drop
/dɹɑp/ nom A2En français : chute, réglisse, goutte, larme
- 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. · Put three drops of oil into the mixture.
- A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1). · ear drops eye drops
- A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything. · My aunt asked for just a drop more tea.· He was thirsty but there wasn’t a drop of water to be found
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop or piece of licorice; a lozenge.
- An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- 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.
- A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
Pluriel drops
Verbes à particule et expressions
- drop away To become less or fewer.
- drop back Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to tak...
- drop by passer
- drop down To sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to th...
- drop in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, in.
- drop into To thrust (someone) into a situation.
- drop off s’endormir, déposer, abaisser
- drop out To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
Dans la bibliothèque
You must drop everything, Sherlock.
Or did he drop it in the carriage?
“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.
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.
Autres résultats
- drop tomber, laisser tomber A1
- drop away To become less or fewer.
- drop back Of a quarterback or other player in the backfie...
- drop by passer
- drop down To sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a r...
- drop in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- drop into To thrust
- drop off s’endormir, déposer, abaisser
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