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1 drop
drop [drɒp]1. nouna. [of liquid] goutte f• there's a drop of ten metres between the roof and the ground il y a dix mètres entre le toit et le sola. ( = let fall) laisser tomber ; ( = release, let go) lâcher ; [+ bomb] lancer ; [+ one's trousers] baisser ; [+ car passenger] déposer ; [+ boat passenger] débarquer• to drop soldiers/supplies by parachute parachuter des soldats/du ravitaillementc. ( = 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 tombera. [object, liquid] tomber• drop dead! (inf!) va te faire foutre ! (inf !)b. ( = decrease) baisser ; [wind] tomber4. compounds• 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 tombera. ( = fall asleep) s'endormirb. [leaves] tomber ; [sales, interest] diminuer( = set down from car) déposer* * *[drɒp] 1.1) gen, Medicine goutte f2) ( 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)4) ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m; (from lorry, van) livraison f; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher2) ( deliver) [aircraft] parachuter [person, supplies, equipment]; larguer [bomb]4) ( lower) baisser [level, price]5)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]3.can we drop that subject, please? — on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose?
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( fall) [object] tomber; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber; ( by accident) tomberwe 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 road drops steeply down the mountain — la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne; drop away
3) ( decrease) baisser•Phrasal Verbs:- drop by- drop in- drop off- drop out••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
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2 collection
[-ʃən]1) ((an) act of collecting: Your letter won't get to London tomorrow - you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today.) ramassage2) (a set of objects etc collected: a stamp collection.) collection -
3 letterbox
1) (a slit in a door (sometimes with a box behind it) through which mail from the post is put: He put the card through the letterbox.) boîte à/aux lettres2) (a postbox.) boîte à/aux lettres
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