drop Significado & definición

Significado de drop en español

• 0 to fall or let something fall -- caerse, dejar caer

  • She tripped and dropped the vase.

• 1 If you drop a plan, activity, class, or idea, you stop doing or planning it. -- abandonar, dejar

  • Plans for a new supermarket have been dropped.

  • Is it too late to drop your art class?

• 2 If a level or amount drops, it becomes less. -- caer

  • Unemployment has dropped from eight percent to six percent in the last year.

• 3 to take someone or something to a place, usually by car as you travel somewhere else -- llevar en coche

  • I can drop you at the station on my way to work.

• 4 a small, round-shaped amount of liquid -- gota

  • I felt a few drops of rain.

• 5 a fall in the level or amount of something -- descenso

  • There has been a drop in crime recently.

• 6 to let sth fall -- dejar caer

  • I dropped the glass. Dejé caer el vaso.

  • He dropped the coin into the slot. Dejó caer la moneda en la ranura.

  • planes dropping medical supplies aviones dejando caer suministros médicos

• 7 to fall -- caer

  • The ball rolled to the edge and dropped off. La pelota rodó hasta el borde y se cayó.

  • People heard the gun and dropped to the ground. La gente escuchó el arma y se dejó caer al suelo.

• 8 to become or make lower in level or amount -- disminuir

  • The amount of fuel available has dropped significantly. La cantidad de combustible disponible ha disminuido significativamente.

  • She dropped her voice to a whisper. Ella disminuyó la voz a un susurro.

• 9 to stop sth -- dejar

  • I dropped Chemistry last semester. Me dejé Química el semestre pasado.

  • to drop the charges against sb retirar los cargos contra alguien

  • Can we just drop the subject, please? ¿Podemos simplemente dejar el tema, por favor?

• 10 to not allow sb to be part of a group -- expulsar

  • His party has dropped him because of the scandal. Su partido lo ha expulsado a causa del escándalo.

• 11 to leave sb or sth somewhere -- dejar

  • Just drop me at the corner. Simplemente déjame en la esquina.

• 12 to slope steeply -- decrecer

  • where the cliffs drop away to the ocean donde los acantilados descienden hacia el océano

• 13 to fail to do sth that is your responsibility -- arruinar

  • I gave you the job and you dropped the ball. Te asigné el trabajo y lo fastidiaste.

• 14 to write a short letter to sb -- escribir

  • I’ll drop you an email with the details. Te escribiré un correo electrónico con los detalles.

• 15 to suggest sth indirectly -- dar una pista

  • She kept dropping hints about the party. Ella seguía dando pistas sobre la fiesta.

• 16 to mention the names of important people to make yourself seem important -- citar

• 17 a small amount of liquid -- gota [ feminine ]

  • a drop of rain una gota de lluvia

  • drops of blood/sweat gotas de sangre/sudor

• 18 a fall in an amount or level -- caída [ feminine ]

  • a sharp/dramatic drop in temperature una caída brusca/dramática de la temperatura

  • a slight drop in sales una ligera caída en las ventas

• 19 a long distance straight down -- caída [ feminine ]

  • a steep drop off the cliffs una caída abrupta de los acantilados

  • a 200 foot drop una caída de 200 pies

• 20 suddenly and without pausing beforehand -- a la mínima

  • She would start crying at the drop of a hat. Ella se pondría a llorar a la mínima.

• 21 indicates sth is small in comparison to the whole -- una nimiedad

  • The amount of money being spent is just a drop in the bucket. La cantidad de dinero que se gasta es una nimiedad.