drop

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nome

1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

would you like a drop of milk? — vorresti un goccio di latte?

just a drop — solo un goccio

2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)

a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs

3) (vertical distance, slope)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — c'è un salto di 100 m dalla cima

there was a steep drop on either side — c'era uno strapiombo da entrambi i lati

4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.

5) (sweet)

lemon drop — drop al limone

chocolate drop — cioccolatino (a forma di goccia)

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a drop in the bucket o ocean — una goccia nel mare

II 1. [drɒp]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-)

1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere

drop it! — lascialo!

2) (deliver) [aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [person]; sganciare [bomb]

3) (leave) (anche drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [person]; deporre [object]

4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]

to drop one's eyes — abbassare gli occhi

to drop one's speed — diminuire la velocità

5) (give casually)

to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.

to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto

6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [sound]

7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [accusation]

to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto

can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?

8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-)

1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) cadere

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi

the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m

2) (fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la scogliera è a strapiombo sul mare

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la strada discende ripida lungo la montagna

3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsi

to drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.

she dropped to third place — scese al terzo posto

4) colloq. (collapse)

he was ready o fit to drop — non stava in piedi dalla stanchezza

5) (come to an end)

to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]

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- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo

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[drop] 1. noun

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

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

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) abbassamento, calo

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

2. verb

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) lasciar cadere

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

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

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

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

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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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I [drɒp]

nome

1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

would you like a drop of milk? — vorresti un goccio di latte?

just a drop — solo un goccio

2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)

a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs

3) (vertical distance, slope)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — c'è un salto di 100 m dalla cima

there was a steep drop on either side — c'era uno strapiombo da entrambi i lati

4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.

5) (sweet)

lemon drop — drop al limone

chocolate drop — cioccolatino (a forma di goccia)

••

a drop in the bucket o ocean — una goccia nel mare

II 1. [drɒp]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-)

1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere

drop it! — lascialo!

2) (deliver) [aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [person]; sganciare [bomb]

3) (leave) (anche drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [person]; deporre [object]

4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]

to drop one's eyes — abbassare gli occhi

to drop one's speed — diminuire la velocità

5) (give casually)

to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.

to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto

6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [sound]

7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [accusation]

to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto

can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?

8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-)

1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) cadere

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi

the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m

2) (fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la scogliera è a strapiombo sul mare

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la strada discende ripida lungo la montagna

3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsi

to drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.

she dropped to third place — scese al terzo posto

4) colloq. (collapse)

he was ready o fit to drop — non stava in piedi dalla stanchezza

5) (come to an end)

to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]

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- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo