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I [druːp]nome abbassamento m.II [druːp]1) (sag) [ eyelids] abbassarsi, chiudersi; [ head] ricadere, chinarsi; [branch, shoulders, wings] curvarsi, piegarsi; [flower, plant] afflosciarsi, appassire* * *[dru:p]1) (to (cause to) hang down: The willows drooped over the pond.) piegarsi2) ((of a plant) to flop from lack of water: a vase of drooping flowers.) appassire* * *droop /dru:p/n. [u]abbassamento: the droop of an eyelid, l'abbassamento d'una palpebra● the droop of his shoulders, il modo in cui tiene curve le spalle.(to) droop /dru:p/A v. i.1 chinarsi; curvarsi: The branches of the willow drooped over the water, i rami del salice si curvavano sull'acqua; His head drooped with fatigue, ha chinato la testa per la stanchezza2 (fig.) abbattersi; scoraggiarsi; ( anche) venir meno (per la stanchezza): After three hours' walking we were starting to droop, dopo aver camminato tre ore, cominciavamo a venir meno per la stanchezza4 (fin.) calare, scendere notevolmente ( di prezzo): Shares drooped, le azioni hanno subito un forte caloB v. t.● His eyelids began to droop, gli si chiudevano le palpebre (o gli occhi) □ The dog's ears drooped, il cane ha abbassato le orecchie.* * *I [druːp]nome abbassamento m.II [druːp]
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