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1 flop
I [flɒp] II [flɒp]to flop down on — lasciarsi cadere su [bed, sofa]
2) (hang loosely) [ dog's ear] penzolare; [ head] ciondolare3) colloq. (fail) [play, film] fare fiasco, essere un flop; [project, venture] fallire•- flop out* * *[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) buttarsi, lasciarsi cadere2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) ricadere3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) fare fiasco2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) tonfo2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fiasco•- floppy- floppy disk* * *[flɒp]1. n(fam: failure) fiasco2. vi1)to flop (into/on) — lasciarsi cadere (in/su)2) (fam: play) far fiasco, (scheme) fallire* * *flop /flɒp/A n.1 caduta pesante; tonfo: to fall with a flop, cadere con un tonfo; belly flop, panciata ( tuffandosi)6 (comput.) ► FLOPB attr. (solo nei composti)cascante; floscio; pendulo; (a) penzoloni: flop-brimmed hat, cappello dalla tesa floscia; flop-eared, con le orecchie pendule.(to) flop /flɒp/A v. i.1 cadere pesantemente; lasciarsi cadere: He flopped down in a chair [into an armchair], si lasciò cadere su una sedia [in una poltrona]; Her head flopped back [forward], la testa le ricadde all'indietro [in avanti]2 (anche to flop around) ciondolare; sbattere; sbatacchiare: Her books flopped around in the bag, i libri sbattevano nella borsa4 (fam.) fallire; far fiascoB v. t.lasciar cadere pesantemente; sbattere.* * *I [flɒp] II [flɒp]to flop down on — lasciarsi cadere su [bed, sofa]
2) (hang loosely) [ dog's ear] penzolare; [ head] ciondolare3) colloq. (fail) [play, film] fare fiasco, essere un flop; [project, venture] fallire•- flop out -
2 FLOP
I [flɒp] II [flɒp]to flop down on — lasciarsi cadere su [bed, sofa]
2) (hang loosely) [ dog's ear] penzolare; [ head] ciondolare3) colloq. (fail) [play, film] fare fiasco, essere un flop; [project, venture] fallire•- flop out* * *[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) buttarsi, lasciarsi cadere2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) ricadere3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) fare fiasco2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) tonfo2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fiasco•- floppy- floppy disk* * *[flɒp]1. n(fam: failure) fiasco2. vi1)to flop (into/on) — lasciarsi cadere (in/su)2) (fam: play) far fiasco, (scheme) fallire* * *FLOP /flɒp/sigla( anche FLOPS) (comput., floating-point operations per second) FLOP ( numero di operazioni in virgola mobile al secondo).* * *I [flɒp] II [flɒp]to flop down on — lasciarsi cadere su [bed, sofa]
2) (hang loosely) [ dog's ear] penzolare; [ head] ciondolare3) colloq. (fail) [play, film] fare fiasco, essere un flop; [project, venture] fallire•- flop out -
3 droop
I [druːp]nome abbassamento m.II [druːp]1) (sag) [ eyelids] abbassarsi, chiudersi; [ head] ricadere, chinarsi; [branch, shoulders, wings] curvarsi, piegarsi; [flower, plant] afflosciarsi, appassire* * *[dru:p]1) (to (cause to) hang down: The willows drooped over the pond.) piegarsi2) ((of a plant) to flop from lack of water: a vase of drooping flowers.) appassire* * *droop /dru:p/n. [u]abbassamento: the droop of an eyelid, l'abbassamento d'una palpebra● the droop of his shoulders, il modo in cui tiene curve le spalle.(to) droop /dru:p/A v. i.1 chinarsi; curvarsi: The branches of the willow drooped over the water, i rami del salice si curvavano sull'acqua; His head drooped with fatigue, ha chinato la testa per la stanchezza2 (fig.) abbattersi; scoraggiarsi; ( anche) venir meno (per la stanchezza): After three hours' walking we were starting to droop, dopo aver camminato tre ore, cominciavamo a venir meno per la stanchezza4 (fin.) calare, scendere notevolmente ( di prezzo): Shares drooped, le azioni hanno subito un forte caloB v. t.● His eyelids began to droop, gli si chiudevano le palpebre (o gli occhi) □ The dog's ears drooped, il cane ha abbassato le orecchie.* * *I [druːp]nome abbassamento m.II [druːp]
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