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| drop n | (small amount) (pequena quantidade) | gota sf |
| | Just put a drop of ointment on the wound. She didn't have a drop of sympathy for the man. |
| | Basta colocar uma gota de pomada na ferida. Ela não teve uma gota de simpatia pelo homem. |
| drop n | (fall in altitude) (de altitude) | queda sf |
| | The plane's drop scared everyone. |
| | A queda do avião assustou a todos. |
| drop n | (slope) (declive) | descida sf |
| | This ski slope has a five hundred metre drop. |
| | Esta pista de esqui tem uma descida de quinhentos metros. |
| drop n | (delivery) | entrega sf |
| | The drop of the merchandise is supposed to take place before three o'clock. |
| | A entrega da mercadoria deve ocorrer antes das três horas. |
| drop n | (espionage) | espionagem sf |
| | The drop occurred in a park close to the CIA building. |
| | A espionagem ocorreu em um parque perto do prédio da CIA. |
| drop n | (sweet, lozenge) | pastilha sf |
| | He bought some cough drops to soothe his sore throat. |
| | Ele comprou pastilhas para aliviar a dor de garganta. |
| drop n | slang (parachute) (de paraquedas) | descida sf |
| | Yeah, we had a good drop today. The sky was clear and we could see for miles. |
| | Sim, tivemos uma boa descida hoje. O céu estava limpo e podíamos ver quilômetros. |
| drop n | (stage scenery) (teatro) | pano de boca loc sm |
| | The drop was lowered onto the stage as a background for the day scene. |
| | O pano de boca foi abaixado no palco como pano de fundo para a cena do dia. |
| drop n | (trapdoor on gallows) | alçapão sm |
| | The drop opened and the convict was executed by hanging. |
| | O alçapão foi aberto e o condenado foi executado enforcado. |
drop,
beat drop,
bass drop n | (music: change in rhythm, bass) (estrangeirismo: mudança na música) | drop sm |
| drops npl | (liquid medicine) | colírio sm |
| | Eye drops might help take away your itch and redness. |
| | Colírios podem ajudar a remover sua coceira e vermelhidão. |
| drop⇒ vi | (fall in drops) (chuva) | cair v int |
| | (figurado) | desabar v int |
| | Rain began dropping from the sky. |
| | A chuva começou a cair do céu. |
| drop vi | figurative, slang ([sth] new: be released) (figurado) | ser lançado loc v |
| | 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) | cair v int |
| | The telephone call was dropped and he had to call again. |
| | A ligação caiu e ele teve que ligar novamente. |
| drop [sth] vtr | (omit, when speaking) (ao falar) | omitir vt |
| | (fig, deixar de falar) | engolir vt |
| | It was obvious that he was from Boston because he kept dropping his r's. |
| | Era óbvio que ele era de Boston porque continuava a omitir os erres. |
| drop [sb]⇒ vtr | (dismiss) (deixar de fora) | descartar vt |
| | They dropped him as a customer after he started complaining too much. |
| | Eles o descartaram como cliente depois que ele começou a reclamar demais. |
| drop [sb] vtr | (give a lift to) (dar carona) | deixar vt |
| | Please drop me in town when you go to buy groceries. |
| | Por favor, me deixe na cidade quando for comprar mantimentos. |
| drop [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (write and mail) (carta, postal) | mandar vt |
| | I'll drop you a postcard when we get there. |
| | Vou lhe mandar um cartão postal quando chegarmos lá. |
| drop [sth]⇒ vtr | potentially offensive, informal (give birth to) | dar à luz expres v |
| Nota: 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! |
| | Mary deu à luz a outro bebê. São sete que ela tem agora! |
| drop [sth] vtr | (from a plane) (desde o avião) | jogar vt |
| | The aid organisation often drops supplies from planes into disaster areas. |
| | A organização de assistência muitas vezes joga suprimentos de aviões em áreas de desastre. |
| drop [sth] vtr | informal (lose through gambling, spend) | gastar, perder vt |
| | He dropped a thousand dollars at the casino over the weekend. |
| | Ele gastou mil dólares no cassino no fim de semana. |
| drop [sth] vtr | (lose points, a game) (pontos) | perder vt |
| | The Red Sox dropped two games to the Yankees yesterday. |
| | O Red Sox perdeu dois jogos para o Yankees ontem. |
| drop [sth] vtr | informal (take: a drug) (droga) | tomar vt |
| | (BRA: figurado, informal, droga) | dropar vt |
| | The addict dropped a lot of acid while he was alive. |
| | O viciado tomou muito ácido enquanto estava vivo. |
| drop [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (release: [sth] new) (figurado) | lançar vt |
Locuções verbais
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drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) (visitar alguém) | dar uma passada 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]) | trazer vt |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
| drop away vi phrasal | (fall off, slope steeply) | decair v int |
| | The edge of the cliff dropped away. |
| drop away vi phrasal | figurative (disappear) | desaparecer v int |
| | Since Paolo started to get sick, all his friends seem to have dropped away. |
drop behind,
drop back vi phrasal | (not keep up physically) | ficar para trás expres v |
