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A. vt (-pp-)

• 1 a (accidentally) I/he dropped the cup = se me/le cayó la taza don't drop it! = ¡que no se te caiga! b (deliberately) [cup/vase] dejar caer, tirar; [bomb/supplies] lanzar* drop that gun! = ¡suelta ese revólver!

• 2 (lower) [hem] alargar*, bajar; [eyes/voice] bajar

• 3 a (set down) [passenger/cargo] dejar b (deliver) pasar a dejar

• 4 (send) (colloq) [card/letter] mandar drop me a line = a ver si me mandas or me escribes unas líneas

• 5 (utter) [hint/remark] soltar*, dejar caer to let it drop that … (inadvertently) = dejar escapar que …; (deliberately) = dejar caer que …

• 6 a (omit) [letter/syllable/word] omitir to drop sb from a team = sacar* a algn de un equipo b (give up, abandon) [case] abandonar; [charges] retirar; [plan/idea] abandonar, renunciar a; [friend/associate] dejar de ver a to drop the subject = dejar el tema

B. vi

• 1 a (fall) [object] caer(se)*; [plane] bajar, descender* he dropped to the ground (deliberately) = se tiró al suelo; (fell) = cayó de un golpe b (collapse) desplomarse

• 2 a (decrease) [wind] amainar; [temperature] bajar, descender*; [prices] bajar, experimentar un descenso (frml); [voice] bajar b (in height) [terrain] caer*