drop

[drɔp] 1. n

(of liquid) kropla f; (reduction, distance) spadek m; (by parachute etc) zrzut m

cough drops — krople na kaszel

a 300 ft drop — stumetrowy spadek (terenu)

a drop of 10% — spadek o 10%

- drops

2. vt

object upuszczać (upuścić perf); voice zniżać (zniżyć perf); eyes spuszczać (spuścić perf); price zniżać (zniżyć perf), opuszczać (opuścić perf); (set down from car) person wysadzać (wysadzić perf), wyrzucać (wyrzucić perf) (inf); object podrzucać (podrzucić perf) (inf); (omit) opuszczać (opuścić perf)

3. vi

object, temperature spadać (spaść perf); wind ucichać (ucichnąć perf)

to drop anchor — rzucać (rzucić perf) kotwicę

to drop sb a line — skrobnąć (perf) do kogoś parę słów (inf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

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[drop] 1. noun

1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kropla

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) odrobina, kapka

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) spadek

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spad, uskok

2. verb

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) upuścić

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) upadać, spadać

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) zrezygnować z

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) wysadzić

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skreślić

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- droplet

- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out