, schlau; (= intelligent) person schlau, gewieft (inf), auf Draht (inf); child schlau, aufgeweckt

that was pretty sharp of you — das war ganz schön schlau or clever (inf) von dir

keep a sharp watch for him/the train — pass gut auf, ob du ihn/den Zug siehst

4) (= sudden, intense) whistle, cry durchdringend, schrill; drop in prices steil; frost, contrast scharf; shower, desire, pain heftig; hunger nagend (geh), groß

after a short, sharp struggle — nach kurzem, heftigem Kampf

be sharp about it! (inf) — (ein bisschen) dalli! (inf), zack, zack! (inf)

5) (= acute) angle spitz; bend, turn by car scharf

6) (pej: cunning) person gerissen, raffiniert, clever (inf); trick etc raffiniert

sharp practice — unsaubere Geschäfte

that was a pretty sharp move — das war ein raffinierter Schachzug

7) (= harsh, fierce) tongue, retort, tone of voice scharf; person schroff; temper hitzig

8) (= acidic, pungent) taste scharf; apple sauer; wine herb, sauer (pej); (fig = biting) air schneidend kalt; wind beißend

9) (MUS) note (= too high) zu hoch; (= raised a semitone) (um einen Halbton) erhöht

you played F natural instead of F sharp —

her voice goes sharp on the higher notes — sie singt die höheren Töne zu hoch

10) (inf: stylish) person, clothes toll (inf), todschick (inf); piece of driving clever (inf)

he's a sharp dresser — er zieht sich immer todschick an (inf)

2. adv (+er)

1) (MUS) zu hoch

2) (= punctually) pünktlich, genau

at 5 o'clock sharp — Punkt 5 Uhr

3)

look sharp! — dalli! (inf), zack, zack! (inf)

if you don't look sharp... — wenn du nicht schnell machst...

to pull up sharp — plötzlich anhalten

to turn sharp left — scharf nach links abbiegen

3. n (MUS)
Kreuz nt
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sharp [ʃɑː(r)p]

A adj (adv sharply)

1. scharf (Kurve, Messer etc):

be at the sharp end fig in vorderster Linie oder an vorderster Front stehen; → academic.ru/75505/tongue">tongue A 1

2. spitz (Nase etc):

from a sharp angle SPORT aus spitzem Winkel

3. steil, jäh (Anstieg etc)

4. fig allg scharf:

a) deutlich (Kontrast, Konturen etc)

b) herb, beißend (Geruch, Geschmack etc)

c) schneidend (Stimme etc):

sharp cry durchdringender Schrei

d) schneidend, beißend (Frost, Wind)

e) stechend, heftig (Schmerz)

f) durchdringend (Blick)

g) hart (Kritik etc)

h) spitz (Bemerkung etc)

i) wachsam (Auge, Ohr)

j) schnell (Tempo etc)

k) jäh, plötzlich:

brake sharply scharf bremsen

5. heftig, hitzig:

a sharp desire ein heftiges Verlangen;

a sharp temper ein hitziges Temperament

6. angespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)

7. a) scharfsinnig

b) aufgeweckt, auf Draht umg

c) umg gerissen, raffiniert:

sharp practice Gaunerei f

8. MUS

a) scharf (im Klang)

b) (zu) hoch

c) (durch Kreuz um einen Halbton) erhöht

d) groß, übermäßig (Intervall)

e) Kreuz…

9. LING stimmlos, scharf (Konsonant)

B v/t & v/i

1. MUS zu hoch singen oder spielen

2. obs betrügen

C adv

1. scharf

2. jäh, plötzlich

3. pünktlich, genau:

at three o’clock sharp Punkt 3 (Uhr)

4. schnell:

look sharp! mach fix oder schnell!, dalli! umg

5. MUS zu hoch:

sing (play) sharp

D s

1. pl lange Nähnadeln pl

2. umg

a) → sharper 1

b) Fachmann m, -frau f

3. MUS

a) auch sharp sign Kreuz n, Erhöhungszeichen n

b) Erhöhung f, Halbton m (of über dat)

c) nächsthöhere Taste

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1. adjective
1) (with fine edge) scharf; (with fine point) spitz [Nadel, Bleistift, Giebel, Gipfel]

2) (clear-cut) scharf [Umriss, Kontrast, Bild, Gesichtszüge, Linie]; deutlich [Unterscheidung]; präzise [Eindruck]

3) (abrupt, angular) scharf [Kurve, Winkel]; steil, schroff [Abhang]; stark [Gefälle]

a sharp rise/fall in prices — ein jäher Preisanstieg/Preissturz

4) (intense) groß [Appetit, Hunger[gefühl]]; (acid, pungent) scharf [Würze, Geschmack, Sauce, Käse]; sauer [Apfel]; herb [Wein]; (shrill, piercing) schrill [Schrei, Pfiff]; (biting) scharf [Wind, Frost, Luft]; (sudden, severe) heftig [Schmerz, Anfall, Krampf, Kampf]; (harsh, acrimonious) scharf [Protest, Tadel, Ton, Stimme, Zunge, Worte]

a short sharp struggle — ein kurzer, heftiger Kampf

5) (acute, quick) scharf [Augen, Verstand, Gehör, Ohr, Beobachtungsgabe, Intelligenz, Geruchssinn]; aufgeweckt [Kind]; scharfsinnig [Bemerkung]; begabt [Schüler, Student]

that was pretty sharp! — das war ganz schön clever!

keep a sharp lookout for the police! — halt die Augen offen, falls die Polizei kommt!

6) (derog.): (artful, dishonest, quick to take advantage) gerissen

7) (Mus.) [um einen Halbton] erhöht [Note]

F/G/C etc. sharp — fis, Fis/gis, Gis/cis, Cis usw., das
2. adverb
1) (punctually)

at six o'clock sharp — Punkt sechs Uhr

2) (suddenly) scharf [bremsen]; plötzlich [anhalten]

turn sharp right — scharf nach rechts abbiegen

3)

look sharp! — halt dich ran! (ugs.)

4) (Mus.) zu hoch [singen, spielen]
3. noun
(Mus.) erhöhter Ton; (symbol) Kreuz, das; Erhöhungszeichen, das

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(\#) (music) n.

Doppelkreuz (\#) n. (\#) n.

Doppelkreuz-Zeichen (\#) n. (music) n.

Doppelkreuz n. adj.

pünktlich adj.

scharf adj.

schrill adj.

English-german dictionary > sharp
19 steep

I sti:p adjective
1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.)

2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!)

•

- steepness
- steeply
II sti:p
(to soak thoroughly.)

steep adj empinado / de mucha pendiente

steep

tr[stiːp]

adjective

1 (hill, slope, stairs) empinado,-a; (rise, drop) abrupto,-a, brusco,-a

2 familiar (price, fee) excesivo,-a; (demand) excesivo,-a, poco razonable

■ they charged me £100 - that's a bit steep! me cobraron £100 - ¡eso es un poco excesivo!

■ it's a bit steep to expect me to do all the food esperar que yo haga toda la comida es demasiado

————————

steep

tr[stiːp]

transitive verb

1 (soak - washing) remojar; (- dried food) poner en remojo; (- fruit) macerar

intransitive verb

1 (fruit) macerarse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be steeped in something figurative use estar empapado,-a de algo

■ a city steeped in history una ciudad empapada de historia

steep ['sti:p] vt

: remojar, dejar (té, etc.) en infusión

steep adj

1) : empinado, escarpado

a steep cliff: un precipicio escarpado

2) considerable: considerable, marcado

3) excessive: excesivo

steep prices: precios muy altos

steep

adj.

• abrupto, -a adj.

• acantilado, -a adj.

• despeñadizo, -a adj.

• empinado, -a adj.

• escarpado, -a adj.

• tajado, -a adj.

v.

• destemplar v.

• empapar v.

• remojar v.

stiːp
I

adjective -er, -est

1)

a) < slope> empinado; < drop> brusco, abrupto; < descent> en picada or (Esp) en picado

b) ( large) <increase/decline> considerable, pronunciado

2) ( excessive) (colloq)

a) ( of prices) alto, excesivo

that's a bit steep! — qué caro!

b) ( unreasonable)

it's a bit steep to expect them to work without a break — no es muy razonable que digamos, esperar que trabajen sin un descanso

II
1.

transitive verb (to soften, clean) remojar, dejar en or a remojo; ( to flavor) macerar

a city steeped in history — una ciudad de gran riqueza histórica

2.

vi \<\<fruit\>\> macerarse

I

[stiːp]
ADJ (compar steeper) (superl steepest)
1) [hill, cliff] empinado, escarpado; [stairs, slope, climb] empinado

it's too steep for the tractor — está demasiado pendiente para el tractor, la pendiente es demasiado empinada para el tractor

it's a steep climb to the top — hay una subida empinada hasta la cumbre

2) (=sharp) [drop] abrupto, brusco; [increase] pronunciado

3) * [price, demands] excesivo

4) (Brit)
* (=unreasonable)
that's pretty steep! — ¡eso es demasiado!, ¡no hay derecho!

it's a bit steep that you've got to do it yourself — no es justo que lo tengas que hacer tú solo

II [stiːp]
1. VT

1) [+ washing] remojar, poner a or en remojo (in en)

2)

steeped in — (fig) impregnado de

a town steeped in history — una ciudad cargada or impregnada de historia

she is steeped in the Celtic tradition — ella está empapada de la tradición celta

a ceremony which is steeped in ancient tradition — una ceremonia que hunde sus raíces en la más antigua tradición

he was steeped in the religion and laws of Judaism — estaba imbuido de la religión y las leyes judaicas

2.

VI

to leave sth to steep — dejar algo a or en remojo

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[stiːp]
I

adjective -er, -est

1)

a) < slope> empinado; < drop> brusco, abrupto; < descent> en picada or (Esp) en picado

b) ( large) <increase/decline> considerable, pronunciado

2) ( excessive) (colloq)

a) ( of prices) alto, excesivo

that's a bit steep! — qué caro!

b) ( unreasonable)

it's a bit steep to expect them to work without a break — no es muy razonable que digamos, esperar que trabajen sin un descanso

II
1.

transitive verb (to soften, clean) remojar, dejar en or a remojo; ( to flavor) macerar

a city steeped in history — una ciudad de gran riqueza histórica

2.

vi \<\<fruit\>\> macerarse

English-spanish dictionary > steep
20 baja

Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar) \ \
baja es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: baja bajar
baja sustantivo femenino 1 ( descenso) fall, drop;
◊ una baja en los precios a fall o drop in prices;
la baja de las tasas de interés the cut in interest rates; tendencia a la baja downward trend 2
a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave;
( certificado) medical certificate;
◊ está (dado) de baja he's off sick o on sick leave;
baja por maternidad (Esp) maternity leave
b) (Dep):

◊ el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty
3 ( en entidad):
◊ darse de baja ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave;
( en partido) to resign, leave; (Mil) ( cese) discharge;
◊ dar de baja to discharge

bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo 1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;
( acercándose) to come down;
◊ baja por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;
ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) baja de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth; ‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down
2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;
[ hinchazón] to go down; [ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;
[ calidad] to deteriorate; [ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ baja de precio to go down in price
verbo transitivo 1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down 2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower 3
a) baja algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);
‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth); ( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) baja a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth
4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;
‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo
5 ‹ precio› to lower; ‹ fiebre› to bring down; ‹ volumen› to turn down; ‹ voz› to lower bajarse verbo pronominal 1 ( apearse) bajase de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth; ‹ de coche› to get out of sth; ‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth; ‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth 2 ‹ pantalones› to take down; ‹ falda› to pull down
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back (como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
baja sustantivo femenino
1 (informe médico) sick note
baja por enfermedad, sick leave
baja por maternidad, maternity leave
2 (descenso) drop, fall
3 Mil (víctima, herido) casualty: nuestro ejército no ha sufrido bajas, we haven't suffered any casualties Locuciones: coger la baja, (por enfermedad) to take sick leave
darse de baja, (de una asociación, una actividad) to resign [de, from], drop out [de, of]
estar de baja, (por enfermedad) to be off sick Fin jugar a la baja, to operate for a fall
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower (una persiana) to let down (la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down (la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off (de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange ' baja' also found in these entries: Spanish: bajar - bajinis - bajo - borrarse - cabeza - cámara - despacio - estar - estofa - forma - fresca - fresco - grosera - grosero - jugar - marea - media - medio - planta - riñón - telebasura - temblor - temporada - tensión - tintorro - voz - clase - fondo - incapacidad - petiso - renacuajo - roto English: alternate - attrition rate - breath - breathe - casualty - discharge - downstairs - downturn - downward - downwards - fall behind - floor - form - ground floor - house - low-calorie - lower - lower-class - off - off-peak - quietly - season - shoddiness - sick - sick-leave - simmer - slide - undertone - voice - whisper - work - down - drop - go - ground - hushed - low - red - slump - small - sweep - tide - under - voluntary - water - way

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