hot drop

1) Военный термин: сброс (ракеты с носителя) с включённым двигателем

2) Космонавтика: сброс ракеты в боевом снаряжении, сброс ракеты с носителя с включённым двигателем, сброс с включённым двигателем

[drɔp]

at the drop of a hat без колебаний at the drop of a hat по знаку, по сигналу, как заведенный drop капля; a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море; drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей circuit drop out вчт. сбой схемы delayed drop затяжной парашютный прыжок drop бросать (привычку, занятие); прекращать; drop it! брось(те)!, оставь (те)!; перестань(те)!; to drop smoking бросить курить drop высаживать, довозить до; оставлять; I'll drop you at your door я подвезу вас до (вашего) дома drop выступать каплями drop глоток (спиртного); to have a drop in one's eye быть навеселе; to take a drop too much хлебнуть лишнего drop драже; леденец drop исключать drop капать drop pl мед. капли drop капля; a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море; drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей drop наличник (замка) drop опускаться drop оставлять, покидать (семью, друзей) drop отправлять, опускать (письмо); drop me a line = черкни(те) мне несколько строк drop падалица (о плодах) drop падать, снижаться; спадать, понижаться (о цене и т. п.) drop падать; спадать; to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный; he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал; to drop asleep заснуть drop падать drop падающий занавес (в театре) drop падение, понижение; снижение; drop in prices (temperature) падение цен (температуры); a drop (on smth.) снижение по сравнению (с чем-л.) drop падение, понижение; снижение; drop in prices (temperature) падение цен (температуры); a drop (on smth.) снижение по сравнению (с чем-л.) drop падение drop тех. перепад drop понижать (голос); потуплять (глаза) drop понижаться drop понижение drop прекращать (работу, разговор); let us drop the subject прекратим разговор на эту тему drop проигрывать drop проливать (слезы) drop пропускать, опускать; to drop a letter пропустить букву drop проронить (слово) drop отелиться, ожеребиться (и т. п.) раньше времени drop расстояние (сверху вниз); a drop of 10 feet from the window to the ground от окна до земли 10 футов drop растрачивать drop ронять drop сбрасывать (с самолета) drop серьга, подвеска drop снижаться drop снижение drop сокращение drop спад drop спускаться; опускаться; his jaw dropped y него отвисла челюсть drop сразить (ударом, пулей) drop терять, проигрывать (деньги) drop терять drop убывать drop увольнять drop амер. разг. увольнять drop удар по мячу, отскочившему от земли (в футболе) drop уменьшаться drop уменьшение drop щель для монеты или жетона (в автомате) drop a count отказываться от пункта обвинения drop пропускать, опускать; to drop a letter пропустить букву to drop a word in favour (of smb.) замолвить (за кого-л.) словечко drop across разг. сделать выговор drop across разг. случайно встретить drop падать; спадать; to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный; he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал; to drop asleep заснуть drop падать; спадать; to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный; he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал; to drop asleep заснуть drop away уходить один за другим drop back воен., спорт. отступать, отходить drop behind отставать drop капля; a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море; drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей to drop from sight исчезнуть из поля зрения to drop from the clouds свалиться как снег на голову drop in разг. входить один за другим drop in разг. зайти, заглянуть drop in bond yield снижение процентного дохода по облигациям drop in exchange rate снижение валютного курса drop in exchange rate снижение обменного курса drop in market снижение рыночного курса drop in orders сокращение объема заказов drop in output снижение выпуска продукции drop in output сокращение объема производства drop in output спад производства drop падение, понижение; снижение; drop in prices (temperature) падение цен (температуры); a drop (on smth.) снижение по сравнению (с чем-л.) drop in production снижение выпуска продукции drop in production сокращение объема производства drop in production спад производства drop in rate снижение курса drop in real earnings снижение реальной заработной платы drop капля; a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море; drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей drop капля; a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море; drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей drop into ввязаться (в разговор) drop into втянуться, приобрести привычку drop into случайно зайти, заглянуть drop бросать (привычку, занятие); прекращать; drop it! брось(те)!, оставь (те)!; перестань(те)!; to drop smoking бросить курить to drop like a hot potato поспешить избавиться (от чего-л.) hot: drop stuff разг. распутница, шлюха; hot potato щекотливая тема; to drop (smth.) like a hot potato отказаться, отступиться (от чего-л.) drop отправлять, опускать (письмо); drop me a line = черкни(те) мне несколько строк drop расстояние (сверху вниз); a drop of 10 feet from the window to the ground от окна до земли 10 футов drop off заснуть drop off расходиться drop off уменьшаться drop off умереть drop on сделать выговор; наказать drop one's hs не произносить h там, где это следует (особенность лондонского просторечия) drop out больше не участвовать (в конкурсе и т. п.) drop out полигр. выпасть (из набора) drop out опустить, не включить to drop short не достигать цели to drop short не хватать drop бросать (привычку, занятие); прекращать; drop it! брось(те)!, оставь (те)!; перестань(те)!; to drop smoking бросить курить false drop вчт. ложный поиск drop глоток (спиртного); to have a drop in one's eye быть навеселе; to take a drop too much хлебнуть лишнего drop падать; спадать; to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный; he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал; to drop asleep заснуть drop спускаться; опускаться; his jaw dropped y него отвисла челюсть drop высаживать, довозить до; оставлять; I'll drop you at your door я подвезу вас до (вашего) дома interest rate drop снижение ставки процента drop прекращать (работу, разговор); let us drop the subject прекратим разговор на эту тему price drop снижение курса ценных бумаг price drop снижение цен seasonally adjusted drop спад с учетом сезонных колебаний drop глоток (спиртного); to have a drop in one's eye быть навеселе; to take a drop too much хлебнуть лишнего

