| Principales traductions |
| drop n | (liquid: small amount) (liquide) | goutte nf |
| | The witch tilted the bottle carefully, adding precisely three drops to her potion. |
| | La sorcière a penché la bouteille avec soin, ajoutant précisément trois gouttes de sa potion. |
| a drop of [sth] n | (liquid: small amount) | une goutte de nf |
| | I just felt a drop of rain. |
| | J'ai senti une goutte de pluie. |
| drop n | (decline, reduction) (diminution) | chute, baisse nf |
| | The stock's drop in value surprised analysts. |
| | La chute de l'action a surpris les analystes. |
| drop [sth]⇒ vtr | (let fall accidentally) (accidentellement) | faire tomber⇒ vtr |
| | He dropped his keys on the pavement. |
| | Il a fait tomber ses clés sur le trottoir. |
| drop [sth] vtr | (let fall intentionally) (intentionnellement) | faire tomber⇒, laisser tomber⇒ vtr |
| | The table tennis player dropped the ball on the table to serve. |
| | Le pongiste a fait tomber la balle sur la table pour servir. |
| drop⇒ vi | (decline, fall) | baisser⇒, diminuer⇒ vi |
| | The water level will drop at low tide. |
| | Le niveau de l'eau va baisser (or: va diminuer) à marée basse. |
| drop vi | figurative (decline, fall) | chuter⇒, baisser⇒ vi |
| | The stock dropped today. |
| | L'action a chuté (or: a baissé) en bourse aujourd'hui. |
| drop [sth]⇒ vtr | (reduce) | faire baisser⇒, diminuer⇒ vtr |
| | The weak market dropped the stock by thirty points. |
| | La morosité du marché a fait baisser (or: a diminué) le prix de l'action de trente points. |
| drop [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (abandon) | abandonner⇒ vtr |
| | The project was dropped after it was found to be unprofitable. |
| | She decided to drop her geology class. |
| | Le projet a été abandonné après qu'on l'ait trouvé peu rentable. // Elle a décidé d'abandonner le cours de géologie. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| drop n | (small amount) (de crème...) | noisette nf |
| | (de lait) | nuage nm |
| | Just put a drop of ointment on the wound. |
| | Appliquez simplement une noisette de pommade sur la plaie. |
| drop n | (fall in altitude) (action de tomber) | chute nf |
| | The plane's drop scared everyone. |
| | La chute de l'avion a terrifié tout le monde. |
| drop n | (slope) (montagne) | dénivelé nm |
| | (distance verticale) | hauteur nf |
| | This ski slope has a five hundred metre drop. |
| | La piste de ski présente un dénivelé de cinq cents mètres. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Le plafond du rez-de-chaussée est à 4 mètres de hauteur. |
| drop n | (delivery) (commerce) | livraison nf |
| | The drop of the merchandise is supposed to take place before three o'clock. |
| | La livraison de la marchandise devrait être effectuée avant trois heures. |
| drop n | (espionage) (affaire louche, espionnage) | livraison nf |
| | The drop occurred in a park close to the CIA building. |
| | La livraison a eu lieu dans un parc proche du bâtiment de la CIA. |
| drop n | (sweet, lozenge) (Médecine) | pastille nf |
| | He bought some cough drops to soothe his sore throat. |
| | Il s'est acheté des pastilles contre la toux pour adoucir sa gorge. |
| drop n | slang (parachute) (parachute) | saut nm |
| | Yeah, we had a good drop today. The sky was clear and we could see for miles. |
| | Ouais, on a fait un super saut aujourd'hui. Le ciel était clair et on avait une visibilité de plusieurs kilomètres. |
| drop n | (stage scenery) (théâtre) | rideau de scène nm |
| | The drop was lowered onto the stage as a background for the day scene. |
| | Le rideau de scène fut descendu pour servir de fond à la scène de jour. |
| drop n | (trapdoor on gallows) (potence) | trappe nf |
| | The drop opened and the convict was executed by hanging. |
| | On a ouvert la trappe et le condamné a été pendu. |
drop,
beat drop,
bass drop n | (music: change in rhythm, bass) | traduction non disponible |
| drops npl | (liquid medicine) (Médecine : médicament liquide) | gouttes nfpl |
| | Eye drops might help take away your itch and redness. |
| | Ces gouttes permettront de supprimer la démangeaison et l'irritation de vos yeux. |
| drop⇒ vi | (fall in drops) | tomber⇒ vi |
| | Rain began dropping from the sky. |
| | La pluie a continué à tomber du ciel. |
| drop vi | figurative, slang ([sth] new: be released) | sortir⇒ vi |
| | 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) (communications) | couper⇒ vtr |
| | The telephone call was dropped and he had to call again. |
| | La communication a été coupée, il a dû rappeler. |
| drop [sth] vtr | (omit, when speaking) (ne pas prononcer) | avaler⇒ vtr |
| | It was obvious that he was from Boston because he kept dropping his r's. |
| | Il était évident qu'il venait de Boston, car il continuait à avaler les r. |
| drop [sb]⇒ vtr | (dismiss) | exclure⇒, écarter⇒ vtr ind |
| | They dropped him as a customer after he started complaining too much. |
| | Ils l'ont écarté de la liste des clients quand il a commencé à trop se plaindre. |
| drop [sb] vtr | (give a lift to) | déposer⇒ vtr |
| | Please drop me in town when you go to buy groceries. |
| | Dépose-moi en ville quand tu iras faire les courses. |
| drop [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (write and mail) | écrire⇒ vtr |
| | I'll drop you a postcard when we get there. |
| | Je vous écrirai une carte dès que nous serons arrivés. |
| drop [sth]⇒ vtr | potentially offensive, informal (give birth to) (familier, péjoratif : accoucher) | pondre⇒ vtr |
| Note: 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! |
| | Marie a encore pondu un enfant. Ça lui en fait sept, maintenant ! |
| drop [sth] vtr | (from a plane) | parachuter⇒, larguer⇒ vtr |
| | The aid organisation often drops supplies from planes into disaster areas. |
| | L'organisation humanitaire parachute (or: largue) souvent des marchandises dans les zones dévastées. |
| drop [sth] vtr | informal (lose through gambling, spend) (argent) | perdre⇒ vtr |
| | He dropped a thousand dollars at the casino over the weekend. |
| | Il a perdu mille euros au casino ce week-end. |
| drop [sth] vtr | (lose points, a game) (jeu, sport : perdre) | concéder⇒ vtr |
| | The Red Sox dropped two games to the Yankees yesterday. |
| | Les Red Sox ont concédé deux matchs aux Yankees hier. |
| drop [sth] vtr | informal (take: a drug) (de la drogue) | prendre⇒ vtr |
| | The addict dropped a lot of acid while he was alive. |
| | Le drogué avait pris beaucoup d'acide de son vivant. |
| drop [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (release: [sth] new) | sortir⇒ vtr |
Verbes à particule
drop | dropping |
drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) | passer (voir [qqn]) vi |
| | | faire un saut (chez [qqn]) loc v |
| | 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]) | apporter⇒ vtr |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
| drop away vi phrasal | (fall off, slope steeply) | tomber abruptement vi + adv |
| | The edge of the cliff dropped away. |
| drop away vi phrasal | figurative (disappear) | diminuer⇒, baisser⇒ vi |
| | Since Paolo started to get sick, all his friends seem to have dropped away. |
drop behind,
drop back vi phrasal | (not keep up physically) | prendre du retard loc v |
| | Towards the end of the race, Stacey was becoming tired and started dropping back. |
| | À la fin de la course, Stacey a commencé à être fatiguée et a pris du retard. |
| drop behind vi phrasal | (not keep up) | prendre du retard loc v |
| | Our son has dropped behind at school, so he has to repeat a year. |
| | Notre fils a pris du retard à l'école et a donc dû redoubler. |
| drop by vi phrasal | informal (pay a casual visit) | passer (chez [qqn]) vi |
| | | faire un saut chez [qqn] loc v |
| | Peter dropped by earlier this afternoon. |
| | Peter est passé plus tôt dans l'après-midi. |
| drop by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pay a casual visit to) | passer à [qch], passer par [qch] loc v |
| | Could you please drop by the pharmacy and pick up my medication? |
| | Est-ce que tu pourrais passer à (or: passer par) la pharmacie me prendre mes médicaments ? |
| drop down vi phrasal | (computer menu: be displayed) (Informatique : menu) | se dérouler⇒ v pron |
| | Click here and a list of options will drop down. |
| | Cliquez ici et la liste d'options se déroulera. |
| drop in vi phrasal | informal (visit casually) | passer⇒ vi |
| | I just dropped in to tell you about the party on Saturday. |
| | Je passe juste pour te dire qu'il y aura une fête samedi. |
| drop in on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (visit) | passer chez [qqn] vi + prép |
| | | passer voir [qqn] loc v |
| | | faire un saut chez [qqn] loc v + prép |
| | Matilda enjoys dropping in unannounced on her friends. |
| | Matilda adore passer chez ses amis à l'improviste. |
| | Matilda adore passer voir ses amis à l'improviste. |
| drop off vi phrasal | informal, figurative (decrease) | baisser⇒ vi |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Sales have dropped off dramatically since the start of the credit crunch. |
| | Les ventes ont beaucoup baissé depuis le début de la contraction du crédit. |
| drop off vi phrasal | figurative, slang (fall asleep) | s'assoupir⇒, s'endormir⇒ v pron |
| | I dropped off at the wheel and crashed the car. |
| | Je me suis assoupi au volant et j'ai planté la voiture. |
drop [sb] off,
drop off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (let out of a vehicle) | déposer⇒ vtr |
| | I drop my husband off at work every morning. |
| | Tous les matins, je dépose mon mari au travail. |
drop [sth] off,
drop off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (take [sth] somewhere) | déposer⇒ vtr |
| | Don't forget to drop the keys off at your mother's before you go. |
| | N'oublie pas de déposer les clés chez ta mère avant de partir. |
| drop out vi phrasal | informal, figurative (withdraw from [sth]) | abandonner⇒ vtr |
| | The driver of the car leading the race dropped out with engine trouble. |
| | Le conducteur de la voiture en tête a abandonné la course car il rencontrait des problèmes de moteur. |
| drop out vi phrasal | slang, figurative (reject convention) | vivre en marge (de la société) vi |
| | 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. |
| | Dans les années 60, comme beaucoup de jeunes de cette époque, il a vécu en marge quelques temps dans une communauté hippie. |
| drop out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang, figurative (leave: school, etc.) (l'école) | arrêter⇒ vtr |
| | (ses études) | arrêter⇒, abandonner⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | laisser tomber⇒ vtr |
| | He dropped out of school before completing his degree. |
| | Il a arrêté l'école avant d'obtenir son diplôme. |
| | Il a arrêté ses études avant d'obtenir son diplôme. |