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to get in on — riuscire a entrare in [project, scheme]

to get in on the deal — colloq. fare parte dell'affare

to get in with — fare amicizia con [ person]; get [sth.] in, get in [sth.]

I can't get the drawer in — non riesco a fare entrare o rimettere dentro il cassetto

I'll try to get in a bit of tennis — colloq. cercherò di fare un po' di tennis; get [sb.] in fare entrare

to get in on — riuscire a entrare in [project, scheme]

to get in on the deal — colloq. fare parte dell'affare

to get in with — fare amicizia con [ person]; get [sth.] in, get in [sth.]

I can't get the drawer in — non riesco a fare entrare o rimettere dentro il cassetto

I'll try to get in a bit of tennis — colloq. cercherò di fare un po' di tennis; get [sb.] in fare entrare

tagliare la gola a qn — to cut o slit sb's throat

tagliare il capo o la testa a qn — to behead sb, cut sb's head off

taglia e incolla Inform — cut and paste

tagliare la strada a qn — (in macchina) to cut in on sb, (a piedi) to cut across in front of sb

tagliare le gambe a qn fig — to make it impossible for sb to act, tie sb's hands

tagliare i panni addosso a qn — (sparlare) to tear sb to pieces

tagliare qcs. con le forbici — to scissor o snip sth.

tagliare qcs. a pezzi — to cut sth. into pieces o bits

tagliare qcs. a cubetti o dadini — to dice o cube sth., to chop sth. into cubes

tagliare i viveri a qcn. — to cut off sb.'s lifeline o supplies (anche fig.)

(farsi) tagliare i capelli — to have one's hair cut o a haircut

il camion mi ha tagliato la strada — the lorry cut across my path o cut me off

- rsi le vene — to slash one's wrists; (amputarsi)

- rsi i capelli — to cut one's hair; (farsi tagliare) to have one's hair cut o a haircut

- rsi le unghie — to cut o clip one's nails

tagliare la corda — to flake off, to clear off BE, to scarper BE

quel vino mi ha tagliato le gambe — that wine made me really drowsy o laid me out

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

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

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

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

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

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

drop back — (Sport) zurückfallen

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

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

drop it! — lass das!

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

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

a drop in prices — ein Preisrückgang m/-sturz m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

drop it! (inf) — hör auf (damit)!

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

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

to drop astern (Naut) — zurückfallen

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)

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)

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

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