— airborne drop

— airspeed drop

— cold drop

— computerized drop

— coolant-pressure drop

— delayed drop

— drop back

— drop down

— drop free

— drop in pressure

— drop lower

— drop off

— drop out

— dummy drop

— extraction drop

— fixed gravity drop

— fluid-film drop

— free-fall air drop

— frictional pressure drop

— gas-film drop

— gravitational drop

— gravity drop

— heavy drop

— hot drop

— initial drop

— injection-pressure drop

— injector-pressure drop

— land drop

— live drop

— low-altitude drop

— low-level drop

— manned drop

— monkey drop

— nose drop

— pallet drop

— parachute drop

— power drop

— pressure drop

— scattered bomb drop

— simulated drop

— supply drop

— tear drop

— trajectory drop

— uncontrollable wing drop

— unmanned drop

— vertical drop

— water drop

— wing drop

— airborne drop

— cold drop

— delayed drop

— different-level drop

— distribution drop

— emergency air drop

— flare drop

— free-fall air drop

— halo drop

— heavy drop

— high-velocity drop

— hot drop

— large-scale drop

— live drop

— low-level extraction drop

— low-velocity drop

— mail drop

— mass drop

— pallet drop

— para drag drop

— parachute drop

— paratroop drop

— pinpoint drop

— rope drop

— routine air drop

— scatter drop

— short airborne drop

— short drop

— simulated air drop

— sky-diving drop

— small-scale drop

— take-off drop

— three-layer air drop

— troop drop

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

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

drop¹ n

1. descenso / bajada

2. gota

drop² vb dejar caer

El pasado y participio pasado de drop se escribe dropped; el gerundio se escribe dropping

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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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

to drop off : dejar

drop vi

1) drip: gotear

2) fall: caer(se)

3) decrease, descend: bajar, descender

the wind dropped: amainó el viento

to drop backor to drop behind : rezagarse, quedarse atrás

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)

• baja s.f.

• bajón s.m.

• caída s.f.

• declive s.m.

• depresión s.f.

• descenso s.m.

• gota s.f.

• lágrima s.f.

• abandonar v.

• bajar v.

• caer v.

• dejar caer v.

• gotear v.

• inclinar v.

• suprimir v.

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

b) ( small amount) gota f

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

d) ( candy)

2)

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

b) ( difference in height) caída f

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

1)

a) ( accidentally)

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

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

3)

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

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

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

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

6)

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

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

1)

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

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

2)

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

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

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- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

1. N

1) [of liquid] gota f

- 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

- at the drop of a hat

5) (=steep incline) pendiente f ; (=fall) caída f

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

b) (accidentally)

2) (=lower) [+ eyes, voice, price, hem] bajar

3) (=set down) (from car) [+ object, person] dejar; (from boat) [+ cargo, passengers] descargar

4) (=utter casually) [+ remark, name, clue] soltar

5) (=send casually) [+ postcard, note] echar

6) (=omit) (from text) suprimir

7) (=abandon) [+ conversation, correspondence] dejar; [+ candidate] rechazar; [+ boyfriend] dejar, plantar; [+ friend] romper con; [+ charges] retirar; [+ claim, plan] renunciar a, abandonar

8) (=lose) [+ game] perder

9) (Drugs)

3. VI

1) (=fall) [object, person] caer(se)

2) (=decrease) [wind] calmarse, amainar; [temperature, price, voice] bajar; [numbers, crowd, demand] disminuir

- drop across

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop down

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

* * *

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

b) ( small amount) gota f

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

d) ( candy)

2)

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

b) ( difference in height) caída f

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

1)

a) ( accidentally)

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

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

3)

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

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

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

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

6)

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

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

1)

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

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

2)

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

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

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- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

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.

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.

