drop Meaning | BeDict

noun

Goutte

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."

Mettez trois gouttes d'huile dans le mélange.

noun

Goutte

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

Examples :

"A drop of water fell on the notebook, making a small mark. "

Une goutte d'eau est tombée sur le cahier, faisant une petite marque.

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noun

Alcool, spiritueux

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

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoys a small drop of whiskey after dinner. "

Mon grand-père apprécie un petit verre de whisky après le dîner.

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noun

Goutte, pendant

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

Examples :

"The chandelier's intricate glass drop caught the sunlight beautifully. "

La goutte de verre complexe du lustre capturait magnifiquement la lumière du soleil.

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noun

Goutte

A thing which drops or hangs down:

Examples :

"The heavy drop of rain made the windowsill overflow. "

La lourde goutte de pluie a fait déborder le rebord de la fenêtre.

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noun

Chute; goutte

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

Examples :

"The drop in temperature made the children put on their coats. "

La baisse de température a incité les enfants à mettre leurs manteaux.

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noun

Sortie

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

Examples :

"The new music drop is available for download today. "

La nouvelle sortie musicale est disponible en téléchargement aujourd'hui.

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noun

Baisse, diminution

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"

Une baisse de la demande de pétrole a entraîné une baisse des prix.

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noun

Chute, goutte

A thing, person, etc which is dropped:

Examples :

"The drop from the shelf was a broken vase. "

La chute de l'étagère a brisé un vase.

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noun

Émission non sollicitée de carte de crédit

An unsolicited credit card issue.

Examples :

"My aunt received a drop of a new credit card in the mail, even though she hadn't applied for one. "

Ma tante a reçu par la poste une émission non sollicitée d'une nouvelle carte de crédit, alors qu'elle n'en avait pas fait la demande.

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noun

Mise, montant échangé

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

Examples :

"The drop for the poker game was $50. "

La mise pour la partie de poker était de 50 $.

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noun

Précipice, chute

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."

D'un côté de la route, il y avait une chute de 50 pieds.

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noun

La retombée, la longueur

The vertical length of a hanging curtain.

Examples :

"The drop of the kitchen curtain was too short; it didn't reach the floor. "

La retombée du rideau de la cuisine était trop courte ; il n'atteignait pas le sol.

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noun

Chute

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

Examples :

"The sailboat's mainsail had a drop of three meters. "

La grand-voile du voilier avait une chute de trois mètres.

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noun

La distance de l'axe d'un arbre en dessous de la base d'un palier

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

Examples :

"The drop of the lamp's support shaft is 10 centimeters below the table's edge. "

La distance de l'arbre de support de la lampe est de 10 centimètres en dessous du bord de la table.

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noun

Point de dépôt, planque

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."

J'ai laissé les plans au point de dépôt, comme tu l'as demandé.

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noun

Recul

A drop-back.

Examples :

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

Le quarterback des Tigers a fait un pas en arrière, s'attendant à ce que son tight end soit ouvert.

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noun

Coup de pied tombé

(Rugby football) A drop-kick.

Examples :

"The rugby team practiced their drop kicks in preparation for the match. "

L'équipe de rugby a pratiqué ses coups de pied tombés en préparation du match.

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noun

Cible

A drop target.

Examples :

"The recycling bin is the drop target for all the plastic bottles. "

La poubelle de recyclage est la cible pour toutes les bouteilles en plastique.

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verb

Tomber en gouttes

To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

Examples :

"Rain drops from the clouds onto the thirsty grass. "

La pluie tombe en gouttes des nuages sur l'herbe assoiffée.

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verb

Goutter, laisser tomber

To drip (a liquid).

Examples :

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

L'équipement montre de combien le glacier s'est déplacé et la quantité de hauteur qu'il a perdue pendant l'été.

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verb

Tomber

Generally, to fall (straight down).

Examples :

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

Un seul coup de feu fut tiré et l'oiseau tomba du ciel.

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verb

Laisser tomber, faire tomber

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

Examples :

"The child dropped his pencil on the floor. "

L'enfant a fait tomber son crayon par terre.

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verb

Laisser tomber, faire tomber en gouttes

To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet is dropping water onto the floor. "

Le robinet qui fuit laisse tomber de l'eau sur le sol.

