dropped Meaning

verb

Goteó, cayó en gotas

To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

Examples :

"The leaky faucet dropped water onto the counter all night. "

El grifo con fugas goteó agua sobre la encimera toda la noche.

weather nature

verb

Gotear, dejar caer

To drip (a liquid).

Examples :

"The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer."

El equipo muestra cuánto se ha movido el glaciar y la cantidad que ha disminuido su altura durante el verano.

substance action

verb

Caer

Generally, to fall (straight down).

Examples :

"A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky."

Se disparó un solo tiro y el pájaro cayó del cielo.

action physics

verb

Dejar caer, soltar

To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).

Examples :

"She accidentally dropped her keys in the parking lot. "

Ella dejó caer accidentalmente sus llaves en el estacionamiento.

action physics

verb

Dejar caer gotas

To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet dropped water onto the sink all night. "

El grifo con fugas goteó agua en el fregadero toda la noche.

action nature

verb

Dejar caer, bajar

To lower; to move to a lower position.

Examples :

"She dropped her pen on the floor. "

Ella dejó caer su bolígrafo al suelo.

position action

verb

Dejar, dejar caer

To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.

Examples :

"Could you drop me at the airport on your way to work tomorrow?"

¿Podrías dejarme en el aeropuerto de camino al trabajo mañana?

vehicle action

verb

Caer, dejar caer

To sink quickly to the ground.

Examples :

"Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!"

¡Al suelo y hazme treinta flexiones, soldado!

action physics nature

verb

Morir, fallecer

To fall dead, or to fall in death.

Examples :

"The old dog dropped suddenly in the park, and his owner rushed to his side. "

El viejo perro murió repentinamente en el parque y su dueño corrió a su lado.

body

verb

Terminar, cesar

To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.

Examples :

"The rain stopped; the outdoor picnic was dropped. "

La lluvia cesó; el picnic al aire libre se suspendió.

action process

verb

Mencionar, soltar

To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.

Examples :

"The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled."

El moderador soltaba indirectas cada vez que los estudiantes tenían dificultades.

communication language

verb

Gastar, desembolsar

To part with or spend (money).

Examples :

"He dropped fifty dollars on new headphones. "

Gastó cincuenta dólares en unos auriculares nuevos.

finance economy

verb

Abandonar, dejar

To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).

Examples :

"After realizing they weren't going to agree, they dropped the argument about politics. "

Después de darse cuenta de que no iban a estar de acuerdo, abandonaron la discusión sobre política.

attitude communication action

verb

Disminuir, bajar

To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.

Examples :

"The temperature dropped suddenly last night. "

La temperatura bajó repentinamente anoche.

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verb

Echar, enviar

To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.

Examples :

"Drop me a note when you get to the city."

Envíame una nota cuando llegues a la ciudad.

communication writing language

verb

Derribar, abatir

To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.

Examples :

"Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!"

¡Haz cualquier movimiento brusco y te derribaré!

military weapon action war

verb

Omitir, dejar caer

To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).

Examples :

"Cockneys drop their aitches."

Los cockneys omiten sus haches.

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verb

Dejar caer, soltar

(of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.

Examples :

"Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball"

Warne dejó caer a Tendulkar en 99. Tendulkar consiguió un siglo en la siguiente bola.

sport

verb

Tragar

To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.

Examples :

"They had never dropped acid."

Nunca habían tragado ácido.

mind substance action entertainment

verb

Deshacerse de, quitar, perder

To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.

Examples :

"I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée."

Perdí diez libras y una prometida odiosa.

action business

verb

Eliminar, quitar, dejar de incluir

To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.

Examples :

"Because of his poor attendance, the teacher dropped Michael from the soccer team roster. "

Debido a su mala asistencia, el profesor eliminó a Michael de la lista del equipo de fútbol.

action organization job

verb

Retirarse de la apuesta

To drop out of the betting.

Examples :

"After the horse stumbled at the first turn, many gamblers dropped out of the betting. "

Después de que el caballo tropezara en la primera curva, muchos apostadores se retiraron de la apuesta.

bet business

verb

Marcar (un gol) mediante un puntapié a bote pronto

(rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.

Examples :

"The fly-half dropped a beautiful goal from 40 meters out, securing the win for his team. "

El medio de apertura marcó un hermoso gol desde 40 metros, asegurando la victoria para su equipo.

sport game

verb

Impartir, dar

To impart.

Examples :

"I drop knowledge wherever I go."

Imparto conocimiento dondequiera que voy.

communication language

verb

Publicar, lanzar

To release to the public.

Examples :

"That hacker has been threatening to drop my docs [i.e. publish my personal information]."

Ese hacker ha estado amenazando con publicar mis documentos.

media communication

verb

Pinchar

To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.

Examples :

"I love it when he drops his funky beats."

Me encanta cuando pincha sus ritmos funky.

music entertainment technology

verb

Lanzado, puesto a la venta

To enter public distribution.

