Huvudsakliga översättningar |
drop n | (liquid: small amount) | droppe s |
| The witch tilted the bottle carefully, adding precisely three drops to her potion. |
| Ta flaskan med vaniljextrakt och häll i tre droppar i kakmixen. |
a drop of [sth] n | (liquid: small amount) | en droppe av ngt uttr |
| I just felt a drop of rain. |
| Jag kände precis en droppe av regn. |
drop n | (decline, reduction) | nedgång s |
| | fall s |
| | minskning, värdeminskning s |
| The stock's drop in value surprised analysts. |
| Aktiens nedgång i värde förvånande analytikerna. |
drop [sth]⇒ vtr | (let fall accidentally) | tappa vtr |
| He dropped his keys on the pavement. |
| Han tappade sina nycklar på trottoaren. |
drop [sth] vtr | (let fall intentionally) | släppa vtr |
| | låta falla vtr + vitr |
| The table tennis player dropped the ball on the table to serve. |
| Bordtennisspelaren släppte bollen på bordet för att serva. |
drop⇒ vi | (decline, fall) | falla vitr |
| | minska vitr |
| | sjunka vitr |
| | gå tillbaka |
| The water level will drop at low tide. |
| Vattennivån kommer att falla under ebb. |
drop vi | figurative (decline, fall) | falla vitr |
| | minska vitr |
| | gå tillbaka vitr partikel |
| The stock dropped today. |
| Aktien föll idag. |
drop [sth]⇒ vtr | (reduce) | dra ner på ngt vbal uttr |
| | minska vtr |
| | sänka vtr |
| The weak market dropped the stock by thirty points. |
| Den svaga marknaden sänkte aktien med trettio poäng. |
drop [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (abandon) | överge, lämna vtr |
| | släppa vtr |
| (vardaglig) | lägga ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| The project was dropped after it was found to be unprofitable. |
| She decided to drop her geology class. |
| Projektet övergavs (or: lämnades) efter att det hade visat sig vara olönsamt. |
Ytterligare översättningar |
drop n | (small amount) | droppe s |
| | klick s |
| (vardaglig) | gnutta s |
| 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) | fall s |
| The plane's drop scared everyone. |
drop n | (slope) | höjd, fallhöjd s |
| | nivåskillnad s |
| This ski slope has a five hundred metre drop. |
drop n | (delivery) | leverans s |
| | avlämning s |
| The drop of the merchandise is supposed to take place before three o'clock. |
drop n | (espionage) | hemlig överlämning s |
| The drop occurred in a park close to the CIA building. |
drop n | (sweet, lozenge) (godis) | karamell s |
| (godis eller medicin) | tablett s |
| He bought some cough drops to soothe his sore throat. |
drop n | slang (parachute) | hopp, fallskärmshopp s |
| Yeah, we had a good drop today. The sky was clear and we could see for miles. |
drop n | (stage scenery) | kuliss s |
| | bakgrund s |
| The drop was lowered onto the stage as a background for the day scene. |
drop n | (trapdoor on gallows) | fallucka s |
| The drop opened and the convict was executed by hanging. |
drop, beat drop, bass drop n | (music: change in rhythm, bass) (slang) | drop s |
drops npl | (liquid medicine) | droppar s |
| | medicin s |
| Eye drops might help take away your itch and redness. |
drop⇒ vi | (fall in drops) | droppa vitr |
| | duggregna, dugga vitr |
| (allmänt) | regna vtr |
| Rain began dropping from the sky. |
drop vi | figurative, slang ([sth] new: be released) | släppas vitr |
| | ges ut vitr partikel |
| 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) | bryta vtr |
| The telephone call was dropped and he had to call again. |
drop [sth] vtr | (omit, when speaking) | utelämna vtr |
| | tappa vtr |
| (vardaglig) | hoppa över vtr partikel skj |
| It was obvious that he was from Boston because he kept dropping his r's. |
drop [sb]⇒ vtr | (dismiss) | överge vtr |
| | avfärda vtr |
| | välja bort ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| They dropped him as a customer after he started complaining too much. |
drop [sb] vtr | (give a lift to) (vardaglig) | släppa av ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | skjutsa ngn till ngt, köra ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| Please drop me in town when you go to buy groceries. |
drop [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (write and mail) | skriva ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | skicka vtr |
| | posta vtr |
| I'll drop you a postcard when we get there. |
drop [sth]⇒ vtr | potentially offensive, informal (give birth to) (informell, nedsättande) | klämma ut ngt vtr partikel skj |
| | föda vtr |
Anmärkning: 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) | luftlandsätta vtr |
| The aid organisation often drops supplies from planes into disaster areas. |
drop [sth] vtr | informal (lose through gambling) | spela bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | förlora vtr |
| He dropped a thousand dollars at the casino over the weekend. |
drop [sth] vtr | (lose points, a game) | förlora vtr |
| The Red Sox dropped two games to the Yankees yesterday. |
drop [sth] vtr | informal (take: a drug) | droppa vtr |
| (droger) | ta vtr |
| | knarka vitr |
| The addict dropped a lot of acid while he was alive. |
drop [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (release: [sth] new) | släppa vtr |
| | ge ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |