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to drop something (FROM something)

1 drop something off

drop somebody/something off 1. высадить (из транспорта)
Ask the bus driver to drop you off at the racecourse.

Drop me off at the corner, and I’ll walk from there.
2. забросить (завезти по дороге, отдать)
Would you drop this dress off at the dry cleaner’s for me?

I can drop Daisy off on my way home.

Bill dropped off the package at the office.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > drop something off
2 drop

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

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota, culo (de vaso/botella)

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) caída, descenso

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) desnivel

2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) dejar caer, tirar

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) caer

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

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

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

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

drop¹ n

1. descenso / bajada

a drop in temperatures un descenso de las temperaturas

2. gota

a drop of perfume una gota de perfume

drop² vb dejar caer

I dropped the glass and it broke se me cayó el vaso y se rompió

she dropped a coin in the fountain tiró una moneda a la fuente

to drop in on someone pasar a ver a alguien

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

drop

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noun

1 (of liquid) gota

■ she carried the cup without spilling a drop llevó la taza sin derramar ni una gota

■ we could do with a drop of rain nos iría bien un poco de lluvia

■ I never touch a drop no pruebo ni gota (de alcohol)

■ a tear drop una lágrima

2 (sweet) pastilla, caramelo

3 (descent, distance down) desnivel nombre masculino, caída

■ a sheer drop una caída a plomo

4 (fall - gen) caída; (in price) bajada, caída; (in sales) disminución nombre femenino, descenso; (in temperature) descenso

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (collection point) lugar nombre masculino de recogida

■ mail drop dirección postal

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (delivery - from plane) lanzamiento; (- from van) entrega, reparto

transitive verb (pt & pp dropped, ger dropping)

1 (let fall - accidentally) caérsele a uno

■ he dropped the glass se le cayó el vaso

■ don't drop it! ¡que no se te caiga!

■ I must have dropped it se me debe haber caído

■ the goalkeeper dropped the ball al portero se le escapó el balón

2 (let fall - deliberately) dejar caer, tirar; (let go of) soltar; (launch - bomb, supplies) lanzar

■ she dropped her handkerchief by his chair dejó caer su pañuelo al lado de su silla

■ drop it! ¡suéltalo!

3 (lower - voice) bajar; (- speed) reducir; (- prices) bajar, reducir

4 familiar (set down - passenger) dejar ( off, -); (- delivery) dejar, pasar a dejar ( off, -)

■ where shall I drop you? ¿dónde quieres que te deje?

5 (give up, abandon - school subject, course, etc) dejar, abandonar; (- idea, plan) abandonar, renunciar a; (- case) abandonar; (- charge) retirar; (- boyfriend, girlfriend) plantar

■ let's drop the subject cambiemos de tema

■ drop everything dejarlo todo plantado

■ drop it! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!, ¡ya está bien!

6 (omit, leave out - in speaking) no pronunciar, comerse; (in writing) omitir

■ don't drop your "h's' no te comas las "haches"

■ the gerund drops the final "e' el gerundio pierde la "e" final

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (player from team) echar, sacar, no seleccionar; (lose) perder

8 (in knitting) soltar, dejar escapar

9 slang (take drug) tomarse

intransitive verb

1 (fall - object) caer, caerse; (- person) dejarse caer, tirarse

■ an orange dropped out of her bag se le cayó una naranja de la bolsa

■ he dropped to his knees cayó de rodillas

2 (collapse) desplomarse, caer rendido,-a

■ dance till you drop baila hasta que no puedas más

■ she dropped into an armchair se desplomó en un sillón

3 (prices) bajar, caer, descender; (wind) amainar; (temperature) bajar, descender; (speed) reducirse, disminuir; (voice) bajar

4 (land, ground) caer

5 (lapse) dejar

■ let it drop! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!

plural noun drops

1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL gotas nombre femenino plural

■ I'll give you some eye drops te daré un colirio

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a drop in the ocean una gota de agua en el mar, un grano de arena en el desierto

to do something at the drop of a hat hacer algo en cualquier momento, hacer algo sin más ni más

to drop a brick / drop a clanger hacer una plancha, meter la pata

to drop a hint soltar una indirecta

to drop dead caerse muerto,-a

■ drop dead! ¡vete a la porra!, ¡vete al demonio!

to drop names mencionar a gente importante

to drop somebody a line / drop somebody a note escribir cuatro/unas líneas a alguien

to have a drop too much beber más de la cuenta

to let drop that... dejar caer/escapar que...

drop curtain SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL telón nombre masculino

drop kick (in rugby) botepronto

drop shot dejada

drop ['drɑp] v, dropped ; dropping vt

1) : dejar caer, soltar

she dropped the glass: se le cayó el vaso

to drop a hint: dejar caer una indirecta

2) send: mandar

drop me a line: mándame unas líneas

3) abandon: abandonar, dejar

to drop the subject: cambiar de tema

4) lower: bajar

he dropped his voice: bajó la voz

5) omit: omitir

6)

to drop off : dejar

drop vi

1) drip: gotear

2) fall: caer(se)

3) decrease, descend: bajar, descender

the wind dropped: amainó el viento

4)

to drop backor to drop behind : rezagarse, quedarse atrás

5)

to drop byor to drop in : pasar

drop n

1) : gota f (de líquido)

2) decline: caída f, bajada f, descenso m

3) incline: caída f, pendiente f

a 20-foot drop: una caída de 20 pies

4) sweet: pastilla f, dulce m

5) drops npl

: gotas fpl (de medicina)

drop

n.

• baja s.f.

• bajón s.m.

• caída s.f.

• declive s.m.

• depresión s.f.

• descenso s.m.

• gota s.f.

• lágrima s.f.

v.

• abandonar v.

• bajar v.

• caer v.

(§pres: caigo, caes...)

• dejar caer v.

• gotear v.

• inclinar v.

• suprimir v.

drɑːp, drɒp
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noun

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

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

b) ( small amount) gota f

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

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

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

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

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

eye drops — colirio m

d) ( candy)

acid drops — caramelos mpl ácidos

chocolate drops — pastillas fpl de chocolate

2)

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

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

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

at the drop of a hat — en cualquier momento

b) ( difference in height) caída f

a sheer drop — una caída a plomo

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( accidentally)

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

don't drop it! — que no se te caiga!

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

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

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

drop that gun! — suelta ese revólver!

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

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

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

3)

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

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

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

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

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

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

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

6)

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

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

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

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

let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

just drop everything and come — déjalo todo y vente

2.

drop vi

1)

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

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

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

to be ready to drop — estar* cayéndose

to drop (down) dead — caerse* muerto

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

2)

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

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

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Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

[drɒp]
1. N

1) [of liquid] gota f

"would you like some milk?" - "just a drop" — -¿quieres leche? -una gota nada más

in three weeks we didn't have a drop of rain — no cayó ni una gota en tres semanas

would you like a drop of soup? — ¿quieres un poco de sopa?

• there's just a drop left — queda solo una gota

• he's had a drop too much * — ha bebido más de la cuenta

• I haven't touched a drop — no he probado una sola gota

- a drop in the ocean

2) drops (Med) gotas fpl

3) (=sweet) pastilla f

4) (=fall) (in price) bajada f, caída f ; (in demand) disminución f, reducción f

a drop of 10% — una bajada del 10 por ciento

• to take a drop in salary — aceptar un salario más bajo

• a drop in temperature — una bajada de las temperaturas

- at the drop of a hat

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

a drop of ten metres — una caída de diez metros

6) (by parachute) [of supplies, arms etc] lanzamiento m

7) (for secret mail) escondrijo m (para correo secreto)

8)

- have the drop on sb

9) (Theat) telón m de boca

2. VT

1) (=let fall)

a) (deliberately) [+ object] dejar caer; (=release, let go of) soltar; [+ bomb, parachutist] lanzar; [+ anchor] echar; [+ liquid] echar gota a gota

the cat dropped the mouse at my feet — el gato soltó al ratón junto a mis pies

don't drop your coat on the floor, hang it up — no sueltes el abrigo en el suelo, cuélgalo

to drop a letter in the postbox — echar una carta al buzón

drop it! * — (gun) ¡suéltalo!

b) (accidentally)

I dropped the glass — se me cayó el vaso

I've dropped a stitch — (Knitting) se me escapó un punto

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

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

could you drop me at the station? — ¿me puedes dejar en la estación?

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

• to drop (sb) a hint about sth — echar (a algn) una indirecta sobre algo

• to drop a word in sb's ear — decir algo a algn en confianza

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

to drop sb a line — mandar unas líneas a algn

6) (=omit) (from text) suprimir

• to drop one's h's or aitches — no pronunciar las haches

• I've been dropped from the team — me han sacado del equipo

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

we had to drop what we were doing — tuvimos que dejar lo que estábamos haciendo

they dropped him like a hot brick — lo abandonaron como a perro sarnoso

I'm going to drop chemistry — no voy a dar más química

• to drop everything — soltarlo todo

• drop it! * — (subject) ¡ya está bien!

• let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

8) (=lose) [+ game] perder

9) (Drugs)

to drop acid ** — tomar ácido

3. VI

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

to drop with exhaustion — caer rendido

• drop dead! * — ¡vete al cuerno! *

• I'm fit to drop * — estoy que no me tengo

• he let it drop that... — reveló que...

so we let the matter drop — así que dejamos el asunto

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

the temperature will drop tonight — la temperatura bajará esta noche

4.

CPD

drop goal N — (Rugby) drop m

drop handlebars NPL — manillar msing de (bicicleta de) carreras

drop kick N — puntapié m de botepronto

drop shot N — dejada f

drop zone N — (Aer) zona f de salto

- drop across

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop down

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

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[drɑːp, drɒp]
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noun

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

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

b) ( small amount) gota f

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

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

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

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

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

eye drops — colirio m

d) ( candy)

acid drops — caramelos mpl ácidos

chocolate drops — pastillas fpl de chocolate

2)

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

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

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

at the drop of a hat — en cualquier momento

b) ( difference in height) caída f

a sheer drop — una caída a plomo

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( accidentally)

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

don't drop it! — que no se te caiga!

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

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

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

drop that gun! — suelta ese revólver!

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

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

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

3)

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

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

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

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

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

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

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

6)

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

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

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

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

let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

just drop everything and come — déjalo todo y vente

2.

drop vi

1)

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

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

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

to be ready to drop — estar* cayéndose

to drop (down) dead — caerse* muerto

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

2)

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

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

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Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

English-spanish dictionary > drop
3 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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[drɒp] 1.
noun

1) gen, Medicine goutte f

drop by drop — goutte à goutte

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

a 5% drop in something — une baisse de 5% de quelque chose

3) ( vertical distance)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet

there was a steep drop on either side — il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté

4) ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m; (from lorry, van) livraison f; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute
2.
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]

to drop one's eyes — baisser les yeux

5)

to drop a hint about something — faire allusion à quelque chose

to drop somebody a note — envoyer un mot à quelqu'un

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]

to drop everything — tout laisser tomber

can we drop that subject, please? — on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose?

8) gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [point, game]
3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

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

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — nous nous sommes jetés à terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous

the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1000 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) baisser

to drop (from something) to something — tomber (de quelque chose) à quelque chose

she dropped to third place — elle est descendue à la troisième place

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Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick (colloq) ou clanger (colloq) — faire une gaffe (colloq)

a drop in the bucket ou ocean — une goutte d'eau dans la mer

to drop somebody in it — (colloq) mettre quelqu'un dans le pétrin (colloq)

to be ready ou fit to drop — tomber de fatigue

English-French dictionary > drop
4 drop

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dråpe
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utelate

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subst. \/drɒp\/

1) dråpe

• a drop of blood

en bloddråpe

2) ( hverdagslig) tår, glass

3) slurk, dråpe, litt

• a drop of brandy

• the last drop

den siste dråpen

• would you like another drop?

vil du ha litt til?

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

5) ( også ear drop) øredobb

6) prisme

7) fall, nedgang, stup

• it's quite a drop to the ground

det er langt ned til bakken

8) fallhøyde

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

10) falldør, fallem (ved henging)

11) (amer.) brevsprekk i dør

12) ( sport) dropp

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

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

drop area ( fallskjermhopp) slippområde

drop by drop dråpe for dråpe, dråpevis

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

drop in (the) temperature temperaturfall

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

have a drop too much få seg et glass for mye

in drops i dråper, dråpevis

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

1) dryppe

2) falle, synke, senke

• the price has dropped

• his voice dropped to a whisper

stemmen hans sank til en hvisken

3) synke ned

• drop into a chair

4) gli, seile

• drop downstream

5) stupe, styrte

• the ground drops

6) segne, være segneferdig

• they were ready to drop with fatigue

7) falle, falle om, dø

8) legge seg, stilne (av), løye

• the wind dropped

9) slutte, oppheve, tørke inn

• the correspondence has dropped

10) forfalle, utsette, trekke seg ut

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

12) krype sammen

• the dog dropped in the grass

13) miste, slippe, la falle

• drop the teapot

• drop a stitch

14) kaste, slippe

• drop anchor

• drop bombs

• supplies were dropped by parachute

15) ymte frempå, la falle

• (let) drop a word\/remark\/hint

16) sløyfe, fjerne, glemme, utelate

• the printer has dropped a line here

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

• drop a bad habit

18) forkaste, velge bort

• drop a subject

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

• drop a player

20) slippe av, sette av

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

21) ( om dyr) føde

• the ewes are beginning to drop their lambs

søyene har begynt å føde

22) skyte ned, felle, nedlegge

• he dropped a bird with every shot

• drop a stag

23) tape

• drop a game

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

24) ( geometri) trekke linje

25) (sport, også drop the ball\/puck)

droppe (ballen\/pucken)

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

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

hun har ikke droppa syre på et par år

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

drop around komme innom, titte innom, kikke innom

drop astern ( sjøfart) sakke akterut

drop away falle fra, ta av

drop back falle tilbake, trekke seg tilbake

drop behind sakke akterut, bli liggende etter

drop by komme innom, titte innom, kikke innom

• I'll drop by tomorrow

drop dead! ( slang) dra til helvete!

drop down falle ned, synke ned, slippe seg ned

drop down a river seile nedover en elv

drop down on ( hverdagslig) laste, klandre

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

drop from falle ut, la falle

• a remark dropped from him

forsvinne ut (av)

• drop from sight

drop from a race bryte et løp

drop in stikke innom

• drop in at a pub

drop in on somebody kikke innom noen, titte innom noen

drop into stikke innom, kikke innom falle inn i

• drop into a habit

• drop into a conversation

( ubevisst eller utilsiktet) gå over til

• drop into verse

komme inn på

• he dropped into reminiscence about the good old times

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

drop off falle av

• the leaves dropped off

avta, minske, gå tilbake

• the business has dropped off

falle fra, forsvinne

• his customers have begun to drop off

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

• drop off to sleep

falle fra, forsvinne, dø

stige av, gå av kjøretøy

drop one's eyes senke blikket

drop on (to) one's knees falle på kne

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

• drop out of college

gå ut (av), stige ut (av)

drop over stikke innom, hilse på

drop round komme innom, stikke innom

drop somebody something gi noen noe

• drop somebody a hint

gi noen et vink\/hint

sende noen noe

• drop somebody a line

sende noen et par ord

drop something into the pillar box poste noe

drop the subject droppe emnet

• let's drop the subject

la oss ikke snakke mer om det

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

drop with dryppe av

free drop ( golf) droppe uten straff

let something drop la noe ligge, gi opp noe

• let the matter drop

la saken ligge

English-Norwegian dictionary > drop
5 drop

1. noun
1) Tropfen, der

drops of rain/dew/blood/sweat — Regen- / Tau- / Bluts- / Schweißtropfen

drop by drop, in drops — tropfenweise

be a drop in the ocean or in the or a bucket — (fig.) ein Tropfen auf einen heißen Stein sein; (fig.): (small amount)

[just] a drop — [nur] ein kleiner Tropfen

2) (fig. coll.): (of alcohol) Gläschen, das

have had a drop too much — ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben (ugs.)

3) in pl. (Med.) Tropfen Pl.

4) (vertical distance)

there was a drop of 50 metres from the roof to the ground below — vom Dach bis zum Boden waren es 50 Meter

5) (abrupt descent of land) plötzlicher Abfall; Absturz, der

6) (fig.): (decrease) Rückgang, der

drop in temperature/prices — Temperatur-/Preisrückgang, der

a drop in the cost of living — ein Sinken der Lebenshaltungskosten

a drop in salary/wages/income — eine Gehalts-/Lohn-/Einkommensminderung
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (fall) (accidentally) [herunter]fallen; (deliberately) sich [hinunter]fallen lassen

drop out of or from somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand fallen

2) (sink to ground) [Person:] fallen

drop to the ground — umfallen; zu Boden fallen

drop [down] dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! — (coll.) scher dich zum Teufel!

drop into bed/an armchair — ins Bett/in einen Sessel sinken

be fit or ready to drop — (coll.) zum Umfallen müde sein

3) (in amount etc.) sinken; [Wind:] abflauen, sich legen; [Stimme:] sich senken; [Kinnlade:] herunterfallen

4) (move, go)

drop back — (Sport) zurückfallen

5) (fall in drops) [Flüssigkeit:] tropfen ( from aus)

6)

drop [back] into one's old routine — in den alten Trott verfallen

drop into the habit or way of doing something — die Gewohnheit annehmen, etwas zu tun

7) (cease)

the affair was allowed to drop — man ließ die Angelegenheit auf sich (Dat.) beruhen

8)

let drop — beiläufig erwähnen [Tatsache, Absicht]; fallen lassen [Bemerkung]

let drop that/when... — beiläufig erwähnen, dass/wann...
3. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (let fall) fallen lassen; abwerfen [Bomben, Flugblätter, Nachschub]; absetzen [Fallschirmjäger, Truppen]

drop a letter in the letter box — einen Brief einwerfen

drop the latch on the door — den Türriegel vorlegen

2) (by mistake) fallen lassen

she dropped crumbs on the floor/ juice on the table — ihr fielen Krümel auf den Boden/tropfte Saft auf den Tisch

he dropped the glass — ihm fiel das Glas herunter

3) (let fall in drops) tropfen

4) (utter casually) fallen lassen [Namen]

drop a hint — eine Anspielung machen

5) (send casually)

drop somebody a note or line — jemandem [ein paar Zeilen] schreiben

6) (set down, unload from car) absetzen [Mitfahrer, Fahrgast]

7) (omit) (in writing) auslassen; (in speech) nicht aussprechen

drop a name from a list — einen Namen von einer Liste streichen

8) (discontinue, abandon) fallen lassen [Plan, Thema, Anklage]; einstellen [Untersuchung, Ermittlungen]; beiseite lassen [Formalitäten]; aufgeben, Schluss machen mit [Verstellung, Heuchelei]

drop it! — lass das!

shall we drop the subject? — lassen Sie uns [lieber] das Thema wechseln

9)

drop somebody from a team — jemanden aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

10)

drop one's voice — die Stimme senken

11)

dropped handlebars — Rennlenker, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/99622/drop_by">drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

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

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

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

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) der Abfall
2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) fallen lassen

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) fallen

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

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

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

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

[drɒp, AM drɑ:p]

I. NOUN

1. (vertical distance) Gefälle nt; (difference in level) Höhenunterschied m

there's a \drop of two metres from the window to the ground die Distanz zwischen Fenster und Boden beträgt zwei Meter

a sheer \drop ein steiles Gefälle

2. (decrease) Rückgang m, Fall m

the \drop in magazine subscriptions is causing concern die Abnahme der Zeitschriftenabonnements ist Besorgnis erregend

\drop in temperatures Temperaturrückgang m

3. (by aircraft) Abwurf m

the supplies were delivered by air \drop die Vorräte wurden mit dem Fallschirm abgeworfen

food/letter \drop Futter-/Postabwurf m

\drop of medical supplies Abwurf m von medizinischen Versorgungsgütern

4. of liquid Tropfen m

\drop of rain/water Regen-/Wassertropfen m

\drops of paint Farbspritzer pl

\drop by \drop tropfenweise

▪ \drops pl MED Tropfen pl

5. ( fam: drink) Schluck m fam, Gläschen nt fam

a \drop more juice/whisky/wine noch einen Schluck Saft/Whisky/Wein

wine anyone? — just a \drop for me please will jemand Wein? — für mich bitte nur ganz wenig

to have had a \drop too much [to drink] ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben hum fam, einen sitzen haben fam

to have [or take] a \drop sich dat einen genehmigen hum fam

to like a wee \drop BRIT ganz gerne mal einen Schluck trinken

to not touch a \drop keinen Tropfen anrühren

6. (boiled sweet) Bonbon m o nt

fruit \drop Fruchtbonbon nt

7. (collection point) [Geheim]versteck nt

8. (execution by hanging)

▪ the \drop ( dated fam) [Tod m durch] Erhängen nt

he's for the \drop er soll gehängt werden

9.

▶ to get [or have] the \drop on sb jdm zuvorkommen

▶ at the \drop of a hat im Handumdrehen, prompt

▶ a \drop in the ocean ein Tropfen m auf den heißen Stein fig

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (cause to fall)

▪ to \drop sth etw fallen lassen

leaflets were \dropped on the town über der Stadt wurden Flugblätter abgeworfen

to \drop anchor Anker werfen, den Anker auswerfen, vor Anker gehen

to \drop ballast/a bomb Ballast/eine Bombe abwerfen

to \drop a bombshell ( fig) eine Bombe platzenlassen fig fam

to \drop a depth charge eine Wasserbombe abschießen

to \drop a stitch eine Masche fallen lassen

2. (lower)

▪ to \drop sth etw senken

you can \drop your arm now, Claire du kannst deinen Arm jetzt herunternehmen, Claire

to \drop one's eyes die Augen niederschlagen [o geh senken]

to \drop prices die Preise senken

to \drop one's voice die Stimme senken

3. ( fam: send)

to \drop sth in the post [or AM mail] etw in die Post tun fam

to \drop sb a line/postcard jdm ein paar Zeilen/eine [Post]karte schreiben

to \drop a letter into a mailbox AM einen Brief einwerfen

4. (dismiss)

to \drop sb [from his job] jdn entlassen

5. (give up)

▪ to \drop sth etw aufgeben [o fig fallenlassen]

I'm going to \drop aerobics next year nächstes Jahr höre ich mit Aerobic auf

let's \drop the subject lassen wir das Thema

to \drop an allegation/charges eine Behauptung/die Anklage fallenlassen

to \drop a course aus einem Kurs aussteigen fam

to \drop a demand von einer Forderung abgehen

to \drop everything alles stehen und liegen lassen

to let it \drop es auf sich dat beruhen lassen

6. (abandon)

▪ to \drop sb jdn fallenlassen fig, mit jdm nichts mehr zu tun haben wollen; (end a relationship) mit jdm Schluss machen fam

to \drop sb like a hot brick [or potato] ( fig) jdn wie eine heiße Kartoffel fallenlassen fam

7. SPORT

to \drop sb from a team jdn aus einer Mannschaft ausschließen

8. (leave out)

▪ to \drop sth etw weglassen

to \drop one's aitches [or h's] BRIT, AUS den Buchstaben ‚h‘ [im Anlaut] nicht aussprechen [o fam verschlucken] (euphemistisch für jemanden, der zur Unterschicht gehört)

9. ( fam: tell indirectly)

to \drop [sb] a hint [or some hints] [jdm gegenüber] eine Anspielung [o Andeutung] machen

I've been dropping hints that I would like to be invited ich habe durchblicken lassen, dass ich gerne eingeladen werden würde fam

to \drop a remark eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

to \drop a word in sb's ear [about sth] einmal mit jdm [über etw akk] sprechen

don't worry — I've \dropped a word in his ear mach dir keine Sorgen, ich habe ihn schon bearbeitet fam

10.

▶ to \drop the ball AM einen Schnitzer machen

▶ to \drop a brick [or BRIT clanger] ins Fettnäpfchen treten hum fam

▶ to \drop one's guard (cease being careful) unvorsichtig sein; (allow sb to get closer) seine Reserviertheit aufgeben

▶ to let it \drop that... beiläufig erwähnen, dass...; (make known) etw durchblicken lassen

▶ to \drop a name bekannte Persönlichkeiten beiläufig erwähnen und so tun, als würde man sie gut kennen, um andere zu beeindrucken

▶ to \drop sb right in it ( fam) jdn [ganz schön] reinreiten fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (descend) [herunter]fallen

to \drop into a chair in einen Sessel fallen [o sinken]

when he heard that he wasn't going to be invited his jaw \dropped als er hörte, dass er nicht eingeladen war, klappte ihm der Unterkiefer herunter

the curtain \dropped THEAT der Vorhang ist gefallen; ( fig)

the curtain has \dropped on communist rule über die kommunistische Herrschaft ist endgültig der Vorhang gefallen

2. (become lower) land sinken; water level fallen, sich akk senken; prices, temperatures sinken, zurückgehen, fallen

3. ( fam: become exhausted) umfallen, umsinken

to \drop with exhaustion [or tiredness] vor Erschöpfung umfallen

to be fit [or ready] to \drop zum Umfallen müde sein

to \drop [down] dead tot umfallen

\drop dead! ( fam) scher dich zum Teufel! fam

people are \dropping like flies here ( fam) die Leute fallen hier um wie die Fliegen fam

4.

▶ the penny \dropped esp BRIT der Groschen ist gefallen fam

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[drɒp]
1. NOUN

1) of liquid Tropfen m

drop by drop — tropfenweise

a drop of blood — ein Blutstropfen m, ein Tropfen m Blut

just a drop for me — für mich nur einen Tropfen

a drop of wine? — ein Schlückchen nt Wein?

it's a drop in the ocean or bucket (fig) — das ist ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein

eye drops — Augentropfen pl

2) = fall in temperature, prices Rückgang m (
in gen); (sudden) Sturz m ( in gen); (in blood pressure) Absinken nt ( in gen)
a drop in prices — ein Preisrückgang m/-sturz m

20% is quite a drop — 20%, das ist stark gefallen

he took a big drop in salary when he changed jobs — als er die Stelle wechselte, nahm er eine beträchtliche Gehaltsverschlechterung in Kauf

a sudden/noticeable drop in temperature — ein plötzlicher/merklicher Temperaturabfall

3) = vertical distance = difference in level Höhenunterschied m; (= fall) Sturz m, Fall m

a drop of ten feet — ein Höhenunterschied von zehn Fuß

there's a drop of ten feet down to the ledge — bis zu dem Felsvorsprung geht es zehn Fuß hinunter

it's a nasty drop — es geht tief hinunter

it was a sheer drop from the top of the cliff into the sea — die Klippen fielen schroff zum Meer ab

4) = delivery of supplies, arms Abwurf m; (of drugs etc) Lieferung f; (= parachute jump) (Ab)sprung m

the Red Cross made a drop of medical supplies into the flood zone — das Rote Kreuz warf Medikamente über dem Überschwemmungsgebiet ab

5) of gallows Falltür f

6) THEAT Vorhang m

7) = hiding place for secret mail toter Briefkasten

8)

= advantage to have the drop on sb — jdn ausstechen können

to get the drop on sb — sich (dat) einen Vorteil gegenüber jdm verschaffen

9) = sweet Drops m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = cause to fall in drops liquid tropfen

2) = allow to fall fallen lassen; bomb, supplies, pamphlets, burden abwerfen; parachutist absetzen; voice senken; curtsy machen; (KNITTING) stitch fallen lassen; (= lower) hemline herunterlassen; (THEAT) curtain herunterlassen

I dropped my watch — meine Uhr ist runtergefallen

don't drop it! — lass es nicht fallen!

he dropped his heavy cases on the floor —

drop that gun! — lass die Pistole fallen!

or mailbox (US) — einen Brief einwerfen or in den Briefkasten werfen

or pants — die Jungen ließen ihre Hosen herunter

3) = kill bird abschießen; (sl) person abknallen (inf)

4) = set down from car person absetzen; thing abliefern; (COMPUT: after dragging with mouse) ablegen; (from boat) cargo löschen

5) = utter casually remark, name fallen lassen; clue geben; hint machen

he let drop that he was going to get married (by mistake) — es rutschte ihm raus, dass er heiraten wollte (inf); (deliberately) er erwähnte so nebenbei, dass er heiraten wollte

6) = send postcard, note, line schreiben

to drop sb a note or a line — jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben

7) = omit word, reference auslassen; (deliberately) weglassen (from in +dat); programme absetzen

this word drops the "e" in the plural — bei diesem Wort fällt das "e" im Plural weg

the paper refused to drop the story — die Zeitung weigerte sich, die Geschichte fallen zu lassen

he drops his aitches — er verschluckt immer das "h"

8) = abandon work, habit, lifestyle aufgeben; idea, plan fallen lassen, aufgeben; discussion, conversation abbrechen; candidate, minister, friend fallen lassen; girlfriend Schluss machen mit; (JUR) case niederschlagen

you'll find it hard to drop the habit — es wird Ihnen schwerfallen, sich (dat) das abzugewöhnen

you'd better drop the idea — schlagen Sie sich (dat) das aus dem Kopf

to drop sb from a team — jdn aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

let's drop the subject —

let's drop it! — lassen wir das!

drop it! (inf) — hör auf (damit)!

drop everything (and come here immediately)! (inf) — lass alles stehen und liegen (und komm sofort her)!

9) = lose money verlieren, loswerden (inf)

she dropped the first three games (Tennis) — sie gab die ersten drei Spiele ab

10) = give birth to (animal) werfen

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = drip liquid (herunter)tropfen

2) = fall object (herunter)fallen; (THEAT curtain) fallen; (rate, temperature etc) sinken; (wind) sich legen; (voice) sich senken

don't let it drop —

to drop astern (Naut) — zurückfallen

Britain has dropped from fifth to tenth in the league — Großbritannien ist vom fünften auf den zehnten Ligaplatz (zurück)gefallen

3) to the ground person fallen; (= collapse) umfallen, umkippen (inf)

to drop to the ground —

to drop to one's knees — auf die Knie fallen or sinken

she dropped into an armchair — sie sank in einen Sessel, sie ließ sich in einen Sessel fallen

I'm ready to drop (inf) — ich bin zum Umfallen müde (inf)

she danced till she dropped (inf) — sie tanzte bis zum Umfallen (inf) or Gehtnichtmehr (inf)

to drop dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! ( inf, expressing contempt ) — geh zum Teufel!

small businesses were dropping like flies in the recession (inf) — während der Rezession gingen kleine Geschäfte massenweise ein (inf)

4) = end conversation etc aufhören

to let sth drop —

you can't just let the matter drop — Sie können die Sache nicht einfach auf sich beruhen lassen

shall we let it drop? — sollen wir es darauf beruhen lassen?

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drop [drɒp; US drɑp]

A s

1. Tropfen m:

a drop of blood ein Blutstropfen;

empty the glass to the last drop das Glas bis auf den letzten Tropfen leeren;

a drop in the bucket ( oder ocean) fig ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein;

the last drop which made the cup run over der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen brachte

2. pl MED Tropfen pl

3. fig Tropfen m, Tröpfchen n:

drop by drop, in drops tropfen-, tröpfchenweise

4. fig Glas n, Gläschen n:

he has had a drop too much er hat ein Glas oder eins oder einen über den Durst getrunken;

he likes a drop er trinkt gern einen

5. tropfenähnliches Gebilde, besonders

a) Ohrgehänge n

b) (herabhängendes) Prisma (am Glaslüster)

6. Bonbon m/n: → fruit drop

7. a) Fallen n, Fall m ( from aus):

at the drop of a hat umg beim geringsten Anlass; mir nichts, dir nichts;

get ( oder have) the drop on sb umg jemandem (beim Ziehen der Waffe) zuvorkommen, fig jemandem überlegen sein, jemandem (weit) voraus sein

b) → airdrop A

8. fig Fall m, Sturz m:

drop in prices WIRTSCH Preissturz;

drop in (the) temperature Temperatursturz, -abfall;

drop in the voltage ELEK Spannungsabfall

9. Fall(tiefe) m(f):

a drop of ten feet ein Fall aus 10 Fuß Höhe

10. (plötzliche) Senkung, (steiler) Abfall, Gefälle n

11. a) Fallvorrichtung f

b) Vorrichtung f zum Herablassen (von Lasten etc)

12. Falltür f

13. a) Fallbrett n (am Galgen)

b) Galgen m

14. (Fall)Klappe f (am Schlüsselloch etc)

15. besonders US (Brief- etc) Einwurf m

16. → drop curtain

B v/i prät und pperf dropped, obs dropt [drɒpt; US drɑpt]

1. (herab)tropfen, herabtröpfeln

2. triefen ( with von, vor dat)

3. (herab-, herunter)fallen ( from von; out of aus):

let sth drop etwas fallen lassen;

these words dropped from his lips fig diese Worte kamen von seinen Lippen

4. (nieder)sinken, fallen:

drop on one’s knees auf die Knie sinken oder fallen;

drop into a chair in einen Sessel sinken, sich in einen Sessel fallen lassen

5. a) (ohnmächtig) zu Boden sinken, umfallen:

be fit ( oder ready) to drop (with fatigue) zum Umfallen müde sein, sich vor Müdigkeit kaum mehr auf den Beinen halten können

b) auch drop dead tot umfallen:

drop dead! fig sl geh zum Teufel!

6. fig aufhören, im Sande verlaufen, einschlafen:

our correspondence dropped

7. (ver)fallen:

drop into a habit in eine Gewohnheit verfallen, sich etwas angewöhnen

8. (ab)sinken, sich senken

9. sinken, fallen, heruntergehen (Preise, Thermometer etc)

10. leiser werden (Stimme)

11. sich legen (Wind)

12. zufällig oder unerwartet kommen oder gehen:

drop into the room unerwartet ins Zimmer kommen, ins Zimmer schneien umg;

drop across sb (sth) zufällig auf jemanden (etwas) stoßen

13. umg herfallen (on, across, into über jemanden)

14. → drop back:

drop behind

a) zurückfallen hinter (akk),

b) sich zurückfallen lassen hinter (akk);

drop to the rear zurückbleiben, ins Hintertreffen geraten;

drop four places SPORT etc um vier Plätze zurückfallen

15. ZOOL Junge werfen, besonders

a) lammen

b) kalben

c) fohlen

16. abfallen (Gelände etc)

C v/t

1. (herab)tropfen oder (-)tröpfeln lassen

2. tropfenweise eingießen

3. eine Träne vergießen, fallen lassen

4. a) senken, herablassen

b) die Hose herunterlassen

5. fallen lassen, (Golf) den Ball droppen, sein Taschentuch etc verlieren:

drop everything alles liegen und stehen lassen; → potato

6. (hinein)werfen ( into in akk)

7. a) Bomben etc (ab)werfen

b) → airdrop B

8. SCHIFF den Anker auswerfen

9. eine Bemerkung fallen lassen:

drop sb a line ( oder note) jemandem ein paar Zeilen schreiben;

drop names → name-drop

10. ein Thema, eine Absicht etc fallen lassen:

let’s drop the matter sprechen wir von etwas anderem!; → charge C 9

11. eine Tätigkeit aufgeben, aufhören mit, SCHULE ein Fach abwählen:

drop writing aufhören zu schreiben;

drop the correspondence die Korrespondenz einschlafen lassen;

drop it! hör auf damit!, lass das!

12. a) jemanden fallen lassen

b) auch drop from the team SPORT einen Spieler aus der Mannschaft nehmen

c) einen Film etc absetzen

13. besonders US jemanden entlassen

14. ZOOL Junge, besonders Lämmer werfen

15. eine Last, auch Passagiere absetzen

16. besonders US umg Geld verlieren, besonders verspielen

17. Buchstaben etc auslassen: → aitch, H¹ 1

18. a) zu Fall bringen

b) zu Boden schlagen, (Boxen auch) auf die Bretter schicken

19. a) einen Vogel abschießen

b) umg jemanden abknallen

20. die Augen oder die Stimme senken:

drop one’s voice to a whisper

21. SPORT einen Punkt etc abgeben (to gegen):

drop a shot (Golf) einen Schlag verlieren, ein Bogey spielen

* * *
1. noun
1) Tropfen, der

drops of rain/dew/blood/sweat — Regen- / Tau- / Bluts- / Schweißtropfen

drop by drop, in drops — tropfenweise

be a drop in the ocean or in the or a bucket — (fig.) ein Tropfen auf einen heißen Stein sein; (fig.): (small amount)

[just] a drop — [nur] ein kleiner Tropfen

2) (fig. coll.): (of alcohol) Gläschen, das

have had a drop too much — ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben (ugs.)

3) in pl. (Med.) Tropfen Pl.

4) (vertical distance)

there was a drop of 50 metres from the roof to the ground below — vom Dach bis zum Boden waren es 50 Meter

5) (abrupt descent of land) plötzlicher Abfall; Absturz, der

6) (fig.): (decrease) Rückgang, der

drop in temperature/prices — Temperatur-/Preisrückgang, der

a drop in the cost of living — ein Sinken der Lebenshaltungskosten

a drop in salary/wages/income — eine Gehalts-/Lohn-/Einkommensminderung
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (fall) (accidentally) [herunter]fallen; (deliberately) sich [hinunter]fallen lassen

drop out of or from somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand fallen

2) (sink to ground) [Person:] fallen

drop to the ground — umfallen; zu Boden fallen

drop [down] dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! — (coll.) scher dich zum Teufel!

drop into bed/an armchair — ins Bett/in einen Sessel sinken

be fit or ready to drop — (coll.) zum Umfallen müde sein

3) (in amount etc.) sinken; [Wind:] abflauen, sich legen; [Stimme:] sich senken; [Kinnlade:] herunterfallen

4) (move, go)

drop back — (Sport) zurückfallen

5) (fall in drops) [Flüssigkeit:] tropfen ( from aus)

6)

drop [back] into one's old routine — in den alten Trott verfallen

drop into the habit or way of doing something — die Gewohnheit annehmen, etwas zu tun

7) (cease)

the affair was allowed to drop — man ließ die Angelegenheit auf sich (Dat.) beruhen

8)

let drop — beiläufig erwähnen [Tatsache, Absicht]; fallen lassen [Bemerkung]

let drop that/when... — beiläufig erwähnen, dass/wann...
3. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (let fall) fallen lassen; abwerfen [Bomben, Flugblätter, Nachschub]; absetzen [Fallschirmjäger, Truppen]

drop a letter in the letter box — einen Brief einwerfen

drop the latch on the door — den Türriegel vorlegen

2) (by mistake) fallen lassen

she dropped crumbs on the floor/ juice on the table — ihr fielen Krümel auf den Boden/tropfte Saft auf den Tisch

he dropped the glass — ihm fiel das Glas herunter

3) (let fall in drops) tropfen

4) (utter casually) fallen lassen [Namen]

drop a hint — eine Anspielung machen

5) (send casually)

drop somebody a note or line — jemandem [ein paar Zeilen] schreiben

6) (set down, unload from car) absetzen [Mitfahrer, Fahrgast]

7) (omit) (in writing) auslassen; (in speech) nicht aussprechen

drop a name from a list — einen Namen von einer Liste streichen

8) (discontinue, abandon) fallen lassen [Plan, Thema, Anklage]; einstellen [Untersuchung, Ermittlungen]; beiseite lassen [Formalitäten]; aufgeben, Schluss machen mit [Verstellung, Heuchelei]

drop it! — lass das!

shall we drop the subject? — lassen Sie uns [lieber] das Thema wechseln

9)

drop somebody from a team — jemanden aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

10)

drop one's voice — die Stimme senken

11)

dropped handlebars — Rennlenker, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

* * *

n.

Abfall -¨e m.

Niederfallen n.

Schlückchen n.

Tropfen - m. v.

absetzen v.

fallen (lassen) v.

fallen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)

streichen v.

(§ p.,pp.: strich, ist/hat gestrichen)

tropfen v.

zusammen brechen v.

zusammenbrechen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > drop
6 drop

drop [drɒp]

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

(pt & pp dropped, cont dropping)

1 transitive verb

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

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

∎ drop it! (to dog) lâche ça!;

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

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

∎ to drop a curtsy faire une révérence;

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

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

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

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

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

(c) (deliver) déposer;

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

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

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

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

∎ to drop everything laisser tout tomber;

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

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

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

∎ just drop it! laissez tomber!, assez!

(e) (utter → remark) laisser échapper;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(h) British (lose) perdre;

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

∎ they dropped one game ils ont perdu un match

(i) Computing (icon) lâcher

(j) American familiar (spend) claquer

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

(l) familiar drugs slang

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

2 intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

∎ Theatre the curtain dropped le rideau tomba

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

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

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

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

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

∎ she dropped dead elle est tombée raide morte;

∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) (end) cesser;

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

(e) (give birth → animal) mettre bas

3 noun

(a) (of liquid) goutte f;

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

∎ drop by drop goutte à goutte;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ lemon drops bonbons mpl au citron

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

∎ to make a drop déposer un colis

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

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

(j) familiar old-fashioned

∎ the drop (hanging) la potence^□ ;

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

4 drops plural noun

Medicine gouttes fpl

►► Cars drop arm bielle f pendante;

Computing & Typography drop cap lettrine f;

drop curtain rideau m (à la française);

Metallurgy drop forge marteau-pilon m;

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

Technology drop hammer marteau-pilon m;

drop handlebars guidon m renversé;

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

Computing & Typography drop letter lettrine f;

British Cookery drop scone = sorte de crêpe épaisse;

drop seat strapontin m;

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

Sport drop shot (in tennis) amorti m;

Cars drop test essai m de chute;

drop zone zone f de droppage

➲ drop away intransitive verb

(a) (interest, support) diminuer, baisser

(b) (land) s'abaisser

➲ drop back intransitive verb

retourner en arrière, se laisser devancer ou distancer

➲ drop by intransitive verb

passer

➲ drop down intransitive verb

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

➲ drop in

1 intransitive verb

passer;

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

∎ to drop in on sb passer voir qn

2 separable transitive verb

(deliver) déposer;

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

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

➲ drop off

1 separable transitive verb

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

2 intransitive verb

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

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

(c) (fall off) tomber;

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

➲ drop out intransitive verb

(a) (fall out) tomber;

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

(b) (withdraw) renoncer;

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

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

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

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

➲ drop round British

1 intransitive verb

passer;

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

2 separable transitive verb

(deliver) déposer;

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

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > drop
7 drop somebody off

drop somebody/something off 1. высадить (из транспорта)
Ask the bus driver to drop you off at the racecourse.

Drop me off at the corner, and I’ll walk from there.
2. забросить (завезти по дороге, отдать)
Would you drop this dress off at the dry cleaner’s for me?

I can drop Daisy off on my way home.

Bill dropped off the package at the office.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > drop somebody off
8 drop

I [drɔp] n
1) капля

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- smth dropped from the desk

3) опускать, понижать

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

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

- temperature dropped
- prices are dropping
5) прекращать

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

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > drop
9 drop out

( often with of) (to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society: There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college.) abandonar

drop out

v.

• abandonar v.

v + adv

to drop out (of something): to drop out of school abandonar los estudios; to drop out of a course dejar de asistir a un curso; to drop out (of a competition/race) ( before event) no presentarse (a un concurso/una carrera); ( during event) abandonar (un curso/una carrera); to drop out of politics abandonar or dejar la política; to drop out (of society) — marginarse, convertirse* en un marginado

VI + ADV [contents etc] derramarse, salirse; (fig) (from competition) retirarse

to drop out of society/university — abandonar la sociedad/la universidad

to drop out of a team — salirse de un equipo

to drop out of a race — abandonar una carrera

he dropped out of my life — desapareció de mi vida

* * *

v + adv

to drop out (of something): to drop out of school abandonar los estudios; to drop out of a course dejar de asistir a un curso; to drop out (of a competition/race) ( before event) no presentarse (a un concurso/una carrera); ( during event) abandonar (un curso/una carrera); to drop out of politics abandonar or dejar la política; to drop out (of society) — marginarse, convertirse* en un marginado

English-spanish dictionary > drop out
10 drop

/drɔp/ * danh từ - giọt (nước, máu, thuốc...) =to fall in drops+ rơi nhỏ giọt =drop by drop+ từng giọt =a drop in the ocean; a drop in the bucket+ (nghĩa bóng) giọt nước trong biển cả, hạt cát trong bãi sa mạc - hớp nhỏ rượu mạnh, ly nhỏ rượu mạnh, chút xíu rượu mạnh =to take a drop+ uống một ly nhỏ rượu mạnh =to have a taken a drop too much+ quá chén, say =to have a drop in one's eye+ có vẻ say rồi - kẹo viên, viên (bạc hà...) - hoa (đeo tai); dây rủ (có xâu hạt pha lê ở đèn treo) - sự rơi; quãng rơi =a drop of ten metres+ quãng rơi mười mét - sự xuống dốc, sự thất thế - sự hạ, sự giảm, sa sụt =a drop in prices+ sự sụt giá =pressure drop+ sự giảm áp suất =drop of potential+ sự sụt thế; độ sụt thế =a drop in one's voice+ sự hạ giọng - chỗ thụt xuống thình lình (của mặt đường...); mực thụt xuống; dốc đứng - (sân khấu) màn hạ lúc nghỉ tạm ((cũng) drop-curtain) - (thể dục,thể thao) cú đá quả bóng đang bật ((cũng) drop-kick) - ván rút (ở chân giá treo cổ) - miếng (sắt...) che lỗ khoá - khe đút tiền (máy bán hàng tự động) - (hàng không) sự thả dù (vũ khí, thức ăn, quân...); vật thả dù * nội động từ - chảy nhỏ giọt, rơi nhỏ giọt; nhỏ giọt ráo nước - rơi, rớt xuống, gục xuống =to drop with fatigue+ mệt gục xuống =to drop on one's knee+ quỳ xuống - (nghĩa bóng) tình cờ thốt ra, tình cờ nói ra =the remark dropped from his mouth+ lời nhận xét vô tình thốt ra từ cửa miệng anh ta, lời nhận xét anh ta vô tình thốt ra - thôi ngừng lại, dừng lại, đứt đoạn =the conversation drops+ câu chuyện ngừng lại - sụt, giảm, hạ; lắng xuống =prices drop+ giá cả sụt xuống =voices drop+ giọng hạ thấp xuống =wind drops+ gió lắng xuống - rơi vào (tình trạng nào đó...) =to drop behind+ rớt lại đằng sau =to drop back into a bad habit+ lại rơi vào một thói xấu cũ, nhiễm lại một thói xấu =to drop asleep+ ngủ thiếp đi - co rúm lại, thu mình lại (trước thú săn) (chó săn) * ngoại động từ - nhỏ giọt, cho chảy nhỏ giọt - để rơi, buông rơi, bỏ xuống, ném xuống =to drop a letter in the letter-box+ bỏ thư vào thùng thư =to drop bombs+ ném bom =to drop the anchor+ thả neo - vô tình thốt ra, buông (lời...); viết qua loa (cho ai vài dòng...) =to drop a remark+ vô tình thốt ra một lời nhận xét =to drop a line+ viết qua mấy chữ (gửi cho ai) - đẻ (cừu) - bỏ lướt, bỏ không đọc (một chữ...) =to drop one's hs+ bỏ lướt không đọc những chữ h - cho xuống xe (người); đưa đến (gói hàng) - cúi (mặt...) xuống; hạ thấp (giọng) - (đánh bài) thua - đánh gục, bắn rơi, chặt đổ - bỏ (công việc, ý định...); ngừng (câu chuyện...); cắt đứt (cuộc đàm phán...); bỏ rơi (ai); thôi =drop it!+ (từ lóng) thôi đi!, bỏ cái thói ấy đi! - (thể dục,thể thao) phát bằng cú đá bóng đang bật nảy; ghi (bàn thắng) bằng cú đá bóng đang bật nảy (bóng đá) !to drop cross - tình cờ gặp, ngẫu nhiên gặp =to drop across somebody+ ngẫu nhiên gặp ai, tình cờ gặp ai - măng nhiếc, xỉ vả; trừng phạt (ai) !to drop away !to drop off - lần lượt bỏ đi !to drop in - tạt vào thăm; nhân tiện đi qua ghé vào thăm - lần lượt vào kẻ trước người sau - đi biến, mất hút - ngủ thiếp đi - chết !to drop on - mắng nhiếc, xỉ vả; trừng phạt (ai) !to drop out - biến mất, mất hút - bỏ ra ngoài, không ghi vào (dánh sách...); rút ra khỏi (cuộc đấu...) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) bỏ học nửa chừng !to drop a curtsey - (xem) curtsey !to drop from sight - biến mất, mất hút !to drop short of something - thiếu cái gì - không đạt tới cái gì

English-Vietnamese dictionary > drop
11 drop

- at the drop of a hat

- drop by drop

- drop dead!

- drop from the clouds

- a drop in the bucket

- drop smb. like a hot brick

- a drop of something

- get the drop on smb.

- have a drop

- have a drop too much

- knockout drops

- the last drop makes the cup run over

- one drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine

- to the last drop

Large English-Russian phrasebook > drop
12 dejar

v.

1 to leave, to put.

dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table

deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger

he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby

Ricardo dejó a Ilse Richard left Ilse.

Fuss dejó a Ricardo en la escuela Fuss left=dropped off Richard at school.

Dejé mi trabajo anterior I left my former job.

Dejé el lugar limpio ó dejé limpio el lugar I left the place clean.

El viejo le dejó su dinero a su hijo The old man left his money to his son.

2 to leave (abandonar) (casa, trabajo, país).

dejar a alguien en algún sitio to drop somebody off somewhere (con el coche)

dejar algo por imposible to give something up as a lost cause

dejar a alguien atrás to leave somebody behind

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her

te dejo, tengo que irme I have to leave you now, I must go

3 to leave out.

dejar algo por o sin hacer to fail to do something

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

4 to forget (about).

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!

déjame tranquilo o en paz leave me alone o in peace

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

5 to leave behind, to clear out of, to leave.

Missy dejó su bolso en su apuro Missy left behind her purse in the rush.

6 to be given, to inherit, to receive.

Se me dejó dinero en el testamento I was given money in the will.

7 to let, to allow to.

Dejé al perro salir a la calle I allowed the dog to go outside.

8 to be allowed to.

Se nos dejó ir We were allowed to go.

9 to be left.

Se nos dejó asombrados We were left astonished.

10 to quit, to give up, to abandon, to relinquish.

Ella dejó y se fue She quitted and left.

11 to lend, to lend out.

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dejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (colocar) to leave, put

■ dejó unos tomates en la mesa he left some tomatoes on the table

2 (abandonar - persona, lugar) to leave; (- hábito, cosa, actividad) to give up

■ dejó el despacho a las ocho she left the office at eight o'clock

■ ha dejado a su mujer he has left his wife

■ dejó el tabaco he gave up smoking

3 (permitir) to allow, let

■ déjale jugar let him play

■ no nos dejaron ir allí we were not allowed go there

4 (prestar) to lend

■ me dejó su abrigo she lent me her coat

5 (ceder) to give

6 (producir dinero) to bring in, make

■ esta tienda deja un buen dinero this shop makes a lot of money

7 (producir humo, ceniza) to produce, leave

8 (esperar) to wait

■ deja que llegue wait till he arrives

9 (aplazar) to put off

■ dejémoslo hasta mañana let's leave it till tomorrow

10 (omitir) to leave out, omit

11 (causar un efecto) to make

■ me ha dejado nuevo I feel like a new man

■ le película me ha dejado triste the film made me sad

12 (legar) to bequeath, leave

► auxiliar

1 dejar de + inf (cesar - voluntariamente) to stop + gerund, give up + gerund; (- involuntariamente) to stop + gerund

■ ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

■ dejó de fumar he gave up smoking

2 no dejar de + inf not to fail to + inf

■ no deja de sorprenderme she never fails to surprise me

■ no dejes de hacerlo don't forget to do it

■ no deja de molestarme she's always annoying me

3 dejar + past participle

■ dejó dicho que vendría mañana he left a message that he would come tomorrow

■ lo dejó escrito en su agenda he wrote it down in his diary

► verbo pronominal dejarse

1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind

■ me he dejado las llaves en casa I've left my keys at home

3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to

■ se dejó pegar he let himself be hit

► verbo pronominal dejarse de

1 (cesar) to stop

■ déjate de llorar stop crying

■ déjate de tonterías don't be silly

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar algo por imposible to give up on something

dejar caer to drop

dejar en paz to leave alone

dejar frío,-a figurado to leave cold

dejar mal a alguien to make somebody look bad

dejar plantado,-a a alguien to stand somebody up

dejar preocupado,-a to worry

dejarse caer to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop in

■ déjate caer por mi casa cuando puedas drop in whenever you can

dejarse llevar por alguien to be influenced by somebody

dejarse llevar por algo to get carried away with something

dejarse oír (gen) to be heard 2 (gritar) to make oneself heard

dejarse sentir el frío/verano/invierno to feel the cold/summer/winter

■ se deja sentir el invierno one can feel that winter's here

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verb

1) to leave

2) abandon

3) give up

4) let

5) allow, permit

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- dejar de
- dejarse
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=poner, soltar) to leave

he dejado las llaves en la mesa — I've left the keys on the table

se lo dejo en la conserjería — I'll leave it for you at the porter's office

dejé 1.500 euros de entrada — I put down 1,500 euros as a deposit

podemos dejarle los niños a mi madre si salimos — we can leave the children with my mother if we go out

• dejar algo [aparte] — to leave sth aside

• dejar [atrás] — [+ corredor, vehículo adelantado, competidor] to leave behind

dejó atrás a los demás corredores — he left the other runners behind

se vino de Holanda, dejando atrás a su familia — he came over from Holland, leaving his family behind

dejar a algn muy atrás — to leave sb a long way behind

• dejar algo a un [lado] — to set sth aside

2) [al desaparecer, morir] to leave

el agua ha dejado una mancha en la pared — the water has left a stain on the wall

te deja un sabor demasiado dulce después de comerlo — it leaves a sickly aftertaste in your mouth

dejó todo su dinero a sus hijos — he left all his money to his children

dejó dos niñas pequeñas — she left two small girls

deja escritas tres novelas — he leaves three completed novels behind

3) (=guardar)

¿me habéis dejado algo de tarta? — have you left {o} saved me some cake?

deja algo de dinero para cuando lo necesites — put some money aside for when you need it

4) (=abandonar)

a) [+ actividad, empleo] to give up

dejó el esquí después del accidente — he gave up skiing after the accident

ha dejado los estudios por el fútbol — he has given up his studies to pursue a career in football

lo dejamos porque era muy difícil — we gave up because it was too hard

lo dejamos por imposible — we gave it up as being impossible

• dejar la [bebida] — to give up drink, stop drinking

b) [+ persona, lugar] to leave

dejaron al niño en la puerta de una iglesia — they left the child outside a church

su novio la ha dejado — her boyfriend has left her

dejé su casa al amanecer — I left his house at dawn

c) [en coche] to drop off

¿te dejo en tu casa? — shall I drop you off at your place?

5) (=no molestar)

deja ya el ordenador, que lo vas a romper — leave the computer alone, you're going to break it

déjame, quiero estar solo — leave me be, I want to be alone

¡déjalo! — (=¡no hagas eso!) stop it!; (=no te preocupes) forget it!, don't worry about it!

• dejar [así] las cosas — to leave things as they are

dejémoslo así — let's leave it at that

• ¡déjame [en paz]!, ¡déjame [tranquilo]! — leave me alone!

6) (=posponer)

• dejar algo [para] — to leave sth till

dejar algo para mañana — to leave sth till tomorrow

dejar algo para después — to leave sth till later

he dejado el italiano para cuando tenga más tiempo — I've put off learning Italian till I have more time

7) (=prestar) to lend

le dejé mi libro de física — I lent him my physics book

¿me dejas diez euros? — can you lend me ten euros?

¿me dejas el coche? — can I borrow the car?, will you lend me the car?

8) (=permitir) + infin to let

mis padres no me dejan salir de noche — my parents won't let me go out at night

quiero pero no me dejan — I want to but they won't let me

dejar entrar a algn — to let sb in

dejar pasar a algn — to let sb through {o} past

dejar salir a algn — to let sb out
dejar que ({+ subjun})
dejar que las cosas vayan de mal en peor — to let things go {o} allow things to go from bad to worse

9) [indicando resultado]
+ adj
dejó la ventana abierta — she left the window open

lo ha dejado muy triste — it has left him very sad

me dejó confundido — she left me confused, she confused me

nos dejó a todos asombrados — he stunned us all

hay algo que quiero dejar bien claro — there is one thing I want to make perfectly clear

dejaron el jardín tal como estaba — they left the garden as it was

• dejar algo [como nuevo], me han dejado el abrigo como nuevo — my coat was as good as new when it came back from them

esa ducha me ha dejado como nueva — I feel like a different person after that shower

10) (=producir)
[+ dinero]
el negocio le deja lo justo para vivir — the business brings in just enough for him to live on

ese fondo de inversión apenas me deja intereses — that investment fund barely pays any interest

11) dejar que (=esperar)

deja que acabe de llover — wait for it to stop raining

dejaron que pasara el temporal antes de zarpar — they waited for the storm to pass before setting sail

deja que me toque la lotería y verás — just wait till I win the lottery, then you'll see

12) (=omitir) to leave out, forget

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [con una actividad]

deja, ya lo hago yo — leave it, I'll do it

deja, yo lo pago — no {o} it's all right, I'll pay for it
dejar de hacer algo [por un momento] to stop doing sth; [por una temporada] to give up doing sth, stop doing sth
cuando deje de llover — when it stops raining, when the rain stops

¡déja de hacer eso! — stop that!

yo dejé de ir hace muchos años — I gave up {o} stopped going years ago

no puedo dejar de fumar — I can't give up {o} stop smoking

cuando murió su padre dejó de comer — when her father died she stopped eating {o} she went off her food
no dejar de ({+ infin})
no deja de preguntarme por ti — he's always asking me about you

eso no deja de tener gracia — it has its funny side

no deja de ser raro que no haya venido — it's rather odd that she hasn't come

no por eso deja de ser una tontería lo que has dicho — that doesn't change the fact that what you said was stupid

no puedo dejar de asombrarme — I can't help being astonished

no dejes de visitarlos — don't fail to visit them, make sure you visit them

no dejes de comprar el billete — make sure you buy the ticket

3.

See:

dejarse
DEJAR Dejar en el sentido de prestar se puede traducir al inglés empleando borrow o lend. Borrow se usa cuando el sujeto es quien pide (significa tomar prestado) y lend cuando el sujeto es quien da (significa dejar prestado): ¿Me dejas tus botas de esquiar? Can I borrow your ski boots? o Can you lend me your ski boots? ¿Me podrías dejar tu reloj? Could I borrow your watch? o Could you lend me your watch? NOTA: Borrow y lend no se utilizan normalmente con cosas que no pueden trasladarse de un sitio a otro: ¿Me dejas tu casa de campo este fin de semana? Can I use your house in the country this weekend? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?

deja ese cuchillo — put that knife down

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault

dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus

déjame en paz! — leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract

2) <barba/bigote> to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush

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= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.

Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.

Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex. The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex. That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex. This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.

Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

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* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.

* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.

* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejar ciego = blind.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.

* dejar claro que = make + the point that.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar constancia de = record.

* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* dejar de existir = be no more.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.

* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.

* dejar de ser actual = date.

* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.

* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.

* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.

* dejar en adobo = marinade.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.

* dejar en garantía = pledge.

* dejar en herencia = bequeath.

* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.

* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.

* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dejar en prenda = pledge.

* dejar en remojo = steep.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.

* dejar en testamento = will.

* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* dejar estupefacto = stagger.

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar huérfano = orphan.

* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.

* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.

* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.

* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.

* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.

* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar lisiado = lame.

* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.

* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* dejar marcado = scar.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.

* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.

* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.

* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

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

* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* dejar una cicatriz = scar.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.

* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.

* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.

* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.

* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?

deja ese cuchillo — put that knife down

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault

dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus

déjame en paz! — leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract

2) <barba/bigote> to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush

* * *

= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.

Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.

Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.

Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.

* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.

* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejar ciego = blind.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.

* dejar claro que = make + the point that.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar constancia de = record.

* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* dejar de existir = be no more.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.

* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.

* dejar de ser actual = date.

* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.

* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.

* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.

* dejar en adobo = marinade.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.

* dejar en garantía = pledge.

* dejar en herencia = bequeath.

* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.

* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.

* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dejar en prenda = pledge.

* dejar en remojo = steep.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.

* dejar en testamento = will.

* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* dejar estupefacto = stagger.

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar huérfano = orphan.

* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.

* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.

* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.

* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.

* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.

* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar lisiado = lame.

* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.

* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* dejar marcado = scar.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.

* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.

* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.

* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

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

* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* dejar una cicatriz = scar.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.

* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.

* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.

* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.

* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

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dejar [A1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dejar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 dejar en un lugar

2 olvidar

3 como herencia

4 depositar: persona

B

1 dejar: marca, mancha etc

2 Comercio

C abandonar: novia, marido etc

D

1 en cierto estado

2 dejar algo dicho

E

1 posponer

2 reservar, guardar

F prestar

Sentido II

A

1 permitir

2 esperar

B

1 dejar paso

2 dejar caer

■ dejar (verbo intransitivo)

A deja/dejen

B

1 dejar de: omitir, no hacer

2 dejar de: cesar

■ dejarse (verbo pronominal)

A abandonarse

B

1 dejarse la barba etc

2 dejarse + infinitivo

C olvidar

D dejarse de

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (en un lugar) to leave

¿dónde dejaste el coche? where did you leave the car?

déjamelo en recepción leave it in reception for me

deja ese cuchillo, que te vas a cortar put that knife down, you'll cut yourself

dejé un depósito I put down o left a deposit

¿cuánto se suele dejar de propina? how much do you normally leave as a tip?

dejémoslo, no quiero discutir por eso let's forget o drop it, I don't want to argue about it

déjalo ya, no le pegues más that's enough o stop it now, don't hit him any more

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone o let her be, it wasn't her fault

dejar que desear: la calidad deja bastante/mucho que desear the quality leaves rather a lot/much to be desired

2 (olvidar) to leave

dejó el paraguas en el tren she left her umbrella on the train

3 (como herencia) to leave

le dejó sus alhajas a su nieta she left her jewels to her granddaughter

4 (depositar) ‹persona› to drop, drop … off

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school

B

1 ‹marca/mancha/huella› to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

deja viuda y tres hijos he leaves a widow and three children

2 ( Comercio):

no deja mucho margen it does not have a very high profit margin

ese tipo de negocio deja mucho dinero that type of business is very lucrative o yields high returns

C (abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹familia› to leave, abandon; ‹trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹lugar› to leave

lo dejó por otro she left him for another man

quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

no quería dejar esa casa donde había sido tan feliz he didn't want to leave that house where he had been so happy

te dejo, que tengo que arreglarme I must go, I have to get ready

D (+ compl)

1 (en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open

su muerte los dejó en la miseria his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta I was astonished by her reply

ese estilo de cine me deja frío that sort of movie leaves me cold

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente the blow knocked o rendered him unconscious

dejar los garbanzos en remojo leave the chickpeas to soak

dejo el asunto en tus manos I'll leave the matter in your hands

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó (Col, Ven); we missed the plane/bus

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro I want to make this quite clear, I want this to be quite clear

dejando aparte la cuestión de … leaving aside the question of …

dejó atrás a los otros corredores she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a algn estar to let sth/sb be ( colloq), to leave sth/sb alone

lado

2

(CS): dejar algo dicho to leave a message

dejó dicho que lo llamaran he left a message for them to call him

¿quiere dejar algo dicho? do you want to leave a message?

E

1 (posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

dejemos los platos para mañana let's leave the dishes until tomorrow

2 (reservar, guardar) to leave

deja tus chistes para otro momento save your jokes for some other time

dejen un poco de postre para Gustavo leave some dessert for Gustavo

deja un margen leave a margin

F ( Esp fam) (prestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to lend

he salido sin dinero — yo te puedo dejar algo I've come out without any money — I can lend you some o let you have some

Sentido II

A

1 (permitir) dejar algo/a algn + INF to let sth/sb + INF

¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?

déjame entrar/salir let me in/out

siempre lo han dejado hacer lo que le da la gana they've always allowed him to do o let him do just as he pleases

deja correr el agua let the water run, run the water

tú déjame hacer a mí y no te preocupes you leave it to me and don't worry

sacar del horno y dejar reposar remove from the oven and leave to stand

su rostro no dejaba traslucir ninguna emoción his face showed no emotion

dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ to let sth/sb + INF

dejó que lo eligiera ella he let her choose, he left the choice to her

déjame que te ayude let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne don't let the meat burn

2 (esperar) dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ:

dejar que espese la salsa allow the sauce to thicken, wait until the sauce thickens

deja que se tranquilice un poco primero wait for him to calm down o let him calm down a bit first

¡deja que te agarre y vas a ver! just you wait till I get my hands on you!

B

1

dejar paso to make way

dejen paso a la ambulancia let the ambulance through, make way for the ambulance

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas we have to make way for new ideas

2

dejar caer ‹objeto› to drop;

‹comentario› to let … drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba she let it drop that she was getting married

■ dejar

vi

A

deja/dejen: deja, me toca pagar a mí no, no, it's my turn to pay

toma lo que te debía — deja, deja here, this is what I owed you — no, it doesn't matter o no, forget it o no, please

dejen, no se preocupen look, leave it, don't bother

B dejar de

1 (omitir, no hacer) dejar DE + INF:

no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues don't forget to write o make sure you write as soon as you get there

no deja de llamar ni un solo día he telephones every day without fail

no dejes de recordarles que … be sure to remind them that …

no por eso voy a dejar de decir lo que siento that won't stop me from saying what I feel

yo no puedo dejar de sacar mis propias conclusiones I can't help but draw my own conclusions

no deja de sorprenderme que haya venido a disculparse I still find it surprising that he came to apologize

lo que hagan o dejen de hacer es cosa suya whatever they do or don't do is their business

por no dejar ( Chi fam); for the sake of it

2 (cesar) dejar DE + INF to stop -ING

deja de llorar/importunarme stop crying/bothering me

creía que habías dejado de fumar I thought you had given up smoking

■ dejarse

v pron

A (abandonarse) to let oneself go

se ha dejado mucho desde que enviudó he's let himself go terribly since he lost his wife

B

1 ‹barba/bigote› to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo I want to grow my hair long

2 dejarse + INF:

se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him

no me voy a dejar convencer tan fácilmente I am not going to be persuaded that easily

quería besarla, pero ella no se dejó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't let him

se dejó llevar por la música she let herself be carried o swept along by the music

se dejó abatir por el desánimo she succumbed to despondency

no te dejes, tú también pégale ( AmL exc RPl); don't just take it, hit him back ( colloq)

¿qué tal el postre? — se deja comer ( fam hum); what's the dessert like? — it's not bad o I've tasted worse ( colloq hum)

de vez en cuando se dejaba caer por el club he used to drop by o into the club now and then

nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you

dejarse estar: no te dejes estar you'd better do something

si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato if we don't get our act together o get a move on we'll lose the contract, if we don't do something, we'll lose the contract ( colloq)

C ( fam) (olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa I left my/the money at home

D dejarse de ( fam):

déjate de rodeos y dime la verdad stop beating about the bush and tell me the truth

déjense ya de lamentaciones stop complaining

a ver si se dejan de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time

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Multiple Entries:
dejar
dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave;

◊ lo dejé en recepción I left it in reception;

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school;
dejar un recado to leave a message;
dejar propina to leave a tip;
deja ese cuchillo put that knife down;
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault;
dejar mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) ‹dinero/objeto› to leave;

◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2
a) ‹mancha/huella/sabor› to leave

b) ‹ ganancia› to produce;

◊ el negocio dejó pérdidas the business made a loss

3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave;
‹ familia› to leave, abandon;
‹ trabajo› to give up, leave;
‹ lugar› to leave;
◊ quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave;
◊ dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open;

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside;
¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!;
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos;
See also→ lado 3
5
a) ( posponer) leave;

◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) ‹espacio/margen/comida› to leave

( permitir)
◊ dejara algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;

déjalo entrar let it/him in;
deja correr el agua let the water run;
¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?;
dejar que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth;
déjame que te ayude let me help you;
See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b
verbo intransitivo dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
◊ dejar de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;

no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me
dejarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

◊ dejarse hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;

se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced;
dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music;
dejarse estar (AmL);

( descuidarse) to be careless;
( abandonarse) to let oneself go
2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow
3 dejarse de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
◊ déjate de lamentarte stop complaining

4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys
(a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon
(romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend
(una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job
(desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
♦ Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired
' dejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
- aplanar
- aturdir
- barbecho
- betún
- cabida
- cabo
- caer
- callar
- clara
- claro
- colgada
- colgado
- consistir
- Cristo
- dejarse
- descendencia
- descolgar
- desconectarse
- despedirse
- desplumar
- destartalar
- destilar
- desvelar
- deteriorarse
- enseñar
- entrever
- estacada
- estampar
- franquear
- hoy
- huella
- imprimir
- miel
- olvidar
- palmo
- petrificar
- piedra
- pieza
- plantar
- plantificar
- poltrona
- prenda
- rastro
- reñir
- reposo
- respirar
- sabor
- salirse
- señal
English:
abandon
- admit
- advance
- advise
- allow
- astound
- black out
- blind
- boggle
- bowl over
- break off
- brew
- brush aside
- burner
- butt out
- cease
- chuck in
- cold
- come off
- consider
- cripple
- cut
- cut off
- cut out
- dangle
- dent
- device
- disable
- dismiss
- drop
- drop off
- drop out
- dump
- end
- fool
- forward
- fox
- free
- gear
- give
- give up
- gripping
- imprint
- jack in
- jilt
- keep
- keep in
- keep out
- knock out
- lay down

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dejar

♦ vt

1. [poner] to leave, to put;

dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table;

deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger;

he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby;

deja el jarrón, que lo vas a romper put that vase down or you'll break it;

su compañero le dejó un balón perfecto y sólo tuvo que rematar a gol his team-mate played a perfect ball for him and all he had to do was tap it in

2. [olvidar] to leave;

dejé el paraguas en el cine I left my umbrella at the movies

3. [encomendar]
dejarle algo a alguien to leave sth with sb;

le dejé los niños a mi madre I left the children with my mother

4. Esp [prestar]
dejar algo a alguien to lend sb sth, to lend sth to sb;

¿me dejas un paraguas? could you lend me an umbrella?;

¿nos dejarás tu casa el próximo verano? will you let us use your house next summer?

5. [abandonar] [casa, trabajo, país] to leave;
[tabaco, estudios] to give up; [familia] to abandon;
dejé la fiesta a medianoche I left the party at midnight;

dejó el tenis cuando empezó la universidad she gave up tennis when she started university;

dejó lo que estaba haciendo para ayudarla he stopped o dropped what he was doing to help her;

te dejo, que si no pierdo el autobús I have to leave you now, or I'll miss the bus;

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her;

lo dejó por un hombre más joven she left him for a younger man;

dejar a alguien en algún sitio [con el coche] to drop sb off somewhere;

el avión dejó a treinta pasajeros en la primera escala thirty passengers got off (the plane) at the first stopover;

dejar atrás a alguien to leave sb behind;

es muy inteligente y ha dejado atrás al resto de la clase she's very intelligent and has left the rest of the class behind (her), she's very intelligent and is way ahead of the rest of the class;

dejó atrás al resto de corredores he left the other runners behind o in his wake;

dejar algo por imposible to give sth up as a lost cause

6. [posponer] to leave;

dejemos esto para la próxima reunión let's leave this matter until the next meeting;

dejamos el viaje para diciembre we put off the journey until December;

Prov

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off till o leave for tomorrow what you can do today

7. [permitir]
dejar a alguien hacer algo to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth;

no me dejan salir, estoy castigado I'm being kept in as a punishment;

dejar entrar/salir a alguien to let sb in/out;

sus gritos no me dejaron dormir his cries prevented me from sleeping;

déjame a mí, que tengo más experiencia let me do it, I'm more experienced;

déjame a mí, yo me encargo de preparar la comida leave it to me, I'll get dinner;

deja que tu hijo venga con nosotros let your son come with us;

¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?;

dejar correr algo to leave sth be;

dejar pasar o [m5] escapar algo to let sth slip;

dejó pasar tres semanas he let three weeks go by;

el resultado final no deja lugar a dudas the final result leaves no room for doubt

8. [reservar]
deja algo de café para mí leave some coffee for me;

deja algo para los demás leave some for the others;

deja tus críticas para una mejor ocasión save your criticisms for another time

9. [legar] to leave;

dejar algo a alguien to leave sth to sb;

dejó todos sus ahorros a varias instituciones benéficas she left all her savings to charity

10. [reportar] to bring;

el negocio les deja varios millones al año the business brings them several million a year

11. [omitir] to leave out;

la cocina déjala de momento, ahora hay que limpiar el baño leave the kitchen for the moment, I want you to clean the bathroom now;

dejemos aparte las introducciones y comencemos la negociación let's dispense with the introductions and get straight down to the negotiations;

dejar algo por o [m5] sin hacer to fail to do sth;

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

12. (en imperativo) [olvidar] to forget (about);

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

13. (en imperativo) [no molestar] to leave alone o in peace;

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!;

déjame tranquilo o [m5] en paz leave me alone o in peace;

¡deja a tu padre, está durmiendo! leave your father alone o in peace, he's sleeping!;

déjalo estar leave it as it is, let it be

14. (+ infinitivo)
dejó adivinar sus intenciones she allowed her intentions to be guessed;

lo dejó caer she dropped it;

dejó caer que no se presentaría a las próximas elecciones he let it drop that he wouldn't be standing at the next election;

dejó escapar una magnífica oportunidad she missed an excellent opportunity, she allowed an excellent opportunity to slip by

15. [indica resultado] to leave;

deja un sabor agridulce it has a bittersweet aftertaste;

la lejía ha dejado marcas en la ropa the bleach has left stains on the clothes;

el examen me dejó agotado I was left exhausted by the exam;

¡no me dejes así, cuéntame qué pasó! don't leave me guessing, tell me what happened!;

yo dejaría la pared tal y como está I'd leave the wall as it is;

tu comportamiento deja bastante/mucho que desear your behaviour leaves something/a lot to be desired;

dejar algo hecho to get sth done;

te lo dejaré hecho para el lunes I'll get it done for you by Monday;

dejar algo como nuevo to leave sth as good as new

16. [esperar a]
dejar que to wait until;

dejó que acabara de llover para salir he waited until it had stopped raining before going out;

retirar del fuego y dejar enfriar o [m5] que se enfríe remove from the heat and allow to cool;

deja que se calme un poco, y entonces háblale wait until she calms down a bit before you talk to her

♦ vi

1. [parar]
dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;

dejó de llover it stopped raining, the rain stopped;

ha dejado de fumar/beber he's stopped smoking/drinking;

no deja de venir ni un solo día he never fails to come;

poco a poco dejaron de llamarse they gradually stopped phoning one another;

no deja de ser extraño que haga tanto calor en esta época del año it really is most strange for it to be so hot at this time of year

2. (en negativo) [indica promesa]
no dejar de to be sure to;

¡no dejes de escribirme! be sure to write to me!;

no dejes de avisarnos si tienes algún problema be sure to tell us if you have any problem

3. (en imperativo) [indica negación]
deja, ya subo yo las maletas leave the cases, I'll bring them up;

deje, señora, ya lo hago yo allow me, madam, I'll do it;

¿vas a volver a correr la maratón? – ¡deja, deja! ya tuve suficiente con la del año pasado are you going to run the marathon again? – don't! last year was more than enough

♦ See also the pronominal verb dejarse

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dejar

I v/t

1 leave; estudios give up, quit fam ;

dejar mucho que desear leave a lot to be desired;

dejar algo para mañana leave sth until tomorrow;

dejémoslo aquí let’s leave it here;

¡déjalo! persona leave him alone!; asunto drop it!

2 ( permitir) let, allow;

déjale marcharse let him go;

dejar que algo ocurra let sth happen, allow sth to happen

3 ( prestar) lend

4 beneficios yield

5

:

déjame en la esquina drop me at the corner;

dejar caer algo drop sth

II v/i

1 ( parar)

:

dejar de hacer algo stop doing sth;

dejar de fumar give up smoking, stop o quit smoking;

no deja de fastidiarme he keeps (on) annoying me;

no puedo dejar de pensar en ellos I can’t stop thinking about them

2

:

no dejes de visitarnos be sure to visit us

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dejar vt

1) : to leave

2) abandonar: to abandon, to forsake

3) : to let be, to let go

4) permitir: to allow, to permit

dejar vi

dejar de : to stop, to quit

dejar de fumar: to quit smoking

♦ See also the reflexive verb dejarse

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dejar vb

1. (en general) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

déjalo todo en la mesa leave everything on the table

ha dejado a su marido she's left her husband

2. (abandonar una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

dejó los estudios he gave up his studies

3. (permitir) to let [pt. & pp. let]

mi padre no me deja ir a la discoteca my father doesn't let me go to the disco

4. (prestar) to lend [pt. & pp. lent]

me dejó su vestido para la fiesta she lent me her dress for the party

¿me dejas este libro? can you lend me this book? / can I borrow this book?

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

has dejado caer el pañuelo you've dropped your hankie

dejar de (involuntariamente) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped] (voluntariamente) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

mi padre ha dejado de fumar my father's given up smoking

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

Spanish-English dictionary > dejar
13 caer

v.

1 to fall.

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

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

caer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairs

dejar caer algo to drop something (objeto)

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

2 to fall (rain, snow).

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain

3 to go down, to set (sun).

al caer el día o la tarde at dusk

al caer el sol at sunset

4 to fall for it.

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

Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.

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

La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.

7 to drop it.

Se me cayó I dropped it.

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

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

9 to crash on.

Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.

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CAER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

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

Past Indicative

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

Present Subjunctive

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

Imperfect Subjunctive

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

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

Future Subjunctive

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

Imperative

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

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verb

1) to fall

2) drop

3) hang

•

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

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall

me hice daño al caer — I fell and hurt myself

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

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

cayó muerto de un tiro — he was shot dead

• [hacer] caer algo — to knock sth over

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

b) [desde una altura] to fall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

cayeron sobre nosotros rocas enormes — huge boulders fell on us

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

los fotógrafos cayeron sobre ella — the photographers pounced on her

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

- estar al caer

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

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

2) [lluvia, helada]

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

cayó un chaparrón — there was a heavy shower

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

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

3) (=colgar) to hang, fall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ha caído el gobierno — the government has fallen

6) (=morir) to fall, die

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

cayó como un valiente — he died a hero

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

- caer como chinches

7)

• caer [en] (=incurrir) —

caer en un engaño — to be tricked

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

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

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

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

caer bajo —

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

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

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

• caer en [que] — to realize that

9) [fecha] to fall, be

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

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

10) (=tocar)

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

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

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

- ¡la que nos ha caído encima!

11) (=estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?

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

12)

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

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

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

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

13) (=causar impresión)

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

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

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

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

• caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —

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

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

14) (=sentar)

a) [información, comentario]

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

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

b) [ropa]

caerle bien a algn — to suit sb

caerle mal a algn — not to suit sb

15) (=terminar)

• al caer la [noche] — at nightfall

• al caer la [tarde] — at dusk

2.

See:

caerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

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

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

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

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

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

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

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

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

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

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

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

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

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

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

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

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

b) (en engaño, timo)

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

caer como angelitos — (fam)

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

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

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

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

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

6) ( en un estado)

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

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

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

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

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

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

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

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

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

b)

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

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

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

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

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

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

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

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

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

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

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

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

11)

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

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

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

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

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

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

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

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

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

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

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

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

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

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

15) (Ven fam) llamada

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

1)

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

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

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

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

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

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

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

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

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

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

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

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

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

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

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

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

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

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

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

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

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

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

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

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

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

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

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

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

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

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

* caer por selección = drop.

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

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

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

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

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

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

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

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

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

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

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

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

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

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

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

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

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

* noche + caer = night + fall.

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

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

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

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

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

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

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

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

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

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

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

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

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

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

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

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

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

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

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

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

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

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

b) (en engaño, timo)

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

caer como angelitos — (fam)

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

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

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

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

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

6) ( en un estado)

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

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

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

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

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

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

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

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

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

b)

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

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

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

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

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

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

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

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

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

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

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

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

11)

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

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

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

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

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

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

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

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

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

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

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

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

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

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

15) (Ven fam) llamada

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

1)

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

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

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

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

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

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* * *

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

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

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

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

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

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

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

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

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

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

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

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

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

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

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

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

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

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

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

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

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

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

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

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

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

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

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

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

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

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

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

* caer por selección = drop.

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

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

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

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

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

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

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

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

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

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

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

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

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

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

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

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

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

* noche + caer = night + fall.

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

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

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

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

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

* * *

caer [ E16 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ caer (verbo intransitivo)

A de una altura

B caer: chaparrón, nevada

C

1 caer: cortinas, falda

2 caer: terreno

D

1 incurrir

2 en un engaño, un timo

E entender, darse cuenta

F

1 en un estado

2 caer en un vicio

G

1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc

2 perder el cargo

3 caer: soldado

4 caer: fugitivo

5 caer enfermo

H

1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc

2 caer: tarde, noche

I tocar en suerte

J

1 sentarle mal

2 en cuestiones de gusto

K

1 presentarse, aparecer

2 caer sobre alguien

L

1 estar comprendido

2 caer: cumpleaños etc

3 estar situado

M caer: precios etc

N aportar dinero

O caer: llamada

■ caerse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de una altura

2 caerse + me/te/le etc

B desprenderse

C equivocarse

D contribuir

vi

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

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

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

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

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

cayó el telón the curtain came down o fell

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

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

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchair

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

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

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

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

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

dejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;

‹noticia› to let drop o fall

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

B

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

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily

empezó a caer granizo it began to hail

está cayendo un aguacero it's pouring

cayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rain

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

C

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

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

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

2 «terreno» to drop, fall

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

D

1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:

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

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

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

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

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

caer muy bajo to stoop very low

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

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

2

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

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

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

E ( fam)

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

cuenta¹ f G. (↑ cuenta (1))

F

1

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

«costumbre» to die out

caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion

desgracia f A. (↑ desgracia)

2

caer en un vicio to get into a bad habit

caer en el alcohol to take to drink

caer en la droga to start taking drugs

G

1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fall

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

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

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

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

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

3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die

4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caught

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

5

caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken ill

cayó en cama he took to his bed

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

H

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

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

2

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

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

I ( fam)

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

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

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

¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?

el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in Bilbao

J (+ compl)

1

(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invited

la noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock

2

(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousin

no lo soporto, me cae de gordo/de mal … ( fam); I can't stand him, he's a real pain ( colloq)

gracia f Sense I E. (↑ gracia)

K

1 ( fam) (presentarse, aparecer) to show up, turn up ( BrE)

no podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better time

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

no podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

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

2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sb

tres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon him

cayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnight

caerle a algn ( Per fam); to score with sb, to get off with sb ( BrE colloq)

caerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sb

L

1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:

ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdiction

su caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)

eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her duties

cae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style

2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fall

el 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

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

3 ( Esp fam) (estar situado) to be

¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?

M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, drop

el dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international market

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

O

( Ven fam) «llamada»: la llamada no me cayó I couldn't get through

■ caerse

v pron

A

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

bájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll fall

tropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)

casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the water

me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs

se cayó del caballo he fell off his horse

se cayó de la cama she fell out of bed

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

está que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)

se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glove

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

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

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

se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down

caerse con algn ( Col fam); to go down in sb's estimation

estoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)

¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!

no tener donde caerse muerto ( fam): no tiene donde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

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

B (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall off

se le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell out

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

la ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apart

C ( Chi fam) (equivocarse) to goof ( AmE colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (contribuir) caerse CON algo: me caí con la lana I chipped in ( colloq)

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caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

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

3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down

4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;

todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);

( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;

no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;

caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9
a) ( sentar):

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

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;

me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?

caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;

( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;

caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

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

no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;

[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash

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caer

♦ vi

1. [hacia abajo] to fall;

cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;

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

caer en un pozo to fall into a well;

el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;

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

cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;

cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;

cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;

cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;

dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;

dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;

dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;

hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall

2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;

caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

cayó una helada there was a frost;

está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;
Fam
está cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building

3. [sol] to go down, to set;

al caer el día o [m5] la tarde at dusk;

al caer el sol at sunset;

la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter

4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;

el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders

5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;

el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;

el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;

el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;

han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured

6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;

Comp

caer como moscas to drop like flies

7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;
[precio] to fall, to go down;
ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;

ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;

los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;

la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euro

8. [incurrir]
siempre cae en los mismos errores she always makes the same mistakes;
Rel
no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;

tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;

no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked

9. [darse cuenta]
no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;

caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);

¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;
[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;
Esp
no caigo I give up, I don't know;

Comp

caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;

cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it

10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;

me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;

caer en una trampa to fall into a trap

11. [tocar, ir a parar a]
me cayó el premio I won the prize;

nos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;

me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;

le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);

la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;

¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;

procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her hands

12. [coincidir] [fecha]
caer en to fall on;

cae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;

¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?

13. Esp [estar, quedar]
cae cerca de aquí it's not far from here;

¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;

los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;

cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;

eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remit

14. [en situación]
caer enfermo to fall ill, to be taken ill;

cayó en cama he took to his bed;

caer en desuso to fall into disuse;

caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;

caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;

caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace

15. [sentar]
caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;

su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;

caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;
Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esp
los pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;

Comp

caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shock

16. [causar una impresión]
me cae bien I like him, he seems nice;

me cae mal I can't stand him;

tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;

me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;

cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;
Fam
tu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your boss

17. [abalanzarse]
caer sobre to fall o descend upon;

caer sobre alguien [ladrón] to pounce o fall upon sb;

cayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged it

18. Esp Fam [en examen] to fail;

la mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;

¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?

19. Fam [decaer] to go downhill;

el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month

20. Com [pago] to fall due

21. Am [visitar] to drop in

22. Comp

caer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;

parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;

¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;

dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;

estar al caer to be about to arrive;

ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;

el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;

se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;
RP Fam
caer parado to fall on one's feet

♦ See also the pronominal verb caerse

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caer

I v/i

1 fall;

caer sobre fall on;

dejar caer algo drop sth;

caer enfermo fall ill;

caer en lunes fall on a Monday;

al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;

caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;

caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;

dejarse caer fam flop down

2

:

me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him

3 de un lugar

:

cae cerca it’s not far;

¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?

4

:

estar al caer be about to arrive;

¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!

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caer {13} vi

1) : to fall, to drop

2) : to collapse

3) : to hang (down)

4)

caer bien fam : to be pleasant, to be likeable

me caes bien: I like you

5)

caer mal or

caer gordo fam : to be unpleasant, to be unlikeable

♦ See also the reflexive verb caerse

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caer vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

la lámpara ha caído al suelo the lamp has fallen on the floor

ha caído enfermo he's fallen ill

2. (fecha) to be / to fall

este año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year

3. (entender) to get something

no caigo I don't get it

caerle bien a alguien to like

caes bien a todo el mundo everybody likes you

caerle mal a alguien not to be able to stand

este tipo me cae muy mal I can't stand that guy

caer desmayado to faint / to collapse

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

dejé caer el vaso I dropped the glass

dejar caer por to drop by

estar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive

el examen está al caer the exam is almost here

mamá está al caer Mum'll be here any minute

Spanish-English dictionary > caer
14 fallen

v/i; fällt, fiel, ist gefallen

1. fall, drop; (stürzen) fall (down); Regen, Schnee: fall; Klappe, Vorhang: come down; fallen lassen drop (auch fig.); zu oder auf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over; aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed; jemandem aus der Hand fallen fall ( oder drop) from s.o.’s hand; über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair; in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimet|res (Am. -ers) of snow last night; Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etc.

2. (sinken) fall, drop, go down; Barometer: fall, be falling; Melodie, Stimme: descend, fall; das Gold ist im Preis / Wert gefallen the price / value of gold has gone down; im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down

3. Festung etc.: fall, be taken; euph. Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig. Barriere, Tabu etc.: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated

4. heftig: vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to s.o.; jemandem ins Lenkrad / in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel / reins from s.o.; sich aufs Bett / ins Gras etc. fallen lassen fall ( heftiger: throw o.s.) onto the bed / into the grass etc.; die Tür fiel ins Schloss the door slammed; Arm, Hals, Rücken

5. Blick, Licht, Schatten etc.: fall ( auf + Akk on); Licht: auch come ( durch through)

6. (hängen) Gardine, Haare, Kleid: fall; Stoff auch: be draped; die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face

7. Abhang, Klippen etc.: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descend

8. (zustande kommen) Entscheidung: be made; Urteil: be passed; Tor: be scored; die Entscheidung fiel / zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided / there were two goals in the second half; es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired

9. Bemerkung: fall, be made; eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark; darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge) lassen he didn’t say a word about it; auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned; es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words

10. fallen in (+ Akk) (geraten) in Dialekt, Muttersprache: lapse into; in Trance, Schlaf: fall into; in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy; in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen fall into a deep sleep; Ohnmacht, Ungnade

11. jemandem leicht / schwer fallen be easy / difficult for s.o.

12. fig.: an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to s.o.; auf einen Feiertag etc. fallen fall ( oder be) on a holiday etc.; auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on s.o.; das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it; in eine Kategorie / unter eine Regelung etc. fallen come under a category / regulation etc.

13. umg.: durch ein Examen fallen fail an exam; Extrem, Hand1 3, Last, Nerv 2 etc.

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(eingenommen werden) to fall;

(sinken) to go down;

(sterben) to be killed; to fall;

(stürzen) to fall; to drop

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fạl|len ['falən] pret fiel [fiːl] ptp gefa\#llen [gə'falən]
vi aux sein

1) (= hinabfallen, umfallen) to fall; (Gegenstand, Wassermassen) to drop; (THEAT Vorhang) to fall, to come down; (Klappe) to come down, to drop

etw fallen lassen — to drop sth

fallen — to trip over sth

sich fallen lassen — to drop; (fig) to give up

durch eine Prüfung etc fallen —

ein gefallener Engel — a fallen angel

ein gefallenes Mädchen (dated) — a fallen woman (dated)

See:

→ auch Groschen

2) (=hängen Vorhang, Kleid etc) to hang; (= reichen) to come down (
bis auf +acc to)
die Haare fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern/über die Augen/ins Gesicht/in die Stirn — her hair comes down to or reaches her shoulders/falls into her eyes/face/onto her forehead

3) (= abfallen, sinken) to drop; (Wasserstand, Preise, Fieber auch, Thermometer) to go down; (Fluss, Kurse, Wert, Aktien auch, Barometer) to fall; (Nachfrage, Ansehen) to fall off, to decrease

im Preis/Wert fallen — to go down or drop or fall in price/value

im Kurs fallen — to go down, to drop

4) (= im Krieg ums Leben kommen) to fall, to be killed

gefallen — killed in action

er ist gefallen — he was killed in action

mein Mann ist ( im Krieg) gefallen — my husband was killed in the war

5) (=erobert werden Festung, Stadt etc) to fall

6) (fig) (Gesetz, Passus etc) to be dropped; (Tabu, Brauch etc) to disappear

7)

(mit schneller Bewegung) jdm ins Lenkrad fallen — to grab the steering wheel from sb

einem Pferd in die Zügel fallen — to grab a horse's reins

die Tür fällt ins Schloss — the door clicks shut

die Tür ins Schloss fallen lassen — to let the door shut

der Löwe fiel dem Gnu in die Flanke — the lion pounced on( the flank of) the gnu

See:

→ Hals

8) (=treffen Wahl, Verdacht) to fall, to light (form) (auf +acc (up)on)

das Licht fällt durch die Luke — the light comes in through the skylight

das Los, das zu tun, fiel auf ihn — it fell to his lot to do that

9) (=stattfinden, sich ereignen Weihnachten, Datum etc) to fall (
auf +acc on); (= gehören) to come ( unter +acc under, in +acc within, under)
in eine Zeit fallen — to belong to an era

unter einen Begriff fallen — to be part of a concept

aus einer Gruppe/Kategorie etc fallen — to come outside a group/category etc, to be excluded from a group/category etc

10) (=zufallen Erbschaft etc) to go (
an +acc to)
das Elsass fiel an Frankreich — Alsace fell to France; (nach Verhandlungen) Alsace went to France

11) (= gemacht, erzielt werden) (Entscheidung) to be made; (Urteil) to be passed or pronounced; (Schuss) to be fired; (SPORT Tor) to be scored

12) (Wort) to be uttered or spoken; (Name) to be mentioned; (Bemerkung) to be made

13)

(= geraten) in Schlaf fallen — to fall asleep

in eine andere Tonart fallen — to speak in or ( absichtlich) adopt a different tone (of voice)

in eine andere Sprache fallen — to lapse or drop into another language

in eine andere Gangart fallen — to change one's pace

See:

→ Opfer

14) (= sein)

See:

→ Last

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1) ((of the tide) to go out from the land: The tide began to ebb.) ebb

2) (to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) come down

3) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) drop

4) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fall

5) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell ( over).) fall

6) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fall

7) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fall

8) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) slump

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fal·len

<fällt, fiel, gefallen>

[ˈfalən]

vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (herunterfallen) to fall; Gegenstand a. to drop

etw \fallen lassen to drop sth

jdn \fallen lassen to let go of sb

Sie haben Ihren Geldbeutel \fallen gelassen you've dropped your purse

2. (fam: legen, setzen)

sich akk auf/in etw akk \fallen lassen to flop onto/into sth fam

sich akk aufs Bett/in den Sessel/auf einen Stuhl \fallen lassen to flop onto the bed/into the armchair/down onto a chair fam

3. (niedergehen) Beil to fall; Klappe, Vorhang to drop, to come down; (Hammer) to come down

4. (fam: durchfallen)

durch eine Prüfung \fallen to fail [or AM fam flunk] an exam

jdn durch eine Prüfung \fallen lassen to fail sb in an exam

5. (fig: aufgeben)

jdn/etw \fallen lassen to drop sb/sth

6. (stürzen) to fall

Achtung, auf dem nassen Boden kann man leicht \fallen! be careful, it's easy to slip on the wet floor

er fiel unglücklich he fell badly

▪ über etw akk \fallen to trip over [or on] sth

7. (hängen) Vorhang, Kleid to hang

die Haare fielen ihm ins Gesicht/bis auf die Schultern his hair fell into his face/reached his shoulders

8. (sterben) to fall liter, to be killed

sein Großvater ist im Krieg gefallen his grandfather was killed in the war

9. (erobert werden) to fall

nach langem Kampf fiel die Stadt schließlich after a prolonged fight the town finally fell

10. (sinken, abfallen) to fall, to drop; Fieber to go down, to subside; Nachfrage to decrease

im Preis/Wert \fallen to go down [or drop] [or fall] in price/value

11. (treffen)

▪ auf jdn \fallen to fall on sb

der Verdacht fiel auf den Gärtner the suspicion fell on the gardener

die Wahl der Chefin fiel auf den ersten Bewerber the boss chose the first applicant

12. (dringen)

▪ auf/durch/in etw akk \fallen [Sonnen]strahlen to shine on[to]/through/into sth

Licht fiel durch ein kleines Fenster light came in through a small window

13. (stattfinden, sich ereignen)

▪ auf etw akk \fallen to fall on sth

der 1. April fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag April 1st falls on a Monday this year

in eine Epoche \fallen to belong to an era

14. (zufallen)

▪ an jdn \fallen to be annexed by sb; (nach Verhandlungen) to go to sb

nach dem Krieg fielen viele Teile Ostdeutschlands an Polen after the war many parts of East Germany were annexed by Poland

nach seinem Tod fiel die Versicherungssumme an die Bank after his death the insurance money went to the bank

15. (einbezogen werden)

▪ in etw akk \fallen to be channelled into sth

sein Privatvermögen fällt nicht in das gemeinschaftliche Vermögen his private means are not channelled into the collective property

16. (ergehen) Entscheidung to be made; Urteil to be given

die Entscheidung ist gefallen, wir verkaufen a decision has been made, we're selling

morgen fällt das Urteil im Mordfall Maier tomorrow the verdict in the Maier murder case will be given

17. SPORT to be scored

das zweite Tor fiel fünf Minuten vor Spielende the second goal was scored five minutes before the end

18. (abgegeben werden) Schuss to be fired

sie hörten, wie die Schüsse fielen they heard the shots being fired

19. (ausgesprochen werden) to be spoken; (geäußert werden) to be uttered; (erwähnt werden) to be mentioned

sein Name fiel während der Sitzung mehrere Male his name was mentioned several times during the meeting

bei dem Treffen seiner geschiedenen Eltern fiel kein einziges böses Wort when his divorced parents met, not a single harsh word was said [or spoken] [or uttered]

eine Andeutung \fallen lassen to mention something

er hat letzte Woche so eine Andeutung \fallen lassen he mentioned something [like that] last week

eine Andeutung \fallen lassen, dass... to let it drop that...

eine Bemerkung \fallen lassen to make [or drop] a remark

20. (verfallen)

in einen Dialekt \fallen to lapse into a dialect

in eine andere Gangart \fallen to change one's pace

in Schlaf \fallen to fall asleep

in eine andere Tonart \fallen to adopt a different tone [of voice]

21. (dazugehören)

▪ unter etw akk \fallen to be part of sth

unter einen Begriff/eine Kategorie \fallen to fall in [or under] a category

nicht in jds Kompetenz [o Zuständigkeitsbereich] \fallen to be outside sb's responsibility

22. (ungültig werden) Gesetz, Verbot to be dropped; Tabu to disappear; Regierung to fall

23. (heftige Bewegung)

ins Schloss \fallen to slam shut

[vor jdm] auf die Knie \fallen to fall one one's knees [in front of sb]

jdm um den Hals \fallen to throw one's arms around sb's neck

einem Pferd in die Zügel \fallen to grab a horse's reins

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall

etwas fallen lassen — drop something

sich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)

in Trümmer fallen — collapse in ruins

in Schwermut fallen — be overcome by melancholy

jemanden fallen lassen — drop somebody

eine Bemerkung fallen lassen — let fall a remark

einen Hinweis fallen lassen — drop a hint

einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan

2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]

auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt

über einen Stein fallen — trip over a stone

3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subside

im Preis fallen — go down or fall in price

4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall

die Wahl fiel auf ihn — the choice fell on him

5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made

6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> fall

die Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders

7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)

im Krieg fallen — die in the war

8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome

9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)

in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time

mein Geburtstag fällt auf einen Samstag — my birthday falls on a Saturday

10) (zu einem Bereich gehören)

in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category

unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation

11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into the hands of somebody

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fallen v/i; fällt, fiel, ist gefallen

1. fall, drop; (stürzen) fall (down); Regen, Schnee: fall; Klappe, Vorhang: come down;

fallen lassen drop (auch fig);

zu oder

auf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over;

aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed;

jemandem aus der Hand fallen fall ( oder drop) from sb’s hand;

über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair;

in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimetres (US -ers) of snow last night; → Apfel, Fuß¹ 1, Nase¹ 1 etc

2. (sinken) fall, drop, go down; Barometer: fall, be falling; Melodie, Stimme: descend, fall;

das Gold ist im Preis/Wert gefallen the price/value of gold has gone down;

im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down

3. Festung etc: fall, be taken; euph Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig Barriere, Tabu etc: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated

4. heftig:

vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to sb;

jemandem ins Lenkrad/in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel/reins from sb;

sich aufs Bett/ins Gras etc

fallen lassen fall ( heftiger: throw o.s.) onto the bed/into the grass etc;

die Tür fiel ins Schloss the door slammed; → Arm, Hals, Rücken

5. Blick, Licht, Schatten etc: fall (

auf +akk on); Licht: auch come (

durch through)

6. (hängen) Gardine, Haare, Kleid: fall; Stoff auch: be draped;

die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face

7. Abhang, Klippen etc: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descend

8. (zustande kommen) Entscheidung: be made; Urteil: be passed; Tor: be scored;

die Entscheidung fiel/zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided/there were two goals in the second half;

es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired

9. Bemerkung: fall, be made;

eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark;

darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge)lassen he didn’t say a word about it;

auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned;

es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words

10.

fallen in (+akk) (geraten) in Dialekt, Muttersprache: lapse into; in Trance, Schlaf: fall into;

in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy;

in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen fall into a deep sleep; → Ohnmacht, Ungnade

11. fig:

an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to sb;

auf einen Feiertag etc

fallen fall ( oder be) on a holiday etc;

auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on sb;

das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it;

in eine Kategorie/unter eine Regelung etc

fallen come under a category/regulation etc

12. umg:

durch ein Examen fallen fail an exam; → Extrem, Hand¹ 3, Last, Nerv 2 etc

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall

etwas fallen lassen — drop something

sich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)

in Trümmer fallen — collapse in ruins

in Schwermut fallen — be overcome by melancholy

jemanden fallen lassen — drop somebody

eine Bemerkung fallen lassen — let fall a remark

einen Hinweis fallen lassen — drop a hint

einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan

2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]

auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt

über einen Stein fallen — trip over a stone

3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subside

im Preis fallen — go down or fall in price

4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall

die Wahl fiel auf ihn — the choice fell on him

5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made

6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> fall

die Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders

7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)

im Krieg fallen — die in the war

8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome

9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)

in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time

mein Geburtstag fällt auf einen Samstag — my birthday falls on a Saturday

10) (zu einem Bereich gehören)

in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category

unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation

11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into the hands of somebody

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15 Fallen

v/i; fällt, fiel, ist gefallen

1. fall, drop; (stürzen) fall (down); Regen, Schnee: fall; Klappe, Vorhang: come down; fallen lassen drop (auch fig.); zu oder auf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over; aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed; jemandem aus der Hand fallen fall ( oder drop) from s.o.’s hand; über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair; in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimet|res (Am. -ers) of snow last night; Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etc.

2. (sinken) fall, drop, go down; Barometer: fall, be falling; Melodie, Stimme: descend, fall; das Gold ist im Preis / Wert gefallen the price / value of gold has gone down; im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down

3. Festung etc.: fall, be taken; euph. Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig. Barriere, Tabu etc.: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated

4. heftig: vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to s.o.; jemandem ins Lenkrad / in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel / reins from s.o.; sich aufs Bett / ins Gras etc. fallen lassen fall ( heftiger: throw o.s.) onto the bed / into the grass etc.; die Tür fiel ins Schloss the door slammed; Arm, Hals, Rücken

5. Blick, Licht, Schatten etc.: fall ( auf + Akk on); Licht: auch come ( durch through)

6. (hängen) Gardine, Haare, Kleid: fall; Stoff auch: be draped; die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face

7. Abhang, Klippen etc.: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descend

8. (zustande kommen) Entscheidung: be made; Urteil: be passed; Tor: be scored; die Entscheidung fiel / zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided / there were two goals in the second half; es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired

9. Bemerkung: fall, be made; eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark; darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge) lassen he didn’t say a word about it; auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned; es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words

10. fallen in (+ Akk) (geraten) in Dialekt, Muttersprache: lapse into; in Trance, Schlaf: fall into; in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy; in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen fall into a deep sleep; Ohnmacht, Ungnade

11. jemandem leicht / schwer fallen be easy / difficult for s.o.

12. fig.: an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to s.o.; auf einen Feiertag etc. fallen fall ( oder be) on a holiday etc.; auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on s.o.; das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it; in eine Kategorie / unter eine Regelung etc. fallen come under a category / regulation etc.

13. umg.: durch ein Examen fallen fail an exam; Extrem, Hand1 3, Last, Nerv 2 etc.

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(eingenommen werden) to fall;

(sinken) to go down;

(sterben) to be killed; to fall;

(stürzen) to fall; to drop

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fạl|len ['falən] pret fiel [fiːl] ptp gefa\#llen [gə'falən]
vi aux sein

1) (= hinabfallen, umfallen) to fall; (Gegenstand, Wassermassen) to drop; (THEAT Vorhang) to fall, to come down; (Klappe) to come down, to drop

etw fallen lassen — to drop sth

fallen — to trip over sth

sich fallen lassen — to drop; (fig) to give up

durch eine Prüfung etc fallen —

ein gefallener Engel — a fallen angel

ein gefallenes Mädchen (dated) — a fallen woman (dated)

See:

→ auch Groschen

2) (=hängen Vorhang, Kleid etc) to hang; (= reichen) to come down (
bis auf +acc to)
die Haare fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern/über die Augen/ins Gesicht/in die Stirn — her hair comes down to or reaches her shoulders/falls into her eyes/face/onto her forehead

3) (= abfallen, sinken) to drop; (Wasserstand, Preise, Fieber auch, Thermometer) to go down; (Fluss, Kurse, Wert, Aktien auch, Barometer) to fall; (Nachfrage, Ansehen) to fall off, to decrease

im Preis/Wert fallen — to go down or drop or fall in price/value

im Kurs fallen — to go down, to drop

4) (= im Krieg ums Leben kommen) to fall, to be killed

gefallen — killed in action

er ist gefallen — he was killed in action

mein Mann ist ( im Krieg) gefallen — my husband was killed in the war

5) (=erobert werden Festung, Stadt etc) to fall

6) (fig) (Gesetz, Passus etc) to be dropped; (Tabu, Brauch etc) to disappear

7)

(mit schneller Bewegung) jdm ins Lenkrad fallen — to grab the steering wheel from sb

einem Pferd in die Zügel fallen — to grab a horse's reins

die Tür fällt ins Schloss — the door clicks shut

die Tür ins Schloss fallen lassen — to let the door shut

der Löwe fiel dem Gnu in die Flanke — the lion pounced on( the flank of) the gnu

See:

→ Hals

8) (=treffen Wahl, Verdacht) to fall, to light (form) (auf +acc (up)on)

das Licht fällt durch die Luke — the light comes in through the skylight

das Los, das zu tun, fiel auf ihn — it fell to his lot to do that

9) (=stattfinden, sich ereignen Weihnachten, Datum etc) to fall (
auf +acc on); (= gehören) to come ( unter +acc under, in +acc within, under)
in eine Zeit fallen — to belong to an era

unter einen Begriff fallen — to be part of a concept

aus einer Gruppe/Kategorie etc fallen — to come outside a group/category etc, to be excluded from a group/category etc

10) (=zufallen Erbschaft etc) to go (
an +acc to)
das Elsass fiel an Frankreich — Alsace fell to France; (nach Verhandlungen) Alsace went to France

11) (= gemacht, erzielt werden) (Entscheidung) to be made; (Urteil) to be passed or pronounced; (Schuss) to be fired; (SPORT Tor) to be scored

12) (Wort) to be uttered or spoken; (Name) to be mentioned; (Bemerkung) to be made

13)

(= geraten) in Schlaf fallen — to fall asleep

in eine andere Tonart fallen — to speak in or ( absichtlich) adopt a different tone (of voice)

in eine andere Sprache fallen — to lapse or drop into another language

in eine andere Gangart fallen — to change one's pace

See:

→ Opfer

14) (= sein)

See:

→ Last

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1) ((of the tide) to go out from the land: The tide began to ebb.) ebb

2) (to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) come down

3) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) drop

4) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fall

5) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell ( over).) fall

6) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fall

7) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fall

8) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) slump

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fal·len

<fällt, fiel, gefallen>

[ˈfalən]

vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (herunterfallen) to fall; Gegenstand a. to drop

etw \fallen lassen to drop sth

jdn \fallen lassen to let go of sb

Sie haben Ihren Geldbeutel \fallen gelassen you've dropped your purse

2. (fam: legen, setzen)

sich akk auf/in etw akk \fallen lassen to flop onto/into sth fam

sich akk aufs Bett/in den Sessel/auf einen Stuhl \fallen lassen to flop onto the bed/into the armchair/down onto a chair fam

3. (niedergehen) Beil to fall; Klappe, Vorhang to drop, to come down; (Hammer) to come down

4. (fam: durchfallen)

durch eine Prüfung \fallen to fail [or AM fam flunk] an exam

jdn durch eine Prüfung \fallen lassen to fail sb in an exam

5. (fig: aufgeben)

jdn/etw \fallen lassen to drop sb/sth

6. (stürzen) to fall

Achtung, auf dem nassen Boden kann man leicht \fallen! be careful, it's easy to slip on the wet floor

er fiel unglücklich he fell badly

▪ über etw akk \fallen to trip over [or on] sth

7. (hängen) Vorhang, Kleid to hang

die Haare fielen ihm ins Gesicht/bis auf die Schultern his hair fell into his face/reached his shoulders

8. (sterben) to fall liter, to be killed

sein Großvater ist im Krieg gefallen his grandfather was killed in the war

9. (erobert werden) to fall

nach langem Kampf fiel die Stadt schließlich after a prolonged fight the town finally fell

10. (sinken, abfallen) to fall, to drop; Fieber to go down, to subside; Nachfrage to decrease

im Preis/Wert \fallen to go down [or drop] [or fall] in price/value

11. (treffen)

▪ auf jdn \fallen to fall on sb

der Verdacht fiel auf den Gärtner the suspicion fell on the gardener

die Wahl der Chefin fiel auf den ersten Bewerber the boss chose the first applicant

12. (dringen)

▪ auf/durch/in etw akk \fallen [Sonnen]strahlen to shine on[to]/through/into sth

Licht fiel durch ein kleines Fenster light came in through a small window

13. (stattfinden, sich ereignen)

▪ auf etw akk \fallen to fall on sth

der 1. April fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag April 1st falls on a Monday this year

in eine Epoche \fallen to belong to an era

14. (zufallen)

▪ an jdn \fallen to be annexed by sb; (nach Verhandlungen) to go to sb

nach dem Krieg fielen viele Teile Ostdeutschlands an Polen after the war many parts of East Germany were annexed by Poland

nach seinem Tod fiel die Versicherungssumme an die Bank after his death the insurance money went to the bank

15. (einbezogen werden)

▪ in etw akk \fallen to be channelled into sth

sein Privatvermögen fällt nicht in das gemeinschaftliche Vermögen his private means are not channelled into the collective property

16. (ergehen) Entscheidung to be made; Urteil to be given

die Entscheidung ist gefallen, wir verkaufen a decision has been made, we're selling

morgen fällt das Urteil im Mordfall Maier tomorrow the verdict in the Maier murder case will be given

17. SPORT to be scored

das zweite Tor fiel fünf Minuten vor Spielende the second goal was scored five minutes before the end

18. (abgegeben werden) Schuss to be fired

sie hörten, wie die Schüsse fielen they heard the shots being fired

19. (ausgesprochen werden) to be spoken; (geäußert werden) to be uttered; (erwähnt werden) to be mentioned

sein Name fiel während der Sitzung mehrere Male his name was mentioned several times during the meeting

bei dem Treffen seiner geschiedenen Eltern fiel kein einziges böses Wort when his divorced parents met, not a single harsh word was said [or spoken] [or uttered]

eine Andeutung \fallen lassen to mention something

er hat letzte Woche so eine Andeutung \fallen lassen he mentioned something [like that] last week

eine Andeutung \fallen lassen, dass... to let it drop that...

eine Bemerkung \fallen lassen to make [or drop] a remark

20. (verfallen)

in einen Dialekt \fallen to lapse into a dialect

in eine andere Gangart \fallen to change one's pace

in Schlaf \fallen to fall asleep

in eine andere Tonart \fallen to adopt a different tone [of voice]

21. (dazugehören)

▪ unter etw akk \fallen to be part of sth

unter einen Begriff/eine Kategorie \fallen to fall in [or under] a category

nicht in jds Kompetenz [o Zuständigkeitsbereich] \fallen to be outside sb's responsibility

22. (ungültig werden) Gesetz, Verbot to be dropped; Tabu to disappear; Regierung to fall

23. (heftige Bewegung)

ins Schloss \fallen to slam shut

[vor jdm] auf die Knie \fallen to fall one one's knees [in front of sb]

jdm um den Hals \fallen to throw one's arms around sb's neck

einem Pferd in die Zügel \fallen to grab a horse's reins

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall

etwas fallen lassen — drop something

sich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)

in Trümmer fallen — collapse in ruins

in Schwermut fallen — be overcome by melancholy

jemanden fallen lassen — drop somebody

eine Bemerkung fallen lassen — let fall a remark

einen Hinweis fallen lassen — drop a hint

einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan

2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]

auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt

über einen Stein fallen — trip over a stone

3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subside

im Preis fallen — go down or fall in price

4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall

die Wahl fiel auf ihn — the choice fell on him

5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made

6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> fall

die Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders

7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)

im Krieg fallen — die in the war

8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome

9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)

in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time

mein Geburtstag fällt auf einen Samstag — my birthday falls on a Saturday

10) (zu einem Bereich gehören)

in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category

unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation

11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into the hands of somebody

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Fallen n; -s, kein pl fall(ing);

im Fallen jemanden/etwas mit sich reißen take sb/sth with one ( oder pull sb/sth to the ground) as one falls

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall

etwas fallen lassen — drop something

sich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)

in Trümmer fallen — collapse in ruins

in Schwermut fallen — be overcome by melancholy

jemanden fallen lassen — drop somebody

eine Bemerkung fallen lassen — let fall a remark

einen Hinweis fallen lassen — drop a hint

einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan

2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]

auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt

über einen Stein fallen — trip over a stone

3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subside

im Preis fallen — go down or fall in price

4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall

die Wahl fiel auf ihn — the choice fell on him

5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made

6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> fall

die Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders

7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)

im Krieg fallen — die in the war

8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome

9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)

in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time

mein Geburtstag fällt auf einen Samstag — my birthday falls on a Saturday

10) (zu einem Bereich gehören)

in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category

unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation

11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into the hands of somebody

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16 fällen

v/i; fällt, fiel, ist gefallen

1. fall, drop; (stürzen) fall (down); Regen, Schnee: fall; Klappe, Vorhang: come down; fallen lassen drop (auch fig.); zu oder auf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over; aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed; jemandem aus der Hand fallen fall ( oder drop) from s.o.’s hand; über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair; in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimet|res (Am. -ers) of snow last night; Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etc.

2. (sinken) fall, drop, go down; Barometer: fall, be falling; Melodie, Stimme: descend, fall; das Gold ist im Preis / Wert gefallen the price / value of gold has gone down; im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down

3. Festung etc.: fall, be taken; euph. Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig. Barriere, Tabu etc.: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated

4. heftig: vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to s.o.; jemandem ins Lenkrad / in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel / reins from s.o.; sich aufs Bett / ins Gras etc. fallen lassen fall ( heftiger: throw o.s.) onto the bed / into the grass etc.; die Tür fiel ins Schloss the door slammed; Arm, Hals, Rücken

5. Blick, Licht, Schatten etc.: fall ( auf + Akk on); Licht: auch come ( durch through)

6. (hängen) Gardine, Haare, Kleid: fall; Stoff auch: be draped; die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face

7. Abhang, Klippen etc.: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descend

8. (zustande kommen) Entscheidung: be made; Urteil: be passed; Tor: be scored; die Entscheidung fiel / zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided / there were two goals in the second half; es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired

9. Bemerkung: fall, be made; eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark; darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge) lassen he didn’t say a word about it; auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned; es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words

10. fallen in (+ Akk) (geraten) in Dialekt, Muttersprache: lapse into; in Trance, Schlaf: fall into; in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy; in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen fall into a deep sleep; Ohnmacht, Ungnade

11. jemandem leicht / schwer fallen be easy / difficult for s.o.

12. fig.: an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to s.o.; auf einen Feiertag etc. fallen fall ( oder be) on a holiday etc.; auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on s.o.; das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it; in eine Kategorie / unter eine Regelung etc. fallen come under a category / regulation etc.

13. umg.: durch ein Examen fallen fail an exam; Extrem, Hand1 3, Last, Nerv 2 etc.

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(eingenommen werden) to fall;

(sinken) to go down;

(sterben) to be killed; to fall;

(stürzen) to fall; to drop

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fạl|len ['falən] pret fiel [fiːl] ptp gefa\#llen [gə'falən]
vi aux sein

1) (= hinabfallen, umfallen) to fall; (Gegenstand, Wassermassen) to drop; (THEAT Vorhang) to fall, to come down; (Klappe) to come down, to drop

etw fallen lassen — to drop sth

fallen — to trip over sth

sich fallen lassen — to drop; (fig) to give up

durch eine Prüfung etc fallen —

ein gefallener Engel — a fallen angel

ein gefallenes Mädchen (dated) — a fallen woman (dated)

See:

→ auch Groschen

2) (=hängen Vorhang, Kleid etc) to hang; (= reichen) to come down (
bis auf +acc to)
die Haare fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern/über die Augen/ins Gesicht/in die Stirn — her hair comes down to or reaches her shoulders/falls into her eyes/face/onto her forehead

3) (= abfallen, sinken) to drop; (Wasserstand, Preise, Fieber auch, Thermometer) to go down; (Fluss, Kurse, Wert, Aktien auch, Barometer) to fall; (Nachfrage, Ansehen) to fall off, to decrease

im Preis/Wert fallen — to go down or drop or fall in price/value

im Kurs fallen — to go down, to drop

4) (= im Krieg ums Leben kommen) to fall, to be killed

gefallen — killed in action

er ist gefallen — he was killed in action

mein Mann ist ( im Krieg) gefallen — my husband was killed in the war

5) (=erobert werden Festung, Stadt etc) to fall

6) (fig) (Gesetz, Passus etc) to be dropped; (Tabu, Brauch etc) to disappear

7)

(mit schneller Bewegung) jdm ins Lenkrad fallen — to grab the steering wheel from sb

einem Pferd in die Zügel fallen — to grab a horse's reins

die Tür fällt ins Schloss — the door clicks shut

die Tür ins Schloss fallen lassen — to let the door shut

der Löwe fiel dem Gnu in die Flanke — the lion pounced on( the flank of) the gnu

See:

→ Hals

8) (=treffen Wahl, Verdacht) to fall, to light (form) (auf +acc (up)on)

das Licht fällt durch die Luke — the light comes in through the skylight

das Los, das zu tun, fiel auf ihn — it fell to his lot to do that

9) (=stattfinden, sich ereignen Weihnachten, Datum etc) to fall (
auf +acc on); (= gehören) to come ( unter +acc under, in +acc within, under)
in eine Zeit fallen — to belong to an era

unter einen Begriff fallen — to be part of a concept

aus einer Gruppe/Kategorie etc fallen — to come outside a group/category etc, to be excluded from a group/category etc

10) (=zufallen Erbschaft etc) to go (
an +acc to)
das Elsass fiel an Frankreich — Alsace fell to France; (nach Verhandlungen) Alsace went to France

11) (= gemacht, erzielt werden) (Entscheidung) to be made; (Urteil) to be passed or pronounced; (Schuss) to be fired; (SPORT Tor) to be scored

12) (Wort) to be uttered or spoken; (Name) to be mentioned; (Bemerkung) to be made

13)

(= geraten) in Schlaf fallen — to fall asleep

in eine andere Tonart fallen — to speak in or ( absichtlich) adopt a different tone (of voice)

in eine andere Sprache fallen — to lapse or drop into another language

in eine andere Gangart fallen — to change one's pace

See:

→ Opfer

14) (= sein)

See:

→ Last

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1) ((of the tide) to go out from the land: The tide began to ebb.) ebb

2) (to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) come down

3) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) drop

4) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fall

5) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell ( over).) fall

6) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fall

7) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fall

8) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) slump

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fal·len

<fällt, fiel, gefallen>

[ˈfalən]

vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (herunterfallen) to fall; Gegenstand a. to drop

etw \fallen lassen to drop sth

jdn \fallen lassen to let go of sb

Sie haben Ihren Geldbeutel \fallen gelassen you've dropped your purse

2. (fam: legen, setzen)

sich akk auf/in etw akk \fallen lassen to flop onto/into sth fam

sich akk aufs Bett/in den Sessel/auf einen Stuhl \fallen lassen to flop onto the bed/into the armchair/down onto a chair fam

3. (niedergehen) Beil to fall; Klappe, Vorhang to drop, to come down; (Hammer) to come down

4. (fam: durchfallen)

durch eine Prüfung \fallen to fail [or AM fam flunk] an exam

jdn durch eine Prüfung \fallen lassen to fail sb in an exam

5. (fig: aufgeben)

jdn/etw \fallen lassen to drop sb/sth

6. (stürzen) to fall

Achtung, auf dem nassen Boden kann man leicht \fallen! be careful, it's easy to slip on the wet floor

er fiel unglücklich he fell badly

▪ über etw akk \fallen to trip over [or on] sth

7. (hängen) Vorhang, Kleid to hang

die Haare fielen ihm ins Gesicht/bis auf die Schultern his hair fell into his face/reached his shoulders

8. (sterben) to fall liter, to be killed

sein Großvater ist im Krieg gefallen his grandfather was killed in the war

9. (erobert werden) to fall

nach langem Kampf fiel die Stadt schließlich after a prolonged fight the town finally fell

10. (sinken, abfallen) to fall, to drop; Fieber to go down, to subside; Nachfrage to decrease

im Preis/Wert \fallen to go down [or drop] [or fall] in price/value

11. (treffen)

▪ auf jdn \fallen to fall on sb

der Verdacht fiel auf den Gärtner the suspicion fell on the gardener

die Wahl der Chefin fiel auf den ersten Bewerber the boss chose the first applicant

12. (dringen)

▪ auf/durch/in etw akk \fallen [Sonnen]strahlen to shine on[to]/through/into sth

Licht fiel durch ein kleines Fenster light came in through a small window

13. (stattfinden, sich ereignen)

▪ auf etw akk \fallen to fall on sth

der 1. April fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag April 1st falls on a Monday this year

in eine Epoche \fallen to belong to an era

14. (zufallen)

▪ an jdn \fallen to be annexed by sb; (nach Verhandlungen) to go to sb

nach dem Krieg fielen viele Teile Ostdeutschlands an Polen after the war many parts of East Germany were annexed by Poland

nach seinem Tod fiel die Versicherungssumme an die Bank after his death the insurance money went to the bank

15. (einbezogen werden)

▪ in etw akk \fallen to be channelled into sth

sein Privatvermögen fällt nicht in das gemeinschaftliche Vermögen his private means are not channelled into the collective property

16. (ergehen) Entscheidung to be made; Urteil to be given

die Entscheidung ist gefallen, wir verkaufen a decision has been made, we're selling

morgen fällt das Urteil im Mordfall Maier tomorrow the verdict in the Maier murder case will be given

17. SPORT to be scored

das zweite Tor fiel fünf Minuten vor Spielende the second goal was scored five minutes before the end

18. (abgegeben werden) Schuss to be fired

sie hörten, wie die Schüsse fielen they heard the shots being fired

19. (ausgesprochen werden) to be spoken; (geäußert werden) to be uttered; (erwähnt werden) to be mentioned

sein Name fiel während der Sitzung mehrere Male his name was mentioned several times during the meeting

bei dem Treffen seiner geschiedenen Eltern fiel kein einziges böses Wort when his divorced parents met, not a single harsh word was said [or spoken] [or uttered]

eine Andeutung \fallen lassen to mention something

er hat letzte Woche so eine Andeutung \fallen lassen he mentioned something [like that] last week

eine Andeutung \fallen lassen, dass... to let it drop that...

eine Bemerkung \fallen lassen to make [or drop] a remark

20. (verfallen)

in einen Dialekt \fallen to lapse into a dialect

in eine andere Gangart \fallen to change one's pace

in Schlaf \fallen to fall asleep

in eine andere Tonart \fallen to adopt a different tone [of voice]

21. (dazugehören)

▪ unter etw akk \fallen to be part of sth

unter einen Begriff/eine Kategorie \fallen to fall in [or under] a category

nicht in jds Kompetenz [o Zuständigkeitsbereich] \fallen to be outside sb's responsibility

22. (ungültig werden) Gesetz, Verbot to be dropped; Tabu to disappear; Regierung to fall

23. (heftige Bewegung)

ins Schloss \fallen to slam shut

[vor jdm] auf die Knie \fallen to fall one one's knees [in front of sb]

jdm um den Hals \fallen to throw one's arms around sb's neck

einem Pferd in die Zügel \fallen to grab a horse's reins

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall

etwas fallen lassen — drop something

sich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)

in Trümmer fallen — collapse in ruins

in Schwermut fallen — be overcome by melancholy

jemanden fallen lassen — drop somebody

eine Bemerkung fallen lassen — let fall a remark

einen Hinweis fallen lassen — drop a hint

einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan

2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]

auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt

über einen Stein fallen — trip over a stone

3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subside

im Preis fallen — go down or fall in price

4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall

die Wahl fiel auf ihn — the choice fell on him

5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made

6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> fall

die Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders

7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)

im Krieg fallen — die in the war

8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome

9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)

in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time

mein Geburtstag fällt auf einen Samstag — my birthday falls on a Saturday

10) (zu einem Bereich gehören)

in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category

unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation

11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into the hands of somebody

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fällen v/t

1. (Baum) cut ( oder chop) down, fell

2. (Entscheidung) make, come to;

ein Urteil fällen Richter: pass sentence (

über +akk on); Jury: return a verdict; fig pass judg(e)ment (on);

einen Schiedsspruch fällen make a ruling

3. CHEM precipitate

4. MATH:

das Lot fällen drop a perpendicular

5. MIL (Bajonett) lower

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall

etwas fallen lassen — drop something

sich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)

in Trümmer fallen — collapse in ruins

in Schwermut fallen — be overcome by melancholy

jemanden fallen lassen — drop somebody

eine Bemerkung fallen lassen — let fall a remark

einen Hinweis fallen lassen — drop a hint

einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan

2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]

auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt

über einen Stein fallen — trip over a stone

3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subside

im Preis fallen — go down or fall in price

4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall

die Wahl fiel auf ihn — the choice fell on him

5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made

6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> fall

die Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders

7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)

im Krieg fallen — die in the war

8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome

9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)

in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time

mein Geburtstag fällt auf einen Samstag — my birthday falls on a Saturday

10) (zu einem Bereich gehören)

in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category

unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation

11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into the hands of somebody

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-reien n.

descent n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fällen
17 abandonar

v.

1 to leave (place).

María abandonó la habitación rápidamente Mary abandoned the room quickly.

2 to leave (person).

3 to give up (estudios).

abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year

4 to abandon, to desert, to forsake, to bail out on.

Pedro abandonó a su familia Peter abandoned his family.

Silvia abandonó sus sueños por Pedro Silvia abandoned her dreams for Peter.

5 to quit, to cease trying, to desist, to give up.

María abandonó Mary quit.

6 to check out on.

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abandonar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desamparar) to abandon, forsake

■ la suerte le ha abandonado luck has forsaken him

2 (lugar) to leave, quit

■ abandonar el barco to abandon ship

3 (actividad) to give up, withdraw from

■ abandonó los estudios en la facultad she dropped out of university

4 (traicionar) to desert

5 (renunciar) to relinquish, renounce

6 (descuidar) to neglect

7 DEPORTE (retirarse) to withdraw from

► verbo pronominal abandonarse

1 (descuidarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (entregarse) to give oneself up (a, to)

■ se abandonó a la bebida he gave himself up to drink

3 (ceder) to give in

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verb

1) to abandon

2) desert

3) leave

4) neglect

5) give up

6) renounce

•

- abandonarse a

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1. VT

1) (=dejar abandonado) [+ cónyuge, hijo] to abandon, desert; [+ animal, casa, posesiones] to abandon; [+ obligaciones] to neglect

la abandonó por otra mujer — he abandoned o deserted her for another woman

no me abandones nunca — never leave me

tuvimos que abandonar nuestras pertenencias en la huida — we had to abandon all our belongings when we fled

no debes abandonar las labores de la casa — you shouldn't neglect the housework

abandonar el barco — to abandon ship

- abandonar a algn a su suerte o a la buena de Dios

2) (=marcharse de) [+ lugar, organización] to leave

pronto podrán abandonar el hospital — they will soon be able to leave the hospital

abandonó la reunión hecho una furia — he stormed out of the meeting

miles de refugiados han abandonado la ciudad — thousands of refugees have abandoned the city

3) (=renunciar a) [+ estudios, proyecto] to give up, abandon; [+ costumbre, cargo] to give up; [+ privilegio, título] to renounce, relinquish

hemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio — we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business

he decidido abandonar la política — I've decided to give up o abandon politics

si el tratamiento no da resultado lo abandonaremos — if the treatment doesn't work, we'll abandon it

no es fácil abandonar el tabaco — it's not easy to give up smoking

la guerrilla ha prometido abandonar las armas — the guerrillas have promised to lay down their arms

se comprometieron a abandonar sus reivindicaciones territoriales — they promised to renounce o relinquish their territorial claims

4) [buen humor, suerte] to desert

el valor la abandonó — her courage deserted her

nunca los abandona la alegría — they are always happy

2. VI

1) (Atletismo) [antes de la prueba] to pull out, withdraw; [durante la prueba] to pull out, retire

2) (Boxeo) to concede defeat, throw in the towel * o (EEUU) sponge

3) (Ajedrez) to resign, concede

4) (Inform) to quit

3.

See:

abandonarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) < lugar> to leave

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta — he walked out of the meeting in protest

b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon

abandonar a alguien a algo — to abandon somebody to something

los abandonó a su suerte — he abandoned them to their fate

2) fuerzas to desert

la suerte me ha abandonado — my luck has run out

nunca lo abandona el buen humor — his good humor never deserts him

3)

a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
2.
abandonar vi (Dep)

a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
3.
abandonarse v pron

1) ( entregarse)

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

se abandonó al sueño — he succumbed to sleep

2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go

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= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

Ex. The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.

Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex. It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex. The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.

Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex. The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex. Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex. In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex. Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex. One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

Ex. A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

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* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* abandonarse = go to + seed.

* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.

* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) < lugar> to leave

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta — he walked out of the meeting in protest

b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon

abandonar a alguien a algo — to abandon somebody to something

los abandonó a su suerte — he abandoned them to their fate

2) fuerzas to desert

la suerte me ha abandonado — my luck has run out

nunca lo abandona el buen humor — his good humor never deserts him

3)

a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
2.
abandonar vi (Dep)

a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
3.
abandonarse v pron

1) ( entregarse)

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

se abandonó al sueño — he succumbed to sleep

2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go

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= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.

Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.

Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex: The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex: In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* abandonarse = go to + seed.

* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.

* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

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abandonar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml); ‹lugar› to leave

el público abandonó el teatro the audience left the theater

se le concedió un plazo de 48 horas para abandonar el país he was given 48 hours to leave the country

miles de personas abandonan la capital durante el verano thousands of people leave the capital in the summer

las tropas han comenzado a abandonar el área the troops have started to pull out of o leave the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta he walked out of the meeting in protest

2 ‹persona›

abandonó a su familia he abandoned o deserted his family

lo abandonó por otro she left him for another man

abandonó al bebé en la puerta del hospital she abandoned o left the baby at the entrance to the hospital

abandonar a algn A algo to abandon sb TO sth

decidió volver, abandonando al grupo a su suerte he decided to turn back, abandoning the group to its fate

3 ‹coche/barco› to abandon

B «fuerzas» to desert

las fuerzas lo abandonaron y cayó al suelo his strength deserted him and he fell to the floor

la suerte me ha abandonado my luck has run out o deserted me

nunca lo abandona el buen humor he's always good-humored, his good humor never deserts him

C ‹actividad/propósito› to give up

abandonó los estudios she abandoned o gave up her studies

¿vas a abandonar el curso cuando te falta tan poco? you're not going to drop out of o give up the course at this late stage, are you?

abandonó la lucha he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

ha abandonado toda pretensión de salir elegido he has given up o abandoned any hopes he had of being elected

abandonó la terapia he gave up his therapy, he stopped having therapy

■ abandonar

vi

( Dep)

1 (antes de iniciarse la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

2 (una vez iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; (en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat, throw in the towel

■ abandonarse

v pron

A

(descuidarse): desde que tuvo hijos se ha abandonado since she had her children she's let herself go

no te abandones y ve al médico don't neglect your health, go and see the doctor

B (entregarse) abandonarse A algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself TO sth

se abandonó al ocio she gave herself up to o abandoned herself to a life of leisure

se abandonó al sueño he gave in to o succumbed to sleep, he let sleep overcome him, he surrendered to sleep

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abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (frml) ‹ lugar› to leave

b) ‹familia/bebé› to leave, abandon;

‹marido/amante› to leave;
‹coche/barco› to abandon;
◊ los abandonó a su suerte he abandoned them to their fate

2 [ fuerzas] to desert
3
a) ‹actividad/propósito/esperanza› to give up;

◊ abandonar los estudios to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) ‹carrera/partido› to retire from, pull out of

verbo intransitivo (Dep)
a) (en carrera, competición) to pull out

b) ( en ajedrez) to resign;

(en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
abandonarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entregarse) abandonarse a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
abandonar
I verbo transitivo
1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
(un deporte) to drop
II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
' abandonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- botar
- plantar
English:
abandon
- back away
- cast aside
- caution
- desert
- drop
- forsake
- free
- give up on
- habit
- idea
- jettison
- leave
- quit
- retire
- scrap
- stand by
- throw in
- walk out
- ditch
- give
- maroon
- stick
- vacate
- walk

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abandonar

♦ vt

1. [lugar] to leave;
[barco, vehículo] to abandon;
abandonó la sala tras el discurso she left the hall after the speech;

abandonó su pueblo para trabajar en la ciudad she left her home town for a job in the city;

abandonar el barco to abandon ship;

¡abandonen el barco! abandon ship!;

abandonar algo a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sth to its fate;

los cascos azules abandonarán pronto la región the UN peacekeeping troops will soon be pulling out of the region

2. [persona] to leave;
[hijo, animal] to abandon;
abandonó a su hijo she abandoned her son;

abandonar a alguien a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sb to their fate;

¡nunca te abandonaré! I'll never leave you!

3. [estudios] to give up;
[proyecto] to abandon;
abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year;

han amenazado con abandonar las negociaciones they have threatened to walk out of the negotiations;

han amenazado con abandonar la liga they have threatened to pull out of the league;

abandonar la lucha to give up the fight

4. [sujeto: suerte, buen humor] to desert;

lo abandonaron las fuerzas y tuvo que retirarse his strength gave out and he had to drop out;

nunca la abandona su buen humor she never loses her good humour

♦ vi

1. [en carrera, competición] to pull out, to withdraw;
[en ajedrez] to resign; [en boxeo] to throw in the towel;
abandonó en el primer asalto his corner threw in the towel in the first round;

una avería lo obligó a abandonar en la segunda vuelta a mechanical fault forced him to retire on the second lap

2. [rendirse] to give up;

no abandones ahora que estás casi al final don't give up now you've almost reached the end

♦ See also the pronominal verb abandonarse

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abandonar

I v/t

1 lugar leave; a alguien abandon; a esposa, hijos desert; objeto abandon, dump

2 idea give up, abandon; actividad give up, drop

II v/i DEP pull out

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abandonar vt

1) dejar: to abandon, to leave

2) : to give up, to quit

abandonaron la búsqueda: they gave up the search

♦ See also the reflexive verb abandonarse

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abandonar vb

1. (una persona) to abandon / to leave [pt. & pp. left]

abandonó a su familia he left his family

2. (un sitio) to leave

mucha gente abandona la cuidad a lot of people are leaving the city

3. (una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

no abandones el curso don't give up the course

4. (una competición) to withdraw [pt. withdraw; pp. withdrawn]

abandonó la carrera he withdrew from the race

Spanish-English dictionary > abandonar
18 tomber

tomber [tɔ̃be]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

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► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to fall ; [échafaudage, mur] to fall down ; [cheveux] to fall out

• il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe he fell and broke his leg

• tomber par terre to fall down

• se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil to fall into an armchair

• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall

• tomber à l'eau to fall into the water ; (figurative) to fall through

• tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree

• tomber d'une chaise to fall off a chair

• tomber d'une échelle to fall off a ladder

• tomber de cheval to fall off one's horse

• tomber de haut to fall from a height ; (figurative) to come down with a bump

• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!

• la nouvelle vient de tomber à l'instant the news has just come through

• un fax vient de tomber a fax has just come through

► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring down

• le chien l'a fait tomber the dog knocked him over

• faire tomber le gouvernement to bring down the government

   b. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come down

• la nuit tombe it's getting dark

• il tombe de la neige it's snowing

• qu'est-ce qu'il tombe ! (inf) it's coming down in buckets! (inf)

• il tombe quelques gouttes it's raining slightly

• la foudre est tombée tout près the lightning has struck nearby

   c. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away

• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 euros

• les prix ne sont jamais tombés aussi bas prices have reached an all-time low

• ils sont tombés bien bas they've sunk really low

   d. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to fall

• l'as et le roi sont tombés the ace and king have been played

   e. ( = pendre) to hang

• sa jupe tombe bien her skirt hangs nicely

• ses cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules his hair came down to his shoulders

• les rideaux tombaient jusqu'au plancher the curtains came down to the floor

   f. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronounced

• les deux concerts tombent le même jour the two concerts fall on the same day

   g. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting

• bien tomber (moment) to come at the right moment ; (chance) to be lucky

• mal tomber (moment) to come at the wrong moment ; (chance) to be unlucky

• ça tombe bien that's fortunate

• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new boss

• ça tombe à pic (inf) that's perfect timing

• ça ne pouvait pas mieux tomber it couldn't have come at a better time

   h. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)

   i. (locutions)

► laisser tomber to drop

• il a voulu faire du droit mais il a vite laissé tomber he wanted to do law but he soon dropped it

• la famille nous a bien laissé tomber the family really let us down

• laisse tomber ! (inf) forget it! ; (irritation) give it a rest! (inf)► tomber dans to fall into

• tomber dans l'eau to fall into the water

• tomber dans la misère to become destitute

• tomber dans le coma to fall into a coma

• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)

• tomber sur le dos to fall on one's back

• j'ai eu la chance de tomber sur un spécialiste I was lucky enough to come across a specialist

• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station

• je suis tombé sur une vieille photo I came across an old photo

• on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur moi we drew straws and I was the lucky winner

• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!

• il m'est tombé sur le râble or le dos (inf!: inf!) he laid into me (inf)► tomber dessus (inf)

il nous est tombé dessus le jour de Noël he landed on us on Christmas Day (inf)

• une quantité de problèmes leur est tombée dessus they had a whole series of problems

• ils nous sont tombés dessus à huit contre trois eight of them laid into the three of us (inf)

2. <

   a. (Sport) ( = vaincre) (inf)

to throw

   b. ( = séduire) (inf)

il les tombe toutes he's a real ladykiller

   c. ( = retirer) (inf)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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I
1. tɔ̃be
verbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off

tomber dans un trou — to fall down a hole

j'ai fait tomber un vase — I knocked a vase over

j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère — I knocked the vase off the shelf

le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit — the wind blew a tile off the roof

se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil — to flop into an armchair

laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis — to drop a cake on the carpet

le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter — the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself

2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop

il tombe des gouttes — it's spotting with rain

qu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)

ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!

la foudre est tombée sur un arbre — the lightning struck a tree

une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne — there was a dim light coming through the skylight

une pâle clarté tombait de la lune — the moon cast a pale light

3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down

faire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]

il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime — he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation

je tombe de sommeil — I can't keep my eyes open

4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out

le roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played

faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]

5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope

6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall

tomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly

sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles — her skirt comes down to her ankles

7) (se retrouver, se placer)

tomber dans la vulgarité — to lapse into vulgarity

vous tombez dans le paradoxe — you are being paradoxical

tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law

la conversation est tombée sur la politique — the conversation came around to politics

8) ( devenir) to fall

tomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love

9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given

tomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen

dès que le journal tombe des presses — as soon as the newspaper comes off the press

10) ( rencontrer)

tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)

tomber sur la bonne page — to hit on the right page

je suis tombé sur un examinateur sévère à l'examen — I got a harsh examiner in the exam

je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais — I found what I was looking for by chance

si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square

11) ( survenir) gén to come

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!

tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave

il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?

tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting

12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]

13) ( abandonner)

laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]

laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)

laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down

14) ( agresser)

tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)

15) ( mourir) euph to die

II tɔ̃be
nom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]

ce velours a un beau tomber — this velvet hangs well

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tɔ̃be
1. vi

1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fall

Attention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!

tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through

tomber de fatigue — to drop from exhaustion

tomber de sommeil — to be asleep on one's feet

Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.

2) (dans un certain état)

tomber en panne — to break down

tomber en ruine — to fall into ruins

tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant

3) (= survenir)

ça tombe bien — that's good timing

ça tombe mal — that's bad timing

il est bien tombé — he's been lucky

il est mal tombé — he's been unlucky

tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right

4)

laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop

Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up

Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down

Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.

laisse tomber — drop it

Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.

5)

tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across

tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone

Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about

2. vt

tomber la veste — to slip off one's jacket

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tomber verb table: aimer

A nm (de vêtement, tissu) hang ¢; ce velours a un beau tomber this velvet hangs well.

B vtr (+ v avoir)

1 Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe];

2 ○( séduire) to bed○ [femme]; ( charmer) il les tombe toutes they all fall for him.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;

2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;

3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;

4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;

5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;

6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;

7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;

8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;

9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;

10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;

11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;

12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;

13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;

14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;

15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.

Idiome

en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.

I

[tɔ̃be] nom masculin

(littéraire)

au tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou dusk

II

[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. [personne] to fall (down), to fall over

[meuble, pile de livres] to fall over, to topple over

[cloison] to fall down, to collapse

[avion, bombe, projectile] to fall

tomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall down

tomber à plat ventre to fall flat on one's face

tomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchair

tomber de fatigue to be ready to drop (from exhaustion)

tomber de sommeil to be asleep on one's feet

ne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall off

tomber dans l'escalier to fall down the stairs

tomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horse

tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a tree

faire tomber quelqu'un

a. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody up

b. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody over

le vent a fait tomber des arbres the wind blew some trees over ou down

elle l'a fait tomber de la table she pushed him off the table

faire tomber quelque chose

a. [en poussant] to push something over

b. [en renversant] to knock something over

c. [en lâchant] to drop something

d. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over

j'ai fait tomber mes lunettes I've dropped my glasses

tu es tombé bien bas (figuré) you've sunk very low

2. (soutenu) [mourir] to fall, to die

tomber sur le champ de bataille to fall on the battlefield

ceux qui sont tombés au champ d'honneur those killed in action

3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come out

ne ramasse pas les cerises qui sont tombées don't pick the cherries which are on the ground

4. [pendre - cheveux, tentures] to hang ; [ - moustaches] to droop ; [ - seins] to sag, to droop

ses longs cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos her long hair hung down her back

une mèche lui tombait sur un œil a lock of hair hung over one eye

il a les épaules qui tombent he's got sloping shoulders

la robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you

5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come down

la neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/raining

une goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neck

(tournure impersonnelle)

il tombe en moyenne 3 mm d'eau par jour the average daily rainfall is 3 mm

il en est tombé, de la pluie! (familier) it tipped ou threw it down! (UK), it poured!

il tombera de la neige sur l'est there will be snow in the east

il tombe quelques gouttes it's spitting

il tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are falling

il tombe de la grêle it's hailing

toi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)

il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every month

ça va tomber!

a. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!

b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!

des têtes vont tomber! heads will roll!

tomber sous les yeux de quelqu'un to come to somebody's attention

6. [déboucher]

là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamain

continuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market

7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a close

la température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degrees

sa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%

faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperature

8. [disparaître - obstacle] to disappear, to vanish ; [ - objection, soupçon] to vanish, to fade

sa réticence est tombée devant mes arguments she gave way in the face of my arguments

sa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated

ses défenses sont tombées he dropped his guard

9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall through

les candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first round

le chef du gang est tombé hier the ringleader was arrested yesterday

faire tomber

a. [cité] to bring down

b. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topple

c. [record] to break

d. [concurrent] to defeat

10. [devenir]

tomber amoureux to fall in love

tomber enceinte to become pregnant

tomber malade to become ou to fall ill

tomber fou (familier) to go mad

tomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead

11. JEUX [carte]

tous les atouts sont tombés all the trumps have been played

B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]

1. [événement] to fall ou to be on

mon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sunday

tomber juste [calcul] to work out exactly

bien tomber to come at the right moment ou time

ton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of it

mal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad time

le mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me

[personne]

on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail strike

tomber juste [deviner] to guess right

bien tomber

a. [opportunément] to turn up at the right moment

b. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luck

ah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to you

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! you couldn't have come at a better time!

il est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was lucky

mal tomber

a. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong moment

b. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of luck

il ne pouvait pas plus mal tomber he couldn't have picked a worse time

travailler pour Fanget? tu aurais pu plus mal tomber working for Fanget? it could be worse

tu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!

2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come out

les dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143

à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m

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[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat

2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce

il les tombe toutes he's got them falling at his feet

3. (familier & locution)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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tomber dans verbe plus préposition

[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)

sans tomber dans l'excès inverse without going to the other extreme

des traditions qui tombent dans l'oubli traditions which are falling into oblivion

tomber dans la dépression to become depressed

tomber dans l'erreur to commit an error

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tomber en verbe plus préposition

tomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces

tomber en ruine to go to rack and ruin

tomber en morceaux to fall to pieces

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tomber sur verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across

je suis tombé sur ton article dans le journal I came across your article in the newspaper

je suis tombé sur une arête I bit on a fishbone

on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur elle lots were drawn and her name came up

2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to get

quand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machine

3. [assaillir - personne] to set about, to go for

il tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake

il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi! it had to be me!

4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tomber

19 abfallen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. (herunterfallen) fall ( oder drop) off; alle Angst fiel von ihm ab fig. his fears left him

2. Gelände: fall away, drop ( steil steeply)

3. Zahlen, Leistung etc.: fall off, drop; SPORT, Person: fall behind; gegen den Koreaner fiel er stark ab he was no match for the Korean; neben seinen früheren Werken fällt der Roman ab compared with his earlier works the novel is disappointing

4. von einer Partei: break away, defect; von einem Glauben: fall away

5. umg.: es wird dabei für ihn etwas abfallen there’ll be something in it for him too; umg. und was fällt ( dabei) für mich ab? what’s in it for me?

6. NAUT. cast

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(Anhänger) to secede; to apostatize; to break away;

(Gegenstand) to drop off; to fall off;

(Gelände) to slope down

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ạb|fal|len
vi sep irreg aux sein

1) (= herunterfallen) to fall or drop off; (Blätter, Blüten etc) to fall

von etw abfallen — to fall or drop off( from) sth

2) (= sich senken) to fall or drop away; (= sich vermindern Druck, Temperatur) to fall, to drop

der Weg talwärts verläuft sacht abfallend — the path down to the valley slopes gently

3) (fig = übrig bleiben) to be left (over)

das, was in der Küche abfällt — the kitchen leftovers

der Stoff, der beim Schneidern abfällt — the leftover scraps of material

4) (= schlechter werden) to fall or drop off, to go downhill; (SPORT = zurückbleiben) to drop back

gegen etw abfallen — to compare badly with sth

5) (fig = sich lösen) to melt away

alle Unsicherheit/Furcht fiel von ihm ab — all his uncertainty/fear left him, all his uncertainty/fear melted away (from him) or dissolved

6) (von einer Partei) to break (von with), to drop out( von of); (Fraktion) to break away (von from)

vom Glauben abfallen — to break with or leave the faith

7) (inf = herausspringen)

wie viel fällt bei dem Geschäft für mich ab? — how much do I get out of the deal?

es fällt immer ziemlich viel Trinkgeld ab — you/they etc always get quite a lot of tips (out of it)

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1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) drop off

2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) fall away

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ab|fal·len¹

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (herunterfallen) to fall off; Blätter to fall down

▪ von etw dat \abfallen to fall off [or AM a. off of] sth

2. (schlechter sein)

▪ [gegenüber jdm/gegen etw akk] \abfallen to fall behind [sb/sth]

3. (beim Wettlauf) to fall [or lag] behind, to drop back

4. (übrig bleiben) to be left over

5. (schwinden) to vanish

alle Furcht fiel plötzlich von ihm ab suddenly all his fear vanished

6. (sich senken) to drop away

der Weg fällt zum Wald hin leicht ab the path slopes gently towards the wood

▪ \abfallend declining, sloping

7. (sich vermindern) to decrease; Temperatur to drop

8. (fam: herausspringen)

▪ [bei etw dat] fällt für jdn etw ab sb gets sth [out of sth] fam

und wie viel fällt dabei für mich ab? and how much do I get out of this?

ab|fal·len²

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein (den Glaube verlieren)

▪ [von etw dat] \abfallen to renounce [sth]

von einer Partei \abfallen to turn renegade on a party

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (ugs.)

wieviel fällt für jeden ab? — what will each person's share be?

für dich wird auch eine Kleinigkeit abfallen — you'll get something out of it too

2) (herunterfallen) fall off

von jemandem abfallen — (fig.) leave somebody

3) (sich lossagen) < country> secede

vom Glauben/von jemandem abfallen — desert the faith/somebody

4) (nachlassen) drop

5) (bes. Sport): (zurückfallen) drop or fall back

6) (sich senken) < land, hillside, road> drop away; slope

7) (im Vergleich)

gegenüber jemandem/etwas od. gegen jemanden/etwas stark abfallen — be markedly inferior to somebody/something

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abfallen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. (herunterfallen) fall ( oder drop) off;

alle Angst fiel von ihm ab fig his fears left him

2. Gelände: fall away, drop (

steil steeply)

3. Zahlen, Leistung etc: fall off, drop; SPORT, Person: fall behind;

gegen den Koreaner fiel er stark ab he was no match for the Korean;

neben seinen früheren Werken fällt der Roman ab compared with his earlier works the novel is disappointing

4. von einer Partei: break away, defect; von einem Glauben: fall away

5. umg:

es wird dabei für ihn etwas abfallen there’ll be something in it for him too;

umg

und was fällt (dabei) für mich ab? what’s in it for me?

6. SCHIFF cast

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (ugs.)

wieviel fällt für jeden ab? — what will each person's share be?

für dich wird auch eine Kleinigkeit abfallen — you'll get something out of it too

2) (herunterfallen) fall off

von jemandem abfallen — (fig.) leave somebody

3) (sich lossagen) < country> secede

vom Glauben/von jemandem abfallen — desert the faith/somebody

4) (nachlassen) drop

5) (bes. Sport): (zurückfallen) drop or fall back

6) (sich senken) <land, hillside, road> drop away; slope

7) (im Vergleich)

gegenüber jemandem/etwas od. gegen jemanden/etwas stark abfallen — be markedly inferior to somebody/something

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v.

to apostatise (UK) v.

to apostatize (US) v.

to dip v.

to fall off v.

to secede v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abfallen

20 desprender

v.

1 to remove, to detach (lo que estaba fijo).

2 to give off.

3 to unfasten, to remove, to detach, to make loose.

Ella desprendió el broche She unfastened the brooch.

4 to emit, to emanate, to give off.

El leño podrido desprende luz The rotting log emits light.

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desprender

► verbo transitivo

1 (separar) to detach, remove

2 (soltar) to release

3 (emanar) to give off

► verbo pronominal desprenderse

1 (soltarse) to come off, come away

2 (emanar) to emanate, be given off

3 (renunciar) to part with, give away

■ se desprendió de todo she gave everything away

4 figurado (liberarse) to rid oneself (de, of), free oneself (de, from)

■ se desprendió de la ira he rid himself of his wrath

5 (deducirse) to follow, be inferred, be implied

■ de aquí se desprende que no quiere volver a verte from this it follows that she doesn't want to see you again

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verb

1) to detach, loosen

2) give, emit

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- desprenderse de
- desprenderse
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1. VT

1) (=soltar) [+ gas, olor] to give off; [+ piel, pelo] to shed

2) (=separar)

el viento desprendió unas tejas del tejado — the wind detached some tiles from the roof

desprendió el toallero de la pared — he took the towel rail down from the wall

tuve que desprender el botón del abrigo — I had to take the button off my coat

2.

See:

desprenderse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (soltar, separar) < teja> to dislodge; < etiqueta> to detach

los golpes desprendieron parte del revoque — part of the plaster came away o off with all the banging

el botón estaba medio desprendido — the button was hanging off

2) <gases/chispas/olor> to give off
2.
desprenderse v pron

1) teja to come loose; botón to come off; retina to become detached

se desprendió del soporte — it came away from o (frml) detached itself from the support

2)

a) (renunciar, entregar)

desprenderse de algo — to part with something

no piensa desprenderse del bebé — she has no intention of giving up the baby

b) (apartarse, separarse)

desprenderse de algo — to let go of something

no se desprende de su osito — he won't let go of his teddy bear

no se le desprende del lado — she won't leave his side for a minute

3) ( deshacerse)

desprenderse de algo/alguien — to get rid of something/somebody

desprenderse de los prejuicios — to shake off one's prejudices

4) ( inferirse)

desprenderse de algo — to emerge from something

de lo que se desprende que... — what can be gathered from it is that...

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (soltar, separar) < teja> to dislodge; < etiqueta> to detach

los golpes desprendieron parte del revoque — part of the plaster came away o off with all the banging

el botón estaba medio desprendido — the button was hanging off

2) <gases/chispas/olor> to give off
2.
desprenderse v pron

1) teja to come loose; botón to come off; retina to become detached

se desprendió del soporte — it came away from o (frml) detached itself from the support

2)

a) (renunciar, entregar)

desprenderse de algo — to part with something

no piensa desprenderse del bebé — she has no intention of giving up the baby

b) (apartarse, separarse)

desprenderse de algo — to let go of something

no se desprende de su osito — he won't let go of his teddy bear

no se le desprende del lado — she won't leave his side for a minute

3) ( deshacerse)

desprenderse de algo/alguien — to get rid of something/somebody

desprenderse de los prejuicios — to shake off one's prejudices

4) ( inferirse)

desprenderse de algo — to emerge from something

de lo que se desprende que... — what can be gathered from it is that...

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desprender¹

¹ = dislodge.

Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.

* carne + desprenderse del hueso = meat + fall off + the bone.

* desprenderse = drop off, fall from, fall out, flake off, follow, snap off, fall, come + undone, come + loose, come off.

* desprenderse de = divest of, drop away from, throw away, part with, come out of, fall off of.

* desprender semillas = go to + seed.

* se desprende que = it follows that.

desprender²

² = give off, spout.

Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

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desprender [E1 ]

vt

A (soltar, separar) to detach

logró desprenderlo del eje he succeeded in detaching it from the shaft

los golpes han desprendido parte del revoque part of the plaster has come away o off with all the banging

el rótulo estaba medio desprendido the sign was hanging off its hinges/coming loose

B ‹gases/chispas/olor› to give off

C ( RPl) (desabrochar) ‹botón› to undo

■ desprenderse

v pron

A «botón» to come off; «retina» to become detached

se desprendieron varias tejas several tiles came off (the roof)

se desprendió de su abrazo ( liter); she detached herself from his embrace ( liter)

se desprendió del soporte it came away from o ( frml) detached itself from the support

B

1 (renunciar, entregar) desprenderse DE algo to part WITH sth

no me voy a desprender de este cuadro I'm not going to part with this picture

no piensa desprenderse del bebé she has no intention of giving up the baby

2 (apartarse, separarse) desprenderse DE algo to let go OF sth

no se desprende de su osito he won't let go of his teddybear

no se me desprende del lado she won't leave my side for a minute

C (deshacerse) desprenderse DE algo/algn to get rid OF sth/sb

no consigue desprenderse de sus prejuicios he doesn't seem able to shake off his prejudices

se desprendió de todos los documentos comprometedores he got rid of all the compromising documents

D (surgir) desprenderse DE algo to emerge FROM sth

este resultado se desprende de las encuestas realizadas this result emerges from o comes out of the surveys that were carried out

lo que se desprende del informe es que … what can be gathered o inferred from the report is that …, what emerges from the report is that …

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desprender ( conjugate desprender) verbo transitivo (soltar, separar) ‹ teja› to dislodge;
‹ etiqueta› to detach
desprenderse verbo pronominal
1 [ teja] to come loose;
[ botón] to come off;
[ retina] to become detached;
desprenderse de algo to come away from sth
2 (renunciar, entregar) desprenderse de algo ‹ de posesiones› to part with sth
desprender verbo transitivo
1 (despegar) to remove, detach
2 (emanar un olor, humo) to give off
' desprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprenderse
- desprendido
- soltar

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desprender

♦ vt

1. [lo que estaba fijo] to remove, to detach;

desprenda la pegatina y envíenosla remove the sticker and send it to us;

el viento ha desprendido esta contraventana the wind has pulled this shutter off;

desprendió los alfileres del vestido she took the pins out of the dress

2. [olor, luz, calor] to give off

3. RP [desabrochar] to undo

♦ See also the pronominal verb desprenderse

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desprender

v/t

1 detach, separate

2 olor give off

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desprender vt

1) soltar: to detach, to loosen, to unfasten

2) emitir: to emit, to give off

♦ See also the reflexive verb desprenderse

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desprender vb

1. (emitir) to give off [pt. gave; pp. given]

esta flor desprende muy buen olor this flower gives off a lovely smell

2. (despegar) to take off [pt. took; pp. taken] / to remove

desprendió el sello de la carta he took the stamp off the letter

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