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la gota

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drop

[drɒp]

sustantivo

1gota (f) (of liquid)

drops -> gotas (f pl) (for eyes, nose)
you've had a drop too much -> llevas una copa de más (to drink)
I haven't touched a drop since -> desde entonces no he bebido or tomado ni una gota (Am)
it's only a drop in the ocean (sentido figurado) -> no es más que un grano de arena en el desierto

2caída (f) descenso (m) (fall, decrease)(in de); suministro (m) aéreo

a drop of 10 meters (by parachute) -> una caída de 10 metros
at the drop of a hat (sentido figurado) -> a la primera or las primeras de cambio

verbo transitivo (pt & pp dropped)

3dejar caer (allow to fall) (accidentally); tirar, dejar caer (deliberately), botar (Am salvo RP); lanzar, tirar

I've dropped my pen (bomb) -> se me ha caído el boli
to drop somebody a line/a card (familiar) -> mandar unas líneas/una postal a alguien
I'll drop you at the station -> te dejaré en la estación (in car)
drop goal -> gol (m) de botepronto (in rugby)
drop kick -> (puntapié (m) de) botepronto (m) (in rugby)

4bajar (lower) (prices, one's eyes, voice)

5dejar (abandon) (subject, idea, plan)

to drop somebody -> abandonar or dejar a alguien (as friend)
to drop maths/French -> dejar las matemáticas/el francés
to drop the charges (Law) -> retirar los cargos

6saltarse, omitir (omit) (letter, syllable); no pronunciar (not pronounce)

to drop somebody from a team -> excluir a alguien de un equipo

7perder (lose) (points)

verbo intransitivo

8caer, caerse (object); caer (ground)

to drop out -> caerse (from pocket, briefcase)
I'm ready or fit to drop (familiar) -> estoy hecho polvo, estoy para el arrastre (español de España)
people are dropping like flies (familiar) -> la gente está cayendo como moscas
to drop dead -> caerse muerto
drop dead! (familiar) -> ¡muérete!, ¡morite! (RP)
let it drop! (familiar) -> ¡basta ya!, ¡déjalo ya! (español de España), ¡acabala! (RP)

9caer, bajar (prices, temperature, demand, unemployment); bajar (voice); amainar (wind); disminuir (speed)

drop [drop-soun]

1Destilar.

2Soltar, desprender, dejar caer de cualquier modo, literal o figuradamente (accidentally).

Drop that gun! -> ¡suelta ese revólver
I dropped the cup -> se me cayó la taza
Don’t drop it! -> ¡que no se te caiga
To drop tears -> derramar lágrimas

3Soltar, proferir una palabra casualmente o como por incidencia (utter/hint, remark).

To let it drop that ->

4Dejar de hacer o cesar en lo que se estaba haciendo; abandonar, (give up, abandon/case).

Let’s drop the subject -> cambiemos de tema
Just drop everything and come -> déjalo todo y vente
To drop somebody from a team -> sacar a alguien de un equipo

5Dejar o desprenderse de algún dependiente o compañero; despedir, echar.

6Dejar, sufrir que una cosa se pierda o se olvide.

7Parir los animales.

8Hacer caer, como con un arma de fuego. (Familiar) (m)

9Alargar, bajar (lower/hem); bajar (eyes, voice). (m)

10Dejar (set down/passenger, cargo); pasar a dejar (deliver). (m)

I can drop them there on my way home -> puedo pasar por allí a dejarlos de camino a casa

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

11Gotear, caer gota a gota; soltar gota (n)

sustantivo

12Caer (fall/object), bajar de un lugar alto a otro más bajo; caer sin ímpetu. (Coloquial & Metafórico) (n)

To be ready to estar cayéndose. He dropped to the ground -> se tiró al suelo (deliberately); cayó de un golpe (fell)

13Quedarse muerto o morir de repente. (n)

To drop (down) dead -> caerse muerto
Drop dead! -> ¡vete al demonio

14Desvanecerse o disiparse alguna cosa. (Coloquial)

15Sobrevenir, venir de repente.

To drop a word unawares -> soltar alguna expresión incautamente; dejar escapar alguna palabra que no debía decirse
To drop a courtesy -> hacer una cortesía
To drop anchor -> anclar
To drop in unexpectedly -> entrar en alguna parte de improviso
To drop the curtain -> correr el telón

va. Dejar caer, tirar (deliberately/cup, vase); lanzar (bomb, supplies).., dejar escapar que... (inadvertedly); dejar caer que... (deliberately). Retirar (charges); abandonar, renunciar a (plan, idea); dejar de ver a (friends, associate). Omitir (omit/letter, syllable, word); suprimir algo (chapter, scene, article). Bajar, descender (plane). Desplomarse (collapse).(Coloq.) Amainar (decrease/wind); bajar, descender (temperature); bajar, experimentar un descenso (prices); bajar (voice); caer (in height/terrain).(Met.) Encubrir, ocultar.

drop [drɒp]

noun

1 [of liquid] gota; (f)

"would you like some milk?" — "just a drop" —¿quieres leche? —una gota nada más; in three weeks we didn't have a drop of rain no cayó ni una gota en tres semanas; would you like a drop of soup? ¿quieres un poco de sopa?

there's just a drop leftjust queda solo una gota

just a drop

he's had a drop too muchtoo (informal) ha bebido más de la cuenta

I haven't touched a droptouched no he probado una sola gota

a drop in the ocean una gota de agua en el mar

2 drops (Med) gotas; (f)

3 (sweet) pastilla; (f)

4 (fall) (in price) bajada; (f) caída; (f) (in demand) disminución; (f) reducción; (f)

a drop of 10% una bajada del 10 por ciento

to take a drop in salarysalary aceptar un salario más bajo

a drop in temperaturetemperature una bajada de las temperaturas

at the drop of a hat con cualquier pretexto

5 (steep incline) pendiente; (f) (fall) caída; (f)

a drop of ten metres una caída de diez metros

6 (by parachute) [of supplies, arms etc] lanzamiento; (m)

7 (for secret mail) escondrijo para correo secreto; (m) (para correo secreto)

to have the drop on sb (US) (informal) llevar la delantera a algn; tener ventaja sobre algn

9 (Teat) telón de boca; (m)

verb:transitive

1 (let fall) (deliberately) [+object] dejar caer; (release, let go of) soltar; [+bomb, parachutist] lanzar; [+anchor] echar; [+liquid] echar gota a gota

the cat dropped the mouse at my feet el gato soltó al ratón junto a mis pies; don't drop your coat on the floor, hang it up no sueltes el abrigo en el suelo, cuélgalo; to drop a letter in the postbox echar una carta al buzón; drop it! (informal) (gun) ¡suéltalo!

(accidentally)

I dropped the glass se me cayó el vaso; I've dropped a stitch (Knitting) se me escapó un punto

2 (lower) [+eyes, voice, price, hem] bajar

3 (set down) (from car) [+object, person] dejar; (from boat) [+cargo, passengers] descargar

could you drop me at the station? ¿me puedes dejar en la estación?

4 (utter casually) [+remark, name, clue] soltar

to drop (sb) a hint about sthhint echar (a algn) una indirecta sobre algo

to drop a word in sb's earword decir algo a algn en confianza

5 (send casually) [+postcard, note] echar

to drop sb a line mandar unas líneas a algn

6 (omit) (from text) suprimir

to drop one's h's aitchesh'soraitches no pronunciar las haches

I've been dropped from the teamteam me han sacado del equipo

7 (abandon) [+conversation, correspondence] dejar; [+candidate] rechazar; [+boyfriend] dejar; plantar; [+friend] romper con; [+charges] retirar; [+claim, plan] renunciar a; abandonar

we had to drop what we were doing tuvimos que dejar lo que estábamos haciendo; they dropped him like a hot brick lo abandonaron como a perro sarnoso; I'm going to drop chemistry no voy a dar más química

to drop everythingeverything soltarlo todo

she dropped everything and rushed to his bedside

drop it!it (informal) (subject) ¡ya está bien!

let's drop the subjectsubject cambiemos de tema

8 (lose) [+game] perder

9 (Drugs)

to drop acid (very_informal) tomar ácido

verb:intransitive

1 (fall) [+object, person] caer(se)

she dropped to the ground

to drop with exhaustion caer rendido

drop dead!dead (informal) ¡vete al cuerno!; (informal)

I'm fit to dropfit (informal) estoy que no me tengo

he let it drop that ...let reveló que ...

so we let the matter drop así que dejamos el asunto

2 (decrease) [+wind] calmarse; amainar; [+temperature, price, voice] bajar; [+numbers, crowd, demand] disminuir

the temperature will drop tonight la temperatura bajará esta noche

modifier

drop goal (n) (Rugby) drop; (m)

drop handlebars (n) manillar de (bicicleta de) carreras; (m)

drop kick (n) puntapié de botepronto; (m)

drop shot (n) dejada; (f)

drop zone (n) (Aer) zona de salto; (f)

Using his good arm, he steered into a field half a mile from the drop zone, twisting an ankle on landing One source said one crate had landed about 1,000 feet from the centre of the drop zone

Verb Conjugation for "drop"

Imperative

drop
you drop
he/she drops
we drop
you drop
they drop

Preterite

I dropped
you dropped
he/she dropped
we dropped
you dropped
they dropped

Present Continuous

I am dropping
you are dropping
he/she is dropping
we are dropping
you are dropping
they are dropping

Present Perfect

I have dropped
you have dropped
he/she has dropped
we have dropped
you have dropped
they have dropped

Past Continuous

I was dropping
you were dropping
he/she was dropping
we were dropping
you were dropping
they were dropping

Past Perfect

I had dropped
you had dropped
he/she had dropped
we had dropped
you had dropped
they had dropped

Future

I will drop
you will drop
he/she will drop
we will drop
you will drop
they will drop

Future Perfect

I will have dropped
you will have dropped
he/she will have dropped
we will have dropped
you will have dropped
they will have dropped

Future Continuous

I will be dropping
you will be dropping
he/she will be dropping
we will be dropping
you will be dropping
they will be dropping

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been dropping
you have been dropping
he/she has been dropping
we have been dropping
you have been dropping
they have been dropping

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been dropping
you will have been dropping
he/she will have been dropping
we will have been dropping
you will have been dropping
they will have been dropping

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been dropping
you had been dropping
he/she had been dropping
we had been dropping
you had been dropping
they had been dropping

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