dropping Meaning

verb

Caer en gotas

To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

Examples :

"The leaky faucet in the kitchen was dropping water onto the counter. "

El grifo con fugas en la cocina estaba dejando caer agua sobre la encimera.

nature weather

verb

Goteando, 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 disminuyó en altura durante el verano.

nature weather

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.

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verb

Dejar caer, soltar

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

Examples :

"The child was dropping marbles onto the floor one by one. "

El niño estaba dejando caer canicas al suelo una por una.

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verb

Dejar caer gotas, descargarse en gotas

To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet was dropping water into the sink all night. "

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

nature weather

verb

Dejar caer, bajar

To lower; to move to a lower position.

Examples :

"The student is dropping her pencil. "

La estudiante está dejando caer su lápiz.

action position

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?

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verb

Caer, desplomarse

To sink quickly to the ground.

Examples :

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

¡Al suelo y hazme treinta flexiones, soldado!

nature action

verb

Morir, fallecer

To fall dead, or to fall in death.

Examples :

"The old tree in the park was dropping from disease. "

El viejo árbol del parque estaba muriendo por la enfermedad.

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verb

Cesar, suspender

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

Examples :

""She's dropping her Spanish class because it's too difficult." "

Ella está dejando su clase de español porque es demasiado difícil.

action process

verb

Mencionar, dejar caer

To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.

Examples :

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

El moderador mencionaba indirectamente pistas cada vez que los estudiantes tenían dificultades.

communication language

verb

Gastar, desembolsar

To part with or spend (money).

Examples :

""I'm dropping about $50 on groceries this week." "

Esta semana voy a gastar unos 50 dólares en la compra.

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verb

Abandonar, dejar de lado

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

Examples :

""After realizing the argument was going nowhere, Sarah decided on dropping the topic and changing the subject." "

Después de darse cuenta de que la discusión no iba a ninguna parte, Sarah decidió abandonar el tema y cambiar de tema.

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verb

Disminuir, reducir, bajar

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

Examples :

"The price of gas has been dropping recently, which is good for drivers. "

El precio de la gasolina ha estado bajando recientemente, lo cual es bueno para los conductores.

value condition economy

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

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!

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verb

Omitir, suprimir

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

Examples :

"Cockneys drop their aitches."

Los cockneys omiten las haches.

language phonetics

verb

Dejar caer la pelota, fallar la atrapada

(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 la pelota de Tendulkar en 99. Tendulkar consiguió un siglo en la siguiente bola.

sport

verb

Tomar (una droga)

To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.

Examples :

"They had never dropped acid."

Nunca habían tomado ácido.

mind medicine substance

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 process

verb

Eliminar, despedir, suprimir

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

Examples :

"The teacher dropped John from the science club because he missed too many meetings. "

El profesor eliminó a John del club de ciencias porque faltó a demasiadas reuniones.

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verb

Retirarse

To drop out of the betting.

Examples :

""He was doing well, but after losing two hands in a row, he was dropping from the poker game." "

Le iba bien, pero después de perder dos manos seguidas, se retiró de la partida de póquer.

bet business

verb

Marcar (un gol) mediante un drop kick

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

Examples :

"The fly-half was aiming to gain points but missed, and so instead of kicking the ball through the goal posts, he ended up dropping it behind them. "

El medio de apertura intentaba ganar puntos pero falló, y en lugar de patear el balón entre los postes, terminó dejándolo caer detrás de ellos.

sport

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, poner

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

verb

Lanzar, publicar

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 entertainment business

verb

Afinar más bajo

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

Examples :

"The guitarist was dropping the low E string to D to play a heavier riff. "

El guitarrista estaba afinando la cuerda E grave a D para tocar un riff más pesado.

music technical

verb

Cancelar, suspender

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

Examples :

"Because of low enrollment, the university is dropping the introductory French course next semester. "

Debido a la baja inscripción, la universidad suspenderá el curso de francés introductorio el próximo semestre.

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verb

Cocinar, preparar

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

Examples :

"Drop a basket of fries."

Prepara una cesta de patatas fritas.

food utensil

verb

Cambiar la voz

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

Examples :

""Michael's voice started dropping in middle school, so he sounded different when he sang." "

La voz de Michael comenzó a cambiar en la escuela secundaria, por lo que sonaba diferente cuando cantaba.

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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 de C2.

music sound

verb

Visitar, pasar

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

Examples :

""I'm dropping by my mom's house after work to say hello." "

Voy a visitar a mi madre después del trabajo para saludarla.

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verb

Dar a luz, parir

To give birth to.

Examples :

"to drop a lamb"

dar a luz un cordero

animal biology

verb

Cubrir con gotas, rociar

To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.

Examples :

"The artist was dropping paint onto the canvas to create a speckled effect. "

El artista estaba rociando pintura sobre el lienzo para crear un efecto moteado.

appearance color

verb

Descender

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

Examples :

""The vet explained that the young bull's testicles were starting to be dropping, indicating he was reaching sexual maturity." "

El veterinario explicó que los testículos del joven toro estaban empezando a descender, lo que indicaba que estaba alcanzando la madurez sexual.

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noun

Caída, gota

Something dropped.

Examples :

"The heavy rain turned into a light dropping of snow by morning. "

La lluvia intensa se convirtió en una ligera caída de nieve por la mañana.

thing action

noun

Excrementos, heces

(usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.

Examples :

"a rabbit dropping"

una caca de conejo

animal biology

noun

Caída

The act of something that drops or falls.

Examples :

"The constant dropping of leaves in autumn made raking the yard a never-ending chore. "

La constante caída de hojas en otoño hacía que rastrillar el jardín fuera una tarea interminable.

action event

Meanings

Caer en gotas

Examples :

"The leaky faucet in the kitchen was dropping water onto the counter. "

El grifo con fugas en la cocina estaba dejando caer agua sobre la encimera.

Goteando, 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 disminuyó en 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 :

"The child was dropping marbles onto the floor one by one. "

El niño estaba dejando caer canicas al suelo una por una.

Dejar caer gotas, descargarse en gotas

Examples :

"The leaky faucet was dropping water into the sink all night. "

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

Dejar caer, bajar

Examples :

"The student is dropping her pencil. "

La estudiante está dejando caer su lápiz.

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, desplomarse

Examples :

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

¡Al suelo y hazme treinta flexiones, soldado!

Morir, fallecer

Examples :

"The old tree in the park was dropping from disease. "

El viejo árbol del parque estaba muriendo por la enfermedad.

Cesar, suspender

Examples :

""She's dropping her Spanish class because it's too difficult." "

Ella está dejando su clase de español porque es demasiado difícil.

Mencionar, dejar caer

Examples :

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

El moderador mencionaba indirectamente pistas cada vez que los estudiantes tenían dificultades.

Gastar, desembolsar

Examples :

""I'm dropping about $50 on groceries this week." "

Esta semana voy a gastar unos 50 dólares en la compra.

Abandonar, dejar de lado

Examples :

""After realizing the argument was going nowhere, Sarah decided on dropping the topic and changing the subject." "

Después de darse cuenta de que la discusión no iba a ninguna parte, Sarah decidió abandonar el tema y cambiar de tema.

Disminuir, reducir, bajar

Examples :

"The price of gas has been dropping recently, which is good for drivers. "

El precio de la gasolina ha estado bajando recientemente, lo cual es bueno para los conductores.

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, suprimir

Examples :

"Cockneys drop their aitches."

Los cockneys omiten las haches.

Dejar caer la pelota, fallar la atrapada

Examples :

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

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

Tomar (una droga)

Examples :

"They had never dropped acid."

Nunca habían tomado ácido.

Deshacerse de, quitar, perder

Examples :

"I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée."