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drop

/dɹɑp/ nom A2

En français : chute, réglisse, goutte, larme

  1. A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. (figuratively) · Put three drops of oil into the mixture.
  2. A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1). (figuratively)
  3. A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1). (figuratively) · ear drops eye drops
  4. A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything. (figuratively) · My aunt asked for just a drop more tea.· He was thirsty but there wasn’t a drop of water to be found
  5. Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop or piece of licorice; a lozenge.
  6. An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
  7. The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
  8. A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.

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Dans la bibliothèque

You must drop everything, Sherlock.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 8 · B2
Or did he drop it in the carriage?
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 6 · B2
“Let us have some fresh blood,” he said, digging a long bodkin into his finger, and drawing off the resulting drop of blood in a chemical pipette.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 7 · B2
I have no doubt, however, that we shall be able to obtain the characteristic reaction.” As he spoke, he threw into the vessel a few white crystals, and then added some drops of a transparent fluid.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 7 · B2

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