Today write sentences with "drop out"

Question

Hello everyone. I think phrasal verbs are some of the most difficult to many English learners because most of them do not have a literal translation. So I have decided to learn one or two phrasal verbs every day.

I know you can help me with that, but you also need to learn Spanish, so please write the sentence in English using the PV then try it in Spanish. Then I will correct your sentence (the Spanish sentence, of course); we will help each other out.

If you´re not sure about how to translate your sentence, just explain (in English) what your Pv means and I will help with your translation.

Today let's write sentences using the phrasal verb:

"Drop out

1.-Definition:drop out (of) : stop attending / leave school or an organization.

Examples:

•The Science program is too difficult. Fifty percent of the students dropped out.

•I did not prepare well enough, so I dropped out of the race.

•Yes, she dropped out of high school. Her priorities were in the wrong place.

2.-Definition: to withdraw from, or stop taking part in (a competition, a social group, a school, a university, a job etc.)

Examples:

•She had to drop out when she found out the age cut off for the event was 15.

•George dropped out of college after his first semester because of money.

•I decided to drop out of high school to have the baby.

Thanks Luis! :):) - rac1, Aug 28, 2012

Answer 1

Sintonizar, encender, marginarse. Ésta era el mantra de los hippies en los sesentas.

Tune in, turn on, drop out. This was the mantra of the hippies in the sixties.

Buenas noches, Noe! - rac1, Aug 28, 2012

Buenas noches a ti, Rac! - Noetol, Aug 28, 2012

I remember! I didn't understand what it meant then, but I do now. - JoyceM, Aug 28, 2012

Yeah baby:) - Ranman, Aug 29, 2012

Answer 2

The high school graduation rate in the U.S. is 75%, but the official drop out rate is not 25% (it's less). One of the problems with the public school system is the way that the school administrators do calculations.

El indice de graduación de colegios secundarios en el E.E.U.U. es 75%, pero el indice de abandona oficial no es 25% (es menos). Uno de los problemas con la sistema de las escuelas publicas es la moda que los administradores hacen los cálculos.

in el? - Rey_Mysterio, Aug 28, 2012

Yeah like in "1984" by Orwell - Ranman, Aug 29, 2012

Oops! Good call Rey. - JoyceM, Aug 29, 2012

Answer 3

He dropped out of university after taking to hanging out with a bad lot of lads.

Dejó sus estudios universitarios después de hacerse amigo con algunos tipos criminales.

Answer 4

I will never drop out of studying english .

Nunca dejaré de estudiar inglés

Good for you! I feel the same way about Spanish. :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 28, 2012

"English" - rac1, Aug 28, 2012

Good man. - annierats, Aug 28, 2012

Answer 5

She had to drop out (of the race) halfway through.

Tuvo que abandonar (la carrera) a la mitad.

Answer 6

-- 1. Examples: •The Science program is too difficult. Fifty percent of the students have dropped out.
El programa de ciencia es demasiado difícil. El cincuenta por ciento de los estudiantes han abandonado.

•I did not prepare well enough, so I dropped out of the race.
No me preparé lo suficiente, así que abandoné de la carrera.

•Yes, she dropped out of high school. Her priorities were in the wrong place.
Sí, ella abandonó la escuela secundaria. Sus prioridades estaban en el está mal colocado.

My attempt:

Incluso en los tiempos modernos, los estudiantes tienen que abandonar los estudios para ayudar con las obligaciones familiares.

Even in modern times, students have to drop out to help with family obligations.

Answer 7

He just dropped out of sight one day.

Él acaba de caer fuera de la vista un día.