Examples :

""Hip-Hop Xmas" dropped in time for the holidays."

"Hip-Hop Xmas" se lanzó a tiempo para las vacaciones.

media communication

verb

Afinar más bajo

To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.

Examples :

"The guitarist dropped the low E string to D for a heavier sound. "

El guitarrista afinó la cuerda E grave a D para un sonido más grave.

music technical

verb

Cancelar, suspender

To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.

Examples :

"Maria dropped her math class because it was too difficult. "

María canceló su clase de matemáticas porque era demasiado difícil.

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verb

Cocinar, freír

(fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.

Examples :

"Drop a basket of fries."

Prepara una cesta de patatas fritas.

food

verb

Bajar, cambiar

(of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.

Examples :

"Since starting high school, his voice has noticeably dropped, making him sound much older. "

Desde que comenzó la escuela secundaria, su voz ha bajado notablemente, haciéndolo sonar mucho mayor.

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verb

Bajar, disminuir

(of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.

Examples :

"My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2."

Mi sintetizador hace que las notas suenen raras cuando bajan por debajo de C2.

music sound

verb

Visitar, pasar

(of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.

Examples :

""My sister dropped by the house for coffee this morning." "

Mi hermana pasó por la casa a tomar café esta mañana.

action communication

verb

Dar a luz, parir

To give birth to.

Examples :

"to drop a lamb"

Dar a luz un cordero.

animal biology family sex

verb

Cubrir con gotas, rociar

To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.

Examples :

"The baker carefully dropped the cake with streaks of bright pink icing to create a marbled effect. "

El panadero cubrió cuidadosamente el pastel con vetas de glaseado rosa brillante para crear un efecto marmolado.

appearance style art

verb

Descender, colgar

(of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.

Examples :

"The vet explained that the young bull's testicles had finally dropped, meaning he was now fertile and ready for breeding. "

El veterinario explicó que los testículos del joven toro finalmente habían descendido, lo que significaba que ahora era fértil y estaba listo para la cría.

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Meanings

Goteó, cayó en gotas

Examples :

"The leaky faucet dropped water onto the counter all night. "

El grifo con fugas goteó agua sobre la encimera toda la noche.

Gotear, dejar caer

Examples :

"The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer."

El equipo muestra cuánto se ha movido el glaciar y la cantidad que ha disminuido su altura durante el verano.

Caer

Examples :

"A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky."

Se disparó un solo tiro y el pájaro cayó del cielo.

Dejar caer, soltar

Examples :

"She accidentally dropped her keys in the parking lot. "

Ella dejó caer accidentalmente sus llaves en el estacionamiento.

Dejar caer gotas

Examples :

"The leaky faucet dropped water onto the sink all night. "

El grifo con fugas goteó agua en el fregadero toda la noche.

Dejar caer, bajar

Examples :

"She dropped her pen on the floor. "

Ella dejó caer su bolígrafo al suelo.

Dejar, dejar caer

Examples :

"Could you drop me at the airport on your way to work tomorrow?"

¿Podrías dejarme en el aeropuerto de camino al trabajo mañana?

Caer, dejar caer

Examples :

"Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!"

¡Al suelo y hazme treinta flexiones, soldado!

Morir, fallecer

Examples :

"The old dog dropped suddenly in the park, and his owner rushed to his side. "

El viejo perro murió repentinamente en el parque y su dueño corrió a su lado.

Terminar, cesar

Examples :

"The rain stopped; the outdoor picnic was dropped. "

La lluvia cesó; el picnic al aire libre se suspendió.

Mencionar, soltar

Examples :

"The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled."

El moderador soltaba indirectas cada vez que los estudiantes tenían dificultades.

Gastar, desembolsar

Examples :

"He dropped fifty dollars on new headphones. "

Gastó cincuenta dólares en unos auriculares nuevos.

Abandonar, dejar

Examples :

"After realizing they weren't going to agree, they dropped the argument about politics. "

Después de darse cuenta de que no iban a estar de acuerdo, abandonaron la discusión sobre política.

Disminuir, bajar

Examples :

"The temperature dropped suddenly last night. "

La temperatura bajó repentinamente anoche.

Echar, enviar

Examples :

"Drop me a note when you get to the city."

Envíame una nota cuando llegues a la ciudad.

Derribar, abatir

Examples :

"Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!"

¡Haz cualquier movimiento brusco y te derribaré!

Omitir, dejar caer

Examples :

"Cockneys drop their aitches."

Los cockneys omiten sus haches.

Dejar caer, soltar

Examples :

"Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball"

Warne dejó caer a Tendulkar en 99. Tendulkar consiguió un siglo en la siguiente bola.

Tragar

Examples :

"They had never dropped acid."

Nunca habían tragado ácido.

Deshacerse de, quitar, perder

Examples :

"I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée."