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dropped into

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1 dropped into

menyerang mendadak

English-Indonesian dictionary > dropped into
2 he dropped into a troubled sleep

Макаров: он забылся беспокойным сном

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he dropped into a troubled sleep
3 the horse dropped into a walk

Общая лексика: лошадь перешла на шаг

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the horse dropped into a walk
4 into

'intu
preposition

1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) en, dentro de

2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) contra

3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) en

4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) entre

into prep en / dentro de / a

they went into the shop entraron en la tienda

they jumped into the water se tiraron al agua

Muchas veces into implica un proceso de transformación

the frog turned into a prince la rana se convirtió en un príncipe

she made the material into a dress hizo un vestido con la tela

translate this letter into English traduce esta carta al inglés

he cut the cake into six pieces cortó la tarta en seis trozos into también expresa una división aritmética

five into twenty goes four times veinte dividido entre cinco son cuatro

into

tr['ɪntʊ]

preposition

1 (indicating movement) en, dentro de, a; (in direction of) a, hacia; (against) contra, con

■ I'm going into town voy al centro

■ they went into the house entraron en la casa

■ she's got to go into hospital tienen que ingresarla en el hospital

■ he jumped into the water saltó al agua

■ they climbed into bed se metieron en la cama

■ I bit into the apple mordí la manzana, di un mordisco a la manzana

■ the cheque must be paid into a bank account hay que ingresar el cheque en una cuenta bancaria

■ look into my eyes mira a mis ojos

■ speak into the receiver habla al auricular

■ I bumped into him me topé con él

■ he crashed into a tree chocó contra un árbol

■ I walked into a door me topé con una puerta

2 (time, age) hasta

■ she worked long into the night trabajó hasta muy avanzada la noche

■ he remained a bachelor until well into middle age permaneció soltero hasta bien entrada la mediana edad

■ I can see into the future puedo ver el futuro

■ three days into our holiday... a los tres días de empezar las vacaciones...

3 (indicating change) en, a

■ he turned water into wine transformó el agua en vino

■ he changed into a monster se convirtió en un monstruo

■ translate this into Spanish traduce esto al español

■ she wants to change some pounds into euros quiere cambiar libras en euros

■ cut it into small pieces cortadlo en trozos pequeños

■ a house divided into flats una casa dividida en pisos

■ I'll change into a dress me pondré un vestido

■ they came into power llegaron al poder

■ she went into journalism se dedicó al periodismo

■ an inquiry into the disaster una investigación sobre la catástrofe

4 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL entre

■ what's four into twenty? ¿cuánto son veinte entre cuatro?

■ four into eight goes two ocho entre cuatro son dos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be into something familiar (keen on) gustarle a uno algo 2 (interested in) ser aficionado,-a a algo

■ she's into skating le gusta patinar

■ he's into heavy rock le gusta el rock duro

into ['ɪn.tu:] prep

1) (indicating motion) : en, a, contra, dentro de

she got into bed: se metió en la cama

to get into a plane: subir a un avión

he crashed into the wall: chocó contra la pared

looking into the sun: mirando al sol

2) (indicating state or condition) : a, en

to burst into tears: echarse a llorar

the water turned into ice: el agua se convirtió en hielo

to translate into English: traducir al inglés

3) (indicating time)

far into the night: hasta bien entrada la noche

he's well into his eighties: tiene los ochenta bien cumplidos

4) (in mathematics)

3 into 12 is 4: 12 dividido por 3 es 4

into

prep.

• a prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• hacia el interior de prep.

'ɪntu, before consonant 'ɪntə
preposition

1)

a) (indicating motion, direction)

to walk into a building — entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio

we drove into town — fuimos a la ciudad en coche

they helped him into the chair — lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón

she sat staring into space — estaba sentada mirando al vacío

I dropped a coin into the water — dejé caer una moneda en el agua

the cat shot up into the air — el gato salió volando por los aires

a journey into the future — un viaje al futuro

to translate something into Spanish — traducir* algo al español

b) ( against)

she walked into a tree — se dio contra un árbol

he drove into the other car — chocó con el otro coche

c) ( Math)

3 into 15 goes o is 5 — 15 dividido (por) 3 or entre 3 es 5

2) (in time, distance)

ten minutes into the game — a los diez minutos de empezar el partido

they talked far into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

they penetrated deep into the jungle — entraron en el corazón de la selva

the project is well into its third year — el proyecto ya está bien adentrado en su tercer año

3) ( indicating result of action)

we split into two groups — nos dividimos en dos grupos

roll the dough into a ball — haga una bola con la masa

the snowman had melted into a puddle — el muñeco de nieve había quedado convertido en un charco

4) ( involved in) (colloq)

to be into something: she's really o heavily into jazz le ha dado fuerte por el jazz (fam); they're into drugs se drogan; at two, children are into everything — a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos

['ɪntʊ]
PREP When into is an element in a phrasal verb, eg break into, enter into, look into, walk into, look up the verb.
1) (of place) en, dentro de

put it into the car/bag/cupboard — mételo en el or dentro del coche/bolso/armario

• to get into bed — meterse a la cama

• to get into a car — subir(se) a un coche

he helped his mother into the car — ayudó a su madre a subir al coche

• to go into the country — ir al campo

• I poured the milk into a cup — vertí la leche en una taza

• he went off into the desert — partió hacia el interior del desierto or adentrándose en el desierto

• he went further into the forest — siguió adentrándose en el bosque

• it fell into the lake — se cayó al lago

• they got into the plane — subieron al avión

• to come/go into a room — entrar en una habitación

• to go into town — ir al centro de la ciudad

• to go into the wood — adentrarse or penetrar en el bosque
go into
2) (of time)

it continued well or far into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996

we talked far into the night — charlamos hasta bien entrada la noche

he's well into his fifties — tiene cincuenta y tantos largos

3) (change in condition etc)

• to change into a monster — volverse un or convertirse en un monstruo

to change pounds into dollars — cambiar libras por dólares

the rain changed into snow — la lluvia se convirtió en nieve

• they divided into two groups — se dividieron en dos grupos

• to translate sth into Spanish — traducir algo al español

• it turned into a pleasant day — resultó or se hizo un día muy agradable
burst into, change 3., divide, grow 1., 1), translate, turn 2., 5)
4) (Math)

• to divide 3 into 12 — dividir doce entre tres

• 2 into 6 goes 3 — seis entre dos son tres

5)

to be into sth >: he is really into jazz * — es un gran aficionado al or del jazz

to be into drugs — meterse drogas, andar metido en drogas

she's into health food — le va mucho lo de la comida sana

what are you into now? — ¿a qué te dedicas ahora?

the children/puppies are into everything! — ¡los críos/perritos andan revolviéndolo todo!

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['ɪntu], before consonant ['ɪntə]
preposition

1)

a) (indicating motion, direction)

to walk into a building — entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio

we drove into town — fuimos a la ciudad en coche

they helped him into the chair — lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón

she sat staring into space — estaba sentada mirando al vacío

I dropped a coin into the water — dejé caer una moneda en el agua

the cat shot up into the air — el gato salió volando por los aires

a journey into the future — un viaje al futuro

to translate something into Spanish — traducir* algo al español

b) ( against)

she walked into a tree — se dio contra un árbol

he drove into the other car — chocó con el otro coche

c) ( Math)

3 into 15 goes o is 5 — 15 dividido (por) 3 or entre 3 es 5

2) (in time, distance)

ten minutes into the game — a los diez minutos de empezar el partido

they talked far into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

they penetrated deep into the jungle — entraron en el corazón de la selva

the project is well into its third year — el proyecto ya está bien adentrado en su tercer año

3) ( indicating result of action)

we split into two groups — nos dividimos en dos grupos

roll the dough into a ball — haga una bola con la masa

the snowman had melted into a puddle — el muñeco de nieve había quedado convertido en un charco

4) ( involved in) (colloq)

to be into something: she's really o heavily into jazz le ha dado fuerte por el jazz (fam); they're into drugs se drogan; at two, children are into everything — a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos

English-spanish dictionary > into
5 ■ drop into

■ drop into
v. i. + prep.

passare (un attimo) da ( un luogo); fare un salto a: We dropped into the pub for a drink, abbiamo fatto un salto al pub per bere qualcosa.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ drop into
6 he dropped the receiver into its cradle

1) Общая лексика: он положил трубку

2) Макаров: он положил трубку на рычаг

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he dropped the receiver into its cradle
7 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).

* * *
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.

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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)

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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

Spanish-English dictionary > caer
8 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
9 drop

[drɔp] 1. гл.
1)

а) капать; стекать каплями; выступать каплями

Water dropped from the ceiling into the pan on the floor. — Вода капала с потолка в стоящий на полу таз.

Sweat dropped from his brow. — Пот стекал с его лба.

Syn:

drip, dribble, trickle

б) лить, проливать каплями; выпускать по капле

to drop lemon juice into tea — выжать несколько капель лимонного сока в чай

2)

а) ронять

You've dropped your comb. — Вы уронили вашу расчёску.

Be careful not to drop the cup. — Смотри не урони чашку.

б) бросать; сбрасывать

to drop the anchor — бросать якорь

to drop a letter into the postbox — бросить письмо в почтовый ящик

to drop one's ballot in the box — опускать бюллетень в избирательную урну

to drop bombs on a city — сбрасывать бомбы на город

to drop by parachute — сбрасывать на парашюте

I'll drop these letters off as I go home from work. — Я опущу эти письма по дороге с работы.

3)

а) валить, сваливать; сшибать, сбивать

to drop a duck or two for the table — подстрелить пару уток на обед

I dropped him with a single punch. — Я повалил его одним ударом.

The challenger dropped the champion in the fifth round. — Претендент нокаутировал чемпиона в пятом раунде.

Syn:

fell, floor, deck, knock down

б) падать; валиться, рушиться

to drop down on one's knees — опускаться, падать на колени

The apple dropped to the ground. — Яблоко упало на землю.

The bottle dropped onto the floor. — Бутылка упала на пол.

He dropped into a chair. — Он упал в кресло.

The sword dropped out of his hand. — Меч выпал у него из рук.

The roof has dropped in. — Крыша обвалилась.

The climber dropped to his death. — Альпинист разбился насмерть.

One of the buttons has dropped off and I can't find it. — Одна из пуговиц оторвалась, и я не могу её найти.

The bottom has dropped out of the market. — Рынок обрушился.

Syn:

fall

4) валиться с ног от усталости

Everyone worked till they dropped. — Все работали до тех пор, пока не кончались силы.

I feel ready to drop. — Я падаю с ног от усталости.

5)

а) опускаться

His jaw dropped. — У него отвисла челюсть.

б) опускать

to drop one's eyes / gaze — опустить взгляд, потупить взор

в) охот. припадать к земле (при виде дичи; об охотничьей собаке)

6) = drop away; = drop off идти круто вниз, обрываться

The cliff dropped away at his feet. — Утёс круто обрывался у него под ногами.

7)

а) снижаться, понижаться, уменьшаться

to drop in price — подешеветь

The temperature dropped to the freezing point last night. — Прошлой ночью температура опустилась до нуля.

Sales always drop in the spring. — Продажи весной всегда падают.

Syn:

fall, lower, lessen, dwindle, decline, diminish, slacken, slide, sink

б) снижать, понижать, уменьшать

to drop speed — снижать скорость

to drop the rate of production — сокращать уровень производства

He dropped his voice. — Он понизил голос.

Syn:

reduce

8) = drop down

а) спускаться, плыть по течению

At the turn of the tide the boats began to drop down the harbour. — При отливе лодки начали спускаться к гавани.

б) спускать по течению

9) умереть

People dropped like flies within weeks of being diagnosed. — Люди гибли как мухи через несколько недель после того, как им ставили диагноз.

I lay five to two, Mathilda drops in a year. (W. M. Thackeray) — Ставлю пять к двум, что Матильда через год умрёт.

10)

а) кончаться, прекращаться

This TV show dropped after only three months. — Это телешоу и трёх месяцев не продержалось.

б) прекращать

The rehabilitation program was dropped by the local authority. — Программа по реабилитации была прекращена местными властями.

Plans for a new bridge were dropped due to the lack of funding. — От планов по строительству нового моста пришлось отказаться из-за отсутствия средств.

в) прекращать обсуждать (что-л.); прекращаться ( о дискуссии)

Look, can we just drop it? — Послушай, можем мы оставить тему?

I'd rather let the matter drop. — Я бы предпочёл больше не обсуждать это.

г) бросать (заниматься какой-л. деятельностью)

to drop German — бросить немецкий, бросить заниматься немецким языком

to drop smoking — бросить курить

to drop the search — прекратить поиск

Drop everything and come at once. — Бросай все дела и приходи немедленно.

Syn:

abandon 1., forsake, give up

11) снимать, отменять, аннулировать

to drop sanctions — снять санкции

to drop charges — снять обвинения

12) разг. бросать, оставлять, покидать ( близких)

He dropped all his old friends. — Он бросил всех своих старых друзей.

Syn:

ditch, leave, forsake

13)

а) исключать, пропускать, опускать (что-л.); не произносить ( звук в слове)

to drop one's aitches — не произносить звук h в начале слов

When you drop a stitch on a row you are working, pick it up immediately and replace it. — Если вы пропустили петлю в рабочем ряду, сразу же наберите вместо неё новую.

This article won't be of interest to our readers. Let's drop it. — Эта статья не представляет интереса для наших читателей. Давайте не будем её брать.

Syn:

leave out

б) = drop out выпадать (о звуке, букве в слове); выходить из употребления ( о слове)

This word has dropped out of use. — Это слово вышло из употребления.

14) разг.

а) проигрывать, спускать ( деньги), сорить ( деньгами)

He was afraid he would drop several thousand pounds. — Он боялся, что потеряет на этом несколько тысяч фунтов.

б) давать чаевые

to drop heavy — давать большие чаевые

в) запускать в обращение (фальшивые деньги, поддельные чеки)

Both lots of notes were printed on the Continent and are being 'dropped' in this country. — Обе партии банкнот были отпечатаны на континенте и сбываются в нашей стране.

15) нарк. глотать, принимать ( жидкие наркотики в количестве нескольких капель)

She had dropped some LSD and had been tripping for an unknown number of hours. — Она приняла порцию ЛСД и неизвестно сколько времени находилась в отключке.

- drop acid

16)

а) сказать невзначай, мимоходом

to drop a hint — бросить намёк

to drop a word in favour of smb. — замолвить за кого-л. словечко

to drop names — фамильярно употреблять громкие имена, хвастаться знакомством с известными людьми

to let it drop — случайно или как будто случайно упомянуть в разговоре

He let it drop that the famous musician was a close friend of his. — Он обмолвился, что знаменитый музыкант - его близкий друг.

б) кратко набросать (записку, чертёж)

to drop a line/note — черкнуть несколько строк

I dropped a draft. — Я набросал чертёж.

17)

а) родиться ( о животном)

б) родить детёнышей; окотиться; отелиться; ожеребиться; откладывать яйца

18) карт. сбрасывать карту

19) спорт. забивать гол с полулёта, производить удар с полулёта ( в регби)

20) ( drop from) не включать в ( команду)

They dropped her from the team because of leg injury. — Её не включили в команду из-за травмы ноги.

Syn:

not include, leave out

21) ( drop behind) отставать от (кого-л. / чего-л.)

He dropped behind the other runners. — Он отстал от остальных бегунов.

We thought the horse would win, but he dropped behind halfway through the race. — Мы думали, эта лошадь победит, но она сильно отстала на середине дистанции.

Syn:

drag, fall back, fall behind, get behind, lag

22) ( drop across) наталкиваться на (что-л. / кого-л.), случайно встретиться с (кем-л.)

I dropped across an old friend in town today. — Сегодня в городе я столкнулся со старым знакомым.

Syn:

come across

23)

а) зайти мимоходом, нанести неожиданный визит, забежать, заглянуть (куда-л. / к кому-л.)

to drop into a pub — заскочить в паб

to drop in for tea — зайти, заглянуть на чашку чая

to drop in at smb.'s place / on smb. — зайти к кому-л.

Let's drop on Jim on our way back. — Давай на обратном пути зайдём к Джиму.

Since we're in the neighborhood, why don't we drop in at my brother's? — Раз уж мы тут поблизости, то почему бы не зайти к моему брату?

Why don't you drop around some time? — Почему бы тебе как-нибудь не заглянуть к нам?

Let's drop down to his summer home and see if he's there. — Давай заедем к нему на дачу, вдруг он там.

Look who's just dropped in! — Ба, кто к нам пришёл!

б) drop + нареч. постепенно перемещаться, перемещаться поочерёдно

Then one by one the guests dropped off. — Затем гости постепенно разошлись.

Hundreds of people dropped in to buy a copy at the presentation, with some lining up as early as 9 pm. — Сотни людей всё просачивались в магазин, чтобы на презентации купить себе экземпляр книги, некоторые занимали очередь с 9 часов вечера.

One by one, each jet banked and dropped away from the formation. — Один за другим, самолёты закладывали вираж и покидали боевой «клин».

The defender dropped back behind his teammate. спорт. — Защитник отступил, чтобы оказаться позади товарища по команде (и не создавать положения «вне игры»).

Many of the Confederate troops dropped back to better cover. воен. — Многие из частей конфедератов отошли в укрытие.

24) ( drop on) проявлять (назойливое) внимание к (кому-л.), останавливать свой выбор на (ком-л.)

The examiner can drop on any student to answer questions. — Экзаменатор может задать вопрос любому студенту.

Why drop on me? It's not my fault. — Что ты ко мне цепляешься? Я тут при чём?

25)

а) drop + прил. (быстро) погружаться (в какое-л. состояние)

to drop asleep — заснуть

to drop dead — неожиданно умереть

to drop alive — ожить

б) ( drop into) менять (вид деятельности, состояние) ; предаваться ( привычке)

to drop into one's native language — перескочить при разговоре на родной язык

to drop into oblivion — погрузиться в забытьё

to drop into sleep — провалиться в сон

to drop into a film / book — с головой погрузиться в фильм, книгу

to drop into a habit of doing smth. — иметь обыкновение делать что-л.

We soon dropped back into the old life of sight-seeing and shopping. — Вскоре мы вновь вернулись к нашей прежней жизни - осмотру достопримечательностей и хождению по магазинам.

26) drop + сущ. называет действие по значению существительного

to drop a curtsy — поклониться

to drop a nod — кивнуть

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- drop away
- drop back
- drop behind
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
- drop through
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to drop from the clouds — свалиться как снег на голову

to drop a brick / clanger — допустить промах, попасть впросак

to drop smth. like a hot potato — поспешить избавиться от чего-л.

to drop a line / note — черкнуть несколько строк

Drop dead! груб. — Иди к чёрту!, Отвали!, Проваливай!, Пошёл на фиг!

to drop astern мор. — оставлять за кормой

to drop a bombshell разг. — повергнуть в шок, ошеломить неожиданным известием

- drop a dime
- drop short 2. сущ.
1) капля

Drops of water sparkled in the sunlight. — Капли воды сверкали на солнце.

drop by drop — капля за каплей, по капле; медленно и постепенно

2) слеза; капля дождя; капля росы; капля пота; капелька крови

They would be faithful to him to the last drop. — Они будут верны ему до последней капли крови.

Syn:

droplet, globule, tear, bead

3) ( drops) мед. капли

nose drops — капли от насморка

eye drops — глазные капли

4) небольшое количество, капля

Add a drop of Tabasco and mix well. — Добавь чуточку соуса табаско и хорошенько перемешай.

Syn:

dash, dab, pinch, trace, smack, driblet

5) глоток спиртного

to have a drop in one's eye — быть навеселе, выпить

to take one's drops — напиться

I have had a drop, but I had not been drinking. — Я опрокинул чуть-чуть, но я не пил.

6) подвеска (у люстры, канделябра); серьга

7) драже; леденец; печенье круглой формы

8) падение, понижение, снижение

a sharp drop in the interest rate — резкое снижение процентной ставки

The drop in temperature was a relief. — Снижение температуры привело к улучшению состояния.

Syn:

decline, fall, lowering, decrease

9) удар по мячу, отскочившему от земли, удар с полулета ( в футболе)

Syn:

dropkick

10) спорт. укороченный удар (резкий удар вниз через сетку; в теннисе, бадминтоне)

11) карт. сбрасывание карты ( обычно в бридже)

12) авиа сбрасывание с самолета боеприпасов, снабжения; сбрасывание десанта

13) приземление самолета, ракеты

14) ( the drop) амер.; разг. преимущество

to get the drop on smb. — получить преимущество перед (кем-л.)

to have the drop on smb. — иметь преимущество перед (кем-л.)

