drop
[+liquid] goutte f
→ A drop of blood ran down his leg.
→ Add the cream a few drops at a time.
a drop of water une goutte d'eau
(=reduction) (in numbers, rate, level)
baisse f , (in salary)
baisse f
→ He was prepared to take a drop in wages
a drop in wages une baisse des revenus
a drop of 10% une baisse de 10%
a drop in [+numbers, rate, level] une diminution de
→ a drop in the crime rate
(distance to the next level)
dénivellation f
a 300m drop, a drop of 300m une dénivellation de 300 m
→ It's only a four-metre drop.
[+cliff] à-pic m
→ I would have plunged down a sheer drop into a distant valley
parachute drop parachutage m
→ They are requesting air drops of essential foodstuffs.
(=let fall) laisser tomber
→ I dropped my glasses and broke them.
→ He dropped his plate into the sink.
→ Drop the noodles into the water.
→ He dropped my hand and smiled.
I dropped the glass and it broke. J'ai laissé tomber le verre et il s'est cassé.
to drop a hint faire une suggestion, faire une allusion
→ If I drop a few hints he might invite me.
(=lower)
[+voice, eyes] baisser
→ He dropped his voice and glanced round.
→ They dropped their voices as they entered church.
[+price]
→ See if he's prepared to drop the price.
to drop anchor jeter l'ancre
(=set down from car)
[+passenger] déposer
→ He dropped me outside the hotel
→ I asked the taxi to drop me at the corner.
Could you drop me at the station? Pouvez-vous me déposer à la gare?
(=give up)
[+idea, project] laisser tomber, renoncer à
→ He was told to drop the idea.
[+legal case] laisser tomber
→ The prosecution was forced to drop the case.
[+school subject] laisser tomber
I'm going to drop chemistry. Je vais laisser tomber la chimie.
to drop the subject
(=stop talking about sth) parler d'autre chose
(=omit from team)
[+player] écarter
→ He was dropped from the first team.
→ The country's captain was dropped from the tour.
(=write)
to drop sb a line mettre un mot à qn
[wind, temperature, price] tomber
→ By morning, the wind had dropped.
→ The temperature can drop to freezing.
→ Once the rate rises it never drops again
→ The egg dropped onto the floor.
[head] retomber
→ She let her head drop.
to drop to a whisper
[voice] ne plus être qu'un murmure
→ Her voice dropped to a whisper.
[numbers, attendance] diminuer
(=collapse)
[person] s'écrouler
→ Nancy dropped into a chair.
drops
npl (for eyes)
gouttes fpl cough drops pastilles fpl pour la toux
air drop , airdrop, air-drop
n
[+supplies] parachutage m
→ Clinton is preparing to order air drops of supplies to the besieged Bosnians
→ US air drops of food and medicine into Eastern Bosnia
vt
[+food, supplies] parachuter
→ United Nations plans to start air dropping food to rural villages are being held up.
→ They air dropped supplies to rural villages.
The US air-dropped supplies into Bosnia. Les États-Unis ont parachuté des vivres en Bosnie.
chocolate drop
n pastille f au chocolat
cough drop
n pastille f pour la toux, pastille f contre la toux
drag and drop
n (COMPUTING) glisser-poser m
▲
drop by
vi
(=call in) passer
→ Danny will drop by later.
▲
drop in
vi
(=visit) faire un saut, passer
→ Why not drop in for a chat?
to drop in on sb faire un saut chez qn, passer chez qn
→ She spent the day dropping in on friends.
▲
drop off
vi
(=fall asleep) s'assoupir
→ He dropped off in front of the television.
vt sep
to drop sb off déposer qn
→ I can drop Daisy off on my way home.
▲
drop out
vi
(=withdraw from competition) abandonner
→ In time, many competitors drop out.
→ She dropped out after 20 kilometres.
[student] abandonner, décrocher
to drop out of school abandonner l'école
→ The boys dropped out of school.
drop-dead *
adv [sexy] vachement *
→ The effect is soft and pretty rather than drop-dead sexy.
drop-dead gorgeous super canon *
→ She said that Campbell-Black was drop-dead gorgeous ...
adj
(=stunning) stupéfiant (e)
→ ... the drop-dead glamour of the designer decade.
drop goal
n (RUGBY) drop m
drop-in centre
n (British) centre m d'accueil (où l'on peut se rendre sans rendez-vous)
→ ... a drop-in centre for young mothers.
drop kick
n (RUGBY) drop m
drop-off
n
(=decline) (in sales, interest)
diminution f
drop-out
n
(from society)
marginal (e) m/f
(from university)
drop-out mf étudiant(e) qui a abandonné ses études étudiant(e) qui a abandonné ses études, (from school)
drop-out mf élève qui a abandonné ses études élève qui a abandonné ses études
→ ... high-school drop-outs.
→
drop-out rate
drop-out rate
n (from college)
proportion d'étudiants ayant abandonné leurs études proportion d'étudiants ayant abandonné leurs études
→ The drop-out rate among students is currently one in three.
name-drop
vi faire du name-dropping, se targuer de connaître des célébrités
I must stop saying everyone famous is a good friend. It sounds as if I'm name-dropping. Il faut que j'arrête de dire que toutes les célébrités sont mes amis. On va dire que fais du name-dropping.
parachute drop
n parachutage m