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"Dropped" is a form of "drop", a transitive verb which is often translated as "dejar caer". "Downs" is a form of "down", an adverb which is often translated as "abajo". Learn more about the difference between "dropped" and "downs" below.
drop(
drap
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. dejar caer
I don't think she dropped the glass on purpose.No creo que dejara caer el vaso a propósito.
3. (to lower)
b. pasar a dejar
I'll drop your dish off on my way to the office.Pasaré a dejarte la fuente de camino a la oficina.
5. (to give up)
a. dejar
Are you going to drop the class with the professor you didn't like?¿Vas a dejar la clase con el profesor que te cayó mal?
d. renunciar a (plan)
We'll have to drop our vacation plans.Tendremos que renunciar a nuestros planes de vacaciones.
e. dejar plantado (romantic partner)
He dropped his lifelong girlfriend and married someone else.Dejó plantada a su novia de toda la vida y se casó con otra.
f. dejar de lado a (friend)
When she got married, she dropped all her friends.Cuando se casó dejó de lado a todos sus amigos.
6. (to send)
a. mandar
l hope he will drop me a line now and then.Espero que me mande unas líneas alguna que otra vez.
7. (to omit)
a. omitir
French pronunciation tends to drop the last letter.La pronunciación en francés tiende a omitir la última letra.
8. (to mention)
b. soltar
He cannot stop himself from dropping the occasional sexist comment.No puede evitar soltar un comentario machista de vez en cuando.
10. (to lengthen)
a. bajar
I would drop the hem of the dress two centimeters.Yo le bajaría el dobladillo al vestido dos centímetros.
11. (colloquial) (to release)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. lanzar
The heavy metal band dropped a new album on Monday.La banda de heavy metal lanzó un nuevo disco el lunes.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
12. (to fall)
b. desplomarse
Every day after work, I drop on the sofa and sleep for two hours.Todas los días al salir del trabajo, me desplomo en el sofá y duermo dos horas.
13. (to decrease)
b. descender en
Prices have dropped by 30% in the last three months.En los últimos tres meses, los precios han descendido en un 30%.
14. (to slope down)
15. (colloquial) (to come out)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. salir (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The sneakers sold out as soon as they dropped.Las zapatillas se agotaron apenas salieron.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
17. (small drink)
18. (fall)
b. el descenso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperatures for the weekend.El pronóstico del tiempo anuncia un descenso de las temperaturas para el fin de semana.
c. la reducción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The crisis has translated into a drop in salaries.La crisis se ha traducido en una reducción de los salarios.
19. (aviation)
a. el lanzamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The supply drop was canceled due to bad weather.Se canceló el lanzamiento de víveres a causa del mal tiempo.
20. (incline)
a. el punto de recogida (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A man carried the general's message to the drop. Somebody else would then get it to its final destination.Un hombre llevó el mensaje del general al punto de recogida. Alguien lo haría llegar luego a su destino final.
22. (sweet)
a. la pastilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We have some honey throat drops that work marvels.Tenemos unas pastillas de miel para la tos que hacen maravillas.
drops
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
23. (medicine)
down(
daun
)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
3. (direction)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (sad)
a. deprimido
I'm a bit down because my grandfather is sick.Estoy un poco deprimido porque mi abuelo está enfermo.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The website has been down for three hours.El sitio web lleva tres horas sin funcionar.
We pay an arm and a leg, and the internet is always down!Pagamos un ojo de la cara y, ¡el internet nunca funciona!
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
8. (material)
9. (hair)
b. el bozo (M) (on face)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That stuff on your upper lip is more down than a real mustache.Eso que tienes encima del labio es más bozo que un bigote verdadero.
b. la oportunidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They haven't converted a third down all game.No han convertido una tercera oportunidad en todo el partido.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. derribar
They downed the enemy aircraft with one shot.Derribaron el avión del enemigo con un solo disparo.
