dip Význam & definícia

Význam dip v slovenčine

• 0 to put something into a liquid for a short time:

  • Dip the fish in the batter, then drop it into the hot oil.

  • She dipped her toe into the pool to see how cold it was.

• 1 to go down to a lower level:

  • As you turn the corner, the road dips suddenly.

  • The sun dipped below the horizon.

  • House prices dipped in the first three months of the year.

  • You'll dazzle oncoming drivers if you don't dip your headlights.

• 2 a cold, thick sauce that you eat by dipping pieces of uncooked vegetable or biscuits, etc. into it

  • a dip in the sea/pool

  • a silver dip

  • sheep dip

• 3 a part of something that is at a lower level or a movement to a lower level:

  • a dip in the road

  • a sudden dip in temperature

• 4 a short time spent considering a subject:

  • We begin our dip into local history by examining the town's origins.

• 5 to put something briefly into a liquid:

  • He dipped his doughnut in the coffee.

• 6 to go down to a lower level; become less or lower:

  • Beans and lettuce may suffer if temperatures dip below freezing.

  • Stock market prices dipped slightly, losing four points.

• 7 a small drop in the amount or level of something:

  • After the yellow house, there’s a dip in the road.

• 8 a thick sauce you can put crackers, raw vegetables, etc., into before eating them.

  • He took a dip in the pool.

• 9 to go down to a lower level, often by a small amount or for a short time:

  • House prices are likely to dip in the first three months of the year.

  • dip from sth to sth Employment gains dipped from 2.6% to only 1.7%.

  • Group sales dipped by 4% last quarter.

• 10 to start very carefully to do or become involved in something that you are not experienced at:

  • Ordinary investors need to feel they are getting a good deal when they dip their toes into the stock market.

  • If you are keen to dip your toes into European funds, there are a number to choose from.

• 11 to spend some of your money on something:

  • She admitted that she had been forced to dip into her own pocket to make up a funding shortfall.

• 12 a reduction in something, or the fact of something moving to a lower level:

  • The dip in revenue does not mean the industry's several-year winning streak is coming to an end.

  • The newspaper is reporting the third straight monthly dip in advertising.

  • suffer/experience a dip Nearly all of our members have experienced a dip in their business this year.

  • a sharp/slight dip