| ترجمات إضافية |
| drop n | (small amount) | قطرة، قليل |
| | Just put a drop of ointment on the wound. |
| | She didn't have a drop of sympathy for the man. |
| drop n | (fall in altitude) | انخفاض |
| | The plane's drop scared everyone. |
| | أرعب انخفاض الطائرة الجميع. |
| drop n | (slope) | منحدر |
| | This ski slope has a five hundred metre drop. |
| drop n | (delivery) | توصيل، تسليم |
| | The drop of the merchandise is supposed to take place before three o'clock. |
| drop n | (espionage) | إنزال |
| | The drop occurred in a park close to the CIA building. |
| drop n | (sweet, lozenge) | قرص |
| | He bought some cough drops to soothe his sore throat. |
| | اشترى أقراصًا مضادة للسعال لتخفيف ألم التهاب الحلق. |
| drop n | slang (parachute) | قفز بالمظلة |
| | Yeah, we had a good drop today. The sky was clear and we could see for miles. |
| drop n | (stage scenery) | سديل |
| | The drop was lowered onto the stage as a background for the day scene. |
| | تم إنزال السديل على المسرح ليكون خلفية المشهد النهاري. |
| drop n | (trapdoor on gallows) | فتحة خشبة المشنقة |
| | The drop opened and the convict was executed by hanging. |
drop,
beat drop,
bass drop n | (music: change in rhythm, bass) | تبدّل الإيقاع |
| drops npl | (liquid medicine) | قطرة |
| | Eye drops might help take away your itch and redness. |
| drop⇒ vi | (fall in drops) (مطر) | تتساقط قطراته، يتساقط |
| | Rain began dropping from the sky. |
| | بدأت قطرات المطر تتساقط من السماء. |
| drop vi | figurative, slang ([sth] new: be released) | يُطلَق، يُصدَر |
| | The singer's new album dropped yesterday and is receiving rave reviews. |
| | A new episode of that podcast is due to drop tomorrow. |
| drop [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (stop from working) | ينقطع |
| | The telephone call was dropped and he had to call again. |
| drop [sth] vtr | (omit, when speaking) | يُسقِط، لا يلفظ شيئًا |
| | It was obvious that he was from Boston because he kept dropping his r's. |
| drop [sb]⇒ vtr | (dismiss) | يشطب شخصًا، يزيل شخصًا |
| | | يتراجع |
| | They dropped him as a customer after he started complaining too much. |
| | شطبوه من قائمة زبائنهم بعدما صار يتذمر كثيرًا. |
| | تراجعوا عن اعتباره من زبائنهم بعدما صار يتذمر كثيرًا. |
| drop [sb] vtr | (give a lift to) | يوصل شخصًا |
| | Please drop me in town when you go to buy groceries. |
| drop [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (write and mail) | يرسل شيئًا لشخص |
| | I'll drop you a postcard when we get there. |
| | سأرسل لك بطاقة بريدية عندما نصل إلى هناك. |
| drop [sth]⇒ vtr | potentially offensive, informal (give birth to) (جنينًا) | تُسقط |
| ملاحظة: This term can be offensive when applied to a woman. It can also be used with animals. |
| | Mary has dropped another baby. That's seven she's got now! |
| drop [sth] vtr | (from a plane) | يلقي |
| | The aid organisation often drops supplies from planes into disaster areas. |
| drop [sth] vtr | informal (lose through gambling, spend) | يخسر |
| | He dropped a thousand dollars at the casino over the weekend. |
| | خسر ألف دولار في الكازينو خلال عطلة نهاية الأسبوع. |
| drop [sth] vtr | (lose points, a game) | يخسر |
| | The Red Sox dropped two games to the Yankees yesterday. |
| drop [sth] vtr | informal (take: a drug) | يتناول |
| | | يتعاطى |
| | The addict dropped a lot of acid while he was alive. |
| drop [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (release: [sth] new) | يُطلِق شيئًا، يُصدِر شيئًا |
أفعال مركّبيّة
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drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) (ليزور شخصًا) | يأتي، يمرّ |
| | Steve dropped round earlier, while you were out; I said you'd phone him when you got back. |
drop around,
also UK: drop [sth] round vtr phrasal sep | informal (bring [sth]) | يحضر شيئًا، يجلب شيئًا |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