| | Towards the end of the race, Stacey was becoming tired and started dropping back. |
| drop behind vi phrasal | (not keep up) | ficar para trás expres v |
| | Our son has dropped behind at school, so he has to repeat a year. |
| drop by vi phrasal | informal (pay a casual visit) (informal) | fazer uma visita inesperada expres v |
| | Peter dropped by earlier this afternoon. |
| | Peter fez uma visita inesperada mais cedo esta tarde. |
| drop by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pay a casual visit to) | passar pela vt + prep |
| | | dar uma passadinha em expres v |
| | Could you please drop by the pharmacy and pick up my medication? |
| | Você poderia passar pela farmácia e pegar minha medicação? |
| drop down vi phrasal | (computer menu: be displayed) (computação) | aparecer abaixo vt + adv |
| | Click here and a list of options will drop down. |
| | Clique aqui e a lista de opções aparecerá abaixo. |
| drop in vi phrasal | informal (visit casually) | dar uma passadinha loc v |
| | (informal) | aparecer v int |
| | I just dropped in to tell you about the party on Saturday. |
| | Só dei uma passadinha para te dizer sobre a festa no Sábado. |
| drop in on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (visit) (informal) | visitar inesperadamente vt |
| | Matilda enjoys dropping in unannounced on her friends. |
| drop off vi phrasal | informal, figurative (decrease) | diminuir, cair v int |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Sales have dropped off dramatically since the start of the credit crunch. |
| | As vendas diminuíram muito depois da crise do crédito. |
| drop off vi phrasal | figurative, slang (fall asleep) | cair no sono loc v |
| | I dropped off at the wheel and crashed the car. |
| | Eu caí no sono ao volante e bati o carro. |
drop [sb] off,
drop off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (let out of a vehicle) | deixar, largar vt |
| | I drop my husband off at work every morning. |
| | Eu deixo meu marido no trabalho todas as manhãs. |
drop [sth] off,
drop off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (take [sth] somewhere) | deixar vt |
| | Don't forget to drop the keys off at your mother's before you go. |
| | Não se esqueça de deixar as chaves com sua mãe antes de ir. |
| drop out vi phrasal | informal, figurative (withdraw from [sth]) | abandonar, deixar v int |
| | 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. |
| | O piloto do carro que liderava a corrida abandonou com problemas no motor. Karen entrou na faculdade, mas achou o trabalho muito difícil e abandonou no primeiro ano. |
| drop out vi phrasal | slang, figurative (reject convention) | romper com o sistema expres v |
| | | largar, deixar vt |
| | 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. |
| | Nos anos 60, como muitos jovens da época, ele rompeu com o sistema por um tempo e foi viver numa comunidade hippie. |
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| a drop in the bucket n | US, informal, figurative (amount: trivial) (figurado) | uma gota no oceano loc sf |
| | 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) | uma gota no oceano expres |
a drop in the ocean (UK),
a drop in the bucket (US) n | UK, figurative, informal (amount: trivial) (figurado) | uma gota de água no oceano expres |
| | The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people. |
| a drop in the ocean n | UK, figurative, informal ([sth]: inconsequential) (figurado) | uma gota de água no oceano expres |
| aerial drop n | (aircraft distribution) | entrega aérea loc sf |
| | In times of natural disaster, when roads are impassable, supplies are brought in by aerial drop. |
| at the drop of a hat expr | (at the least provocation) (a menor provocação) | num piscar de olhos, sem mais aquela loc adv |
| | 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) | pastilha contra tosse sf |
| | The cough drops helped to relieve Mac's sore throat. |
| | I prefer cherry-flavored cough drops. |
| drop a hint v expr | (imply [sth], say [sth] subtly) | dar uma dica expres v |
| | 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) | escrever uma linha, mandar uma mensagem loc v |
| | 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) | ancorar vt |
| | The ship dropped anchor in Port Arthur. |
| drop by drop adv | (one droplet at a time) | gota a gota loc adv |
| | Squeeze the rubber bulb of the dropper to release the liquid drop by drop. |
| drop cap n | abbreviation (dropped capital) | letra capitular sf + adj |
drop capital,
dropped capital,
drop initial,
dropped initial n | (large capital letter) | letra capitular sf + adj |
drop cloth (US),
dust sheet (UK) n | (protective sheet) (para proteger) | pano, cobertura, coberta |
| | Before you start painting the walls, please put down a drop cloth to protect the floors. |
| drop dead vi + adj | (die suddenly) (morrer subitamente) | cair morto expres |
| | He dropped dead of a heart attack. |
| Drop dead! interj | figurative, informal (get lost!) (figurado, informal) | Vá para o diabo! expres |
| | When he wouldn't leave her alone, she said, "Drop dead" and walked away. |
drop forge,
drop hammer,
drop press n | (metallurgy: shapes metal) | estampagem sf |
| drop-forge [sth]⇒ vtr | (shape with a drop forge) | forjar vt |
| drop it interj | informal, figurative (stop talking about it) | deixa para lá!, esquece! interj |
| | I don't want to discuss the subject any more – please drop it. |
| drop it v expr | informal, figurative (stop talking about [sth]) | esquecer o assunto loc v |
| | He kept mentioning my marriage problems so I asked him to drop it. |
| | Ele não parava de falar sobre os problemas do meu casamento, então eu pedi para ele esquecer o assunto. |
drop kick,
also US: dropkick n | (sports: kick after dropping ball) (esportes: chute) | drop kick estrang |
drop kick [sth],
drop-kick [sth],
also US: dropkick [sth] vtr | (sports: do a drop kick) | chutar de primeira loc v |
drop kick,
also US: dropkick n | (martial arts: flying kick) | voadora sf |
drop kick [sb],
drop-kick [sb],
also US: dropkick [sb] vtr | (martial arts: do a flying kick) | dar uma voadora expres v |
| drop-off n | informal (decrease) | queda sf |
| | | diminuição sf |
| | There has been a sharp drop-off in sales as the economic crisis bites. |
| | Tem ocorrido uma queda vertiginosa nas vendas com o agravamento da crise econômica. |
| drop out of [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (withdraw from [sth]) | desistir vt |
| | | abandonar vt |
| | He dropped out of school before completing his degree. |
| | Several competitors have dropped out of the tournament due to injuries. |
| drop shipping n | (direct shipping to retailer) (venda de produtos em catálogo por revendedor) | envio direto sm |
| drop the ball v expr | figurative (fail to do one's part) (figurado) | deixar a peteca cair expres |
| | The company dropped the ball when the product was late in reaching some key markets. |
| drop tube n | (physics: laboratory equipment) | conta-gotas sm |
| drop-dead adj | figurative, informal (spectacular) | estonteante adj |
| | | espetacular adj |
| | Rita could be a fashion model, with her drop-dead legs. |
| drop-dead adv | figurative, informal (spectacularly) | espetacularmente adv |
| drop-dead gorgeous adj | figurative, informal (person: very attractive) (figurado, gíria) | deslumbrante adj |
drop-down,
dropdown adj | (computer list: displayed when selected) (lista: computador) | descendente adj |
| | Select your country of residence from the drop-down list. |
| | Selecione seu país de residência da lista descendente. |
| drop-down list n | (computing: options list) (informática) | lista suspensa loc sf |
| | (informática) | menu drop-down loc sm |
| | You can select accessories from a convenient drop-down list on our web site. |
| drop-down menu n | (computing: list of options) | menu de deslizamento sm |
| | | menu pendente sm |
drop-in center (US),
drop-in centre (UK) n | (social services) | centro de acolhimento sm |
| drop-in clinic n | (clinic: no appointment needed) | pronto-socorro sm |
| drop-off point n | (vehicle: place to set [sb], [sth] down) | ponto de entrega loc sm |
| | 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.) | caixa de depósito loc sf |
| | | caixa de doação loc sf |
| | Please leave all donations in the drop box next to the front door. |
dropout,
drop-out n | slang ([sb]: left school) | desistente sm, sf |
| | It's hard for high school dropouts to get a good job. |
| | É difícil para os desistentes do ensino médio conseguir um bom emprego. |
dropout,
drop-out n | slang ([sb]: rejects convention) | - sm |
| | | marginal smf |
| Nota: Não há um correspondente único do português. A expressão refere-se a pessoas que são transgressoras. |
| | Dropouts make attractive boyfriends when you're a teenager, but as an adult you'll see they can be trouble. |
| | Os rejeitados podem ser namorados atraentes quando se é jovem, mas, como adulta, verá que eles podem causar problemas. |
dropout,
drop-out n | slang ([sb]: leaves competition) | desistente sm, sf |
| | The dropouts just couldn't handle the competition anymore. |
| | Os desistentes já não conseguiam mais enfrentar a concorrência. |
| egg drop soup n | (Chinese soup) (sopa chinesa) | sopa de ovos loc sf |
| | A typical appetizer on a Chinese restaurant menu is egg drop soup. |
| eye drops npl | (solution applied to eye) | colírio sm |
| fit to drop adj | informal (exhausted) (informal, exausto) | morto adj |
| | After staying up all night studying for her exams, Akiko was fit to drop. |
| lemon drop n | (small lemon-flavored sweet) (doce) | bala de limão loc sf |
| | Jimmy ate too many lemon drops and began to feel sick. |
| let drop that v expr | (with clause: hint) | dar a pista expres v |
| | Maria let drop that she wanted a new phone for her birthday. |
let [sth] drop,
let drop [sth] v expr | (with object: mention) | mencionar vt |
| | She let drop the fact that she was single. |
| | Ela não mencionou o fato de ser solteira. |
| mail drop n | (place for transmitting mail) | agência de correio sf |
| mail drop n | (slot or container for depositing mail) | caixa postal sf |
| name-drop⇒ vi | (mention famous person to impress) | mencionar uma pessoa famosa para impressionar loc v |
| temperature drop n | (decrease in heat or warmth) (diminuição no calor ou aquecimento) | queda de temperatura loc sf |