drop
noun
/dɹɑp/
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/dɹɒp/
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[d͡ʒɹɑp]
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- (also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
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goutte,
larme
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- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
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chute
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- The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
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vide
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drop
verb
/dɹɑp/
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/dɹɒp/
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[d͡ʒɹɑp]
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- (intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]
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tomber
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- (transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
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laisser tomber
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dropping
noun
/ˈdɹɑpɪŋ/
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/ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/
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- (usually, in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung. [late 16th C.]
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crotte,
fiente
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