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verb

Laisser tomber, baisser

To lower; to move to a lower position.

Examples :

"The teacher dropped the book onto the desk. "

Le professeur a laissé tomber le livre sur le bureau.

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verb

Déposer, laisser descendre

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?"

Pourriez-vous me déposer à l'aéroport sur le chemin du travail demain ?

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verb

Tomber, laisser tomber

To sink quickly to the ground.

Examples :

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

Tombez et faites-moi trente pompes, soldat !

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verb

Mourir

To fall dead, or to fall in death.

Examples :

"The old oak tree in the park dropped a branch, killing a small bird that was perched on it. "

Le vieux chêne du parc a laissé tomber une branche, tuant un petit oiseau qui était perché dessus.

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verb

Cesser, arrêter

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

Examples :

"The rain stopped; the school's outdoor activities dropped. "

La pluie a cessé ; les activités de plein air de l'école ont été arrêtées.

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verb

Laisser tomber, mentionner

To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.

Examples :

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

Le modérateur laissait tomber des allusions chaque fois que les étudiants étaient en difficulté.

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verb

Dépenser

To part with or spend (money).

Examples :

"My mom dropped $20 on groceries this week. "

Ma mère a dépensé 20 dollars en courses cette semaine.

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verb

Abandonner, laisser tomber

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

Examples :

"After the argument, he dropped the whole issue of who was to blame. "

Après l'argument, il a abandonné toute la question de savoir qui était responsable.

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verb

Diminuer, baisser, chuter

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

Examples :

"The value of the old car dropped significantly after the accident. "

La valeur de la vieille voiture a considérablement diminué après l'accident.

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verb

Poster, envoyer

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."

Envoie-moi un mot quand tu arriveras en ville.

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verb

Abattre, faire tomber

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!"

Fais le moindre mouvement brusque et je t'abats !

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verb

Omettre, laisser tomber

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

Examples :

"Cockneys drop their aitches."

Les Cockneys omettent leurs 'h'.

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verb

lâcher la balle

(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 a lâché la balle de Tendulkar à 99. Tendulkar a ensuite marqué un siècle au prochain ballon.

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verb

Prendre, avaler

To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.

Examples :

"They had never dropped acid."

Ils n'avaient jamais pris de LSD.

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verb

Se débarrasser de, enlever, perdre

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

Examples :

"I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée."

Je me suis débarrassé de dix livres et d'une fiancée odieuse.

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verb

Éjecter, renvoyer, supprimer

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

Examples :

"The teacher dropped Maria from the list of students eligible for the science fair. "

Le professeur a supprimé Maria de la liste des élèves éligibles pour la foire scientifique.

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verb

Abandonner, se retirer

To drop out of the betting.

Examples :

"My sister decided to drop out of the horse race betting pool. "

Ma sœur a décidé d'abandonner le pari de la course de chevaux.

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verb

Marquer (un but) par un coup de pied tombé

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

Examples :

"The rugby team tried to drop a goal during the final minutes of the game. "

L'équipe de rugby a tenté de marquer un but par un coup de pied tombé dans les dernières minutes du match.

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verb

Transmettre, communiquer

To impart.

Examples :

"I drop knowledge wherever I go."

Je transmets mes connaissances partout où je vais.

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verb

Sortir, publier

To release to the public.

Examples :

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

Ce hacker a menacé de publier mes documents.

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verb

Lancer un morceau

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

Examples :

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

J'adore quand il lance ses rythmes funky.

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verb

Sortir, lancer

To enter public distribution.

Examples :

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

"Hip-Hop Xmas" est sorti à temps pour les vacances.

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verb

Accorder plus bas

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

Examples :

"Before the band practice, I had to drop the E string on my guitar. "

Avant la répétition du groupe, j'ai dû accorder la corde de mi de ma guitare plus bas.

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verb

Annuler, abandonner

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

Examples :

"The school board decided to drop the planned field trip due to safety concerns. "

Le conseil scolaire a décidé d'annuler le voyage scolaire prévu en raison de problèmes de sécurité.

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verb

Cuire, frire

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

Examples :

"Drop a basket of fries."

Faites cuire un panier de frites.

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verb

Muer

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

Examples :

"My son's voice dropped significantly during puberty. "

La voix de mon fils a mué de manière significative pendant la puberté.

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verb

Baisser

(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."

Mon synthétiseur rend les notes bizarres quand elles descendent en dessous de C2.

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verb

Passer, rendre visite

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

Examples :

"My friend often drops in by after school for a quick chat. "

Mon ami passe souvent après l'école pour discuter rapidement.

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verb

Mettre au monde, accoucher

To give birth to.

Examples :

"to drop a lamb"

Mettre au monde un agneau.

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verb

Goutter, parsemer de gouttes

To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.

Examples :

"The painter carefully dropped the paint onto the canvas, creating a beautiful, speckled design. "

Le peintre a soigneusement parsemé la toile de peinture, créant un motif moucheté magnifique.

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verb

Descendre

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

Examples :

"During puberty, my younger brother's testicles dropped and he started producing sperm. "

Pendant la puberté, les testicules de mon jeune frère sont descendus et il a commencé à produire du sperme.

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Meanings

Goutte

Examples :

"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."

Mettez trois gouttes d'huile dans le mélange.

Goutte

Examples :

"A drop of water fell on the notebook, making a small mark. "

Une goutte d'eau est tombée sur le cahier, faisant une petite marque.

Alcool, spiritueux

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoys a small drop of whiskey after dinner. "

Mon grand-père apprécie un petit verre de whisky après le dîner.

Goutte, pendant

Examples :

"The chandelier's intricate glass drop caught the sunlight beautifully. "

La goutte de verre complexe du lustre capturait magnifiquement la lumière du soleil.

Goutte

Examples :

"The heavy drop of rain made the windowsill overflow. "

La lourde goutte de pluie a fait déborder le rebord de la fenêtre.

Chute; goutte

Examples :

"The drop in temperature made the children put on their coats. "

La baisse de température a incité les enfants à mettre leurs manteaux.

Sortie

Examples :

"The new music drop is available for download today. "

La nouvelle sortie musicale est disponible en téléchargement aujourd'hui.

Baisse, diminution

Examples :

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

Une baisse de la demande de pétrole a entraîné une baisse des prix.

Chute, goutte

Examples :

"The drop from the shelf was a broken vase. "

La chute de l'étagère a brisé un vase.

Émission non sollicitée de carte de crédit

Examples :

"My aunt received a drop of a new credit card in the mail, even though she hadn't applied for one. "

Ma tante a reçu par la poste une émission non sollicitée d'une nouvelle carte de crédit, alors qu'elle n'en avait pas fait la demande.

Mise, montant échangé

Examples :

"The drop for the poker game was $50. "

La mise pour la partie de poker était de 50 $.

Précipice, chute

Examples :

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

D'un côté de la route, il y avait une chute de 50 pieds.

La retombée, la longueur

Examples :

"The drop of the kitchen curtain was too short; it didn't reach the floor. "

La retombée du rideau de la cuisine était trop courte ; il n'atteignait pas le sol.

Chute

Examples :

"The sailboat's mainsail had a drop of three meters. "

La grand-voile du voilier avait une chute de trois mètres.

La distance de l'axe d'un arbre en dessous de la base d'un palier

Examples :

"The drop of the lamp's support shaft is 10 centimeters below the table's edge. "

La distance de l'arbre de support de la lampe est de 10 centimètres en dessous du bord de la table.

Point de dépôt, planque

Examples :

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

J'ai laissé les plans au point de dépôt, comme tu l'as demandé.

Recul

Examples :

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

Le quarterback des Tigers a fait un pas en arrière, s'attendant à ce que son tight end soit ouvert.

Coup de pied tombé

Examples :

"The rugby team practiced their drop kicks in preparation for the match. "

L'équipe de rugby a pratiqué ses coups de pied tombés en préparation du match.

Cible

Examples :

"The recycling bin is the drop target for all the plastic bottles. "

La poubelle de recyclage est la cible pour toutes les bouteilles en plastique.

Tomber en gouttes

Examples :

"Rain drops from the clouds onto the thirsty grass. "