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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
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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]
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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
2 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.

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3 drop

drop [drɒp]

laisser tomber ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) baisser ⇒ 1 (b) déposer ⇒ 1 (c) laisser échapper ⇒ 1 (e) écrire ⇒ 1 (f) omettre ⇒ 1 (g) perdre ⇒ 1 (h) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (b) baisser ⇒ 2 (c) goutte ⇒ 3 (a) baisse ⇒ 3 (b) chute ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) hauteur de chute ⇒ 3 (d)

(pt & pp dropped, cont dropping)

1 transitive verb

(a) (let fall → accidentally) laisser tomber; (→ liquid) laisser tomber goutte à goutte; (→ trousers) laisser tomber; (→ bomb) lancer, lâcher; (→ stitch) sauter, laisser tomber; (release) lâcher;

∎ be careful not to drop it fais attention à ne pas le laisser tomber;

∎ drop it! (to dog) lâche ça!;

∎ he dropped it from the balcony to his accomplice il l'a lancé à son complice depuis le balcon;

∎ they dropped soldiers/supplies by parachute ils ont parachuté des soldats/du ravitaillement;

∎ to drop a curtsy faire une révérence;

∎ Nautical to drop anchor mouiller, jeter l'ancre;

∎ Sport to drop a goal (in rugby) marquer un drop;

∎ she dropped the ball over the net (in tennis) elle a placé un amorti juste derrière le filet;

∎ British familiar to drop a brick or a clanger faire une gaffe

(b) (lower → voice) baisser; (→ speed) réduire; (→ hem) ressortir

(c) (deliver) déposer;

∎ could you drop me at the corner, please? pouvez-vous me déposer au coin, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ we dropped the parcel at John's on the way home nous avons déposé le paquet chez John en rentrant

(d) (abandon → friend) laisser tomber, lâcher; (→ discussion, work) abandonner, laisser tomber;

∎ I've dropped the idea of going j'ai renoncé à y aller;

∎ to drop everything laisser tout tomber;

∎ he dropped what he was doing and came round to help us il a abandonné ce qu'il était en train de faire pour venir nous aider;

∎ let's drop the subject ne parlons plus de cela, parlons d'autre chose;

∎ she dropped me to go out with the captain of the rugby team elle m'a laissé tomber pour sortir avec le capitaine de l'équipe de rugby;

∎ just drop it! laissez tomber!, assez!

(e) (utter → remark) laisser échapper;

∎ to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch;

∎ he dropped me a hint that she wanted to come il m'a fait comprendre qu'elle voulait venir;

∎ she let (it) drop that she had been there (accidentally) elle a laissé échapper qu'elle y était allée; (deliberately) elle a fait comprendre qu'elle y était allée

(f) (send → letter, note) écrire, envoyer;

∎ I'll drop you a line next week je t'enverrai un petit mot la semaine prochaine;

∎ I'll drop it in the mail or British post je la mettrai à la poste

(g) (omit → when speaking) ne pas prononcer; (→ when writing) omettre; (→ intentionally) supprimer;

∎ we dropped the love scene nous avons supprimé la scène d'amour;

∎ he drops his h's il n'aspire pas les h;

∎ let's drop the formalities, shall we? oublions les formalités, d'accord?;

∎ to drop a player from a team écarter un joueur d'une équipe

(h) British (lose) perdre;

∎ he dropped $50 gambling il a laissé ou perdu 50 dollars au jeu;

∎ they dropped one game ils ont perdu un match

(i) Computing (icon) lâcher

(j) American familiar (spend) claquer

(k) familiar (knock down → with punch) sonner; (→ with shot) descendre^□

(l) familiar drugs slang

∎ to drop acid prendre ou avaler de l'acide^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fall → object) tomber, retomber; (→ liquid) tomber goutte à goutte; (→ ground) s'abaisser;

∎ the book dropped from or out of her hands le livre lui tomba des mains;

∎ the road drops into the valley la route plonge vers la vallée;

∎ figurative it all dropped into place tout s'est mis en place;

∎ Theatre the curtain dropped le rideau tomba

(b) (person → sink down) se laisser tomber, tomber; (→ collapse) s'écrouler, s'affaisser;

∎ she dropped to her knees elle est tombée à genoux;

∎ I dropped exhausted into a chair je me suis écroulé exténué sur une chaise;

∎ I'm ready to drop (from fatigue) je tombe de fatigue, je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes; (from sleepiness) je tombe de sommeil;

∎ he'll work until he drops il va travailler jusqu'à épuisement;

∎ she dropped dead elle est tombée raide morte;

∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;

∎ I find that I drop back into the local dialect when I go home je réalise que je retombe dans le dialecte quand je rentre chez moi;

∎ the team dropped to third place l'équipe est descendue à la troisième position

(c) (decrease → price, speed) baisser, diminuer; (→ temperature) baisser; (→ wind) se calmer, tomber; (→ voice) baisser;

∎ shares dropped a point les actions ont reculé d'un point;

∎ the pound dropped three points against the dollar la livre a reculé de ou a perdu trois points par rapport au dollar;

∎ interest rates have dropped by 1 percent les taux d'intérêt ont baissé de 1 pour cent

(d) (end) cesser;

∎ there the matter dropped l'affaire en est restée là

(e) (give birth → animal) mettre bas

3 noun

(a) (of liquid) goutte f;

∎ the rain fell in huge drops la pluie tombait à grosses gouttes;

∎ drop by drop goutte à goutte;

∎ there hasn't been a drop of rain for weeks il n'y a pas eu une goutte de pluie depuis des semaines;

∎ would you like a drop of wine? que diriez-vous d'une goutte ou d'une larme de vin?;

∎ there's a drop left in the bottle il reste une goutte dans la bouteille;

∎ familiar he's had a drop too much (to drink) il a bu un verre de trop^□ ;

∎ I haven't touched a drop since je n'y ai pas touché depuis;

∎ it's just a drop in the ocean ce n'est qu'une goutte d'eau dans la mer

(b) (decrease → in price) baisse f, chute f (in de); (→ in temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in voltage) chute f (in de)

(c) (fall) chute f; (in parachuting) saut m (en parachute);

∎ it was a long drop from the top of the wall ça faisait haut depuis le haut du mur;

∎ at the drop of a hat sans hésiter, à tout moment;

∎ she'll offer to sing at the drop of a hat elle propose de chanter pour un oui ou pour un non

(d) (vertical distance) hauteur f de chute; (slope) descente f brusque; (abyss) à-pic m inv, précipice m; (in climbing) vide m;

∎ a sudden drop in the ground level une soudaine dénivellation;

∎ it's a 50-metre drop from the cliff to the sea il y a (un dénivelé de) ou une hauteur de 50 mètres entre le haut de la falaise et la mer;

∎ careful, it's a long drop attention, c'est haut;

∎ American to have the drop on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn

(e) (earring) pendant m, pendeloque f; (on necklace) pendentif m; (on chandelier) pendeloque f

(f) (sweet) bonbon m, pastille f;

∎ lemon drops bonbons mpl au citron

(g) (delivery) livraison f; (from plane) parachutage m, droppage m;

∎ to make a drop déposer un colis

(h) (hiding place) cachette f, dépôt m (clandestin)

(i) (place to leave something) lieu m de dépôt

(j) familiar old-fashioned

∎ the drop (hanging) la potence^□ ;

∎ he's for the drop il est bon pour la potence

4 drops plural noun

Medicine gouttes fpl

►► Cars drop arm bielle f pendante;

Computing & Typography drop cap lettrine f;

drop curtain rideau m (à la française);

Metallurgy drop forge marteau-pilon m;

Sport drop goal (in rugby) drop-goal m, drop m;

Technology drop hammer marteau-pilon m;

drop handlebars guidon m renversé;

Sport drop kick (in rugby) coup m de pied tombé;

Computing & Typography drop letter lettrine f;

British Cookery drop scone = sorte de crêpe épaisse;

drop seat strapontin m;

Commerce drop shipment = envoi commercial facturé à un grossiste mais expédié directement au détaillant;

Sport drop shot (in tennis) amorti m;

Cars drop test essai m de chute;

drop zone zone f de droppage

➲ drop away intransitive verb

(a) (interest, support) diminuer, baisser

(b) (land) s'abaisser

➲ drop back intransitive verb

retourner en arrière, se laisser devancer ou distancer

➲ drop by intransitive verb

passer

➲ drop down intransitive verb

(person) tomber (par terre); (table leaf) se rabattre

➲ drop in

1 intransitive verb

passer;

∎ I just dropped in for a chat je suis seulement passé bavarder un moment;

∎ to drop in on sb passer voir qn

2 separable transitive verb

(deliver) déposer;

∎ I'll drop it in on my way to work je le déposerai demain en allant au travail;

∎ familiar you dropped me right in it tu m'as mis dans le pétrin

➲ drop off

1 separable transitive verb

(person) déposer; (package, thing) déposer, laisser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fall asleep) s'endormir; (have a nap) faire un (petit) somme

(b) (decrease → membership, attendance etc) diminuer, baisser

(c) (fall off) tomber;

∎ all the flowers dropped off when I moved the plant toutes les fleurs sont tombées lorsque j'ai déplacé la plante

➲ drop out intransitive verb

(a) (fall out) tomber;

∎ my purse must have dropped out of my bag mon porte-monnaie a dû tomber de mon sac

(b) (withdraw) renoncer;

∎ she dropped out of the race elle s'est retirée de la course;

∎ he dropped out of school il a abandonné ses études;

∎ words that have dropped out of current usage des mots qui ont disparu de l'usage courant

(c) (person → from society) vivre en marge de la société

➲ drop round British

1 intransitive verb

passer;

∎ I just dropped round for a chat je suis seulement passé bavarder un moment

2 separable transitive verb

(deliver) déposer;

∎ I'll drop that book round for you tomorrow je déposerai ce livre chez toi demain

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4 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
5 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]

•

- 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
6 ready

1. adjective
1) (prepared) fertig

be ready to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

I'm not ready to go to the cinema yet — ich kann jetzt noch nicht ins Kino gehen

the troops are ready to march/for battle — die Truppen sind marsch-/gefechtsbereit

be ready for work/school — zur Arbeit/für die Schule bereit sein; (about to leave) für die Arbeit/Schule fertig sein

be ready to leave — aufbruchsbereit sein

be ready for somebody — bereit sein, sich jemandem zu stellen

be ready for anything — auf alles vorbereitet sein

get ready to go — sich zum Aufbruch bereit machen

ready, set or steady, go! — Achtung, fertig, los!

2) (willing) bereit

3) (prompt) schnell

have ready, be ready with — parat haben, nicht verlegen sein um [Antwort, Ausrede, Vorschlag]

4) (likely) im Begriff

be ready to cry — den Tränen nahe sein

5) (within reach) griffbereit [Fahrkarte, Taschenlampe, Waffe]

have your tickets ready! — halten Sie Ihre Fahrkarten bitte bereit!
2. adverb
fertig

ready cooked — vorgekocht
3. noun
at the ready — schussbereit, im Anschlag [Schusswaffe]

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['redi]
adjective

1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) fertig

2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) bereit

3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) rasch

4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) im Begriff

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- academic.ru/60499/readiness">readiness
- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
- in readiness
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ready

[ˈredi]

I. adj

1. pred (prepared) fertig, bereit, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. parat

are you \ready? — I'm \ready if you are bist du bereit? — ich bin fertig, wenn du so weit bist

to be \ready [for sth] [für etw akk] bereit sein

to get [or make] \ready [for sth] sich akk [für etw akk] fertig machen

I hope you have made \ready for the trip ich hoffe, du bist reisefertig

▪ to be \ready to do sth bereit sein, etw zu tun

the waiter asked, “are you \ready to order?” der Ober fragte: „haben Sie schon gewählt?“

to get \ready to get out/leave sich akk zum Ausgehen/Weggehen fertig machen

to get [or make] sth \ready etw fertig machen

to get a meal \ready ein Essen vorbereiten

to get sb \ready [for sth] jdn [auf etw akk] vorbereiten

to be \ready and waiting bereit sein

2. (willing)

▪ to be \ready to do sth bereit sein, etw zu tun

▪ to be \ready with sth etw gerne [o bereitwillig] geben

he is always \ready with compliments er verteilt gerne Komplimente

3. (on verge of)

▪ to be \ready to do sth kurz davorstehen, etw zu tun

he looked \ready to collapse er sah aus, als würde er gleich zusammenbrechen

4. (immediately available) verfügbar

\ready supply sofort verfügbarer Nachschub

\ready to hand zur Hand, griffbereit

5. attr ( esp approv: quick) prompt, schnell

to find \ready acceptance bereitwillig aufgenommen werden

\ready access schneller Zugang

\ready mind wacher Verstand

to have a \ready reply immer eine Antwort parat haben

to have a \ready tongue [or wit] schlagfertig sein

to be too \ready to do sth etw allzu schnell tun

6. ( fam: desirous)

▪ to be \ready for sth etw wollen; (in need of) etw brauchen

to be \ready for a drink etw zum Trinken brauchen [o trinken müssen]

to be \ready for a fight kämpfen wollen

7.

▶ \ready, steady, go! BRIT SPORT auf die Plätze, fertig, los!

II. n (money)

▪ readies [or the \ready] pl BRIT ( fam) Bare(s) nt kein pl fam

to be short of the \ready nicht flüssig [o knapp bei Kasse] sein fam

▶ at the \ready bereit

he stood by the phone, pencil at the \ready er stand mit gezücktem Bleistift am Telefon

III. vt

<- ie->

▪ to \ready sb/sth [for sth] jdn/etw [für etw akk] bereit machen

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['redɪ]
1. adj

1) (= prepared) person, thing bereit, fertig; answer, excuse parat, vorformuliert; (= finished, cooked etc) fertig

ready to leave — abmarschbereit; (for journey) abfahrtbereit, reisefertig

ready to use or for use — gebrauchsfertig

ready to serve — tischfertig

ready for battle — kampfbereit

ready for action — bereit zum Angriff, klar zum Angriff or Gefecht

ready for anything — zu allem bereit

dinner is ready — das Essen ist fertig

"dinner's ready" — "essen kommen", "zum Essen"

are you ready to go? — sind Sie so weit?, kann es losgehen?

are you ready to push? are you ready to take the weight? — alles fertig zum Schieben? können Sie das Gewicht jetzt übernehmen?

are you ready to order? — sind Sie so weit?, möchten Sie jetzt bestellen?

well, I think we're ready — ich glaube, wir sind so weit

I'm not quite ready yet — ich bin noch nicht ganz fertig

everything is ready for his visit — alles ist auf or für seinen Besuch vorbereitet

the final treaty will be ready for signing tomorrow — der endgültige Vertrag wird morgen zum Unterzeichnen fertig sein or bereitliegen

flight 211 is now ready for boarding — Flug 211 ist jetzt zum Einsteigen bereit

the doctor's ready for you now — der Doktor kann Sie jetzt sehen

I'm ready for him! — ich warte nur auf ihn, er soll nur kommen

to be ready with an excuse — eine Entschuldigung bereithaben or -halten

to get ( oneself) ready — sich fertig machen

to get ready to go out/play tennis — sich zum Ausgehen/Tennisspielen fertig machen

to get ready for sth — sich auf etw (acc)

get ready for it! (before blow etc) (before momentous news) to get or make sth ready room, bed, breakfast etc — Achtung!, pass auf! mach dich auf was gefasst (inf) etw fertig machen, etw bereitmachen etw vorbereiten

to get sth/sb ready (for sth/to do sth) —

to make ready (for sth/to do sth) — sich fertig machen (für etw/zum Tun von etw)

we were all ready to sleep (expressing need) — wir brauchten alle Schlaf, wir waren alle kurz davor, einzuschlafen

ready and waiting — startbereit

ready when you are —

ready about! (Naut) — klar zum Wenden!

ready, steady, go! (Brit) — Achtung or auf die Plätze, fertig, los!

2) (= quick) explanation fertig, zur Hand pred; smile rasch, schnell; supply griffbereit, zur Hand pred; market schnell; availability schnell, griffbereit, zur Hand

he's always ready to find fault — er ist immer schnell dabei, wenn es gilt, Fehler zu finden

they are only too ready to let us do all the work —

don't be so ready to criticize I'm ready to believe it — kritisieren Sie doch nicht so schnell ich möchte das fast glauben

he was ready to cry — er war den Tränen nahe

he's always ready with an answer — er ist mit einer Antwort immer schnell bei der Hand

ready, willing and able (to do sth) — bereit, fertig und willens(, etw zu tun)

3) (= prompt) reply prompt; wit schlagfertig

to have a ready tongue — schlagfertig sein

4)

(= available) ready money — jederzeit verfügbares Geld

ready cash — Bargeld nt

to pay in ready cash —

ready to hand "now ready" — zur Hand "jetzt zu haben"

5) (= practical) solution sauber; (= competent) speaker gewandt

to have a ready sale (Comm) — guten Absatz finden

2. n

1)

to come to the ready — das Gewehr in Anschlag nehmen

with his pen at the ready — mit gezücktem Federhalter

2)

(= money) the ready (inf) — das nötige Kleingeld (inf)

See:

→ also readies

3. vt
(form: prepare) object vorbereiten, fertig machen
to ready oneself to do sth — sich vorbereiten, etw zu tun or sich vorbereiten für etw

4. vi (form)

to ready for sth — auf dem Weg or unterwegs sein zu etw

to ready to do sth — im Begriff sein or stehen, etw zu tun, drauf und dran sein, etw zu tun

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ready [ˈredı]

A adj (adv → readily)

1. bereit, fertig ( beide:

for sth zu etwas;

to do zu tun), gerüstet ( for sth für etwas):

ready for action

a) bereit, gerüstet,

b) MIL einsatzbereit;

ready for battle MIL gefechtsbereit;

ready for dispatch versandfertig;

ready for sea SCHIFF seeklar;

ready for service ( oder operation) TECH betriebsfertig;

ready for the start SPORT startbereit;

ready for take-off FLUG startbereit, -klar;

ready for use gebrauchsfertig;

ready to move into bezugsfertig (Haus etc);

be ready with sth etwas bereithaben oder bereithalten;

get ready (sich) bereit machen oder fertig machen;

get ready for an examination sich auf eine Prüfung vorbereiten;

get ready to hear some unpleasant things US umg machen Sie sich auf einige unangenehme Dinge gefasst!;

have our bill ready, please machen Sie bitte unsere Rechnung fertig (im Hotel);

make ready for sich bereit machen oder fertig machen für;

ready when you are meinetwegen können wir;

ready, steady, go! SPORT bes Br Achtung, fertig, los!; → sail B 2

2. bereit, geneigt ( beide:

for sth zu etwas;

to do zu tun):

ready for bed bettreif;

ready for death zum Sterben bereit;

ready to help hilfsbereit, -willig

3. a) schnell, rasch, prompt (Zustimmung etc):

find a ready market ( oder sale) WIRTSCH raschen Absatz finden, gut gehen

b) bereitwillig

4. a) schlagfertig, prompt (Antwort etc):

ready wit Schlagfertigkeit f

b) geschickt, gewandt:

a ready pen eine gewandte Feder

5. schnell bereit oder bei der Hand:

he is too ready to criticize others

6. im Begriff, nahe daran, drauf und dran ( alle:

to do zu tun): → drop B 5 a

7. WIRTSCH verfügbar, greifbar (Vermögenswerte), bar (Geld):

for ready cash gegen sofortige Kasse;

ready money Bargeld n;

ready money business Bar-, Kassageschäft n

8. bequem, leicht:

ready to ( oder at) hand handlich, leicht zu handhaben

B v/t besonders US bereit machen oder fertig machen:

ready o.s. auch sich darauf vorbereiten ( to do zu tun)

C s

1. meist the ready ( oder readies pl) umg Bargeld n:

be short of the ready knapp bei Kasse sein

2. have one’s rifle at the ready sein Gewehr schussbereit oder im Anschlag halten;

have one’s camera at the ready seine Kamera aufnahmebereit halten

D adv in Zusammensetzungen:

ready-built house Fertighaus n;

ready-cooked meal Fertiggericht n;

ready-packed abgepackt

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1. adjective
1) (prepared) fertig

be ready to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

I'm not ready to go to the cinema yet — ich kann jetzt noch nicht ins Kino gehen

the troops are ready to march/for battle — die Truppen sind marsch-/gefechtsbereit

be ready for work/school — zur Arbeit/für die Schule bereit sein; (about to leave) für die Arbeit/Schule fertig sein

be ready to leave — aufbruchsbereit sein

be ready for somebody — bereit sein, sich jemandem zu stellen

be ready for anything — auf alles vorbereitet sein

get ready to go — sich zum Aufbruch bereit machen

ready, set or steady, go! — Achtung, fertig, los!

2) (willing) bereit

3) (prompt) schnell

have ready, be ready with — parat haben, nicht verlegen sein um [Antwort, Ausrede, Vorschlag]

4) (likely) im Begriff

be ready to cry — den Tränen nahe sein

5) (within reach) griffbereit [Fahrkarte, Taschenlampe, Waffe]

have your tickets ready! — halten Sie Ihre Fahrkarten bitte bereit!
2. adverb
fertig

ready cooked — vorgekocht
3. noun
at the ready — schussbereit, im Anschlag [Schusswaffe]

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(for) adj.

bereit (für) adj.

fertig adj.

vorbereitet adj. adj.

bereit adj.

English-german dictionary > ready
7 Н-114

HE ЧУВСТВОВАТЬ (HE СЛЫШАТЬ coll, HE ЧУЯТЬ coll) НОГ ПОД СОБОЙ VP subj: human pres or past)
1. ( usu. Verbal Adv не слыша, не чуя etc) to run very fast

X бежал, не чуя ног под собой - X was running at full speed

at breakneck speed, (at) full tilt, as fast as his legs could carry him)

X бегал, не чуя ног (под собой) = X was flying about.

2. to be extremely tired, exhausted (from much walking, running, difficult labor etc)

X ног под собой не слышал = X was ready to drop (collapse)
X was dead on his feet X was dropping in his tracks X was dead tired (in limited contexts) X was tuckered out.
Весь день ей некогда было передохнуть, и к вечеру она ног под собой не чуяла. She didn't have a chance to take a break all day and by evening was ready to collapse.

3. to be very happy, be in ecstasy (over sth.): X ног под собой не чует - X is walking (treading) on air
X is beside himself (with joy etc).
Прошло несколько окрыляющих мгновений, я шагал по дорожке сквера, не чувствуя под собой ног, и чем дольше я шёл, тем очевидней становилось моё спасение, и я двигался вперёд ликующими шагами (Искандер 4). Several encouraging instants went by. I strode down the garden path, treading on air. The longer I walked, the more obvious it became that I was safe, and I moved forward with exulting steps (4a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-114
8 не слышать ног под собой

• НЕ ЧУВСТВОВАТЬ <НЕ СЛЫШАТЬ coll, НЕ ЧУЯТЬ coll> НОГ ПОД СОБОЙ

[VP; subj: human; pres or past]

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1. [usu. Verbal Adv не слыша, не чуя etc]

⇒ to run very fast:

- X бежал, не чуя ног под собой ≈ X was running at full speed <at breakneck speed, (at) full tilt, as fast as his legs could carry him>;

|| X бегал, не чуя ног (под собой) ≈ X was flying about.

2. to be extremely tired, exhausted (from much walking, running, difficult labor etc):

- X ног под собой не слышал≈ X was ready to drop (collapse);

- X was dead on his feet;

- X was dropping in his tracks;

- X was dead tired;

- [in limited contexts] X was tuckered out.

♦ Весь день ей некогда было передохнуть, и к вечеру она ног под собой не чуяла. She didn't have a chance to take a break all day and by evening was ready to collapse.

3. to be very happy, be in ecstasy (over sth.):

- X ног под собой не чует≈ X is walking (treading) on air;

- X is beside himself (with joy etc).

♦ Прошло несколько окрыляющих мгновений, я шагал по дорожке сквера, не чувствуя под собой ног, и чем дольше я шёл, тем очевидней становилось моё спасение, и я двигался вперёд ликующими шагами (Искандер 4). Several encouraging instants went by. I strode down the garden path, treading on air. The longer I walked, the more obvious it became that I was safe, and I moved forward with exulting steps (4a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не слышать ног под собой
9 не чувствовать ног под собой

• НЕ ЧУВСТВОВАТЬ <НЕ СЛЫШАТЬ coll, НЕ ЧУЯТЬ coll> НОГ ПОД СОБОЙ

[VP; subj: human; pres or past]

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1. [usu. Verbal Adv не слыша, не чуя etc]

⇒ to run very fast:

- X бежал, не чуя ног под собой ≈ X was running at full speed <at breakneck speed, (at) full tilt, as fast as his legs could carry him>;

|| X бегал, не чуя ног (под собой) ≈ X was flying about.

2. to be extremely tired, exhausted (from much walking, running, difficult labor etc):

- X ног под собой не слышал≈ X was ready to drop (collapse);

- X was dead on his feet;

- X was dropping in his tracks;

- X was dead tired;

- [in limited contexts] X was tuckered out.

♦ Весь день ей некогда было передохнуть, и к вечеру она ног под собой не чуяла. She didn't have a chance to take a break all day and by evening was ready to collapse.

3. to be very happy, be in ecstasy (over sth.):

- X ног под собой не чует≈ X is walking (treading) on air;

- X is beside himself (with joy etc).

♦ Прошло несколько окрыляющих мгновений, я шагал по дорожке сквера, не чувствуя под собой ног, и чем дольше я шёл, тем очевидней становилось моё спасение, и я двигался вперёд ликующими шагами (Искандер 4). Several encouraging instants went by. I strode down the garden path, treading on air. The longer I walked, the more obvious it became that I was safe, and I moved forward with exulting steps (4a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не чувствовать ног под собой
10 не чуять ног под собой

• НЕ ЧУВСТВОВАТЬ <НЕ СЛЫШАТЬ coll, НЕ ЧУЯТЬ coll> НОГ ПОД СОБОЙ

[VP; subj: human; pres or past]

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1. [usu. Verbal Adv не слыша, не чуя etc]

⇒ to run very fast:

- X бежал, не чуя ног под собой ≈ X was running at full speed <at breakneck speed, (at) full tilt, as fast as his legs could carry him>;

|| X бегал, не чуя ног (под собой) ≈ X was flying about.

2. to be extremely tired, exhausted (from much walking, running, difficult labor etc):

- X ног под собой не слышал≈ X was ready to drop (collapse);

- X was dead on his feet;

- X was dropping in his tracks;

- X was dead tired;

- [in limited contexts] X was tuckered out.

♦ Весь день ей некогда было передохнуть, и к вечеру она ног под собой не чуяла. She didn't have a chance to take a break all day and by evening was ready to collapse.

3. to be very happy, be in ecstasy (over sth.):

- X ног под собой не чует≈ X is walking (treading) on air;

- X is beside himself (with joy etc).

♦ Прошло несколько окрыляющих мгновений, я шагал по дорожке сквера, не чувствуя под собой ног, и чем дольше я шёл, тем очевидней становилось моё спасение, и я двигался вперёд ликующими шагами (Искандер 4). Several encouraging instants went by. I strode down the garden path, treading on air. The longer I walked, the more obvious it became that I was safe, and I moved forward with exulting steps (4a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не чуять ног под собой
11 Н-116

СБИВАТЬСЯ/СБИТЬСЯ С НОГ coll VP subj: human usu. pfv past) to bustle about to the point of exhaustion (doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc) to become exhausted (from bustling about doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc)
X с ног сбился - X ran his legs (feet) off
X was ready to drop (collapse) X wore (knocked) himself out X ran himself ragged.
На больших высотах небоскрёбов вдоль Бульвара 20 января с первыми лучами солнца появились красные и трёхцветные флаги... Царило радостное возбуждение... Полиция сбилась с ног, стараясь очистить главную улицу... (Аксёнов 7). Up and down the skyscrapers lining the Boulevard of the Twentieth of January the first rays of sun were joined by red flags and tricolors....The mood was one of joyous excitement....The police were running their legs off trying to clear (the main thoroughfare)... (7a).

Рита говорила, что мы злостные бездельники, не помогаем ей, она с ног сбилась и теперь ещё мы хотим навьючить на неё больную домработницу (Трифонов 5). Rita responded that we were mean and lazy, that we didn't help her, that she wore herself out, and now, to add insult to injury, we wanted to saddle her with a sick maid (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-116
12 сбиваться с ног

• СБИВАТЬСЯ/СБИТЬСЯ С НОГ coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv past]

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⇒ to bustle about to the point of exhaustion (doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc); to become exhausted (from bustling about doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc):

- X с ног сбился≈ X ran his legs (feet) off;

- X was ready to drop (collapse);

- X wore (knocked) himself out;

- X ran himself ragged.

♦ На больших высотах небоскрёбов вдоль Бульвара 20 января с первыми лучами солнца появились красные и трёхцветные флаги... Царило радостное возбуждение... Полиция сбилась с ног, стараясь очистить главную улицу... (Аксёнов 7). Up and down the skyscrapers lining the Boulevard of the Twentieth of January the first rays of sun were joined by red flags and tricolors....The mood was one of joyous excitement....The police were running their legs off trying to clear [the main thoroughfare]... (7a).

♦ Рита говорила, что мы злостные бездельники, не помогаем ей, она с ног сбилась и теперь ещё мы хотим навьючить на неё больную домработницу (Трифонов 5). Rita responded that we were mean and lazy, that we didn't help her, that she wore herself out, and now, to add insult to injury, we wanted to saddle her with a sick maid (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сбиваться с ног
13 сбиться с ног

• СБИВАТЬСЯ/СБИТЬСЯ С НОГ coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv past]

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⇒ to bustle about to the point of exhaustion (doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc); to become exhausted (from bustling about doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc):

- X с ног сбился≈ X ran his legs (feet) off;

- X was ready to drop (collapse);

- X wore (knocked) himself out;

- X ran himself ragged.

♦ На больших высотах небоскрёбов вдоль Бульвара 20 января с первыми лучами солнца появились красные и трёхцветные флаги... Царило радостное возбуждение... Полиция сбилась с ног, стараясь очистить главную улицу... (Аксёнов 7). Up and down the skyscrapers lining the Boulevard of the Twentieth of January the first rays of sun were joined by red flags and tricolors....The mood was one of joyous excitement....The police were running their legs off trying to clear [the main thoroughfare]... (7a).

♦ Рита говорила, что мы злостные бездельники, не помогаем ей, она с ног сбилась и теперь ещё мы хотим навьючить на неё больную домработницу (Трифонов 5). Rita responded that we were mean and lazy, that we didn't help her, that she wore herself out, and now, to add insult to injury, we wanted to saddle her with a sick maid (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сбиться с ног
14 Н-113

ВАЛИТЬСЯ/СВАЛИТЬСЯ (ПАДАТЬ) С НОГ (от чего) coll VP subj: human or, rare, animal more often impfv) to be unable to stand on one's legs as a result of extreme fatigue, illness etc: X валился с ног = X was ready to drop (to collapse) X was dead on his feet X could hardly stand (stay) on his feet X was dropping (collapsing) (from exhaustion etc) X was dropping in his tracks X was dead tired (dog-tired)).
(Зилов:) Нельзя так много работать. Мы не лошади. Я падаю с ног (Вампилов 5). (Z.:) It's no good working as hard as that. We're not cart-horses. I'm dead on my feet (5a).

«...Почти все спят...» - «Они с ног валятся после вчерашней пьянки, их теперь не добудишься» (Шолохов 5). "...They're nearly all asleep." They could hardly stay on their feet after yesterday's boozing, you won't wake them now" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-113
15 валиться с ног

• ВАЛИТЬСЯ/СВАЛИТЬСЯ (ПАДАТЬ) С НОГ (от чего) coll

[VP; subj: human or, rare, animal; more often impfv]

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⇒ to be unable to stand on one's legs as a result of extreme fatigue, illness etc:

- X валился с ног≈ X was ready to drop (to collapse);

- X was dead on his feet;

- X could hardly stand (stay) on his feet;

- X was dropping (collapsing) (from exhaustion etc);

- X was dropping in his tracks;

- X was dead tired (dog-tired).

♦ [Зилов:] Нельзя так много работать. Мы не лошади. Я падаю с ног (Вампилов 5). [Z.:] It's no good working as hard as that. We're not cart-horses. I'm dead on my feet (5a).

♦ "...Почти все спят..." - "Они с ног валятся после вчерашней пьянки, их теперь не добудишься" (Шолохов 5). "...They're nearly all asleep." "They could hardly stay on their feet after yesterday's boozing, you won't wake them now" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > валиться с ног
16 падать с ног

• ВАЛИТЬСЯ/СВАЛИТЬСЯ (ПАДАТЬ) С НОГ (от чего) coll

[VP; subj: human or, rare, animal; more often impfv]

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⇒ to be unable to stand on one's legs as a result of extreme fatigue, illness etc:

- X валился с ног≈ X was ready to drop (to collapse);

- X was dead on his feet;

- X could hardly stand (stay) on his feet;

- X was dropping (collapsing) (from exhaustion etc);

- X was dropping in his tracks;

- X was dead tired (dog-tired).

♦ [Зилов:] Нельзя так много работать. Мы не лошади. Я падаю с ног (Вампилов 5). [Z.:] It's no good working as hard as that. We're not cart-horses. I'm dead on my feet (5a).

♦ "...Почти все спят..." - "Они с ног валятся после вчерашней пьянки, их теперь не добудишься" (Шолохов 5). "...They're nearly all asleep." "They could hardly stay on their feet after yesterday's boozing, you won't wake them now" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > падать с ног
17 свалиться с ног

• ВАЛИТЬСЯ/СВАЛИТЬСЯ (ПАДАТЬ) С НОГ (от чего) coll

[VP; subj: human or, rare, animal; more often impfv]

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⇒ to be unable to stand on one's legs as a result of extreme fatigue, illness etc:

- X валился с ног≈ X was ready to drop (to collapse);

- X was dead on his feet;

- X could hardly stand (stay) on his feet;

- X was dropping (collapsing) (from exhaustion etc);

- X was dropping in his tracks;

- X was dead tired (dog-tired).

♦ [Зилов:] Нельзя так много работать. Мы не лошади. Я падаю с ног (Вампилов 5). [Z.:] It's no good working as hard as that. We're not cart-horses. I'm dead on my feet (5a).

♦ "...Почти все спят..." - "Они с ног валятся после вчерашней пьянки, их теперь не добудишься" (Шолохов 5). "...They're nearly all asleep." "They could hardly stay on their feet after yesterday's boozing, you won't wake them now" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > свалиться с ног
18 muerto

adj.

1 dead, deceased, defunct, demised.

2 dead, asleep, benumbed, numbed.

3 dead-like, slothful, sluggish.

4 dead, without electricity.

5 discharged, without charge.

f. & m.

1 dead person, corpse, dead man.

2 speed ramp, sleeping policeman.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: morir.

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muerto

► nombre masculino

1 familiar drag, bore

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muerto

► participio pasado

1→ link=morir morir

► adjetivo

1 (sin vida) dead; (sin actividad) lifeless

■ este pueblo está muerto there's nothing going on in this village

2 familiar (cansado) tired, worn out

■ estoy muerto I'm beat

■ la mudanza me ha dejado muerto moving house has finished me off

3 (marchito) faded, withered

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 dead person (cadáver) corpse

2 (víctima) victim

► nombre masculino muerto

1 familiar drag, bore

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar muerto,-a a alguien familiar (de cansancio) to finish somebody off 2 (de asombro) to leave somebody dumbfounded

caer muerto,-a to drop dead

cargar con el muerto to be left holding the baby

cargarle el muerto a alguien to pass the buck to somebody

hacer el muerto (en el agua) to float on one's back

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead

'Muerto en combate' "Killed in action"

no tener dónde caerse muerto,-a not to have a penny to one's name

ser un/una muerto,-a de hambre to be a good-for-nothing

¡tus muertos! tabú up yours!

medio muerto,-a half-dead

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1. (f. - muerta)
adj.

dead
2. (f. - muerta)
noun

dead person

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muerto, -a
1.

PP de morir

2. ADJ

1) [persona, animal] dead

mis abuelos están muertos — my grandparents are dead

el golpe lo dejó medio muerto — the blow left him half-dead

resultó muerto en el acto — he died instantly

• muerto en acción o campaña — killed in action

• dar por muerto a algn — to give sb up for dead

• ser muerto a tiros — to be shot, be shot dead

• vivo o muerto — dead or alive

- estar más muerto que vivo

- estar muerto y enterrado

- no tener donde caerse muerto
ángulo, cal, lengua, marea, naturaleza, punto, tiempo, vía
2) * [para exagerar]

a) (=cansado) dead tired *, ready to drop *

después del viaje estábamos muertos — we were dead tired o ready to drop after the journey *

caí muerta en la cama — I dropped flat out on the bed

b) (=sin animación) dead

en invierno este pueblo está muerto — this town is dead in winter

c)

• estar muerto de algo, estaba muerto de la envidia — I was green with envy

me voy a la cama, que estoy muerta de sueño — I'm going to bed, I'm dead tired *

estaba muerto de miedo — I was scared to death

estaba muerto del aburrimiento — he was dead bored

estoy muerta de cansancio — I'm dead tired o dog tired *, I'm ready to drop *

comes como si estuvieras muerto de hambre — you're eating as if you were starving hungry

• estar muerto de risa — [persona] to laugh one's head off, kill o.s. laughing; [casa] to be going to rack and ruin; Esp [ropa] to be gathering dust

estaba muerto de risa con sus chistes — I laughed my head off at his jokes, I killed myself laughing at his jokes

compró una casa para tenerla muerta de risa — he bought a house and let it go to rack and ruin *

el piano sigue ahí muerto de risa — the piano is still there gathering dust

el solar sigue todavía muerto de risa — nothing has been done yet with that plot of land

3) (=relajado) [brazo, mano] limp

se me quedó la mano muerta — my hand went limp

deja el brazo muerto — let your arm go limp

4) (=apagado) [color] dull

3. SM / F

1) (=persona muerta)
[en accidente, guerra]
¿ha habido muertos en el accidente? — was anyone killed in the accident?

el conflicto ha causado 45.000 muertos — the conflict has caused 45,000 deaths o the deaths of 45,000 people

el número de muertos va en aumento — the death toll o the number of deaths is rising

• doblar a muerto — to toll the death knell

• los muertos — the dead

resucitó de entre los muertos — he rose from the dead

los muertos vivientes — the living dead

• tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

- ¡me cago en los muertos!

- ¡te lo juro por mis muertos!

- un muerto de hambre

ni muerto * —

no me pondría ese traje ni muerto — I wouldn't be seen dead in that suit *

resucitar a un muerto —

esta sopa resucita a un muerto — hum this soup really hits the spot *

2) * (=cadáver) body

han encontrado un muerto en el río — they have found a (dead) body in the river

el muerto fue trasladado en avión — the body was taken by plane

• hacer el muerto — to float

¿sabes hacer el muerto boca arriba? — can you float on your back?

• hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

- callarse como un muerto

- los muertos no hablan

- el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo

4. SM

1) * (=tarea pesada) drag *

¡vaya muerto que nos ha caído encima! — Esp what a drag! *

lo siento, pero te ha tocado a ti el muerto de decírselo al jefe — I'm sorry, but you've drawn the short straw - you've got to tell the boss

- cargar con el muerto

ese muerto yo no me lo cargo, yo soy inocente — I'm not taking the blame o rap *, I'm innocent

cargar con el muerto de hacer algo — to be lumbered with doing sth *

siempre me cargan con el muerto de cuidar a los niños — I always get lumbered with looking after the children

- cargar o echar el muerto a algn

a mí no me cargas tú ese muerto, yo no tengo nada que ver en este asunto — don't try and pin the blame on me, I've got nothing to do with this

2) (Naipes) dummy
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2 November, All Souls' Day, called the Día de los Muertos elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world and Día de los Difuntos in Spain, is the day when Christians throughout the Spanish-speaking world traditionally honour their dead. In Mexico the festivities are particularly spectacular with a week-long festival, starting on 1 November, in which Christian and ancient pagan customs are married. 1 November itself is for children who have died, while 2 November is set aside for adults. Families meet to take food, flowers and sweets in the shape of skeletons, coffins and crosses to the graves of their loved ones. In Spain people celebrate the Día de los Difuntos by taking flowers to the cemetery. 20-N N 20-N is commonly used as shorthand to refer to the anniversary of General Franco's death on 20 November 1975. Every year supporters of the far right hold a commemorative rally in Madrid's Plaza de Oriente, the scene of many of Franco's speeches to the people.
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I
- ta adjetivo

1) [ESTAR]

a) <persona/animal/planta> dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed

lo dieron por muerto — he was given up for dead

muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)

ni muerto or muerta — no way (colloq), no chance (colloq)

b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)

muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off

2) (como pp) (period)

fue muerto a tiros — he was shot dead

las dos personas muertas por los terroristas — the two people killed by the terrorists

3)

a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

c) <carretera/camino> disused
II
- ta masculino, femenino

1) ( persona muerta)

hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed

los muertos de la guerra — the war dead

lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave

hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)

cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)

hacer el muerto — to float on one's back

ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo — dead men have no friends

2) muerto masculino ( en naipes) dummy

* * *

= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.

Ex. The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.

Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

Ex. The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

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* ángulo muerto = blind spot.

* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* dado por muerto = presumed dead.

* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* más que muerto = dead and buried.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.

* muerto de curiosidad = agog.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.

* muerto viviente = living dead.

* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.

* nacido muerto = stillborn.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* número de muertos = death toll.

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.

* tema muerto = dead issue.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

1) [ESTAR]

a) <persona/animal/planta> dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed

lo dieron por muerto — he was given up for dead

muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)

ni muerto or muerta — no way (colloq), no chance (colloq)

b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)

muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off

2) (como pp) (period)

fue muerto a tiros — he was shot dead

las dos personas muertas por los terroristas — the two people killed by the terrorists

3)

a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

c) <carretera/camino> disused
II
- ta masculino, femenino

1) ( persona muerta)

hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed

los muertos de la guerra — the war dead

lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave

hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)

cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)

hacer el muerto — to float on one's back

ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo — dead men have no friends

2) muerto masculino ( en naipes) dummy

* * *

= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.

Ex: The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.

Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

Ex: The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

* ángulo muerto = blind spot.

* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* dado por muerto = presumed dead.

* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* más que muerto = dead and buried.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.

* muerto de curiosidad = agog.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.

* muerto viviente = living dead.

* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.

* nacido muerto = stillborn.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* número de muertos = death toll.

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.

* tema muerto = dead issue.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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muerto¹ -ta

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹persona/animal/planta› dead

sus padres están muertos her parents are dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed

se busca vivo o muerto wanted dead or alive

lo dieron por muerto he was given up for dead

soldados muertos en combate soldiers who died in action

lo encontraron más muerto que vivo ( fam); when they found him he was more dead than alive

muerto y enterrado dead and buried, over and done with ( colloq)

ni muertoor muerta no way ( colloq), no chance ( colloq)

caer v pron A 2. (↑ caer)

2 ( fam) (cansado) dead beat ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (pasando, padeciendo) muerto DE algo:

estábamos muertos de hambre/frío/sueño we were starving/freezing/dead-tired ( colloq)

estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff ( colloq), he was rigid with fear

muerto de angustia sick with worry

muerto de (la) risa ( fam): estaba muerto de risa delante del televisor he was sitting in front of the television laughing his head off o killing himself laughing

un vestido tan caro y lo tienes ahí muerto de risa that's a really expensive dress and you leave it just gathering dust ( colloq)

B ( como pp) ( period):

fue muerto a tiros he was shot dead

las dos personas que fueron muertas por los terroristas the two people killed by the terrorists

C

1 ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless

2 (inerte) limp

deja la mano muerta relax your hand, let your hand go limp o floppy

3 ‹carretera/camino› disused vía¹ (↑ vía (1)), lengua, naturaleza

muerto² -ta

masculine, feminine

A

(persona muerta): hubo dos muertos en el accidente two people died o were killed in the accident

los muertos de la guerra the war dead

las campanas doblaron or tocaron a muerto the bells sounded the death knell ( liter)

lo juro por mis muertos ( fam); I swear on my mother's grave o life

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, play possum

cargar con el muerto ( fam): como nadie se ofrece, siempre tengo que cargar con el muerto nobody else volunteers so I'm always left to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto they took off and left me to pick up the tab ( colloq)

ese muerto no lo cargo yo don't look at me! ( colloq)

cargarle el muerto a algn ( fam) (responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb; (endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work ( colloq)

está como para resucitar a los muertos it goes right to the spot o really hits the spot ( colloq)

hacer el muerto to float on one's back

levantar el muerto ( fam); to pick up the tab ( colloq)

poner los muertos: en esa guerra nosotros hemos puesto los muertos we provided the cannon fodder in that war

un muerto de hambre ( fam): no comas de esa manera, que pareces un muerto de hambre don't eat like that, anyone would think you hadn't had a meal in weeks

una chica tan bien y se ha casado con ese muerto de hambre such a nice girl and she's gone and got married to that nobody ( colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo dead men have no friends

B

muerto masculine (en naipes) dummy

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Del verbo morir: ( conjugate morir)

muerto es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
morir
muerto
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/animal] to die;

◊ muerto ahogado to drown;

murió asesinada she was murdered;
muerto DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
b) (liter) [civilización/costumbre] to die out

morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
◊ se les murió la madre their mother died;

se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a muerto por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
muertose DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
muerto -ta adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
a) ‹persona/animal/planta› dead;

◊ lo dieron por muerto he was given up for dead;

resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed;
caer muerto to drop dead
b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo):

◊ estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq);

estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq);
muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa he was laughing his head off
2
a) ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( persona muerta):
◊ hubo dos muertos two people died o were killed;

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead;
cargar con el muerto (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work;
cargarle el muerto a algn (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb;

( endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work (colloq);
◊ hacer el muerto to float on one's back

2
◊ muerto sustantivo masculino ( en naipes) dummy

morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
muerto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin vida) dead
2 (cansado) exhausted
3 (ciudad, pueblo) dead
horas muertas, spare time
Dep tiempo muerto, time-out
4 (uso enfático) muerto de frío/miedo, frozen/scared to death
muerto de hambre, starving
muerto de risa, laughing one's head off
5 Auto (en) punto muerto, (in) neutral
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (cadáver) dead person
2 (tarea fastidiosa) dirty job
3 (víctima de accidente) fatality
4 fam LAm empty bottle
' muerto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- desaparecida
- desaparecido
- fiambre
- fosa
- interfecta
- interfecto
- muerta
- punto
- reposar
- resucitar
- risa
- seca
- seco
- tiempo
- velar
- yacer
- caer
- carroña
- disecar
- sepultar
English:
accidentally
- body
- born
- coast
- convulse
- dead
- Dead Sea
- dead weight
- deadbeat
- deadlock
- death
- envy
- for
- fur
- good
- half
- half-dead
- impasse
- late
- life
- name
- neutral
- parched
- penny
- play
- possum
- read
- sick
- stalemate
- stand-off
- stiff
- stillbirth
- stillborn
- stone
- be
- brain
- carcass
- famished
- fatality
- fear
- flop
- free
- grind
- half-
- petrified
- pronounce
- stab
- still
- stuck

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muerto, -a

♦ participio
ver morir
♦ adj

1. [sin vida] dead;

caer muerto to drop dead;

dar por muerto a alguien to give sb up for dead;

varios transeúntes resultaron muertos a number of passers-by were killed;

este sitio está muerto en invierno this place is dead in winter;

estar muerto de frío to be freezing to death;

estar muerto de hambre to be starving;

estar muerto de miedo to be scared to death;

estábamos muertos de risa we nearly died laughing;

Comp
Fam
estar muerto de risa [objeto] to be lying around doing nothing;

Comp

estar más muerto que vivo de hambre/cansancio to be half dead with hunger/exhaustion;

Comp
Am
estar muerto por alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;

Comp

no tiene dónde caerse muerto he doesn't have a penny to his name;

Prov

muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia the best way to solve a problem is to attack its root cause

2. Fam [muy cansado]
estar muerto (de cansancio), estar medio muerto to be dead beat;

estoy que me caigo muerto I'm fit to drop

3. Formal [matado]
fue muerto de un disparo he was shot dead;

muerto en combate killed in action

4. [color] dull

♦ nm,f

1. [fallecido] dead person;
[cadáver] corpse;
hubo dos muertos two people died;

hacer el muerto [sobre el agua] to float on one's back;

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, to play dead;

las campanas tocaban a muerto the bells were tolling the death knell;

Comp
Fam
cargar con el muerto [trabajo, tarea] to be left holding the baby;
[culpa] to get the blame;
Comp
Fam
cargarle o [m5] echarle el muerto a alguien [trabajo, tarea] to leave the dirty work to sb;
[culpa] to put the blame on sb;
Comp
Fam
un muerto de hambre: se casó con un muerto de hambre she married a man who didn't have a penny to his name;

Prov

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo life goes on (in spite of everything)

2.
los muertos [los fallecidos] the dead;

el ejército derrotado enterraba a sus muertos the defeated army was burying its dead;

resucitar de entre los muertos to rise from the dead;

Comp
Vulg
¡(me cago en) tus muertos! you motherfucker!

♦ nm
[en naipes] dummy hand
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muerto

I part → morir

II adj dead;

muerto de hambre starving; fig, desp penniless, down and out;

muerto de sueño dead-tired;

más muerto que vivo fig half-dead;

no tener dónde caerse muerto fam be as poor as a church mouse fam

III m, muerta f dead person;

hacer el muerto en el agua float on one’s back;

cargar(le) o

colgar(le) a alguien el muerto fig get s.o. to do the dirty work

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muerto pp morir

muerto, -ta adj

1) : dead

2) : lifeless, flat, dull

3)

muerto de : dying of

estoy muerto de hambre: I'm dying of hunger

muerto, -ta nm

difunto: dead person, deceased

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muerto¹ adj dead

un animal muerto a dead animal

muerto de cansancio dead tired

muerto de frío freezing cold

muerto de hambre starving hungry

muerto de miedo scared to death

muerto² n dead person / dead body [pl. bodies]

nunca he visto un muerto I've never seen a dead body

el accidente ha causado veinte muertos twenty people were killed in the accident

Spanish-English dictionary > muerto
19 caer

v.

1 to fall.

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree

caer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairs

dejar caer algo to drop something (objeto)

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

2 to fall (rain, snow).

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain

3 to go down, to set (sun).

al caer el día o la tarde at dusk

al caer el sol at sunset

4 to fall for it.

5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)

Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.

6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.

La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.

7 to drop it.

Se me cayó I dropped it.

8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.

Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.

9 to crash on.

Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.

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CAER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.

Past Indicative

caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron.

Present Subjunctive

caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

cayera, cayeras, cayera, cayéramos, cayerais, cayeran;

cayese, cayeses, cayese, cayésemos, cayeseis, cayesen.

Future Subjunctive

cayere, cayeres, cayere, cayéremos, cayereis, cayeren.

Imperative

cae (tú), caiga (él/Vd.), caigamos (nos.), caed (vos.), caigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to fall

2) drop

3) hang

•

- caerse
- caer bien
- caer mal
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Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall

me hice daño al caer — I fell and hurt myself

cayó al suelo y se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he fell to the ground and hit his head

tropezó y cayó de espaldas — she stumbled and fell on her back

cayó muerto de un tiro — he was shot dead

• [hacer] caer algo — to knock sth over

al pasar hizo caer la lámpara — he knocked the lamp over as he brushed past

b) [desde una altura] to fall

cayó de un tercer piso — he fell from the third floor

el niño cayó al río — the child fell into the river

cayó una bomba en el mercado — a bomb fell on the market

el avión cayó al mar — the plane came down in the sea

el coche cayó por un barranco — the car went over a cliff

• [dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in

se sobresaltó y dejó caer la bandeja — she gave a start and dropped the tray

dejó caer que estaba buscando otro trabajo — he mentioned that he was looking for another job

• [dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop by

se dejó caer sobre la cama — he fell onto the bed

suele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by

• caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sb

una gran piedra cayó sobre el tejado — a large stone fell on the roof

cayeron sobre nosotros rocas enormes — huge boulders fell on us

los presos cayeron sobre el guarda — the prisoners fell on the warder

los fotógrafos cayeron sobre ella — the photographers pounced on her

queremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him

- estar al caer

su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day

el jefe está al caer — the boss will be here any moment

2) [lluvia, helada]

la lluvia caía incesantemente sobre Madrid — the rain was falling continuously on Madrid

cayó un chaparrón — there was a heavy shower

¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!

cayó un rayo en la torre — the tower was struck by lightning

3) (=colgar) to hang, fall

es una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely

le caía un mechón sobre la frente — a lock of hair fell across his forehead

4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, drop

caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees

el dólar cayó más de cinco centavos — the dollar fell over five cents

la bolsa de Nueva York ha vuelto a caer — the New York stock exchange has fallen again
picado 2., 2)
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested

cayó en la final ante su rival polaco — he was beaten in the final by his Polish rival

ha caído el gobierno — the government has fallen

6) (=morir) to fall, die

muchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle

cayó como un valiente — he died a hero

cayeron abatidos por las balas — they were killed by the gunfire

- caer como chinches

7)

• caer [en] (=incurrir) —

caer en un engaño — to be tricked

no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs

• caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth

• caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptation

y no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation

caer bajo —

¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
trampa 2)
8) (=darse cuenta)

no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand

ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *

• caer en [que] — to realize that

9) [fecha] to fall, be

su cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday

¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?

10) (=tocar)

el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid

• caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence

le puede caer una multa de 50 dólares — he could get a 50 dollar fine

- ¡la que nos ha caído encima!

11) (=estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?

eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east

12)

• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —

no cae dentro de mis atribuciones — it is not within my powers

esta cuestión no cae dentro del ámbito de este trabajo — that falls outside the scope of this study

eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils

13) (=causar impresión)

no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me

• caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)

no me cae nada bien — I don't like him at all

Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro

• caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —

me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy

• caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him

14) (=sentar)

a) [información, comentario]

me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me

la noticia cayó como un mazazo — the news was a blow

b) [ropa]

caerle bien a algn — to suit sb

caerle mal a algn — not to suit sb

15) (=terminar)

• al caer la [noche] — at nightfall

• al caer la [tarde] — at dusk

2.

See:

caerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

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= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

* * *

= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* * *

caer [ E16 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ caer (verbo intransitivo)

A de una altura

B caer: chaparrón, nevada

C

1 caer: cortinas, falda

2 caer: terreno

D

1 incurrir

2 en un engaño, un timo

E entender, darse cuenta

F

1 en un estado

2 caer en un vicio

G

1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc

2 perder el cargo

3 caer: soldado

4 caer: fugitivo

5 caer enfermo

H

1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc

2 caer: tarde, noche

I tocar en suerte

J

1 sentarle mal

2 en cuestiones de gusto

K

1 presentarse, aparecer

2 caer sobre alguien

L

1 estar comprendido

2 caer: cumpleaños etc

3 estar situado

M caer: precios etc

N aportar dinero

O caer: llamada

■ caerse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de una altura

2 caerse + me/te/le etc

B desprenderse

C equivocarse

D contribuir

vi

A (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my leg

tropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his face

cayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/face

cayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness

cayó el telón the curtain came down o fell

la pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the well

el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchair

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedived

el helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the sea

le caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeks

caer parado ( AmL) (literal) to land on one's feet; (tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;

‹noticia› to let drop o fall

lo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passing

B

«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frost

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily

empezó a caer granizo it began to hail

está cayendo un aguacero it's pouring

cayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near here

C

1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hang

con un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang better

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist

2 «terreno» to drop, fall

el terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the river

D

1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:

no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling him

no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation

cayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letter

la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous

esos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgar

caer muy bajo to stoop very low

venderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that

¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!

2

(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it

¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?

caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

E ( fam)

(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)

cuenta¹ f G. (↑ cuenta (1))

F

1

(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;

«costumbre» to die out

caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion

desgracia f A. (↑ desgracia)

2

caer en un vicio to get into a bad habit

caer en el alcohol to take to drink

caer en la droga to start taking drugs

G

1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fall

la capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands

¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!

2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's job

cayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with them

vamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll

3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die

4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caught

han caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught

5

caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken ill

cayó en cama he took to his bed

yo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as well

H

1 «desgracia/maldición»: caer SOBRE algn; to befall sb ( frmlor liter)

la tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation

2

al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfall

I ( fam)

(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question

¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)

¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?

el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in Bilbao

J (+ compl)

1

(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invited

la noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock

2

(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousin

no lo soporto, me cae de gordo/de mal … ( fam); I can't stand him, he's a real pain ( colloq)

gracia f Sense I E. (↑ gracia)

K

1 ( fam) (presentarse, aparecer) to show up, turn up ( BrE)

no podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better time

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and then

no podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sb

tres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon him

cayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnight

caerle a algn ( Per fam); to score with sb, to get off with sb ( BrE colloq)

caerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sb

L

1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:

ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdiction

su caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)

eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her duties

cae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style

2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fall

el 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?

3 ( Esp fam) (estar situado) to be

¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?

M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, drop

el dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international market

N ( Ven) (aportar dinero) ( fam) to chip in ( colloq)

O

( Ven fam) «llamada»: la llamada no me cayó I couldn't get through

■ caerse

v pron

A

1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall over

bájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll fall

tropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)

casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the water

me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs

se cayó del caballo he fell off his horse

se cayó de la cama she fell out of bed

se cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)

se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands

ten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down

caerse con algn ( Col fam); to go down in sb's estimation

estoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)

¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!

no tener donde caerse muerto ( fam): no tiene donde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without saying

B (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall off

se le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell out

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go bald

la ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apart

C ( Chi fam) (equivocarse) to goof ( AmE colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (contribuir) caerse CON algo: me caí con la lana I chipped in ( colloq)

* * *

caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down

4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;

todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);

( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;

no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;

caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;

me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?

caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;

( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;

caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;

no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;

[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash

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caer

♦ vi

1. [hacia abajo] to fall;

cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;

caer en un pozo to fall into a well;

el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);

cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;

cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;

cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;

cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;

dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;

dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;

dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;

hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall

2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;

caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

cayó una helada there was a frost;

está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;
Fam
está cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building

3. [sol] to go down, to set;

al caer el día o [m5] la tarde at dusk;

al caer el sol at sunset;

la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter

4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;

el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders

5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;

el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;

el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;

el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;

han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured

6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;

Comp

caer como moscas to drop like flies

7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;
[precio] to fall, to go down;
ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;

ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;

los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;

la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euro

8. [incurrir]
siempre cae en los mismos errores she always makes the same mistakes;
Rel
no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;

tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;

no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked

9. [darse cuenta]
no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;

caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);

¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;
[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;
Esp
no caigo I give up, I don't know;

Comp

caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;

cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it

10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;

me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;

caer en una trampa to fall into a trap

11. [tocar, ir a parar a]
me cayó el premio I won the prize;

nos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;

me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;

le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);

la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;

¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;

procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her hands

12. [coincidir] [fecha]
caer en to fall on;

cae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;

¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?

13. Esp [estar, quedar]
cae cerca de aquí it's not far from here;

¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;

los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;

cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;

eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remit

14. [en situación]
caer enfermo to fall ill, to be taken ill;

cayó en cama he took to his bed;

caer en desuso to fall into disuse;

caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;

caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;

caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace

15. [sentar]
caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;

su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;

caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;
Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esp
los pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;

Comp

caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shock

16. [causar una impresión]
me cae bien I like him, he seems nice;

me cae mal I can't stand him;

tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;

me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;

cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;
Fam
tu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your boss

17. [abalanzarse]
caer sobre to fall o descend upon;

caer sobre alguien [ladrón] to pounce o fall upon sb;

cayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged it

18. Esp Fam [en examen] to fail;

la mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;

¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?

19. Fam [decaer] to go downhill;

el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month

20. Com [pago] to fall due

21. Am [visitar] to drop in

22. Comp

caer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;

parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;

¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;

dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;

estar al caer to be about to arrive;

ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;

el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;

se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;
RP Fam
caer parado to fall on one's feet

♦ See also the pronominal verb caerse

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caer

I v/i

1 fall;

caer sobre fall on;

dejar caer algo drop sth;

caer enfermo fall ill;

caer en lunes fall on a Monday;

al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;

caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;

caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;

dejarse caer fam flop down

2

:

me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him

3 de un lugar

:

cae cerca it’s not far;

¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?

4

:

estar al caer be about to arrive;

¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!

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caer {13} vi

1) : to fall, to drop

2) : to collapse

3) : to hang (down)

4)

caer bien fam : to be pleasant, to be likeable

me caes bien: I like you

5)

caer mal or

caer gordo fam : to be unpleasant, to be unlikeable

♦ See also the reflexive verb caerse

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caer vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

la lámpara ha caído al suelo the lamp has fallen on the floor

ha caído enfermo he's fallen ill

2. (fecha) to be / to fall

este año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year

3. (entender) to get something

no caigo I don't get it

caerle bien a alguien to like

caes bien a todo el mundo everybody likes you

caerle mal a alguien not to be able to stand

este tipo me cae muy mal I can't stand that guy

caer desmayado to faint / to collapse

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

dejé caer el vaso I dropped the glass

dejar caer por to drop by

estar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive

el examen está al caer the exam is almost here

mamá está al caer Mum'll be here any minute

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20 tomber

tomber [tɔ̃be]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

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► tomber is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to fall ; [échafaudage, mur] to fall down ; [cheveux] to fall out

• il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe he fell and broke his leg

• tomber par terre to fall down

• se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil to fall into an armchair

• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall

• tomber à l'eau to fall into the water ; (figurative) to fall through

• tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree

• tomber d'une chaise to fall off a chair

• tomber d'une échelle to fall off a ladder

• tomber de cheval to fall off one's horse

• tomber de haut to fall from a height ; (figurative) to come down with a bump

• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!

• la nouvelle vient de tomber à l'instant the news has just come through

• un fax vient de tomber a fax has just come through

► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring down

• le chien l'a fait tomber the dog knocked him over

• faire tomber le gouvernement to bring down the government

   b. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come down

• la nuit tombe it's getting dark

• il tombe de la neige it's snowing

• qu'est-ce qu'il tombe ! (inf) it's coming down in buckets! (inf)

• il tombe quelques gouttes it's raining slightly

• la foudre est tombée tout près the lightning has struck nearby

   c. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away

• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 euros

• les prix ne sont jamais tombés aussi bas prices have reached an all-time low

• ils sont tombés bien bas they've sunk really low

   d. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to fall

• l'as et le roi sont tombés the ace and king have been played

   e. ( = pendre) to hang

• sa jupe tombe bien her skirt hangs nicely

• ses cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules his hair came down to his shoulders

• les rideaux tombaient jusqu'au plancher the curtains came down to the floor

   f. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronounced

• les deux concerts tombent le même jour the two concerts fall on the same day

   g. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting

• bien tomber (moment) to come at the right moment ; (chance) to be lucky

• mal tomber (moment) to come at the wrong moment ; (chance) to be unlucky

• ça tombe bien that's fortunate

• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new boss

• ça tombe à pic (inf) that's perfect timing

• ça ne pouvait pas mieux tomber it couldn't have come at a better time

   h. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)

   i. (locutions)

► laisser tomber to drop

• il a voulu faire du droit mais il a vite laissé tomber he wanted to do law but he soon dropped it

• la famille nous a bien laissé tomber the family really let us down

• laisse tomber ! (inf) forget it! ; (irritation) give it a rest! (inf)► tomber dans to fall into

• tomber dans l'eau to fall into the water

• tomber dans la misère to become destitute

• tomber dans le coma to fall into a coma

• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)

• tomber sur le dos to fall on one's back

• j'ai eu la chance de tomber sur un spécialiste I was lucky enough to come across a specialist

• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station

• je suis tombé sur une vieille photo I came across an old photo

• on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur moi we drew straws and I was the lucky winner

• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!

• il m'est tombé sur le râble or le dos (inf!: inf!) he laid into me (inf)► tomber dessus (inf)

il nous est tombé dessus le jour de Noël he landed on us on Christmas Day (inf)

• une quantité de problèmes leur est tombée dessus they had a whole series of problems

• ils nous sont tombés dessus à huit contre trois eight of them laid into the three of us (inf)

2. <

   a. (Sport) ( = vaincre) (inf)

to throw

   b. ( = séduire) (inf)

il les tombe toutes he's a real ladykiller

   c. ( = retirer) (inf)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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I
1. tɔ̃be
verbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off

tomber dans un trou — to fall down a hole

j'ai fait tomber un vase — I knocked a vase over

j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère — I knocked the vase off the shelf

le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit — the wind blew a tile off the roof

se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil — to flop into an armchair

laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis — to drop a cake on the carpet

le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter — the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself

2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop

il tombe des gouttes — it's spotting with rain

qu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)

ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!

la foudre est tombée sur un arbre — the lightning struck a tree

une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne — there was a dim light coming through the skylight

une pâle clarté tombait de la lune — the moon cast a pale light

3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down

faire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]

il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime — he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation

je tombe de sommeil — I can't keep my eyes open

4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out

le roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played

faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]

5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope

6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall

tomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly

sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles — her skirt comes down to her ankles

7) (se retrouver, se placer)

tomber dans la vulgarité — to lapse into vulgarity

vous tombez dans le paradoxe — you are being paradoxical

tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law

la conversation est tombée sur la politique — the conversation came around to politics

8) ( devenir) to fall

tomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love

9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given

tomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen

dès que le journal tombe des presses — as soon as the newspaper comes off the press

10) ( rencontrer)

tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)

tomber sur la bonne page — to hit on the right page

je suis tombé sur un examinateur sévère à l'examen — I got a harsh examiner in the exam

je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais — I found what I was looking for by chance

si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square

11) ( survenir) gén to come

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!

tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave

il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?

tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting

12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]

13) ( abandonner)

laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]

laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)

laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down

14) ( agresser)

tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)

15) ( mourir) euph to die

II tɔ̃be
nom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]

ce velours a un beau tomber — this velvet hangs well

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tɔ̃be
1. vi

1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fall

Attention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!

tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through

tomber de fatigue — to drop from exhaustion

tomber de sommeil — to be asleep on one's feet

Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.

2) (dans un certain état)

tomber en panne — to break down

tomber en ruine — to fall into ruins

tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant

3) (= survenir)

ça tombe bien — that's good timing

ça tombe mal — that's bad timing

il est bien tombé — he's been lucky

il est mal tombé — he's been unlucky

tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right

4)

laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop

Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up

Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down

Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.

laisse tomber — drop it

Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.

5)

tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across

tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone

Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about

2. vt

tomber la veste — to slip off one's jacket

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tomber verb table: aimer

A nm (de vêtement, tissu) hang ¢; ce velours a un beau tomber this velvet hangs well.

B vtr (+ v avoir)

1 Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe];

2 ○( séduire) to bed○ [femme]; ( charmer) il les tombe toutes they all fall for him.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;

2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;

3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;

4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;

5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;

6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;

7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;

8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;

9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;

10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;

11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;

12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;

13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;

14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;

15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.

Idiome

en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.

I

[tɔ̃be] nom masculin

(littéraire)

au tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou dusk

II

[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. [personne] to fall (down), to fall over

[meuble, pile de livres] to fall over, to topple over

[cloison] to fall down, to collapse

[avion, bombe, projectile] to fall

tomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall down

tomber à plat ventre to fall flat on one's face

tomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchair

tomber de fatigue to be ready to drop (from exhaustion)

tomber de sommeil to be asleep on one's feet

ne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall off

tomber dans l'escalier to fall down the stairs

tomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horse

tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a tree

faire tomber quelqu'un

a. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody up

b. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody over

le vent a fait tomber des arbres the wind blew some trees over ou down

elle l'a fait tomber de la table she pushed him off the table

faire tomber quelque chose

a. [en poussant] to push something over

b. [en renversant] to knock something over

c. [en lâchant] to drop something

d. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over

j'ai fait tomber mes lunettes I've dropped my glasses

tu es tombé bien bas (figuré) you've sunk very low

2. (soutenu) [mourir] to fall, to die

tomber sur le champ de bataille to fall on the battlefield

ceux qui sont tombés au champ d'honneur those killed in action

3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come out

ne ramasse pas les cerises qui sont tombées don't pick the cherries which are on the ground

4. [pendre - cheveux, tentures] to hang ; [ - moustaches] to droop ; [ - seins] to sag, to droop

ses longs cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos her long hair hung down her back

une mèche lui tombait sur un œil a lock of hair hung over one eye

il a les épaules qui tombent he's got sloping shoulders

la robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you

5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come down

la neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/raining

une goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neck

(tournure impersonnelle)

il tombe en moyenne 3 mm d'eau par jour the average daily rainfall is 3 mm

il en est tombé, de la pluie! (familier) it tipped ou threw it down! (UK), it poured!

il tombera de la neige sur l'est there will be snow in the east

il tombe quelques gouttes it's spitting

il tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are falling

il tombe de la grêle it's hailing

toi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)

il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every month

ça va tomber!

a. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!

b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!

des têtes vont tomber! heads will roll!

tomber sous les yeux de quelqu'un to come to somebody's attention

6. [déboucher]

là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamain

continuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market

7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a close

la température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degrees

sa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%

faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperature

8. [disparaître - obstacle] to disappear, to vanish ; [ - objection, soupçon] to vanish, to fade

sa réticence est tombée devant mes arguments she gave way in the face of my arguments

sa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated

ses défenses sont tombées he dropped his guard

9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall through

les candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first round

le chef du gang est tombé hier the ringleader was arrested yesterday

faire tomber

a. [cité] to bring down

b. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topple

c. [record] to break

d. [concurrent] to defeat

10. [devenir]

tomber amoureux to fall in love

tomber enceinte to become pregnant

tomber malade to become ou to fall ill

tomber fou (familier) to go mad

tomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead

11. JEUX [carte]

tous les atouts sont tombés all the trumps have been played

B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]

1. [événement] to fall ou to be on

mon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sunday

tomber juste [calcul] to work out exactly

bien tomber to come at the right moment ou time

ton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of it

mal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad time

le mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me

[personne]

on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail strike

tomber juste [deviner] to guess right

bien tomber

a. [opportunément] to turn up at the right moment

b. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luck

ah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to you

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! you couldn't have come at a better time!

il est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was lucky

mal tomber

a. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong moment

b. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of luck

il ne pouvait pas plus mal tomber he couldn't have picked a worse time

travailler pour Fanget? tu aurais pu plus mal tomber working for Fanget? it could be worse

tu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!

2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come out

les dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143

à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m

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[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat

2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce

il les tombe toutes he's got them falling at his feet

3. (familier & locution)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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tomber dans verbe plus préposition

[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)

sans tomber dans l'excès inverse without going to the other extreme

des traditions qui tombent dans l'oubli traditions which are falling into oblivion

tomber dans la dépression to become depressed

tomber dans l'erreur to commit an error

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tomber en verbe plus préposition

tomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces

tomber en ruine to go to rack and ruin

tomber en morceaux to fall to pieces

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tomber sur verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across

je suis tombé sur ton article dans le journal I came across your article in the newspaper

je suis tombé sur une arête I bit on a fishbone

on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur elle lots were drawn and her name came up

2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to get

quand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machine

3. [assaillir - personne] to set about, to go for

il tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake

il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi! it had to be me!

4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to

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