drop

A. n

• 1 (of liquid) goutte (f)

• 2 (decrease) baisse (f) (in de) a 5% drop in sth = une baisse de 5% de qch

• 3 (fall) there's a drop of 100 m = il y a un dénivelé de 100 m a steep drop on either side = une pente abrupte de chaque côté a sheer drop = un à-pic

• 4 (delivery) (from aircraft) largage (m)

B. vtr

• 1 (by accident) laisser tomber; (on purpose) lâcher

• 2 [aircraft] parachuter [person, supplies]; larguer [bomb]

• 3 (also drop off) déposer [person, object]

• 4 (lower) baisser [eyes, voice, level, price]

• 5to drop a hint about sth = faire allusion à qch to drop sb a line = envoyer un mot à qn

• 6 laisser tomber [friend, school subject]; renoncer à [habit, idea]

C. vi

• 1 (fall) [object] tomber; [person] (deliberately) se laisser tomber the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m = l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1 000 m

• 2the cliff drops into the sea = la falaise tombe dans la mer

• 3 (decrease) baisser to drop (from sth) to sth = tomber (de qch) à qch