| drop away vi phrasal | (fall off, slope steeply) | ينحدر بقوّة |
| | The edge of the cliff dropped away. |
| drop away vi phrasal | figurative (disappear) | يختفي |
| | Since Paolo started to get sick, all his friends seem to have dropped away. |
drop behind,
drop back vi phrasal | (not keep up physically) | يتأخّر، يتراجع، يتخلّف عن غيره |
| | Towards the end of the race, Stacey was becoming tired and started dropping back. |
| drop behind vi phrasal | (not keep up) | يتأخّر في صفّه، يتخلّف عن غيره |
| | Our son has dropped behind at school, so he has to repeat a year. |
| drop by vi phrasal | informal (pay a casual visit) | يقوم بزيارة سريعة، يمرّ بشخص |
| | Peter dropped by earlier this afternoon. |
| drop by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pay a casual visit to) | يمر بشيء |
| | Could you please drop by the pharmacy and pick up my medication? |
| drop down vi phrasal | (computer menu: be displayed) | ينسدل |
| | Click here and a list of options will drop down. |
| drop in vi phrasal | informal (visit casually) (في زيارة سريعة) | يمرّ |
| | I just dropped in to tell you about the party on Saturday. |
| drop in on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (visit) | يقوم بزيارة سريعة |
| | Matilda enjoys dropping in unannounced on her friends. |
| drop off vi phrasal | informal, figurative (decrease) | ينخفض، يتراجع |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Sales have dropped off dramatically since the start of the credit crunch. |
| drop off vi phrasal | figurative, slang (fall asleep) | يغفو، يغلبه النعاس |
| | I dropped off at the wheel and crashed the car. |
drop [sb] off,
drop off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (let out of a vehicle) | يوصل شخصًا إلى شيء |
| | I drop my husband off at work every morning. |
drop [sth] off,
drop off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (take [sth] somewhere) | يُوصِل شيئًا |
| | Don't forget to drop the keys off at your mother's before you go. |
| drop out vi phrasal | informal, figurative (withdraw from [sth]) | ينسحب من شيء |
| | | يترك الدراسة |
| | The driver of the car leading the race dropped out with engine trouble. |
| | Karen got into college, but she found the work too hard and dropped out in her first year. |
| drop out vi phrasal | slang, figurative (reject convention) | يعيش على هامش المجتمع |
| | In the 60's, like so many young people in that era, he dropped out for a while and went to live in a hippy commune. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| a drop in the bucket n | US, informal, figurative (amount: trivial) (مجازي) | نقطة من بحر |
| | The U.S. needs to redevelop passenger rail; Amtrak funding is just a drop in the bucket. |
| a drop in the bucket n | US, informal, figurative ([sth]: inconsequential) | لا أهمية له |
a drop in the ocean (UK),
a drop in the bucket (US) n | figurative, informal, UK (amount: trivial) (كمية قليلة جدًّا) | نقطة في بحر |
| | The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people. |
| a drop in the ocean n | figurative, informal, UK ([sth], [sb]: inconsequential) | غير مهمّ، تافه |
| | I am just a drop in the ocean of many dozens of candidates vying for this job. |
| aerial drop n | (aircraft distribution) | إمداد جوّيّ |
| | In times of natural disaster, when roads are impassable, supplies are brought in by aerial drop. |
| | أثناء الكوارث الطبيعيّة، عندما تكون الطرق غير سالكة، يتمّ توصيل الإمدادات جوًّا. |
| at the drop of a hat expr | figurative, informal (at the least provocation) | لأقلّ سبب |
| | That girl is so emotional, she'll start crying at the drop of a hat. |
cough drop,
also UK: cough sweet n | often plural (throat lozenge) | قرص للسعال |
| | The cough drops helped to relieve Mac's sore throat. |
| | I prefer cherry-flavored cough drops. |
| dead drop | (secret spot) | نقطة ميتة، موقع تسليم سريّ |
| drop a brick v expr | UK, informal (make a social blunder) | يقوم بتصرُّف مربك، يرتكب هفوة |
| drop a hint v expr | (imply [sth], say [sth] subtly) | يعطي تلميحًا |
| | Lena dropped a hint to her boyfriend that she wanted a new hairdryer for Christmas by mentioning that hers wasn't very powerful. |
drop [sb] a line,
drop a line to [sb] v expr | informal (send a message) | يبعث برسالة إلى شخص |
| | I should drop a line to my brother because I haven't written him in a long time. |
| drop anchor vtr + n | (secure a ship in place) | يلقي مرساة، يرسو |
| | The ship dropped anchor in Port Arthur. |
| drop by drop adv | (one droplet at a time) | قطرة قطرة |
| | Squeeze the rubber bulb of the dropper to release the liquid drop by drop. |
| drop cap n | abbreviation (dropped capital) (في بعض اللغات) | حرف استهلاليّ مُسقَط |
drop capital,
dropped capital,
drop initial,
dropped initial n | (large capital letter) (في بعض اللغات) | حرف استهلاليّ مُسقَط |
drop cloth (US),
dust sheet (UK) n | (protective sheet) | قماشة حماية، قماشة واقية |
| | Before you start painting the walls, please put down a drop cloth to protect the floors. |
| drop dead vi + adj | (die suddenly) | يموت فجأة |
| | He dropped dead of a heart attack. |
| Drop dead! interj | figurative, informal (get lost!) | اغرب عن وجهي! |
| | When he wouldn't leave her alone, she said, "Drop dead" and walked away. |
drop forge,
drop hammer,
drop press n | (metallurgy: shapes metal) | مطرقة ساقطة |
| drop-forge [sth]⇒ vtr | (shape with a drop forge) | يطرق شيئًا بمطرقة ساقطة |
| drop it interj | informal, figurative (stop talking about it) | يتوقف عن إثارة الموضوع |
| | (مجازي) | ينسى |
| | I don't want to discuss the subject any more – please drop it. |
| drop it v expr | informal, figurative (stop talking about [sth]) | يتوقف عن إثارة الموضوع |
| | He kept mentioning my marriage problems so I asked him to drop it. |
drop kick,
also US: dropkick n | (sports: kick after dropping ball) | ركلة مرتدّة |
drop kick [sth],
drop-kick [sth],
also US: dropkick [sth] vtr | (sports: do a drop kick) | يركل شيئًا بركلة مرتدّة |
drop kick,
also US: dropkick n | (martial arts: flying kick) (في فنون القتال) | ركلة طائرة |
drop kick [sb],
drop-kick [sb],
also US: dropkick [sb] vtr | (martial arts: do a flying kick) (في فنون القتال) | يؤدي ركلة طائرة |
| drop of rain n | (raindrop) | قطرة المطر |
| drop of rain n | (rain: small amount) | أيّ مطر، قطرة مطر |
| ملاحظة: usually used in negative sentences |
| | We haven't had a drop of rain all summer and the crops are dying. |
| | لم تتساقط قطرة مطر طيلة الصيف والمزروعات تيبس. |
| drop of water n | figurative (water: small amount) | قطرة ماء |
| | | قليل من الماء |
| drop-off n | informal (decrease) | انخفاض، تراجع |
| | There has been a sharp drop-off in sales as the economic crisis bites. |
| drop out of [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (withdraw from [sth]) | يخرج من شيء، يترك شيئًا، ينسحب من شيء |
| | He dropped out of school before completing his degree. |
| | Several competitors have dropped out of the tournament due to injuries. |
| drop scone n | (Scotch pancake) (اسكتلندية) | فطيرة |
drop shipper,
desk jobber n | (ships goods to retailer) | متعهِّد طلبيّات |
| drop shipping n | (direct shipping to retailer) | شحن بدون تخزين، شحن مباشر |
| drop shot n | (tennis, etc: hitting ball softly) (ضربة خفيفة للكرة في التنس وغيره) | رمية مُسقَطة |
| drop shot n | (made in shot tower) (خُردق يُصنع في أبراج بالإسقاط) | خُردق إسقاط |
| drop the ball v expr | figurative (fail to do one's part) | يخطئ، يهمل |
| | The company dropped the ball when the product was late in reaching some key markets. |
| drop zone | (military) (مظليين) | منطقة إنزال |
| | (مؤن، معدّات) | منطقة إسقاط |
| drop-dead adj | figurative, informal (spectacular) | مذهل، خلاب |
| | Rita could be a fashion model, with her drop-dead legs. |
| drop-dead adv | figurative, informal (spectacularly) | بشكل مذهل، بشكل خلاب |
| drop-dead gorgeous adj | figurative, informal (person: very attractive) | جميل جدُّا، جذاب جدًّا |
drop-down,
dropdown adj | (computer list: displayed when selected) | منسدل |
| | Select your country of residence from the drop-down list. |
| drop-down list n | (computing: options list) | قائمة منسدلة |
| | You can select accessories from a convenient drop-down list on our web site. |
| drop-down menu n | (computing: list of options) (في الحوسبة) | قائمة منسدلة |
drop-in center (US),
drop-in centre (UK) n | (social services) (في الخدمات الاجتماعية) | مركز استقبال |
| drop-in clinic n | (clinic: no appointment needed) | عيادة بمعاينات بدون موعد |
| drop-leaf table n | (table with folding sides) | طاولة قابلة للطيّ |
| drop-off point n | (vehicle: place to set [sb], [sth] down) | نقطة الإنزال |
| | There is a warehouse at the port that serves as a drop-off point, we collect the merchandise there. |
dropbox,
drop box n | (receptacle: for donations, etc.) | صندوق إيداع |
| | Please leave all donations in the drop box next to the front door. |
dropout,
drop-out n | slang ([sb]: left school) | تارك الدراسة |
| | | تارك المدرسة/الجامعة |
| | It's hard for high school dropouts to get a good job. |
| | ليس من السهل على تاركي المدارس الثانوية إيجاد وظيفة جيدة. |
dropout,
drop-out n | slang ([sb]: rejects convention) | متمرّد، رافض للأعراف، رافض للعادات |
| | Dropouts make attractive boyfriends when you're a teenager, but as an adult you'll see they can be trouble. |
| | قد تنجذبين للفتيان المتمرّدين عندما تكونين مراهقة، لكنك سترين عندما تبلغين سنّ الرشد أنهم قد يتسببون بمشاكل. |
dropout,
drop-out n | slang ([sb]: leaves competition) | منسحب |
| | The dropouts just couldn't handle the competition anymore. |
| | شعر المنسحبون بأنهم ما عادوا على قدر المنافسة. |
| egg drop soup n | (Chinese soup) (حساء صينيّ) | حساء بالبيض |
| | A typical appetizer on a Chinese restaurant menu is egg drop soup. |
| eye drops npl | (solution applied to eye) | قطرة عيون |
| fit to drop adj | informal (exhausted) | مُجهَد، مُرهَق |
| | | واهِن |
| | | خائِر القوى |
| | After staying up all night studying for her exams, Akiko was fit to drop. |
get the drop on [sb],
have the drop on [sb] v expr | US, informal (draw gun faster than) | يشهر سلاحه أسرع من شخص |
get the drop on [sb],
have the drop on [sb] v expr | US, informal (have at a disadvantage) | تكون له الأفضليّة على شخص |
| lemon drop n | (small lemon-flavored sweet) | سكاكر بالليمون الحامض |
| | Jimmy ate too many lemon drops and began to feel sick. |
| let drop that v expr | (with clause: hint) | يلمّح إلى أن |
| | Maria let drop that she wanted a new phone for her birthday. |
let [sth] drop,
let drop [sth] v expr | (with object: mention) | يمرّر شيئًا، يلمح إلى شيء، يذكر شيئًا |
| | She let drop the fact that she was single. |
| letter drop | (slot in door) (في باب) | فتحة الرسائل |
| mail drop n | (place for transmitting mail) | نقطة إيصال رسائل |
| mail drop n | (slot or container for depositing mail) | فتحة لإدخال الرسائل البريدية |
| | | صندوق بريد |
mic drop,
mike drop n | US, informal (deliberate dropping of microphone) | إلقاء الميكروفون |
mic drop,
mike drop n | US, informal (bold action) | حركة حاسمة، فعل حاسم |
Mic drop!,
Mike drop! interj | US, informal (end of conversation) | انتهى الحديث! |
| name-drop⇒ vi | (mention famous person to impress) (للتباهي) | يذكر أسماء مشاهير |
| ready to drop adj | vulgar, informal (heavily pregnant) | مثقلة الحمل |
| | She's so huge she must be ready to drop any day now. |
| ready to drop adj | US (tired) | مرهق |
| | I shouldn't have done that long hike after the gym: I'm ready to drop! |
| temperature drop n | (decrease in heat or warmth) | انخفاض في درجة الحرارة |