He had got the drop on us, and he knew it. — Он получил преимущество над нами, и знал об этом.

Two of us can handle it. We shall have the drop on them. — Мы вдвоем с этим справимся. У нас перед ними будет преимущество.

15) потомство, помёт ( у животных)

The bulk of the lambs consisted of this season's drop. — Основная часть ягнят представляла собой помёт этого года..

16) падающее устройство; падающая дверца; трап

17) пластинка, закрывающая замочную скважину

18) театр.; = act drop; = drop-curtain занавес, опускаемый между действиями

19) опускающаяся подставка, люк ( виселицы); виселица

It comes to the morning when he is going to get the drop. — Приближается утро, когда его должны повесить.

20) крим. укрыватель или скупщик краденого

Syn:

fence

21)

а) тайник для краденого; шпионский тайник

б) закладывание тайника

22) амер. щель, прорезь (в почтовом ящике, для монеты или жетона в автомате)

23) разг. деньги, даваемые в качестве пожертвования или взятки

A halfpenny's the usual drop. — Полпенни - это обычная сумма для подаяния.

24) высота, расстояние сверху вниз

a drop of 10 feet from the window to the ground — расстояние в 10 футов от окна до земли

Sometimes the rope slipped, or the drop was insufficient. — Иногда развязывалась веревка, иногда высота оказывалась недостаточной.

25) обрыв, откос

The road ends abruptly in a drop to the sea. — Дорога внезапно кончается резким обрывом к морю.

Syn:

fall, descent, declivity, slope, plunge

26) перепад ( давления)

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a drop in the / a bucket / the ocean — капля в море

- at the drop of a hat

Англо-русский современный словарь > drop
10 drop

1. I
abs

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

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

3) prices dropped цены упали; temperature drops температура снижается

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > drop
11 drop

1. [drɒp] n
1. 1) капля

drop of rain [of dew] - капля дождя [росы]

drop by drop - капля за каплей, капля по капле; по капельке

to drink to the last drop - выпить до последней капли

2) слезинка; капля крови; капелька пота

cold drops of sweat - капли холодного пота

2. 1) капля, капелька; чуточка; глоток

drop of tea [of water] - глоток чаю [воды]

2) глоток спиртного

to take one's drop - выпивать

to have /to take/ a drop too much - хватить лишнего, напиться

to have a drop in one's /the/ eye - быть под хмельком /навеселе/

3. pl мед. капли

nasal drops - капли для носа

eye drops - глазные капли

4. драже; леденец

chocolate drops - шоколадное драже

5. 1) серьга; подвеска; висюлька

2) архит. орнаментная отделка в виде подвески

6. падение, понижение, снижение; спад, спуск

a great drop in prices [in temperature] - резкое падение цен [понижение температуры]

drop in the market - падение цен на рынке

a drop of 10% - падение (курса, цен и т. п.) на 10 процентов

7. спад ( гимнастика)

8. ав.

1) разбрасывание, сбрасывание с самолёта (листовок и т. п.); сбрасывание на парашюте (боеприпасов, продовольствия и т. п.)

2) десант:

paratroop drop - авиадесант, парашютный десант

9. расстояние сверху вниз, высота; обрыв; глубина падения или погружения

drop to the sea - обрыв к морю

drop of a hundred feet - стофутовая высота

10. театр. опускной занавес

11. опускающаяся подставка ( виселицы)

12. падающее устройство, падающая дверца, трап

13. пластинка, закрывающая замочную скважину

14. прорезь, щель (для денег, писем и т. п.)

money drop - щель /отверстие/ для монет ( у автомата)

15. 1) = drop-kick

2) = drop-shot

16. тех. перепад (давления и т. п.); падение ( потенциала)

voltage drop - перепад напряжения

17. результат поиска, выдача ( в информационно-поисковой системе)

18. сл. тайник ( для передачи шпионской информации)

19. амер. сл. круглый сирота; беспризорник

♢ a drop in the /a/ bucket /ocean/ - ≅ капля в море

at the drop of the /a/ hat - а) по знаку, по сигналу; б) без колебаний

to have /to get/ the drop on smb. - амер. поставить кого-л. в невыгодное положение, иметь преимущество перед кем-л.
2. [drɒp] v
I

1. 1) капать; стекать каплями

to drop from the eaves - капать с карниза

a gentle rain dropped - накрапывал дождик

sweat dropped from his forehead - с его лба падали капли пота

he drops at the nose - у него из носа течёт

2) капать, выпускать по капле

to drop a tear over smth. - проливать слёзы над чем-л.; говорить о чём-л.

2. 1) падать, выпадать; вываливаться

the book dropped out of his hand - книга выпала у него из рук

2) ронять, выпускать

to drop a handkerchief [a book] - выронить платок [книгу]

to drop one's purse - обронить кошелёк

to drop the curtain - а) опустить занавес; б) закончить рассказ, представление; поставить точку

to drop the reins - а) бросить поводья; б) отдаться на волю судьбы

3. 1) бросать, сбрасывать; спускать

to drop anchor - бросать якорь

to drop bombs - сбрасывать бомбы

to drop a boat - спустить шлюпку

to drop a letter into the post-box - бросить письмо в почтовый ящик

2) спускать или сбрасывать на парашюте

4. 1) падать, опускаться

to drop into a chair - опуститься на стул

to drop dead - упасть замертво [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to be ready to drop - валиться с ног от усталости, выбиться из сил

to work till one drops - работать до изнеможения

to drop on /to/ one's knees - опуститься /упасть/ на колени

he almost dropped with surprise - он чуть не упал от удивления

2) валить, сваливать; сшибать, сбивать

to drop a bird - подстрелить /подбить/ птицу

to drop smb. at once - уложить /сразить/ кого-л. одним ударом /выстрелом/

5. умирать (тж. drop off)

he dropped off peacefully in his sleep - он скончался тихо во сне

men dropped like flies - люди мёрли как мухи

6. 1) падать, снижаться, понижаться; спадать, стихать

the production of bauxite dropped - добыча боксита сократилась

his voice dropped almost to a whisper - он понизил голос почти до шёпота

2) снижать, понижать

to drop the level of water - снизить уровень воды

to drop one's voice - понизить голос

3) идти (круто) вниз

the road drops into the valley - дорога круто спускается в долину

4) падать с определённой высоты

the river drops some 700 feet - река падает с высоты в 700 футов

5) мор. погружаться вертикально

7. 1) опускаться:

her eyes dropped - она опустила глаза

his jaw dropped - у него отвисла челюсть

his shoulders dropped with fatigue - его плечи были устало опущены /устало поникли/

2) опускать

to drop one's eyes - потупить взор

3) мат. опускать

to drop a perpendicular on /to/ a line - опустить перпендикуляр на линию

8. 1) посылать:

to drop smb. a note - послать кому-л. записку

to drop smb. a line - черкнуть кому-л. несколько строк

2) спорт. посылать, забивать ( мяч)

to drop the ball to the back of the court - послать мяч в конец корта

9. ( часто drop down)

1) спускаться, идти вниз по течению

the boat dropped down the river - лодку отнесло вниз течением

2) спускать по течению

10. 1) отступать назад ( часто drop behind)

to drop to the rear - отступать назад

to drop astern - мор. дать задний ход [ср. тж. 2)]

2) оставлять сзади, обгонять ( часто drop behind)

to drop smth. astern - оставить что-л. за кормой [ср. тж. 1)]

3) спорт. передавать назад

11. разг.

1) кончаться, подходить к концу; прекращаться

the search did not drop - поиски не прекращались

there the matter dropped - на этом дело (за)кончилось

when she came in the conversation dropped - с её приходом разговор оборвался, когда она вошла, наступило молчание

for a moment the pedantry dropped from his manner - на какое-то мгновение он утратил присущую ему педантичность

2) кончать, прекращать

to drop one's studies - забросить занятия

to drop smoking - бросить курить

to drop the subject - оставить тему

drop it!, let it drop! - оставим это!, довольно!, оставьте!; бросьте!; не будем больше об этом говорить

you'll have to drop this idea - вам придётся расстаться с этой мыслью

I've dropped politics - я оставил политику, я распрощался с политикой

3) оставлять, бросать

to drop one's friends - порвать с друзьями

4) распускать

to drop a team - спорт. распустить /ликвидировать/ команду

12. опускать, пропускать

to drop a letter - пропустить букву

to drop one's h's - не произносить h; иметь простонародный выговор

to drop one's lines - забывать слова, пропускать свою реплику ( об актёре)

II А

1. исключать (из списков, из школы); увольнять, отстранять

to drop smb. from command - отставить /отстранить/ кого-л. от командования

he was dropped from the board of directors - он был исключён из правления /из совета директоров/

2. разг.

1) терять, растрачивать, спускать ( деньги)

she dropped $300 on her new spring outfit - на весенний костюм она потратила 300 долларов

he was dropping money every day on the track - каждый день он проигрывал деньги на ипподроме

how much did you drop? - сколько ты спустил?

2) проигрывать, терпеть поражение ( на соревнованиях)

to drop a set - проиграть сет /партию/

the team dropped five straight games - команда проиграла пять игр подряд

3. 1) промолвить, обронить (слово и т. п.)

to drop a hint - обронить намёк

to drop a remark - отпустить замечание

2) быть произнесённым кем-л.

a remark dropped from him - он отпустил /обронил/ замечание

4. сбрасывать ( карту)

to drop a king - сбросить короля

5. спустить ( петлю - в вязании)

6. 1) родить, метать ( детёнышей); телиться, жеребиться, пороситься, котиться и т. п.

2) родиться ( о животном)

7. испражняться ( о животном)

8. сл. глотать, заглатывать (наркотик и т. п.)

II Б

1. 1) to drop. smb. somewhere ссаживать, высаживать кого-л. где-л.

to drop smb. at his door - подвезти кого-л. к дому

2) to drop smth. somewhere подвезти что-л. куда-л.

to drop a parcel at smb.'s door - оставить пакет у чьих-л. дверей

2. to drop into á place заглянуть /зайти/ мимоходом куда-л.

to drop into one's club - зайти /заглянуть/ ненадолго в свой клуб

3. to drop out of smth.

1) выбывать, выходить из чего-л.

to drop out of a game - выбыть /выйти/ из игры

to drop out of the contest - выбыть из соревнования

2) выбыть из учебного заведения; оказаться исключённым

3) оторваться от общества, от обычной жизни; отказаться от принятых норм поведения, морали и т. п.

4. to drop upon /across/ smb., smth. наталкиваться, натыкаться на кого-л., что-л.

to drop upon /across/ smb. - случайно встретить кого-л.

5. 1) to drop on /upon/ smb., to drop across smb. разг. обрушиваться, нападать, набрасываться на кого-л.; отчитывать, наказывать кого-л.

to drop on smb. like a ton of bricks - обрушиться на кого-л. с ругательствами

2) to drop (up)on smth., to drop on to smth. случайно наткнуться на что-л.

to drop on to smb.'s secret - случайно узнать чей-л. секрет

6. to drop into á state (резко) переходить в другое состояние

to drop into one's old habits - вернуться к старым привычкам

he dropped into a troubled sleep - он забылся беспокойным сном

to drop into a walk - спорт. перейти с бега на шаг

to drop into the local dialect - (снова) заговорить на местном диалекте

7. to drop in with smb. встречаться с кем-л.

8. to drop with smth. истекать чем-л.

to drop with blood - истекать кровью

he dropped with sweat - пот градом катился с него

III А

в сочетании с рядом существительных называет действия, соответствующие значению существительных:

to drop a sigh - вздохнуть

to drop a nod - кивнуть

to drop a curtsey - присесть в реверансе

to drop a hint of doubt - усомниться, выразить сомнение

♢

to drop out of smb.'s sight - исчезнуть из чьего-л. поля зрения

to drop out of things - перестать интересоваться происходящим

drop a word for me! - замолви за меня словечко

drop dead! - груб. чтоб тебе сдохнуть!, иди ты к чёрту! [ср. тж. I 4, 1)]

to drop a brick - сл. сделать ляпсус, допустить бестактность

to drop like a hot potato /a hot brick, a hot chestnut/ - поспешно бросить, избавиться

one could hear a pin drop - ≅ было слышно, как муха пролетит

НБАРС > drop
12 drop

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

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

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

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

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) falle, hoppe ned

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

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

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

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

dråpe
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subst. \/drɒp\/

1) dråpe

• a drop of blood

en bloddråpe

2) ( hverdagslig) tår, glass

3) slurk, dråpe, litt

• a drop of brandy

• the last drop

den siste dråpen

• would you like another drop?

vil du ha litt til?

4) ( også acid drops) syrlig sukkertøy, syrlig drops

5) ( også ear drop) øredobb

6) prisme

7) fall, nedgang, stup

• it's quite a drop to the ground

det er langt ned til bakken

8) fallhøyde

9) (teater, også drop curtain) forteppe, mellomaktteppe

10) falldør, fallem (ved henging)

11) (amer.) brevsprekk i dør

12) ( sport) dropp

13) ( også parachute drop) fallskjermhopp, fallskjermslipp, gruppe fallskjermhoppere

at the drop of a hat på et gitt signal omgående, ved minste foranledning, for et godt ord

drop area ( fallskjermhopp) slippområde

drop by drop dråpe for dråpe, dråpevis

a drop in the bucket\/ocean en dråpe i havet

drop in (the) temperature temperaturfall

get the drop(s) on somebody ( hverdagslig) ha en fordel fremfor noen

have a drop too much få seg et glass for mye

in drops i dråper, dråpevis

take a drop ta en slurk\/tår
II
verb \/drɒp\/

1) dryppe

2) falle, synke, senke

• the price has dropped

• his voice dropped to a whisper

stemmen hans sank til en hvisken

3) synke ned

• drop into a chair

4) gli, seile

• drop downstream

5) stupe, styrte

• the ground drops

6) segne, være segneferdig

• they were ready to drop with fatigue

7) falle, falle om, dø

8) legge seg, stilne (av), løye

• the wind dropped

9) slutte, oppheve, tørke inn

• the correspondence has dropped

10) forfalle, utsette, trekke seg ut

11) (rugby, også drop a goal) lage (mål ved) droppspark

12) krype sammen

• the dog dropped in the grass

13) miste, slippe, la falle

• drop the teapot

• drop a stitch

14) kaste, slippe

• drop anchor

• drop bombs

• supplies were dropped by parachute

15) ymte frempå, la falle

• (let) drop a word\/remark\/hint

16) sløyfe, fjerne, glemme, utelate

• the printer has dropped a line here

17) gi opp, slutte med, holde opp med, legge av seg

• drop a bad habit

18) forkaste, velge bort

• drop a subject

19) droppe, slå hånden av, slutte å omgås med, sparke noen (spesielt om sport)

• drop a player

20) slippe av, sette av

• shall I drop you\/the luggage at the station?

21) ( om dyr) føde

• the ewes are beginning to drop their lambs

søyene har begynt å føde

22) skyte ned, felle, nedlegge

• he dropped a bird with every shot

• drop a stag

23) tape

• drop a game

tape en match \/ tape et game (i tennis)

24) ( geometri) trekke linje

25) (sport, også drop the ball\/puck)

droppe (ballen\/pucken)

26) ( slang) droppe, ta stoff (spesielt LSD)

• she hasn't dropped any acid for some years now

hun har ikke droppa syre på et par år

drop across løpe på, støte på, møte tilfeldig ( hverdagslig) skjelle ut, hudflette

drop around komme innom, titte innom, kikke innom

drop astern ( sjøfart) sakke akterut

drop away falle fra, ta av

drop back falle tilbake, trekke seg tilbake

drop behind sakke akterut, bli liggende etter

drop by komme innom, titte innom, kikke innom

• I'll drop by tomorrow

drop dead! ( slang) dra til helvete!

drop down falle ned, synke ned, slippe seg ned

drop down a river seile nedover en elv

drop down on ( hverdagslig) laste, klandre

drop down with the tide ( sjøfart) seile (ned) med strømmen

drop from falle ut, la falle

• a remark dropped from him

forsvinne ut (av)

• drop from sight

drop from a race bryte et løp

drop in stikke innom

• drop in at a pub

drop in on somebody kikke innom noen, titte innom noen

drop into stikke innom, kikke innom falle inn i

• drop into a habit

• drop into a conversation

( ubevisst eller utilsiktet) gå over til

• drop into verse

komme inn på

• he dropped into reminiscence about the good old times

drop it! kutt ut!, hold opp (med det der)!

drop off falle av

• the leaves dropped off

avta, minske, gå tilbake

• the business has dropped off

falle fra, forsvinne

• his customers have begun to drop off

sovne inn, falle i søvn, dorme (av), døse (av)

• drop off to sleep

falle fra, forsvinne, dø

stige av, gå av kjøretøy

drop one's eyes senke blikket

drop on (to) one's knees falle på kne

drop out falle fra gi avbud, falle fra, utebli, bryte (et løp), trekke seg (fra en konkurranse), kutte ut, hoppe av, forlate skole uten eksamen

• drop out of college

gå ut (av), stige ut (av)

drop over stikke innom, hilse på

drop round komme innom, stikke innom

drop somebody something gi noen noe

• drop somebody a hint

gi noen et vink\/hint

sende noen noe

• drop somebody a line

sende noen et par ord

drop something into the pillar box poste noe

drop the subject droppe emnet

• let's drop the subject

la oss ikke snakke mer om det

drop through falle gjennom, renne ut i sanden, ikke bli til noe

drop with dryppe av

free drop ( golf) droppe uten straff

let something drop la noe ligge, gi opp noe

• let the matter drop

la saken ligge

English-Norwegian dictionary > drop
13 ♦ drop

♦ drop /drɒp/
n.

1 goccia ( anche fig.): drops of rain [of dew, of blood], gocce di pioggia [di rugiada, di sangue]; in drops, a gocce, (a) goccia a goccia; Have you taken your drops?, hai preso le gocce ( di medicina)?; eye drops, collirio; ear [nose] drops, gocce per le orecchie [per il naso]; a drop of water [milk, whisky, coffee], un goccio d'acqua [di latte, di whisky, di caffè]; Add a few drops of vanilla essence, aggiungete qualche goccia di essenza di vaniglia; He's had a drop too much, ha bevuto un po' troppo; è ubriaco; She hasn't touched a drop for thirty years, non tocca un goccio d'alcol da trent'anni; glass [crystal] drops, gocce di vetro [di cristallo]

2 drop; caramellina ( di gomma e frutta): fruit drops, caramelline (dure) di frutta; cough drops, caramelline per la tosse

3 (= drop-off) calo; abbassamento ( della temperatura, ecc.): a sudden drop in temperature, un abbassamento improvviso della temperatura; (fis., mecc.) pressure drop, calo di pressione; (elettr.) tube voltage drop, caduta di tensione in una valvola; a steep drop, un forte calo; There was a sudden drop in prices [sales, profit, inflation figures], c'è stato un improvviso calo dei prezzi [delle vendite, dei profitti, dei valori dell'inflazione]; (econ.) a drop in exports, un calo delle esportazioni; (econ.) a drop in domestic demand, una flessione della domanda interna

4 (fig.) abbassamento; peggioramento: a drop in living standards [in social standing], un abbassamento del tenore di vita [della condizione sociale]

5 differenza in altezza; dislivello: a drop of 100 metres, un dislivello di 100 metri

6 ( USA = drop-off) discesa ripida; strapiombo

7 (fig.) briciolo, pizzico: a drop of sympathy [compassion], un briciolo di comprensione [di compassione]

8 ( sport) retrocessione

9 (teatr., = drop curtain) siparietto; sipario

10 (aeron.) lancio ( di paracadutisti o di materiale); discesa col paracadute: food drops, lanci di viveri ( a sinistrati, ecc.)

11 (fam.) consegna: He made the first drop of the day at 7am, ha fatto la prima consegna della giornata alle sette del mattino

12 ( slang USA) deposito di ricettatore; (posto di) consegna di messaggi segreti (o di merce illegale, droga, ecc.): to make a drop, fare una consegna

13 (fam. sport) retrocessione

14 ( baseball) lancio a scendere; palla bassa

15 trabocchetto ( che si apre sotto i piedi del condannato all'impiccagione, ecc.)

● (edil.) drop ball, «drop ball»; berta ( per demolizioni) □ (elettr.) drop bar, sbarra di messa a terra □ (tipogr.) drop cap, capolettera (sost. m.) □ ( USA) drop cloth ► dustsheet □ (comput.) drop-down list, elenco a discesa □ drop earring, orecchino a goccia □ (metall.) drop forged, fucinato a stampo □ (metall.) drop forging, stampaggio con maglio meccanico; fucinatura a stampo □ ( rugby) drop goal, «drop»; marcatura su calcio di rimbalzo □ (metall.) drop hammer, maglio a caduta libera □ ( ciclismo) drop handlebar, manubrio a corna di bue ( sulle bici da corsa) □ drop-in, accessibile senza appuntamento o prenotazione; ( di oggetto) che si inserisce dall'alto: drop-in centre (o clinic) centro di assistenza, ambulatorio, ecc., che riceve senza appuntamento; on a drop-in basis, senza dover prendere appuntamento □ a drop in the bucket (o in the ocean), una goccia nel mare; una quantità minima rispetto al totale □ ( rugby) drop kick, «drop», calcio di rimbalzo □ drop-off ► drop, def. 3 e 6 □ (mecc.) drop press, pressa meccanica verticale □ ( cucina) drop scone, focaccina dolce cotta su una piastra □ (comm.) drop shipment, spedizione diretta ( dal grossista al consumatore finale) □ drop shoulders, spalle cadenti ( di abito) □ ( tennis) drop shot, palla smorzata, drop shot □ (fotogr.) drop shutter, obiettivo per istantanee □ (costr. idrauliche) drop spillway, sfioratore a stramazzo □ (metall.) drop stamping, stampaggio al maglio □ (aeron.) drop tank, serbatoio sganciabile □ (ind.) drop test, test di caduta libera □ drop waist, vita bassa ( di abito) □ (elettr.) drop wire, (filo di) discesa □ (mil., ecc.) drop zone, zona dei lanci □ (fig.) at the drop of a hat, su due piedi; seduta stante □ (fig. USA) to have the drop on sb., avere q. sotto tiro; (fig.) avere q. in pugno □ ( USA) mail drop, posto in cui lasciare la posta; buca per lettere.
♦ (to) drop /drɒp/
A v. i.

1 cadere ( anche fig.); ( di persona) buttarsi, lasciarsi cadere: The apples have all dropped from the trees, tutte le mele sono cadute dagli alberi; He dropped to his knees, si è buttato in ginocchio; A few crumbs dropped on the floor, alcune briciole sono cadute per terra; The ball dropped into the net, la palla è caduta in rete; Everyone dropped to the floor when the shooting started, si sono tutti buttati a terra quando è iniziata la sparatoria; He dropped into a chair, si è lasciato cadere su una sedia; to drop dead from a heart attack, stramazzare fulminato da un attacco cardiaco

2 ( di valore) scendere; calare: The temperature will drop at night-time, la temperatura scenderà di notte; The cost of living has dropped, il costo della vita è calato; Prices dropped suddenly, i prezzi sono scesi all'improvviso; Share prices dropped back half a percent, i prezzi delle azioni sono scesi di mezzo punto percentuale

3 ( del vento) calare

4 lanciarsi ( con il paracadute)

5 ( del terreno; anche to drop away) digradare, abbassarsi di livello: The ground drops away suddenly, il terreno si abbassa di livello all'improvviso

6 ( di occhi, sguardo, voce) abbassarsi: Her gaze dropped to the child beside her, il suo sguardo si è abbassato sul bambino che le stava accanto; His voice dropped to a whisper, la sua voce si è fatta un sussurro

7 retrocedere, scendere ( in una classifica): Chelsea have dropped to fifth (place), il Chelsea è sceso al quinto posto

8 (fam. USA) drogarsi; farsi (pop.)

9 ( slang USA) farsi arrestare; farsi beccare (pop.)

10 (fam.) crollare ( per la stanchezza): I'm ready to drop, non mi reggo più in piedi (dalla stanchezza), sono stanco morto; until (o till) you drop, fino a non poterne più

11 (lett.) gocciolare, stillare: Rain was still dropping from the trees, la pioggia gocciolava ancora dagli alberi

B v. t.

1 lasciar cadere ( volontariamente), mettere, buttare: She dropped two tablets into the glass, ha lasciato cadere due pastiglie nel bicchiere; He dropped a donation into the box, ha messo un'offerta nella cassetta; They drop their clothes all over the floor, buttano i vestiti per terra dappertutto; She dropped her head on his chest, ha posato la testa sul suo petto

2 lasciar cadere ( involontariamente), lasciarsi sfuggire di mano: I dropped my phone in a puddle, mi è caduto il telefono in una pozzanghera; Careful, you'll drop it!, fai attenzione, ti può sfuggire di mano!

3 lanciare ( paracadutisti, rifornimenti, ecc.); (mil.) sganciare ( bombe): They were dropped behind enemy lines, sono stati lanciati oltre le linee nemiche; The aeroplane dropped supplies for the flood victims, l'aeroplano ha lanciato provviste per gli alluvionati

4 abbassare, diminuire: They dropped the price by £25,000, hanno abbassato il prezzo di 25 000 sterline; ( banca) to drop interest rates, calare i tassi d'interesse; to drop one's speed, ridurre la velocità, rallentare

5 abbassare ( lo sguardo, la voce): to drop one's eyes, abbassare gli occhi; He dropped his voice so only she could hear, ha abbassato la voce in modo che solo lei potesse sentire

6 (fam.) lasciare, depositare ( un passeggero, un pacco, ecc.): The truck driver dropped the hitchhiker at the crossroads, il camionista ha lasciato l'autostoppista all'incrocio; Drop the parcel at his home, lascia il pacco a casa sua; I'll drop you home if you like, ti porto a casa, se vuoi

7 abbandonare, lasciar perdere; perdere ( un'abitudine); togliere dal piano di studi ( una materia): The plan has been dropped, il progetto è stato abbandonato; Can we just drop the subject now?, possiamo lasciar perdere l'argomento ora?; Every time he calls she just drops everything and goes running to him, ogni volta che la chiama, lascia perdere tutto e corre da lui; He needs to drop the habit of telling everyone what to do, deve perdere l'abitudine di dire a tutti cosa fare; She dropped history and did biology instead, ha tolto storia dal piano di studi e l'ha sostituita con biologia; The clause had to be dropped from the legislation, la clausola ha dovuto essere esclusa dalla legge

8 omettere; tralasciare: The printer has dropped a whole line, il tipografo ha omesso una riga intera; to drop one's h's, non pronunciare le h (all'inizio delle parole)

9 scrivere velocemente, buttar giù ( un messaggio); mandare, spedire ( una lettera): to drop a card [an email], scrivere velocemente un biglietto [un'e-mail]; to drop sb. a line [a note], buttar giù due righe [un messaggio] per q.; Drop me a postcard to let me know you've arrived, mandami una cartolina per farmi sapere che sei arrivato

10 (fam.) rompere con; mollare (fam.): All his old friends have dropped him, tutti i suoi vecchi amici hanno rotto con lui; She just dropped me, and I don't know why, mi ha appena mollato e non so perché

11 buttare lì, fare casualmente ( un'osservazione, un accenno, ecc.): She dropped a remark about some trouble at work, ha buttato lì un'osservazione su un qualche problema al lavoro; Just drop a hint and he'll understand, fai un accenno casuale e lui capirà

12 abbattere; ( anche boxe) atterrare, stendere: to drop a tree, abbattere un albero; Jim dropped his attacker with a punch, Jim ha steso il suo avversario con un pugno

13 (aeron., mil.) lanciare; paracadutare

14 ( basket) depositare ( la palla) nel canestro

15 ( sport: dell'allenatore) escludere, lasciare fuori ( dalla squadra): He was dropped because of injury [for the next three games], è stato escluso per infortunio [dalle prossime tre partite]

16 ( sport) perdere ( un punto, un game, ecc.): They have dropped six points in the last three matches, hanno perso sei punti nelle ultime tre partite

17 ( golf) «droppare», mandare ( la palla) in buca: He dropped a 12 foot putt, ha droppato da tre metri e mezzo

18 (fam.) perdere ( denaro, spec. al gioco): Apparently, he dropped $10,000 in one evening, sembra che abbia perso 10 000 dollari in una sola serata

19 (fam.) prendere ( droga) per bocca: to drop acid, impasticcarsi; to drop an E, buttar giù una pasticca di ecstasy

20 ( slang USA) spacciare ( soldi o assegni falsi)

21 ( di animali) partorire; ( slang: di donna) scodellare ( un figlio): The ewe has dropped two lambs, la pecora ha partorito due agnelli

● to be dropping like flies, cadere come mosche: The soldiers were dropping like flies under the enemy fire, i soldati cadevano come mosche sotto il fuoco nemico □ (naut.) to drop anchor, dar fondo all'ancora □ to drop asleep, addormentarsi □ (naut.) to drop astern, rimanere indietro □ to drop an act, smetterla di recitare una parte: Drop the injured act and tell me what's the matter, smettila di recitare la parte della persona ferita e dimmi qual è il problema □ (fam. fig.) to drop a bomb (o a bombshell), dare una notizia clamorosa (o che è una bomba) □ (leg.) ( del giudice) to drop a case, pronunciare un non luogo a procedere □ (leg.) to drop a charge, ritirare un'accusa □ (fam. ingl.) to drop a clanger [a brick], fare una gaffe: He was famous for dropping clangers, era noto per le sue gaffe □ (teatr. e fig.) to drop the curtain, calare il sipario □ to drop a curtsy, fare un inchino □ ( slang USA) to drop a dime (o the dime) on sb., fare la spia su q.; denunciare q. □ ( rugby) to drop a goal, segnare su calcio di rimbalzo □ ( boxe, scherma, anche fig.) to drop one's guard, abbassare la guardia □ to drop it, smetterla, finirla: Just drop it, will you?, finiscila, va bene? □ to drop sb. [st.] like a hot potato, mollare q. [qc.] di punto in bianco: I dropped him [the idea] like a hot potato, l'ho mollato [ho mollato l'idea] di punto in bianco □ (scherz.) to drop off the twig, tirare le cuoia □ ( nei lavori a maglia) to drop a stitch, lasciar cadere una maglia □ (fam.) to drop sb. in it (o volg. in the shit), mettere q. nei guai (o volg. nella merda) □ ( Borsa, fin.) to drop to a low, toccare il minimo: The Milan Stock Exchange has dropped to a new low, la Borsa di Milano ha toccato i nuovi minimi □ to drop ( open) –: His jaw dropped ( open), è rimasto (sono rimasti) a bocca spalancata; Their jaws dropped when they saw the size of the house, sono rimasti a bocca spalancata quando hanno visto le dimensioni della casa □ ( tennis) to drop one's serve, perdere un game in cui si è al servizio □ to drop one's trousers, tirarsi giù i pantaloni □ (fam.) Drop dead!, crepa!; va' a mori' ammazzato! □ to let st. drop, lasciar perdere qc.: Let it drop!, lascia perdere! □ You could have heard a pin drop, non si sentiva volare una mosca.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ drop
14 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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15 drop

§ წვეთი; წვეთება; დავარდნა, დაცემა, დაგდება, ჩაშვება; შეწყვეტა

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1 წვეთი

a drop in the ocean ზღვაში წვეთი

eye drops თვალის წვეთები (წამალი)

I never touch a drop წვეთსაც არ ვიკარებ (სასმელს)

2 დრაჟე

chocolate drops შოკოლადის დრაჟე

3 სიმაღლე (ზევიდან ქვევით ყურებისას), ჩასავარდნი

a 10 metre drop 10 მეტრის სავარდნი

4 დაცემა, დავარდნა

drop in prices / temperature ფასების / ტემპერატურის დაცემა

5 ძალიან ცოტა (სითხე), ერთი ყლუპი

'Shall I give you whiskey?' Just a drop' "ვისკი დაგისხა?" - "სულ ცოტა".

he has had a drop too much მეტი მოუვიდა, დათვრა

6 დაცემა (დაეცემა), დავარდნა

she dropped the book წიგნი ხელიდან გაუვარდა

the prices have dropped ფასები დაეცა

he dropped on the battlefield ბრძოლის ველზე დაეცა

he dropped on his knees მუხლებზე დაეცა

7 დაშვება, ჩამოგდება

to drop bombs ყუმბარების ჩამოყრა

the curtain dropped ფარდა დაეშვა

8 დახრა, დაწევა

she dropped her eyes / voice თვალები დახარა // ხმას დაუწია

he dropped the price ფასს დაუკლო

9 თავის დანებება

he dropped his studies / old friends სწავლას თავი დაანება // ძველ მეგობრებს ჩამოშორდა

drop the matter! ამ საქმეს თავი დაანებე! შეეშვი!

drop it! შეეშვი! / კმარა!

10 ჩასვლა, ჩაშვება (ჩაეშვება)

the cliff dropped into the water კლდე წყალში ეშვებოდა

the road dropped into the gorge გზა ხევში ჩადიოდა /ეშვებოდა

11 ჩადგომა

the wind dropped ქარი ჩადგა

to drop behind ჩამორჩენა

the child was tired and dropped. behind ბავშვი დაიღალა და ჩამოგვრჩა

drop us a line when you get there! როცა ჩახვალ, ორიოდე სიტყვა მოგვწერე

he let drop the plate თეფში ხელიდან გაუვარდა

he dropped down dead უგრძნობლად დაეცა

English-Georgian dictionary > drop
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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
I

noun

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

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

b) ( small amount) gota f

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

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

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

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

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

eye drops — colirio m

d) ( candy)

acid drops — caramelos mpl ácidos

chocolate drops — pastillas fpl de chocolate

2)

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

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

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

at the drop of a hat — en cualquier momento

b) ( difference in height) caída f

a sheer drop — una caída a plomo

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( accidentally)

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

don't drop it! — que no se te caiga!

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

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

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

drop that gun! — suelta ese revólver!

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

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

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

3)

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

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

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

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

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

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

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

6)

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

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

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

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

let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

just drop everything and come — déjalo todo y vente

2.

drop vi

1)

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

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

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

to be ready to drop — estar* cayéndose

to drop (down) dead — caerse* muerto

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

2)

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

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

•

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

* * *
[drɑːp, drɒp]
I

noun

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

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

b) ( small amount) gota f

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

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

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

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

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

eye drops — colirio m

d) ( candy)

acid drops — caramelos mpl ácidos

chocolate drops — pastillas fpl de chocolate

2)

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

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

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

at the drop of a hat — en cualquier momento

b) ( difference in height) caída f

a sheer drop — una caída a plomo

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( accidentally)

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

don't drop it! — que no se te caiga!

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

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

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

drop that gun! — suelta ese revólver!

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

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

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

3)

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

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

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

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

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

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

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

6)

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

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

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

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

let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

just drop everything and come — déjalo todo y vente

2.

drop vi

1)

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

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

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

to be ready to drop — estar* cayéndose

to drop (down) dead — caerse* muerto

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

2)

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

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

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

English-spanish dictionary > drop
17 red

f.

1 net (malla).

caer en las redes de alguien (figurative) to fall into somebody's trap

echar o tender las redes (también figurative) to cast one's net

red de arrastre dragnet

red de deriva drift net

2 network, system (sistema).

conectar algo a la red (singular) to connect something to the mains

red ferroviaria rail network

red viaria road network o system

3 ring (organización) (de espionaje).

4 network (computing).

la Red the Net (Internet)

red local/neuronal local (area)/neural network

5 snare, trap, web.

6 Red.

* * *

red

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) net

2 (redecilla) hairnet

3 (sistema) network, system

4 ELECTRICIDAD mains plural

5 INFORMÁTICA network

6 (estadística) graph

7 figurado (trampa) trap

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en la red / caer en las redes figurado to fall into the trap

echar las redes to cast one's nets

red barredera dragnet

red comercial sales network

red de carreteras road network

red de espionaje spy ring

red de supermercados chain of supermarkets

red ferroviaria rail network, railway network

* * *

noun f.

1) net

2) network

* * *

SF

1) [para pescar] net; [de portería] net; [del pelo] hairnet; (=malla) mesh; (=para equipajes) (luggage) rack; (=cerca) fence; (=enrejado) grille

red barredera — trawl

red de alambre — wire mesh, wire netting

red de seguridad — safety net

red metálica — metal screen

2) [de cosas relacionadas] network; [de agua, suministro eléctrico] mains, main (EEUU), supply system; [de tiendas] chain

la Red — (Internet) the Net

con agua de la red — with mains water, with water from the mains

red de área extendida — wide area network

red de área local — local network, local area network

red de comunicaciones — communications network

red de conmutación de circuito — circuit switching network

red de distribución — distribution network

red de emisoras — radio network

red de espionaje — spy network

red de rastreo — tracking network

red de transmisión de datos — data network

Red Digital de Servicios Integrados — Integrated Services Digital Network

red ferroviaria — railway network, railway system

red informática — network

red local — (Inform) local network, local area network

red rastreadora — tracking network

red social — social network

red terrorista — terrorist network

red vascular — vascular system

red viaria — road network

3) (=trampa) snare, trap

aprisionar a algn en sus redes — to have sb firmly in one's clutches, have sb well and truly snared

caer en la red — to fall into the trap

tender una red para algn — to set a trap for sb

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( para pescar) net

caer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring

red hotelera — hotel chain

3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mains

antes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains

4)

la Red — (Inf) the Net

* * *

= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.

Ex. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

Ex. Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.

Ex. The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.

Ex. Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.

Ex. Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.

Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

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* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).

* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].

* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).

* biblioteca en red = network library.

* conectado a la red = wired.

* conectado en red = networked.

* conectar en red = network.

* conexión a las redes = networking service.

* cooperación en red = networking.

* en red = networked.

* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.

* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estructura de red = network structure.

* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* guerra a través de la red = netwar.

* guerra en red = netwar.

* hiper-red = metanetwork.

* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.

* interconexión en red = networking.

* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).

* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.

* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.

* nodo de la red = network node.

* participación en red = networking.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.

* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* red arterial de carreteras = road network.

* red barredera = dragnet.

* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).

* red comunitaria = networking community.

* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.

* red de carreteras = road network.

* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.

* red de catálogos = catalogue network.

* red de citación = citation network.

* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.

* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.

* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.

* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.

* red de contactos personales = referral network.

* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.

* red de electricidad = mains electricity.

* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.

* red de información = data network, information network.

* red de intriga = web of intrigue.

* red de larga distancia = long haul network.

* red de ordenadores = computer network.

* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.

* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* red de seguridad = safety net.

* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.

* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.

* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de supercomputación = grid computing.

* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.

* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.

* red de teletexto = viewdata network.

* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.

* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).

* red de ventas = sales network.

* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.

* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].

* red en línea = online network.

* redes sociales = social networking.

* red inalámbrica = wireless network.

* red informática = computer network.

* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.

* red, la = Net, the.

* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.

* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.

* red óptica = optical network.

* red policial de captura = dragnet.

* red por cable = cable network.

* red privada = peer-to-peer network.

* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).

* red semántica = semantic network.

* red social = network, social network.

* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.

* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.

* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).

* seguridad de las redes = network security.

* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* sistema en red = network system.

* supercomputación en red = grid computing.

* superred = super network.

* tecnología de redes = networking technology.

* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajo en red = networking.

* utilizar la red = go + online.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( para pescar) net

caer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring

red hotelera — hotel chain

3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mains

antes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains

4)

la Red — (Inf) the Net

* * *

la red

= Net, the

Ex: New measures aimed at tightening up the control of pornography on the Net could result in the sacrifice of freedom of speech.

= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.

Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

Ex: Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.

Ex: The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.

Ex: Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.

Ex: Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.

Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).

* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].

* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).

* biblioteca en red = network library.

* conectado a la red = wired.

* conectado en red = networked.

* conectar en red = network.

* conexión a las redes = networking service.

* cooperación en red = networking.

* en red = networked.

* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.

* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estructura de red = network structure.

* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* guerra a través de la red = netwar.

* guerra en red = netwar.

* hiper-red = metanetwork.

* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.

* interconexión en red = networking.

* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).

* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.

* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.

* nodo de la red = network node.

* participación en red = networking.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.

* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* red arterial de carreteras = road network.

* red barredera = dragnet.

* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).

* red comunitaria = networking community.

* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.

* red de carreteras = road network.

* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.

* red de catálogos = catalogue network.

* red de citación = citation network.

* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.

* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.

* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.

* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.

* red de contactos personales = referral network.

* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.

* red de electricidad = mains electricity.

* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.

* red de información = data network, information network.

* red de intriga = web of intrigue.

* red de larga distancia = long haul network.

* red de ordenadores = computer network.

* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.

* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* red de seguridad = safety net.

* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.

* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.

* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de supercomputación = grid computing.

* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.

* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.

* red de teletexto = viewdata network.

* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.

* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).

* red de ventas = sales network.

* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.

* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].

* red en línea = online network.

* redes sociales = social networking.

* red inalámbrica = wireless network.

* red informática = computer network.

* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.

* red, la = Net, the.

* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.

* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.

* red óptica = optical network.

* red policial de captura = dragnet.

* red por cable = cable network.

* red privada = peer-to-peer network.

* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).

* red semántica = semantic network.

* red social = network, social network.

* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.

* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.

* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).

* seguridad de las redes = network security.

* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* sistema en red = network system.

* supercomputación en red = grid computing.

* superred = super network.

* tecnología de redes = networking technology.

* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajo en red = networking.

* utilizar la red = go + online.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

red

feminine

A

1 (para pescar) net

caer en las redes de algn to fall into sb's clutches

2 ( Dep) net

subir a la red to go up to o go into the net

3 (para el pelo) hairnet

4 (en el tren) rack, luggage rack

Compuesto:

red de arrastre

drift net, trawl net

B (de comunicaciones, emisoras) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network

red de carreteras/ferrocarriles network of roads/railways

red hotelera hotel chain

una red de espionaje/narcotraficantes a spy ring/drug-trafficking ring

Compuestos:

● red de área extendida or extensa

( Inf) wide area network, WAN

● red de área local

local area network, LAN

● red de prostitución

vice ring

● red de televisión

television network

● red digital de servicios integrados

integrated services digital network, ISDN

● red neuronal

( Inf) neural network

C (de electricidad) power supply, mains; (de gas) mains

todavía no han conectado el barrio a la red the neighborhood has not been connected up to the mains o to the power supply yet

antes de conectarlo a la red before connecting it to the mains o ( AmE) to the house current

Compuesto:

red de alcantarillado

sewage system

D la Red ( Inf) the Net

* * *

red sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( para pescar) net

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2 (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network;
(de comercios, empresas) chain, network;
(de espionaje, contrabando) ring
3 ( de electricidad) power supply, mains;
( de gas) mains
4
◊ la Red (Inf) the Net

red sustantivo femenino
1 (de pesca, etc) net
(del pelo) hairnet
(malla) mesh
2 (de comunicaciones, transporte, distribución, etc) network
red de espionaje, spy ring
red de seguridad, safety net
(eléctrica) mains pl
3 (comercio, empresa) chain
red hotelera, hotel chain
4 fig (trampa) trap
♦ Locuciones: (ser engañado) caer en la red, to fall into the trap
(ser embaucado) caer en las redes de alguien, to fall into sb's clutches
' red' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- barrio
- bofetada
- brasa
- cadena
- candente
- Caperucita Roja
- capricho
- cartulina
- casa
- colorada
- colorado
- conectar
- cruz
- cuestación
- dedo
- dentro
- desarticular
- dos
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enrojecer
- ser
- escollo
- espionaje
- estancarse
- expeler
- flagrante
- fogón
- fondo
- formulismo
- ir
- glóbulo
- hematíe
- in fraganti
- infrarroja
- infrarrojo
- lombarda
- mancha
- mano
- minio
- morrón
- ninguna
- ninguno
- número
- obnubilarse
- pelirroja
- pelirrojo
- pimentón
English:
balding
- blood
- blusher
- cast
- convertible
- crash
- fishing net
- grid
- hereditary
- highlight
- in
- infrared
- infrastructure
- main
- net
- network
- nickname
- ours
- paint
- pepper
- poppy
- probably
- push
- radio network
- rag
- read
- readily
- readiness
- ready
- ready-cooked
- ready-made
- red
- red light
- red light district
- Red Riding Hood
- Red Sea
- red tape
- red-haired
- red-handed
- red-hot
- redden
- reddish
- regiment
- register
- registered
- registrar
- registration
- registry
- ring
- safety net

* * *

red nf

1. [de pesca, caza] net;
también Fig
echar o [m5] tender las redes to cast one's net;

Comp

caer en las redes de alguien to fall into sb's trap

Comp
red de arrastre dragnet;
red de deriva drift net

2. [en tenis, voleibol, fútbol] net;

subir a la red [en tenis] to go into the net

3. [para cabello] hairnet

4. [sistema] network, system;
[de electricidad] esp Br mains [singular], US source; [de agua] esp Br mains [singular], esp US main;
una red de traficantes a network o ring of traffickers;

conectar algo a la red to connect sth to the mains

Comp
red de distribución distribution network;
red eléctrica mains [singular];

red ferroviaria rail network;

red hidrográfica river system o network;
Biol red trófica food chain;
red viaria road network o system

5. [organización] [de espionaje] ring;
[de narcotraficantes] network; [de tiendas, hoteles] chain
6. Informát network;

la Red [Internet] the Net;

lo encontré en la Red I found it on the Net;

la Red de redes [Internet] the Internet

Comp
red en anillo ring network;
red de área extensa wide area network;

red de área local local area network;

red ciudadana freenet;

red de datos (data) network;

red local local (area) network;

red neuronal neural network;

red troncal backbone

* * *

red

f

1 para pescar, DEP etc

net;

echar la red cast the net;

caer en las redes de fig fall into the clutches of

2 INFOR, fig

network;

la red INFOR the Web;

red de transportes/comunicaciones transportation/communications network

* * *

red nf

1) : net, mesh

2) : network, system, chain

3) : trap, snare

* * *

red n

1. (malla) net

una red de pesca a fishing net

2. (comunicaciones) network

la red de carreteras the road network

Spanish-English dictionary > red
18 drop

I [drɔp] n
1) капля

She drank it all to the last drop. — Она выпила все это до последней капли.

Large drops of sweat stream from his forehead. — Капли пота струились со лба.

Sweat rolled off in great drops. — Пот катился градом.

Drops of perspiration stood out on his forehead. — У него на лбу выступили капли пота.

- small drop
- tiny drop
- dew drops
- tear drops
- glittering drops
- bitter drops
- drop bottle
- drop falls
- drop of rain
- cold drops of sweat
- two drops in a glass of water
- drop by drop
- at the first drops of rain
- absorb drops
- fall in small drops
- pour out a drop
2) (обыкновенно pl) лекарственные капли

Let me have my drops. — Дайте мне мои капли.

- cough drops
- eye drops
- nose drops
- ear drops
- drink in drops
- give smb the drops
- take some drops for one's heart
- take ten drops a day
- measure out a drop of medicine
3) глоток, небольшое количество спиртного

He's had a nice drop. — Он уже пропустил стаканчик.

He likes a little drop after dinner. — Он любит немного выпить после обеда.

I could do with a drop of something hot. — Я бы не прочь выпить чего-либо горячего. /Мне достаточно глотка чего-либо горячего.

I'll have a little tea, just a drop. — Я выпью немного чаю, только чуть-чуть.

Drop by drop wears the stone away. — ◊ Вода камень точит. /Капля и камень точит. /Капля по капле камень долбит. /Терпение и труд все перетрут.

The last drop makes the cup run over. — ◊ Последняя капля переполняет чашу терпения. /Семь бед миновал, а на одну наскочил.

A mere drop in the ocean. — ◊ Капля в море

- have a little drop
- take a drop of water
- take a drop too much
- have a drop in one's eye
- take one's drops II [drɔp] n
снижение, падение, понижение

The plane made a mail and supply drop to the weather station. — Самолет сбросил почту и припасы на метеорологическую станцию.

He had a drop of about 20 feet. — Он сорвался/упал с высоты двадцать футов

- unexpected drop
- sharp drop
- short drop
- vertical drop
- considerable drop
- 100 feet drop
- air drop
- mail drop
- birth-rate drop
- crime-rate drop
- drop seat
- drop front leaf
- sudden drop in temperature
- serious drop in income
- long drop down into the lake
- short drop to the lake
- suffer a drop in prices III [drɔp] v
1) ронять, бросать

You've dropped something. — Вы что-то обронили.

Be careful, don't drop that vase. — Осторожно, не урони вазу.

- drop smth
- drop smth to the ground
- drop a handkerchief
- drop a letter
- drop a line to smb
2) падать, капать, спадать

The rain was dropping from the trees. — Дождь капал с деревьев.

Leaves drop to the ground. — Листья падают на землю.

My watch dropped into the water. — Мои часы упали в воду.

- smth dropped from the desk

3) опускать, понижать

His voice dropped to a whisper. — Его голос понизился до шепота.

- drop one's eyes
- drop one's voice
4) опускаться, снижаться

- temperature dropped
- prices are dropping
5) прекращать

- drop the subject
- drop the conversation
- one can hear a pin drop

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > drop
19 falde

4

па́дать

fálde i ǿjnene — броса́ться в глаза́

* * *

come down, drop, fall, tumble

* * *

vb (faldt, faldet) fall;

( styrte, trimle) tumble;

( i krig) be killed,

F fall;

( om priser, temperatur) fall ( med by, fx fall by 5%), go down,

F decline,

( pludseligt) drop,

( stærkere) slump;

[ dommen falder]

( i straffesag) sentence is pronounced,

( i civilsag) judgment is delivered;

[ tage det som det kan falde] take things as they come;

[ lade falde]

( opgive, forlade) drop ( fx the case, the matter, the subject),

( fremkomme med) let fall ( fx a few words, a remark), drop ( fx

a hint, a remark);

[ tiden falder ham lang], se tid;

[ det falder mig let] I find it easy;

[ det falder sig sådan at] it so happens that;

[ dette stof falder så smukt] this material hangs so well;

[ denne sætning falder tungt] this sentence reads heavy;

[ tæppet falder]

( på teater) the curtain falls (el. comes down);

[ med præp & adv:]

[ falde `af] fall off, come off;

(om hår etc) fall out, come out;

[ der kan falde noget af til dig] you may come in for a share;

[ falde af på den] lose grip;

[ han er faldet af på den] he is not the man he was;

[ det falder af sig selv] it is a matter of course, it goes without saying;

[ falde bort]

( opgives) be dropped;

( ophøre) be discontinued, lapse;

( miste sin gyldighed) cease to be valid;

(se også bortfalde);

[ falde efter]

(om hest etc) be sired by;

[ falde for] fall for ( fx all girls fall for him);

[ falde for fjendehånd] die at the hands of the enemy;

[ falde for fristelsen] succumb to temptation;

[ falde ` for]

( hænde) occur, happen ( fx if it should happen),

( vise sig) turn up ( fx any jobs that might turn up);

[ når din vej falder forbi] when you come my (el. this) way;

[ falde ` fra]

(dø) die, pass away;

(opgive studium etc) drop out;

( svigte) fall away, desert one's party;

(rel) lapse (from one's faith);

[ en elev (, studerende) der falder fra] a dropout;

[ falde hen]

( døse hen) doze off,

( falde i søvn) drop off;

( i drømmerier) fall into a reverie;

[ falde `i]

(i vandet etc) fall in,

( gennem is) fall through,

( gå i en fælde) walk into a trap,

( lukke sig) fall to,

( stemme i) join in;

[ talen falder i tre afsnit] the speech falls into three parts;

[ falde i armene på en] fall into somebody's arms;

[ falde i hænderne på en] fall into somebody's hands, fall into the hands of somebody;

[ falde i øjnene] be conspicuous;

(se også hak, lod, slag, smag, III. stav, søvn etc);

[ det faldt ` i med regn (, tåge)] it set in raining (, foggy);

[ falde igennem] fall through;

( ved eksamen) fail, be ploughed;

[ ved siden af ham vil jeg falde igennem] I am simply not in it with him;

[ falde ind]

( med en bemærkning) cut in;

( synge med) join in;

[ hvor kan det falde dig ind at?] how dare you? what do you mean by -ing?

[ det kunne aldrig falde mig ind] I wouldn't dream of (doing) such a thing;

[ det falder mig ind] it occurs to me;

[ falde ind i et land] invade a country;

(se også dør);

[ falde ind under] come under ( fx it comes under another heading);

[ falde ned] fall down,

( om fly) crash;

[ fald ned!]

(T: hids dig ned) cool down!

[ falde ned af en stige] fall off (el. down from) a ladder;

(se også stol);

[ falde ned over hovedet på], se hoved;

[ falde `om] fall down ( fx the tree fell down with a crash), fall over,

( om person også, pludseligt) drop ( fx drop dead; ready to drop with fatigue; he dropped into a chair),

( bryde sammen) collapse ( fx with fatigue);

(T: dratte om) keel over;

[ han faldt mig om halsen] he threw his arms round my neck;

[ vi var ved at falde om af grin] we fell about (laughing);

[ falde over]

( snuble over) fall over, stumble over,

( få fat i) come across;

(se også ben);

[ falde ` over]

( gå løs på) go for, fall on, attack;

[ falde `på]

( indtræde) set in, fall ( fx darkness (, night) is falling);

[` falde på]

( om lys) fall on;

[ lyset faldt på hans ansigt]

( også) the light caught his face;

[ gevinsten faldt på nr 123] ticket number 123 came up with the prize;

[ min fødselsdag falder på en søndag] my birthday is (el. falls) on a Sunday;

[ natten falder på]

( også) night is coming on;

[ hvordan falder du på det?] what makes you think that?

[ falde på plads]

(også fig) fall into place ( fx when I read his letter everything fell into place),

(se også brik);

[ falde sammen] collapse,

( om person, modstand også) crumple up,

( om person: tungt) slump ( fx he slumped in his chair);

[ falde sammen med] coincide with;

[ falde ` til]

( lukke sig) close;

( slutte tæt) fit closely;

( finde sig til rette) settle down,

T shake down;

[ falde godt til blandt] mix (el. fit in) well with;

[ falde ham til besvær] become a burden to him;

[ falde til ro], se I. ro;

[ falde tilbage på] fall back on ( fx have a pension (, something) to fall back on);

[ falde tilbage til] fall back on ( fx old methods),

( om tidligere, uheldig tilstand) revert to ( fx a primitive

state), relapse into ( fx crime);

[ falde ud] fall out ( fx fall out of the window);

( udvikle sig) turn out ( fx it turned out well);

[ falde ud af rollen], se rolle;

[ falde ud af takten] get out of time;

[ falde ud i]

( om flod) fall (el. flow) into;

[ falde uden for] be (el. fall) outside ( fx one's competence, one's field), stand outside ( fx the discussion);

[ falde væk], se ovf: falde bort.

Danish-English dictionary > falde
20 malla

f.

1 mesh.

malla de alambre, malla metálica wire mesh

2 net.

las mallas the net (en fútbol)

3 swimsuit. (Ecuadoran Spanish, Perú, River Plate)

4 bathing suit.

* * *

malla

► nombre femenino

1 (red) mesh

2 (prenda) leotard

► nombre femenino plural mallas

1 (medias sin pie) leggings

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cota de mallas coat of mail

* * *

noun f.

1) tights

2) mesh

3) net

* * *

SF

1) [de red] mesh; (=red) network

hacer malla — to knit

medias de malla — fishnet stockings

malla de alambre — wire mesh, wire netting

2) [para ballet, gimnasia] leotard
pl mallas (=leotardos) tights pl, pantyhose (EEUU); [sin pie] leggings
3) LAm
(tb: malla de baño) swimming costume, swimsuit
4) (Dep)

las mallas — the net sing

dio con el balón en el fondo de las mallas — he placed the ball into the back of the net

5) ( Hist) chain mail
cota I, 1)
* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Tex) ( de una red) mesh

una malla para los insectos — a screen o mesh to stop insects

una bolsa de malla — a string bag

medias de malla fina/gruesa — sheer/thick tights

al fondo de las mallas — (period) (Dep) into the back of the net

b) ( de armadura) (chain) mail

c) ( de alambre) wire netting

2)

a) ( para gimnasia) leotard

b) mallas femenino plural ( medias) tights (pl); ( sin pie) leggings (pl)

•

- malla de baño

* * *

= mesh [meshes, -pl.], netting, wire sieve.

Nota: En la fabricación de papel, estructura de hilos finos de metal entrecuzados con objeto de al depositar sobre ella la pasta de papel ésta pierda el agua que contiene.

Ex. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

Ex. I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: gym gear, grouped, and decorated with netting.

Ex. The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.

----

* dibujo de la malla = wire pattern.

* malla de seguridad = safety net.

* malla metálica = wire mesh.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Tex) ( de una red) mesh

una malla para los insectos — a screen o mesh to stop insects

una bolsa de malla — a string bag

medias de malla fina/gruesa — sheer/thick tights

al fondo de las mallas — (period) (Dep) into the back of the net

b) ( de armadura) (chain) mail

c) ( de alambre) wire netting

2)

a) ( para gimnasia) leotard

b) mallas femenino plural ( medias) tights (pl); ( sin pie) leggings (pl)

•

- malla de baño

* * *

= mesh [meshes, -pl.], netting, wire sieve.

Nota: En la fabricación de papel, estructura de hilos finos de metal entrecuzados con objeto de al depositar sobre ella la pasta de papel ésta pierda el agua que contiene.

Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: gym gear, grouped, and decorated with netting.

Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.

* dibujo de la malla = wire pattern.

* malla de seguridad = safety net.

* malla metálica = wire mesh.

* * *

malla

feminine

A

1 ( Tex):

una bolsa de malla a string bag

medias de malla fina/gruesa sheer/thick tights

las mallas de las redes the mesh of the nets

una malla para los insectos a screen o mesh to stop insects

al fondo de las mallas ( period) ( Dep) into the back of the net

2 (de armadura) mail, chain mail

3 (de alambre) wire netting

B

1 (para gimnasia) leotard

2 mallas fpl (medias) pantyhose (pl) ( AmE), tights (pl) ( BrE); (sin pie) leggings (pl)

Compuesto:

malla de baño

( RPl) bathing suit, swimsuit, swimming costume ( BrE)

* * *

malla sustantivo femenino
1 ( red) mesh;
◊ una malla para los insectos a screen o mesh to stop insects

2
a) ( para gimnasia) leotard;

◊ malla de baño (RPl) bathing suit, swimsuit

b)

◊ mallas sustantivo femenino plural ( medias) tights (pl);

( sin pie) leggings (pl)
malla
I sustantivo femenino
1 Tex mesh
2 (para gimnasia) leotard
3 LAm (bañador) swimsuit, swimming costume
II fpl mallas, (pantalón ajustado) leggings
' malla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
red
- mono
English:
chain mail
- leotard
- mesh
- string vest
- bathing suit
- fish
- gauze
- hose
- mail
- swimsuit
- tights

* * *

malla nf

1. [tejido] mesh

Comp
malla de alambre wire mesh;
malla cristalina crystal lattice;

malla metálica wire mesh

2. [red] net;

envió el balón al fondo de las mallas he drove the ball into the back of the net

3. Ecuad, Perú, RP [traje de baño] swimsuit

4. Esp
mallas [de gimnasia] leotard;
[de ballet] tights
5. RP [de gimnasia] leotard

Comp
malla amarilla [en ciclismo] yellow jersey
6. RP [de reloj] metal wristband

* * *

malla

f

1 de metal, plástico mesh

2 Rpl ( bañador) swimsuit

3

:

mallas pl pantyhose, Br tights

* * *

malla nf

1) : mesh

2) leotardo: leotard, tights pl

3)

malla de baño : bathing suit

* * *

malla n (prenda) leotard

Spanish-English dictionary > malla

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Dropped line — In poetry, a dropped line is a line which is broken into two lines, but where the second part is indented to remain sequential visually. For example, in the poem The Other Side of the River by Charles Wright, the first and second lines form a… … Wikipedia
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drop\ into — • drop by • stop by v 1. • drop around To make a short or unplanned visit; go on a call or errand; stop at someone s home. Drop by any time you re in town. My sister dropped around last night. Don t forget to stop by at the gas station. Syn.:… … Словарь американских идиом
drop into something — ˌdrop ˈby/ˈin/ˈround | ˌdrop ˈin on sb | ˌdrop ˈinto sth derived to pay an informal visit to a person or a place • Drop by sometime. • I thought I d drop in on you while I was passing. • Sorry we re late we dropped into the pub on the way … Useful english dictionary
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To fall into one's hands — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pathways into Darkness — Infobox VG title = Pathways Into Darkness developer = Bungie Software Products Corporation publisher = Bungie Software Products Corporation distributor = designer = Jason Jones engine = version = released = 1993 genre = Blend of Role Playing Game … Wikipedia
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