drops Meaning | BeDict

noun

Gota

A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.

Examples :

"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."

Pon tres gotas de aceite en la mezcla.

noun

Gota

A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.

Examples :

"She added a few drops of vanilla to the cookie dough. "

Ella añadió unas gotas de vainilla a la masa de galletas.

amount substance

noun

Bebidas alcohólicas, licores

(now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoys a couple of drops after dinner to help him relax. "

A mi abuelo le gusta tomarse un par de licores después de la cena para relajarse.

drink

noun

Gotas

That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.

Examples :

"Her new earrings had beautiful crystal drops that sparkled in the light. "

Sus nuevos aretes tenían hermosas gotas de cristal que brillaban a la luz.

appearance style art material

noun

Gotas

A thing which drops or hangs down:

Examples :

"The chandelier was decorated with beautiful crystal drops. "

La lámpara de araña estaba decorada con hermosas gotas de cristal.

nature thing

noun

Caída

A fall, descent; an act or instance of dropping.

Examples :

""The sudden drops in temperature made everyone wear a jacket." "

Las caídas repentinas de temperatura hicieron que todos usaran una chaqueta.

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noun

Lanzamiento

A release (of music, a vdeo game, etc).

Examples :

"The new album drops next Friday, and I can't wait to hear it. "

El nuevo álbum sale el próximo viernes, y no puedo esperar a escucharlo.

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noun

Caída, descenso

A decline in quantity, quality, rate, or degree; a decline (when going from one value to another).

Examples :

"a drop in demand for oil resulted in a drop in prices"

Una caída en la demanda de petróleo resultó en una caída de los precios.

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noun

Gotas

A thing, person, etc which is dropped:

Examples :

"The drops from the leaky faucet were annoying. "

Las gotas del grifo con fugas eran molestas.

thing item

noun

Emisión no solicitada de tarjeta de crédito

An unsolicited credit card issue.

Examples :

"Maria was surprised to find three new credit cards in her mail; she hadn't applied for any of them, and suspected they were unsolicited drops. "

María se sorprendió al encontrar tres nuevas tarjetas de crédito en su correo; no había solicitado ninguna de ellas y sospechó que eran emisiones no solicitadas de tarjetas de crédito.

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noun

El dinero, la cantidad

The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.

Examples :

"The casino tracked the player's drops to estimate his potential winnings. "

El casino rastreó el dinero del jugador para estimar sus posibles ganancias.

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noun

Caída, precipicio, pendiente

The distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall; the distance to which someone or something drops; a steep slope.

Examples :

"On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop."

A un lado de la carretera había una caída de 50 pies.

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noun

Caída, longitud

The vertical length of a hanging curtain.

Examples :

"The tailor altered the curtains to ensure the drops were the same length. "

El sastre modificó las cortinas para asegurar que la caída fuera de la misma longitud.

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noun

Caída

The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully measured the mainsail's drops to ensure it would fit the mast properly. "

El carpintero de ribera midió cuidadosamente la caída de la vela mayor para asegurarse de que encajara correctamente en el mástil.

nautical sailing

noun

La distancia del eje de un eje por debajo de la base de un soporte

The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.

Examples :

"To ensure proper alignment, the engineer carefully measured the drops of each shaft hanger from the support beam. "

Para asegurar la alineación correcta, el ingeniero midió cuidadosamente la distancia de cada soporte de eje desde la viga de soporte.

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noun

Punto de entrega, escondite

A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop) or secretly or illegaly (as in espionage or crime); a drop-off point.

Examples :

"I left the plans at the drop, like you asked."

Dejé los planos en el escondite, como me pediste.

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noun

Retroceso

A drop-back.

Examples :

"The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open."

El mariscal de campo de los Tigres retrocedió un paso, esperando que su ala cerrada estuviera libre.

sport action position

noun

Drop

(Rugby football) A drop-kick.

Examples :

"The rugby player executed a powerful drops to score the winning point. "

El jugador de rugby ejecutó un drop potente para anotar el punto ganador.

sport

noun

Objetivo abatible

A drop target.

