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[drɒp]
1. n
1) (gen) goccia, (of wine, tea) goccio, goccino

would you like some milk? - just a drop — vuoi del latte? - solo una goccia

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

a drop in the ocean fig — una goccia nel mare

he's had a drop too much fam — ha bevuto un bicchiere di troppodrops npl Med gocce fpl

lemon drops — (sweets) caramelle fpl al limone

2) (fall: in price) calo, ribasso, (in temperature) abbassamento, (in salary) riduzione f, taglio

a drop of 10% — un calo del 10%

a drop in temperature — un calo della temperatura

at the drop of a hat — in quattro e quattr'otto

3) (downward slope) salto, dislivello, (fall) salto

a drop of 10 metres — un salto di 10 metri

4) (unloading by parachute: of supplies, arms) lancio
2. vt
1) (let fall) far or lasciar cadere, (bomb) lanciare, sganciare, (liquid) gocciolare, (stitch) lasciar cadere, (lower: hemline) allungare, (price, eyes, voice) abbassare, (set down from car: object, person) lasciare, (from boat: cargo, passengers) sbarcare

could you drop me at the station? — puoi lasciarmi alla stazione?

to drop anchor — gettare l'ancora

2) (utter casually: remark, name, clue) lasciar cadere

to drop a word in sb's ear — dire una parolina nell'orecchio a qn

to drop (sb) a hint about sth — far capire qc (a qn)

3) (postcard, note) mandare, scrivere

to drop sb a line — mandare due righe a qn

4) (omit: word, letter) dimenticare, (aitches) omettere, non pronunciare, (intentionally: person) escludere, (thing) omettere
5) (abandon: work) lasciare, (topic) lasciar cadere, (idea) abbandonare, (candidate) escludere, (boyfriend, girlfriend) piantare, mollare

let's drop the subject — lasciamo perdere

I'm going to drop chemistry — ho intenzione di non fare più chimica

drop it! — (fam: subject) piantala!, (gun) buttalo!

6) (lose: money, game) perdere
3. vi
1) (fall: object) cadere, cascare

the book dropped onto the floor — il libro è caduto sul pavimento

she was about to drop fam — stava per crollare

I'm ready to drop fam — sto morendo

drop dead! fam — va' al diavolo!

2) (decrease: wind, temperature, price) calare, (numbers, attendance) diminuire, (voice) abbassare

the temperature will drop tonight — la temperatura diminuirà stanotte

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