поспешно отказаться, избавиться от кого-л. (или чего-л.); бросить кого-л. (или что-л.); см. тж. a hot potato

drop [drɒp]

1. n

1) ка́пля;

a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean ≅ ка́пля в мо́ре

;

2) глото́к ( спиртного);

to have a drop in one's eye быть навеселе́

;

3) ре́зкое пониже́ние, круто́й спуск

4) расстоя́ние ( сверху вниз), высота́ паде́ния;

5) паде́ние;

6) паде́ние, пониже́ние; сниже́ние;

drop in prices (temperature) паде́ние цен (температу́ры)

;

7) серьга́, подве́ска

8) драже́; ледене́ц

9) па́дающий за́навес ( в театре)

10) па́далица ( о плодах)

11) pl мед. ка́пли

12) ка́пелька, чу́точка;

13) уда́р по мячу́, отскочи́вшему от земли́ ( в футболе)

14) щель для моне́ты или жето́на ( в автомате)

15) нали́чник (замка́)

16) сл. ха́за, укры́тие для кра́деного

17) сл. тайни́к ( для укрытия и передачи шпионской информации)

18) тех. перепа́д

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at the drop of a hat

а) по зна́ку, по сигна́лу, как заведённый;

б) без колеба́ний

2. v

1) ка́пать; па́дать или выступа́ть ка́плями

2) роня́ть, пролива́ть ( слёзы и т.п.)

3) роня́ть, выпуска́ть из рук

4) па́дать; спада́ть;

to drop as if one had been shot упа́сть как подко́шенный

;

he is ready to drop он с ног ва́лится, о́чень уста́л

;

5) срази́ть (ударом, пулей)

6) умере́ть

7) оставля́ть, броса́ть (привычку, занятие); прекраща́ть;

8) прекраща́ть (работу, разговор);

9) разг. оставля́ть, покида́ть (семью, друзей)

10) выса́живать, довози́ть до; подбро́сить;

11) пророни́ть ( слово)

12) отправля́ть, опуска́ть ( письмо);

13) па́дать, снижа́ться; спада́ть, понижа́ться ( о цене и т.п.)

14) спуска́ться; опуска́ться;

15) понижа́ть ( голос); потупля́ть ( глаза)

16) разг. теря́ть, прои́грывать ( деньги)

17) пропуска́ть, опуска́ть;

18) спорт. проигра́ть (матч, встречу)

19) отели́ться, ожереби́ться и т.п. ра́ньше вре́мени

20) сбра́сывать ( с самолёта)

21) разг. увольня́ть

drop across разг.

а) случа́йно встре́тить;

б) сде́лать вы́говор;

drop away уходи́ть оди́н за други́м;

drop back воен., спорт. отступа́ть, отходи́ть;

drop behind отстава́ть;

drop in разг.

а) зайти́, загляну́ть;

б) входи́ть оди́н за други́м;

drop into разг.

а) случа́йно зайти́, загляну́ть;

б) втяну́ться, приобрести́ привы́чку;

в) ввяза́ться ( в разговор);

а) постепе́нно уменьша́ться;

б) расходи́ться;

в) разг. засну́ть;

г) разг. умере́ть;

д) довезти́ до, подбро́сить ( на машине);

drop on сде́лать вы́говор; наказа́ть;

а) разг. бо́льше не уча́ствовать ( в конкурсе и т.п.);

б) опусти́ть, не включи́ть;

в) полигр. вы́пасть ( из набора)

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to drop short

а) не хвата́ть;

б) не достига́ть це́ли;

to drop a word in favour of smb. замо́лвить за кого́-л. слове́чко

;

to drop from the clouds свали́ться как снег на́ голову

;

to drop like a hot potato поспеши́ть изба́виться от чего-л.

;

A a.

1 caldo ( anche fig.); molto caldo; ( anche fig.) bruciante, rovente, infuocato: It's too hot near the fireplace, fa troppo caldo vicino al caminetto; I like my coffee hot, il caffè mi piace caldo; Can I have a hot tea, please?, posso avere un tè caldo, per favore?; a hot drink, una bevanda calda; a hot wind, un vento caldo; a hot iron, un ferro rovente; hot fever, febbre bruciante; hot words, parole roventi; scorching hot, terribilmente caldo

2 ( di cibo o bevanda) che brucia in gola; piccante

3 ( di profumo) forte

4 ( di colore) intenso

5 (fig.) ardente; caloroso; fervido; focoso; irruente; animato; vivace; veemente; violento: a hot temper, un temperamento ardente (o focoso); a hot struggle, una lotta violenta

6 ancora caldo; fresco; recente: hot scent, traccia fresca ( di selvaggina, ecc.); hot news, notizie fresche, recenti

7 di successo; popolare; alla moda; che va molto: the hottest nightclub in town, il night più alla moda (o frequentato) della città

8 (fam., di persona) molto attraente e eccitante; arrapante (fam.)

9 (fam.) abile; esperto; bravo; ferrato (fam.): I'm not so hot at ( o on) maths, non sono molto bravo (o sono scarso) in matematica

10 (fam.: di un libro, uno spettacolo, ecc.) piccante; spinto; scandaloso

11 (fam.: di merce, ecc.) che scotta, di dubbia provenienza; ( di una situazione, ecc.) che scotta; pericoloso; difficile

12 (fam.: di una persona) ricercato dalla polizia

13 ( di un luogo, un rifugio, ecc.) insicuro; pericoloso; che scotta

14 (fam.) arrabbiatissimo; furente

15 (elettr.) ( di un cavo) attivo; sotto tensione

16 (fis. nucl.) caldo; altamente radioattivo

17 ( slang) eccitato, arrapato

18 ( slang USA) fortunato ( al gioco); in vena; vincente

19 ( slang USA) ricercato ( dalla polizia)

B n. pl.

( slang USA) – the hots, grande voglia, forte desiderio (spec. sessuale); passione (per q. o qc.): to have the hots for sb., avere una passione per q.; sentirsi attratto da q.

C avv.

1 (tecn.) ad alta temperatura

2 (fig.) focosamente; con violenza; con rabbia

3 (fam.) vicino; dappresso

● to be hot, ( di cibo, ecc.) essere (troppo) caldo; ( del tempo) fare caldo; ( di una persona, ecc.) avere caldo □ (fig. fam.) hot air, aria fritta; parole vuote; chiacchiere □ hot-air balloon, mongolfiera □ hot air heating, termoventilazione □ (fam.) hot and bothered, agitatissimo; in fibrillazione (fig.) □ (fam. USA) hot-and-heavy, (a.) intenso; (avv.) intensamente □ (metall.) hot-blast stove, preriscaldatore d'aria □ hot-blooded, ( di un cavallo) purosangue; (fig.) dal sangue caldo; ardente, focoso □ (fig.) hot-bloodedness, focosità □ hot-brained = hot-headed ► sotto □ (fam. USA) hot bunk, cuccetta usata a turno da più marinai □ (spec. USA, giorn.) hot button, punto controverso; tasto delicato □ (spec. USA, giorn.) hot button issue, questione scottante □ (fam. USA) hot chair, sedia elettrica; (fig.) graticola, posizione scomoda □ hot cross bun, panino dolce con una croce sopra ( si mangia il Venerdì Santo) □ (org. az.) hot desking, hot desking; sistema di assegnazione temporanea o a rotazione delle postazioni di lavoro □ hot dog, panino con würstel; hot dog; ( sport, = hot-dogger) sciatore (o surfista, ecc.) acrobatico □ ( sport) hot favourite, concorrente favorito dai pronostici; concorrente dato per vincente □ hot fire, fuoco vivo ( con la fiamma) □ hot flush ( USA: hot flash), vampata di calore ( al viso); caldana □ (fam.) to be hot for sb., provare attrazione per q. □ (fam.) to be hot for st., desiderare ardentemente qc.; non vedere l'ora di avere qc. □ ( del pane) hot from the oven, appena sfornato; caldo caldo □ (fam.) hot gospel, evangelismo fervente; zelo missionario □ hot-headed, dalla testa calda; esaltato; collerico □ (mus.) hot jazz, jazz caldo □ hot key ► hotkey □ hot line, (mil., polit.) linea calda, filo rosso; ( radio, TV) linea diretta; (telef.) linea calda □ hot meals, pasti caldi □ (fin.) hot money, capitali vaganti □ ( di un libro) hot off the press, fresco di stampa; appena uscito □ to be hot on st., essere bravo in qc.; essere ferrato in qc.; ( anche) non transigere su qc. □ to be hot on sb., provare attrazione per q. □ (fig.) hot on sb.'s [st.'s] heels, subito dopo q. [qc.]; a ruota di q. [qc.]; alle calcagna di q. [qc.] □ (fig.) hot on sb.'s [st.'s] tracks (o trail), sulle tracce di q. [qc.]; sul punto di scovare q. [qc.] □ (fam.) a hot one, una barzelletta assai divertente (o piccante); una bella (fam.) □ hot pants, ( moda) hot pants, pantaloncini cortissimi e aderenti ( da donna); (volg. USA) voglia, desiderio sessuale □ hot pepper, peperoncino (rosso) □ hot plate ► hot-plate □ (fig. fam.) hot potato, patata bollente (fig.); problema scottante; brutta rogna □ (tecn.) hot pressing, stampaggio a caldo □ hot pursuit, inseguimento incalzante; ricerca pressante: to be in hot pursuit of, incalzare; essere alla ricerca pressante di □ ( slang) hot rod, vecchia auto con il motore truccato; macchina truccata □ (fig.) hot seat, poltrona che scotta; posto (o lavoro) scomodo; ( USA, anche) sedia elettrica □ (volg. USA) hot shit, bomba (fig.); ( di persona anche) fico, fica □ (metall.) hot shortness, fragilità a caldo □ hot shot ► hotshot □ hot spot, (geol., fis.) punto caldo; ( per estens.) locale pubblico assai animato; ( nei boschi) zona soggetta a incendi; (comput., Internet) area sensibile; punto attivo ( di un documento multimediale); ( arti grafiche) macchia di luce; (fig.: mil. e polit.) punto caldo (o pericoloso) □ hot spring, sorgente termale □ (tecn.) hot stamping, stampa a caldo □ hot stone, ( cucina) piastra di pietra ollare; ( nelle medicine alternative) pietra calda ( da applicare sul corpo) □ (fam.) hot stuff, cosa sensazionale; spettacolo (o libro, ecc.) eccitante (o pornografico); persona affascinante (o eccezionale, eccitante, dotata di sex appeal); godimento sessuale; merce che scotta (o rubata, ecc.) □ hot-tempered, impulsivo; collerico; irascibile □ (fam.) hot ticket, persona o cosa che va per la maggiore: Exotic destinations are the hot ticket this year, quest'anno le mete esotiche vanno per la maggiore (o sono le più gettonate) □ ( slang) to be hot to trot, essere sessualmente eccitato; essere arrapato (fam.); ( anche) essere prontissimo, non vedere l'ora □ hot tub, vasca idromassaggio; ( anche) vasca riscaldata □ (fig. fam.) hot under the collar, arrabbiatissimo, furente; ( anche) a disagio, in imbarazzo □ hot war, guerra calda; conflitto armato □ hot water, acqua calda; (fig.) guai, pasticci, seccature: hot-water bottle ( USA anche bag), borsa dell'acqua calda; the hot-water tap ( USA: faucet), il rubinetto dell'acqua calda; (fig.) to get into (o in) hot water, cacciarsi nei guai □ (tecn., mecc.) hot well, pozzo caldo □ (metall.) hot working, lavorazione a caldo □ (fig.) to blow hot and cold, cambiar parere di continuo □ to drop sb. [st.] like a hot potato, disfarsi in quattro e quattr'otto di q. [qc.] □ to feel hot, ( di una persona) sentire (o avere) caldo; ( di un oggetto) essere caldo al tatto □ to get hot (o to grow hot), riscaldarsi; farsi caldo; cominciare ad avere caldo; (fig.) eccitarsi, infervorarsi, scaldarsi □ in hot haste, in fretta e furia □ in the hottest part of the battle, nel fervore della battaglia; nel mezzo della mischia □ (fig.) to make it hot for sb., rendere la vita difficile (o dare del filo da torcere) a q. □ You're getting hot, ci sei quasi; ci stai arrivando ( a indovinare, ecc.); ( nei giochi, cercando qc.) fuochino… fuoco… fuocone (o ti bruci)!

A v. t. ( di solito to hot up)

1 riscaldare; scaldare

2 (fig.) rinfocolare ( malcontento, tumulti, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 ( di una pietanza, ecc.) scaldarsi

2 (fig.: di una crisi, ecc.) rinfocolarsi; aggravarsi; riscaldarsi, farsi caldo: The situation was hotting up, la situazione si faceva (sempre) più calda.

hot [hɒt]

chaud ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (k), 1 (l), 1 (t) qui tient chaud ⇒ 1 (c) épicé ⇒ 1 (e) tout frais ⇒ 1 (f) violent ⇒ 1 (h) intense ⇒ 1 (i) enthousiaste ⇒ 1 (j) sévère ⇒ 1 (m) recherché ⇒ 1 (o), 1 (r)

(compar hotter, superl hottest, pt & pp hotted, cont hotting)

1 adjective

(a) (high in temperature) chaud;

∎ to be hot (person) avoir (très ou trop) chaud; (object) être chaud;

∎ a hot, stuffy room une pièce où il fait une chaleur étouffante ou où l'on étouffe;

∎ the engine/glass/oven is hot le moteur/verre/four est chaud;

∎ I'm getting hot je commence à avoir chaud;

∎ the water is getting hot l'eau devient chaude;

∎ how hot should the oven be? le four doit être à quelle température?;

∎ it was hot work le travail donnait chaud;

∎ there's hot and cold running water il y a l'eau courante chaude et froide;

∎ we sat in the hot sun nous étions assis sous un soleil brûlant;

∎ I'd like a hot bath j'aimerais prendre un bain bien chaud;