Examples :

"The charity event featured a fun game where you threw beanbags at a drops to win a prize. "

El evento benéfico contó con un juego divertido en el que lanzabas sacos de frijoles a un objetivo abatible para ganar un premio.

game item

verb

Caer en gotas

To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

Examples :

"Rain drops from the sky. "

La lluvia cae del cielo en gotas.

weather nature

verb

Goteo, gotear

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.

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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 :

"She often drops her books in the hallway because they are too heavy. "

A menudo se le caen los libros en el pasillo porque son demasiado pesados.

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verb

Dejar caer gotas

To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet drops water every few seconds. "

El grifo con fugas gotea agua cada pocos segundos.

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verb

Bajar, dejar caer

To lower; to move to a lower position.

Examples :

"The teacher dropped the textbook onto the desk. "

El profesor dejó caer el libro de texto sobre el escritorio.

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 service

verb

Caer, descender

To sink quickly to the ground.

Examples :

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

¡Al suelo y hazme treinta flexiones, soldado!

nature weather action

verb

Morir, fallecer

To fall dead, or to fall in death.

Examples :

"The old tree, weakened by disease, finally drops in the storm. "

El viejo árbol, debilitado por la enfermedad, finalmente muere en la tormenta.

body

verb

Cesar, terminar

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

Examples :

"The rain drops, so we can finally go outside and play. "

La lluvia cesa, así que finalmente podemos salir a jugar.

action event time

verb

Mencionar, soltar

To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.

Examples :

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

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

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verb

Gastar, soltar

To part with or spend (money).

Examples :

"He often drops a lot of money on video games. "

A menudo gasta mucho dinero en videojuegos.

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verb

Dejar de preocuparse por, abandonar

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

Examples :

"After arguing for an hour, they finally decided to drop the subject and watch a movie. "

Después de discutir durante una hora, finalmente decidieron dejar el tema y ver una película.

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verb

Disminuir, bajar

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

Examples :

""The temperature usually drops at night." "

La temperatura suele bajar por la noche.

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verb

Echar, dejar caer

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."

Escríbeme una nota cuando llegues a la ciudad.

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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 'h'.

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verb

Dejar caer la pelota

(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 logró un siglo en la siguiente bola.

sport

verb

Tomar, ingerir

To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.

Examples :

"They had never dropped acid."

Nunca habían tomado ácido.

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.

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verb

Despedir, eliminar, suprimir

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

Examples :

"The coach drops players from the team who don't attend practice. "

El entrenador despide a los jugadores del equipo que no asisten a los entrenamientos.

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verb

Retirarse, abandonar

To drop out of the betting.

Examples :

"After seeing his horse stumble slightly, John drops out of the betting. "

Después de ver que su caballo tropezaba ligeramente, John se retiró de las apuestas.

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verb

Anotar (un gol) mediante un drop kick

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

Examples :

"The fly-half confidently drops a goal from 40 meters out, securing three points for his team. "

El medio de apertura anota con confianza un gol desde 40 metros, asegurando tres puntos para su equipo.

sport game

verb

Impartir, dar

To impart.

Examples :

"I drop knowledge wherever I go."

Imparto conocimiento dondequiera que voy.

communication

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.

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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.

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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.

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verb

Afinar más bajo

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

Examples :

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

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

music sound technical

verb

Cancelar, suspender

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

Examples :

"The college drops the introductory art history course if fewer than ten students enroll. "

La universidad cancela el curso de introducción a la historia del arte si se inscriben menos de diez estudiantes.

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verb

Cocinar, freír, asar

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

Examples :

"Drop a basket of fries."

Fríe una canasta de papas fritas.

food utensil action process

verb

Bajar, hacerse más grave

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

Examples :

""Last year, Michael's voice suddenly drops during class, surprising everyone with its new, lower sound." "

El año pasado, la voz de Michael de repente se hizo más grave durante la clase, sorprendiendo a todos con su nuevo sonido más bajo.

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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 entertainment

verb

Visitar, pasar

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

Examples :

""Sometimes my sister drops by my apartment after work for a quick chat." "

A veces mi hermana pasa por mi apartamento después del trabajo para charlar un rato.

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verb

Dar a luz, parir

To give birth to.

Examples :

"to drop a lamb"

Parir un cordero.

animal biology family

verb

Cubrir con gotas, salpicar

To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.

Examples :

"The artist drops the canvas with vibrant colors to create a lively, abstract painting. "

El artista salpica el lienzo con colores vibrantes para crear una pintura abstracta y animada.

appearance color

verb

Descender, empezar a producir esperma

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

Examples :

"As he entered puberty, his testicles dropped and he started producing sperm. "

Cuando entró en la pubertad, sus testículos descendieron y comenzó a producir esperma.

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Meanings

Gota

Examples :

"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."

Pon tres gotas de aceite en la mezcla.

Gota

Examples :

"She added a few drops of vanilla to the cookie dough. "

Ella añadió unas gotas de vainilla a la masa de galletas.

Bebidas alcohólicas, licores

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoys a couple of drops after dinner to help him relax. "

A mi abuelo le gusta tomarse un par de licores después de la cena para relajarse.

Gotas

Examples :

"Her new earrings had beautiful crystal drops that sparkled in the light. "

Sus nuevos aretes tenían hermosas gotas de cristal que brillaban a la luz.

Gotas

Examples :

"The chandelier was decorated with beautiful crystal drops. "

La lámpara de araña estaba decorada con hermosas gotas de cristal.

Caída

Examples :

""The sudden drops in temperature made everyone wear a jacket." "

Las caídas repentinas de temperatura hicieron que todos usaran una chaqueta.

Lanzamiento

Examples :

"The new album drops next Friday, and I can't wait to hear it. "

El nuevo álbum sale el próximo viernes, y no puedo esperar a escucharlo.

Caída, descenso

Examples :

"a drop in demand for oil resulted in a drop in prices"

Una caída en la demanda de petróleo resultó en una caída de los precios.

Gotas

Examples :

"The drops from the leaky faucet were annoying. "

Las gotas del grifo con fugas eran molestas.

Emisión no solicitada de tarjeta de crédito

Examples :

"Maria was surprised to find three new credit cards in her mail; she hadn't applied for any of them, and suspected they were unsolicited drops. "

María se sorprendió al encontrar tres nuevas tarjetas de crédito en su correo; no había solicitado ninguna de ellas y sospechó que eran emisiones no solicitadas de tarjetas de crédito.

El dinero, la cantidad

Examples :

"The casino tracked the player's drops to estimate his potential winnings. "

El casino rastreó el dinero del jugador para estimar sus posibles ganancias.

Caída, precipicio, pendiente

Examples :

"On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop."

A un lado de la carretera había una caída de 50 pies.

Caída, longitud

Examples :

"The tailor altered the curtains to ensure the drops were the same length. "

El sastre modificó las cortinas para asegurar que la caída fuera de la misma longitud.

Caída

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully measured the mainsail's drops to ensure it would fit the mast properly. "

El carpintero de ribera midió cuidadosamente la caída de la vela mayor para asegurarse de que encajara correctamente en el mástil.

La distancia del eje de un eje por debajo de la base de un soporte

Examples :

"To ensure proper alignment, the engineer carefully measured the drops of each shaft hanger from the support beam. "

Para asegurar la alineación correcta, el ingeniero midió cuidadosamente la distancia de cada soporte de eje desde la viga de soporte.

Punto de entrega, escondite

Examples :

"I left the plans at the drop, like you asked."

Dejé los planos en el escondite, como me pediste.

Retroceso

Examples :

"The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open."

El mariscal de campo de los Tigres retrocedió un paso, esperando que su ala cerrada estuviera libre.

Drop

Examples :

"The rugby player executed a powerful drops to score the winning point. "

El jugador de rugby ejecutó un drop potente para anotar el punto ganador.

Objetivo abatible

Examples :

"The charity event featured a fun game where you threw beanbags at a drops to win a prize. "

El evento benéfico contó con un juego divertido en el que lanzabas sacos de frijoles a un objetivo abatible para ganar un premio.

Caer en gotas

Examples :

"Rain drops from the sky. "