FLOP

I [flɒp]

nome colloq. (failure) flop m., fiasco m.

II [flɒp]

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

1) (move heavily)

to flop down — crollare di peso

to flop down on — lasciarsi cadere su [bed, sofa]

2) (hang loosely) [dog's ear] penzolare; [head] ciondolare

3) colloq. (fail) [play, film] fare fiasco, essere un flop; [project, venture] fallire

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- flop out

- flop over

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[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb

1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) buttarsi, lasciarsi cadere

2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) ricadere

3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) fare fiasco

2. noun

1) ((a) flopping movement.) tonfo

2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fiasco

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- floppy

- floppy disk

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[flɒp]

1. n

(fam: failure) fiasco

the film was a flop — il film è stato un fiasco

2. vi

1)

(person) to flop (into/on) — lasciarsi cadere (in/su)

2) (fam: play) far fiasco, (scheme) fallire

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FLOP /flɒp/

sigla

(anche FLOPS) (comput., floating-point operations per second) FLOP (numero di operazioni in virgola mobile al secondo).

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I [flɒp]

nome colloq. (failure) flop m., fiasco m.

II [flɒp]

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

1) (move heavily)

to flop down — crollare di peso

to flop down on — lasciarsi cadere su [bed, sofa]

2) (hang loosely) [dog's ear] penzolare; [head] ciondolare

3) colloq. (fail) [play, film] fare fiasco, essere un flop; [project, venture] fallire

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- flop out

- flop over