price drop

1) Экономика: падение цен, понижение биржевого курса

2) Банковское дело: снижение курса, снижение цены

3) Деловая лексика: снижение курса ценных бумаг, снижение цен

• снижение цен

• снижение цены

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baja de precios.

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[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

1. n

2. v

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- price drop

- drop in demand

- drop in the Dow Jones index

- drop in prices

- drop in rates

- drop in security prices

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

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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

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

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.

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

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

dråpe

utelate

subst. \/drɒp\/

1) dråpe

• a drop of blood

2) ( hverdagslig) tår, glass

3) slurk, dråpe, litt

• a drop of brandy

• the last drop

• would you like another drop?

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

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

verb \/drɒp\/

1) dryppe

2) falle, synke, senke

• the price has dropped

• his voice dropped to a whisper

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

22) skyte ned, felle, nedlegge

• he dropped a bird with every shot

• drop a stag

23) tape

• drop a game

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

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

• 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

• 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

• the business has dropped off

• his customers have begun to drop off

• drop off to sleep

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

drop over stikke innom, hilse på

drop round komme innom, stikke innom

drop somebody something gi noen noe

• drop somebody a hint

sende noen noe

• drop somebody a line

drop something into the pillar box poste noe

drop the subject droppe emnet

• let's drop the subject

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

drop [drɒp]

1. noun

   a. [of liquid] goutte f

• drop by drop goutte à goutte

• there's only a drop left il n'en reste qu'une goutte

   b. ( = fall) (in temperature, prices) baisse f (in de)

   c. ( = difference in level) dénivellation f ; ( = abyss) précipice m ; ( = fall) chute f

• there's a drop of ten metres between the roof and the ground il y a dix mètres entre le toit et le sol

• a sheer drop une descente à pic

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = let fall) laisser tomber ; ( = release, let go) lâcher ; [+ bomb] lancer ; [+ one's trousers] baisser ; [+ car passenger] déposer ; [+ boat passenger] débarquer

• I'll drop you here je vous dépose ici

• to drop a letter in the postbox poster une lettre

• to drop soldiers/supplies by parachute parachuter des soldats/du ravitaillement

   b. to drop sb a line écrire un mot à qn

• drop me a note écrivez-moi un petit mot

   c. ( = omit) to drop one's h's ne pas prononcer les « h »

   d. ( = abandon) [+ habit, idea, plan] renoncer à ; [+ work, school subject] abandonner ; [+ TV programme, word, scene from play] supprimer ; [+ friend, girlfriend, boyfriend] laisser tomber

• to drop everything tout laisser tomber

• to drop sb from a team écarter qn d'une équipe

• let's drop the subject n'en parlons plus

• drop it! (inf) laisse tomber ! (inf)

3. intransitive verb

   a. [object, liquid] tomber

• to drop on one's knees tomber à genoux

• I'm ready to drop (inf) je suis claqué (inf)

• drop dead! (inf!) va te faire foutre ! (inf !)

   b. ( = decrease) baisser ; [wind] tomber

   c. ( = end) let it drop! (inf) laisse tomber ! (inf)

4. compounds

► drop-add noun (US University etc) remplacement m d'un cours par un autre

► drop-dead (inf!) adverb vachement (inf)

• drop-dead gorgeous (inf) (British) super (inf) beau ( belle f) ► drop goal noun (Rugby) drop m

• to score a drop goal passer un drop ► drop handlebars plural noun guidon m de course

► drop-in centre noun (British) centre m d'accueil (où l'on peut se rendre sans rendez-vous)

► drop kick noun (Rugby) drop m

► drop-off noun (in sales, interest) diminution f (in de)

► drop shot noun (Sport) amorti m

► drop zone noun (Aviation) zone f de droppage

► drop behind intransitive verb se laisser distancer ; (in work) prendre du retard

► drop by intransitive verb

• to drop by somewhere/on sb passer quelque part/chez qn

• we'll drop by if we're in town nous passerons si nous sommes en ville► drop down intransitive verb tomber

► drop in intransitive verb

• to drop in on sb passer voir qn

• to drop in at the grocer's passer chez l'épicier

• do drop in if you're in town passez me voir (or nous voir) si vous êtes en ville► drop off

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = fall asleep) s'endormir

   b. [leaves] tomber ; [sales, interest] diminuer

2. separable transitive verb

( = set down from car) déposer

► drop out intransitive verb

[contents] tomber ; (from college) abandonner ses études

• to drop out of a competition se retirer d'une compétition

• to drop out of sight [person] disparaître de la circulation

► drop round (inf) intransitive verb

• we dropped round to see him nous sommes passés le voir

• he dropped round to see us il est passé nous voir

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1) gen, Medicine goutte f

2) ( decrease) gen diminution f (in de); ( in temperature) baisse f (in de)

3) ( vertical distance)

4) ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m; (from lorry, van) livraison f; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute

transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher

2) ( deliver) [aircraft] parachuter [person, supplies, equipment]; larguer [bomb]

3) ( leave) (also drop off) déposer [person, object]

4) ( lower) baisser [level, price]

5)

6) ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode]; écarter [player]; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, item on list]; ne pas prononcer [sound]

7) ( abandon) laisser tomber (colloq) [friend, school subject]; renoncer à [habit, idea]; abandonner [conversation, matter]; retirer [accusation]

8) gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [point, game]

intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( fall) [object] tomber; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber; ( by accident) tomber

2) ( fall away)

3) ( decrease) baisser

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- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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drop

A n

1 (drip, globule) gen, Med goutte f ; drop by drop goutte à goutte ; add the oil in drops ajouter l'huile goutte à goutte ; would you like a drop of milk/whisky? voulez-vous une goutte de lait/de whisky? ; just a drop juste une goutte ; a drop more milk encore un peu de lait ; this isn't a bad drop of wine/whisky il n'est pas mauvais ce petit vin/whisky ; he's definitely had a drop too much! euph il a bu un verre de trop! ;

2 ( decrease) (in prices, inflation, numbers, birthrate, exports, demand) baisse f (in de), diminution f (in de) ; (in speed, pressure, noise) diminution f (in de) ; ( in temperature) baisse f (in de) ; there has been a sharp drop in unemployment on constate une forte baisse or diminution du nombre de chômeurs ; a 5% drop in sth, a drop of 5% in sth une baisse de 5% de qch ;

3 (vertical distance, slope) there's a drop of 100 m from the top to the water below il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet jusqu'à l'eau ; don't lean out-it's a big drop ne te penche pas-c'est haut ; it's quite a drop from the top of the cliff/tower la falaise/la tour est très haute ; there was a steep drop on either side of the ridge il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté de l'arête ; a sheer drop (of 200 m) to the rocks below une brusque dénivellation (de 200 m) jusqu'aux rochers en contrebas ;

4 ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m, parachutage m ; (from lorry, van) livraison f ; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute ; to make a drop [parachutist] faire un saut en parachute ; a drop of food and blankets was made to the stricken area des denrées et des couvertures ont été larguées or parachutées sur la zone sinistrée ;

5 (on necklace, earring) goutte f ; ( on chandelier) pendeloque f ;

6 ( sweet) pear/lemon drop bonbon m à la poire/au citron ; chocolate drop crotte f en chocolat ;

7 ( gallows) potence f ;

8 Theat = drop curtain.

B vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber ; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher ; mind you don't drop it! fais attention de ne pas le laisser tomber or le lâcher ; she dropped a stone into the well elle a laissé tomber or a lâché une pierre dans le puits ; drop it! lit lâche ça! ; she dropped a coin into the slot/a letter into the box elle a mis une pièce dans la fente/une lettre dans la boîte ; he dropped a 30-foot putt ≈ il a rentré un putt de 9 mètres ; she dropped the shuttlecock over the net elle a fait passer le volant juste derrière le filet ;

2 ( deliver) [aircraft] lâcher, parachuter [supplies, equipment] ; parachuter [person] ; larguer, lâcher [bomb, shell] ;

3 ( leave) ( also drop off) déposer [person, object] ; can you drop me (off) at the post office/at Claire's, please? est-ce que vous pouvez me déposer devant la Poste/chez Claire, s'il vous plaît? ;

4 ( lower) baisser [curtain, sail, hem, neckline, price] ; to drop one's eyes/gaze/voice baisser les yeux/le regard/la voix ; to drop one's trousers ○ baisser son pantalon ; to drop one's speed ralentir ;

5 ( give casually) to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch ; to drop sb a card/a note/a letter envoyer une carte/un mot/une lettre à qn ; he just dropped it into the conversation that he was leaving il a juste fait allusion, dans la conversation, à son départ ;

6 ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode, word] ; écarter [team member, player] ; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, digit, item on list] ; ne pas prononcer [syllable, sound] ; he's been dropped from the team il a été écarté de l'équipe ;

7 ( abandon) laisser tomber ○ [friend, boyfriend] ; ( give up) abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [school subject, work] ; renoncer à [habit, custom, idea, plan] ; abandonner [conversation, matter] ; retirer [charges, accusation, claim] ; to drop everything tout laisser tomber ; can we drop that subject, please? on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose? ; just drop it ○ , will you! laisse tomber, tu veux bien ○ ! ; let's drop the formalities ne nous embarrassons pas de formalités ;

8 gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [money, point, game, serve] ;

9 Zool ( give birth to) mettre bas [calf, foal, young] ;

10 argot des drogués to drop acid prendre du LSD.

C vi ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 (fall, descend) [object, liquid, curtain, leaf] tomber ; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber ; ( by accident) tomber ; we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over nous nous sommes jetés par terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous ; to drop to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to drop into a chair se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil ; the pen dropped from ou out of his hand le stylo lui est tombé des mains ; the key must have dropped out of the hole in my pocket la clé a dû passer par le trou de ma poche ; his arm dropped to his side il a laissé retomber le bras ; his mouth dropped open ( from surprise) il en est resté bouche bée ; ( in sleep) il a ouvert la bouche ; the sun dropped below the horizon le soleil a disparu à l'horizon ; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1 000 m ;

2 ( fall away) the cliff drops into the sea la falaise tombe dans la mer ; the road drops steeply down the mountain la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne ; ⇒ drop away ;

3 (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, noise, wind, temperature, level, speed] baisser ; to drop (from sth) to sth [prices, inflation, temperature, speed] tomber (de qch) à qch ; [person] descendre (de qch) à qch ; the temperature dropped (from 6°C) to 0° C la température est tombée (de 6°C) à 0°C ; she dropped to third place elle est descendue à la troisième place ;

4 ○ ( collapse) he was ready ou fit to drop il tombait de fatigue ; to do sth until one drops ou is ready to drop faire qch jusqu'à l'épuisement ;

5 ( come to an end) to let sth drop laisser tomber qch [matter, subject, conversation, course, job] ;

6 Sewing [curtain, garment] s'allonger ; the hem of my skirt has dropped l'ourlet de ma jupe s'est défait.

to drop a brick ○ ou clanger ○ faire une gaffe ○ ; a drop in the bucket ou ocean une goutte d'eau dans la mer ; to drop sb in it ○ mettre qn dans le pétrin ○ ; to get/have the drop on sb US prendre/avoir l'avantage sur qn.

■ drop away

1 ( diminish) [attendance, numbers, support, interest] diminuer ; [concentration] faiblir ;

2 ( fall steeply) [path, road] descendre brusquement ; ( end) s'arrêter brusquement.

■ drop back ( deliberately) rester en arrière, se laisser distancer ; ( because unable to keep up) prendre du retard.

■ drop behind

1 = drop back ;

2 fig (in school, at work) prendre du retard ; to drop behind sb/sth lit ( deliberately) se laisser distancer par qn/qch ; fig prendre du retard sur qn/qch.

■ drop by passer ; if there's anything you need just drop by si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce soit, passez me/nous voir ; I dropped by to see her today je suis passé la voir aujourd'hui.

■ drop in:

▶ drop in passer ; drop in and have a cup of tea passez prendre une tasse de thé ; to drop in on sb passer voir qn ; to drop in at the baker's passer chez le boulanger ; I'll drop it in (to you) later je passerai te le donner plus tard.

■ drop off:

▶ drop off

1 ( fall off) [handle, leaf, label, hat] tomber ;

2 drop off (to sleep) s'endormir ;

3 (become weaker, fewer etc) [attendance, numbers, business, demand, interest] diminuer ;

▶ drop [sth/sb] off, drop off [sth/sb] = drop B 3.

■ drop out

1 ( fall out) [object, handkerchief, contact lens, page] tomber (of de) ;

2 ( withdraw) (from contest, race) se désister ; ( from project) se retirer ; (from school, university) abandonner ses études ; ( from society) se marginaliser ; to drop out of se retirer de [contest, race] ; abandonner [politics] ; to drop out of school/university abandonner l'école/ses études ; that word has virtually dropped out of the language ce mot a pratiquement disparu de la langue ; terms that dropped out of usage years ago des termes qui ne sont plus utilisés depuis de nombreuses années ; the coins will gradually drop out of circulation les pièces seront progressivement retirées de la circulation.

■ drop over = drop round.

■ drop round:

▶ drop round passer ; I'll drop round (to your house) later je passerai te voir plus tard ; I'll drop your books round after school je passerai te donner tes livres après l'école.

1) эк. цена (денежное выражение стоимости товара, т. е. количество денежных единиц, которое должно быть уплачено за единицу товара; термин также может относиться к количеству другого товара, которое необходимо отдать в обмен на данный товар)