∎ the doctor said not to have any hot drinks le médecin m'a conseillé de ne pas boire chaud ou m'a déconseillé les boissons chaudes;

∎ a hot meal un repas chaud;

∎ keep the meat hot tenez la viande au chaud;

∎ serve the soup while it's hot servez la soupe bien chaude;

∎ the bread was hot from the oven le pain sortait tout chaud du four;

∎ hot food always available (sign) plats chauds à toute heure;

∎ figurative you're getting hot! (in guessing game) tu brûles!;

∎ familiar to be or to get (all) hot and bothered (about sth) être dans tous ses états ou se faire du mauvais sang (au sujet de qch);

∎ familiar to be or to get hot under the collar (about sth) être en colère ou en rogne (au sujet de qch);

∎ the books were selling like hot cakes les livres se vendaient comme des petits pains;

∎ familiar he's full of hot air c'est une grande gueule;

∎ all her promises are just a lot of hot air toutes ses promesses ne sont que des paroles en l'air;

∎ that's nothing but hot air! tout ça n'est que du vent!

(b) (weather)

∎ it's hot il fait très chaud;

∎ it's really hot! il fait vraiment très chaud!;

∎ it's getting hotter il commence à faire très chaud;

∎ I can't sleep when it's so hot je ne peux pas dormir par cette chaleur;

∎ it was very hot that day il faisait très chaud ce jour-là, c'était un jour de grande ou forte chaleur;

∎ one hot afternoon in August (par) une chaude après-midi d'août;

∎ in (the) hot weather pendant les chaleurs;

∎ we had a hot spell last week c'était la canicule la semaine dernière;

∎ the hottest day of the year la journée la plus chaude de l'année

(c) (clothing) qui tient chaud;

∎ this jacket's too hot cette veste tient trop chaud

(d) (colour) chaud, vif

(e) (pungent, spicy → food) épicé, piquant, relevé; (→ spice) fort;

∎ a hot curry un curry relevé ou épicé

(f) (fresh, recent) tout(e) frais (fraîche);

∎ the news is hot off the presses ce sont des informations de toute dernière minute;

∎ this book is hot off the press ce livre vient juste de paraître

(g) (close, following closely)

∎ to be hot on the trail être sur la bonne piste;

∎ the police were hot on their heels or on their trail la police les talonnait ou était à leurs trousses;

∎ he fled with the police in hot pursuit il s'est enfui avec la police à ses trousses

(h) (fiery, vehement) violent;

∎ she has a hot temper elle s'emporte facilement, elle est très soupe au lait

(i) (intense → anger, shame) intense, profond

(j) (keen) enthousiaste, passionné;

∎ American familiar he's hot on my sister il en pince pour ma sœur;

∎ they're very hot on formal qualifications (attach importance to) ils insistent beaucoup sur les diplômes;

∎ they're not very hot on hygiene (fussy about) ils ne sont pas très portés sur l'hygiène

(k) familiar (exciting) chaud;

∎ the reporter was onto a hot story le journaliste était sur un coup (fumant);

∎ to have a hot date avoir un rendez-vous galant^□ ;

∎ this book is hot stuff c'est un livre très audacieux^□ ;

∎ this issue is hot stuff, I wouldn't touch it c'est un sujet brûlant, je n'y toucherais pas

(l) familiar (difficult, unpleasant) chaud, difficile^□ ;

∎ we could make it or things very hot for you if you don't cooperate nous pourrions vous mener la vie dure ou vous en faire voir de toutes les couleurs si vous ne vous montrez pas coopératif;

∎ the presence of the army made things hot for the smugglers la présence de l'armée a rendu les choses très difficiles pour les contrebandiers^□ ;

∎ the town had got too hot for the drug dealers l'atmosphère de la ville était devenue irrespirable pour les trafiquants de drogue;

∎ the situation was too hot to handle la situation était trop délicate pour qu'on s'en mêle^□

(m) British familiar (severe, stringent) sévère^□, dur^□ ;

∎ the police are really hot on drunk driving la police ne badine vraiment pas avec la conduite en état d'ivresse

(n) familiar (very good) génial, terrible; (skilful) fort^□, calé;

∎ how is he? - not so hot (unwell) comment va-t-il? - pas trop bien^□ ;

∎ I don't feel so hot je ne suis pas dans mon assiette;

∎ I'm not so hot at maths je ne suis pas très calé en maths;

∎ she's hot stuff at golf c'est un as ou un crack au golf;

∎ his latest book isn't so hot son dernier livre n'est pas terrible ou fameux;

∎ that isn't such a hot idea ce n'est pas terrible ou fameux comme idée;

∎ that's hot! c'est super!;

∎ a hot tip un tuyau sûr ou increvable

(o) familiar (in demand, popular) très recherché^□ ;

∎ she's really hot just now elle a vraiment beaucoup de succès en ce moment^□ ;

∎ to be hot property être très demandé^□ ;

∎ windsurfing is hot stuff in this area la planche à voile est très en vogue dans cette région^□

(p) familiar (sexually attractive)

∎ to be hot (stuff) être sexy (inv);

∎ he's hot (sexually aroused) il a le feu au derrière;

∎ to be hot to trot avoir le feu aux fesses

(q) familiar (stolen) volé^□

(r) British familiar (sought by police) recherché par la police^□

(s) Electricity (wire) sous tension

(t) Nuclear (atom) chaud; familiar (radioactive) chaud, radioactif^□

(u) American very familiar

∎ hot damn! (in excitement) bon sang!, nom d'un chien!; (in anger) merde!

2 adverb

∎ to go hot and cold at the thought of sth avoir des sueurs froides à l'idée de qch

3 hots plural noun

∎ familiar to have the hots for sb craquer pour qn

►► hot chocolate Cookery (drink) chocolat m chaud;

hot desking = pratique qui consiste à ne pas assigner de bureaux individuels aux employés, ces derniers étant libres de s'installer à n'importe quel poste de travail inoccupé;

1 noun

(sausage) hot-dog m, frankfurter m; Skiing ski m acrobatique; (in surfing) surf m acrobatique; American familiar (show-off) m'as-tu-vu mf inv

2 exclamation

American familiar génial!, super!;

hot dog stand stand m de hot-dogs;

∎ we met in front of the hot dog stand nous nous sommes retrouvés devant le vendeur de hot-dogs;

Metallurgy hot drawing tirage m à chaud;

British Sport hot favourite grand(e) favori(te) m,f;

Medicine American hot flash, British hot flush bouffée f de chaleur;

hot gospeller = prêcheur évangéliste qui harangue les foules;

British hot gossip les tous derniers cancans mpl;

familiar Cars hot hatch cinq-portes f inv qui pète le feu;

familiar hot jazz (jazz m) hot m inv;

Computing hot key touche f personnalisée;

Telecommunications hot line numéro m d'urgence; Politics (between US and Kremlin) téléphone m rouge;

hot line support assistance f technique téléphonique, hot line f;

∎ he has a hot line to the president il a une ligne directe avec le président;

∎ she's on the hot line to the director elle téléphone au directeur;

∎ the hot line to the Kremlin la téléphone rouge avec le Kremlin;

Computing hot link lien m hypertexte;

familiar hot money (UNCOUNT) (stolen) argent m volé^□ ; Finance capitaux mpl flottants ou fébriles^□ ;

British hot news les toutes dernières nouvelles fpl;

American hot pad dessous-de-plat m inv;

hot pants mini-short m (très court et moulant);

Botany & Cookery hot pepper piment m;

familiar figurative hot potato sujet m brûlant et délicat;

∎ a political hot potato un sujet brûlant ou une question brûlante de politique;

∎ to drop sb like a hot potato laisser tomber qn comme une vieille chaussette ou savate;

Irish hot press (airing cupboard) = placard chauffé où l'on fait sécher le linge;

familiar Cars hot rod bagnole f trafiquée;

Metallurgy hot rolling laminage m à chaud;

American familiar hot seat (electric chair) chaise f électrique^□ ;

∎ figurative to be in the hot seat (difficult situation) être sur la sellette;

Photography hot shoe griffe f du flash, pied-sabot m;

hot spot (dangerous area) point m chaud ou névralgique; familiar (night club) boîte f de nuit^□ ; Technology point m chaud;

∎ let's hit the town's hot spots si on faisait la tournée des boîtes?;

hot spring source f chaude;

British Computing hot swap (of devices) remplacement m à chaud;

American familiar hot ticket: to be a hot ticket faire fureur;

∎ the play is the hottest ticket in town c'est la pièce qui a le plus de succès actuellement^□ ;

hot tub = sorte de Jacuzzi ® qu'on installe dehors;

hot war guerre f chaude ou ouverte;

hot water eau f chaude;

∎ figurative their latest prank got them into or landed them in hot water leur dernière farce leur a attiré des ennuis;

∎ you'll be in hot water when she finds out tu passeras un mauvais quart d'heure quand elle s'en apercevra;

hot wire fil m sous tension

➲ hot up British familiar

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (intensify → argument, contest) échauffer^□ ; (→ bombing, fighting) intensifier^□ ; (→ party) mettre de l'animation dans^□ ; (→ music) faire balancer, faire chauffer;

∎ they hotted up the pace ils ont forcé l'allure

(b) Cars

∎ to hot up a car gonfler le moteur d'une voiture

2 intransitive verb

(intensify → discussion, campaign) s'échauffer^□ ; (→ fighting, situation) chauffer^□, s'intensifier^□ ;

∎ the price war has hotted up la guerre des prix s'intensifie;

∎ things are beginning to hot up ça se corse

✾ Film 'Some like it hot' Wilder 'Certains l'aiment chaud'

1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) vroč

2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) vroč

3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) pekoč

4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) vroč

5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) svež

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- hotly

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adjective ( hotly adverb)

vroč; oster, pekoč, začinjen (jed); razgret, razvnet, strasten; figuratively oster, živ, kričeč (barva); razburjen, jezen; pohoten, vročekrven, ki se goni (žival); najnovejši (novica), svež (sled); slang odličen, izvrsten; opolzek (npr. gledališka igra); colloquially nevaren, neprijeten; American slang ukraden ali pretihotapljen; zasledovan (policijsko); radioaktiven; electrical pod električno napetostjo (žica); music ognjevit, hiter

I am hot — vroče mi je

hot and hot — zelo vroč, naravnost s štedilnika

like a cat on hot bricks — nestrpen, kakor na trnju

in hot blood — v afektu, v hudem razburjenju

to be hot for ( —ali on) — biti zagledan v kaj, goreče kaj želeti

to be hot in ( —ali on) — biti odličen (v stroki)

he is not so hot — ni tako odličen

colloquially hot under the collar — besen, razjarjen

to drop s.th. like a hot potato — naglo kaj izpustiti

a hot favourite — velik favorit, verjeten zmagovalec

to be in hot water — biti v škripcih

to get into hot water for — zaiti v težave zaradi

to get into hot water with s.o. — imeti s kom opravka

figuratively hot water — nesreča, težava, škripec

to get hot over s.th. — razburiti se, razvneti se

to get too hot — prevroče (neprijetno) postati

it goes like hot cakes — gre dobro v prodajo

you are getting hot — si blizu cilja, "vroče" (v igri)

in hot haste — v veliki naglici

to make it hot for s.o. — podkuriti komu

hot news — senzacionalne novice

news hot from the press — pravkar objavljena novica

the place was getting too hot for him — tla so mu postajala prevroča

in hot pursuit of — tesno za petami

a hot patriot — goreč rodoljub

hot spices — pekoče začimbe

to strike while the iron is hot — kovati železo, dokler je vroče

hot and strong — silovit(o)

slang hot stuff — odličen, izvrsten, prima

a hot scent ( —ali trail) — sveža sled

hot on the track of — na sveži sledi, za petami

hot temper — ognjevit temperament, vročekrvnost

I went hot and cold — srh me je spreletel

hot words — ostre besede

hot work — težko delo

vroče, silno, močno

to blow hot and cold — obračati se po vetru

to get it hot — pošteno jo izkupiti

to give it s.o. hot — strogo koga kaznovati ali ozmerjati

hot on the heels — tesno za petami

the sun shines hot — sonce pripeka

(zlasti British English) pogreti; American slang pognati v tek

hot [hɒt]

1. a

1) горя́чий; жа́ркий; накалённый;

2) о́стрый, пря́ный

3) разгорячённый, возбуждённый

4) пы́лкий; стра́стный

5) стра́стно увлека́ющийся (on); темпера́ментный

6) раздражённый; возбуждённый;

7) похотли́вый, сладостра́стный

8) све́жий;

hot scent све́жий, горя́чий след

;

hot copy ( или news) разг. после́дние изве́стия

;

9) бли́зкий к це́ли

10) амер. сл. то́лько что укра́денный или незако́нно приобретённый

11) сл. уси́ленно разы́скиваемый поли́цией

12) опа́сный (для жи́зни)

13) высокорадиоакти́вный;

14) разг. забо́ристый

15) разг. бедо́вый

16) ре́зкий, крича́щий ( о цвете)

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to get into hot water попа́сть в беду́, в затрудни́тельное положе́ние

;

to make a place too hot for smb. вы́курить кого́-л.

;

hot number амер. популя́рный но́мер ( песенка и т.п.)

;

not so hot та́к себе, не ахти́ что

;

а) отли́чный рабо́тник, игро́к, исполни́тель и т.п.;

б) опа́сный челове́к;

в) неприли́чный анекдо́т; порнографи́ческая литерату́ра;

г) распу́тница, шлю́ха;

hot potato щекотли́вая те́ма; злободне́вный вопро́с

;

to drop smth. like a hot potato отказа́ться, отступи́ться от чего́-л.

;

hot money фин. «горя́чие де́ньги» ( капитал, вывозимый за границу из опасения его обесценения и т.п.); спекуляти́вный иностра́нный капита́л

;

2. adv горячо́, жа́рко и пр. [см. 1]

3. v разг. см. heat 2

familiar patata caliente, asunto delicado

noun (colloq) asunto m candente; drop II 1) b)

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noun (colloq) asunto m candente; drop II 1) b)