1 to fall -- tomber
3 to stop sth -- laisser tomber
5 to leave sb or sth somewhere -- déposer
Just drop me at the corner. Dépose-moi au coin.
6 to slope steeply -- se jeter
where the cliffs drop away to the ocean à l’endroit où les falaises se jettent dans l’océan
7 to fail to do sth that is your responsibility -- ne pas se montrer à la hauteur
8 to write a short letter to sb -- écrire un mot / une note / un email à qqn
9 to suggest sth indirectly -- faire une allusion
10 to mention the names of important people to make yourself seem important -- citer des noms de personnes en vue pour se faire valoir
11 a small amount of liquid -- goutte [ feminine ]
a drop of rain une goutte de pluie
drops of blood/sweat des gouttes de sang/sueur
12 a fall in an amount or level -- baisse [ feminine ]
a sharp/dramatic drop in temperature une brusque chute de température
a slight drop in sales une légère baisse des ventes
14 suddenly and without pausing beforehand -- sans préavis
15 indicates sth is small in comparison to the whole -- une goutte d’eau dans l’océan
16 a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling -- goutte
a drop of rain.
18 an act of falling -- baisse, chute
a drop in temperature.
20 to let fall, usually accidentally -- laisser tomber
21 to fall -- (re)tomber
23 to set down from a car etc -- déposer, débarquer
24 to say or write in an informal and casual manner -- écrire/envoyer (un petit mot)
In this way, it was hoped that taxes and pension premiums would drop.
We should also drop the principle of equal rotation.
It is the proverbial drop in the ocean.
Compared to the legislative machinery as a whole, it is only a drop in the ocean.
We have to be clear that these subsidies are only a drop in the ocean.
So how can you now ensure that mainstreaming is implemented and does not just end up as a drop in the ocean?
These resources are but a drop in the ocean of what is needed.
Even that compromise is no kind of triumph, but rather no more than a drop in the ocean.
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