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I . flop <-pp-> [flɒp, Am flɑ:p] VB intr

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1. flop (move clumsily):

flop
plumpsen inf
flop
sich acc fallen lassen
to flop over
sich acc umwälzen
to flop into bed
sich acc ins Bett hauen sl
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3. flop (fail):

flop
ein Flop [o. ein Reinfall] [o. eine Pleite] sein
flop performance, play
durchfallen

II . flop [flɒp, Am flɑ:p] N

1. flop no pl (movement, sound):

flop
Plumps m inf
he fell with a flop on the bed
er ließ sich aufs Bett plumpsen

2. flop usu sing fig pej inf (failure):

flop business, enterprise
Flop m inf
flop business, enterprise
Reinfall m inf
flop business, enterprise
Pleite f inf
flop person
Niete f pej inf
to be a commercial flop
ein wirtschaftlicher Misserfolg sein
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ˈflip-flop N

1. flip-flop usu pl:

flip-flop® (shoe)
Flipflop ® [o. Flip-Flop®] m
flip-flop® (shoe)
[Gummi- [o. Plastik-] ]sandale f
flip-flop® (shoe)
Gummilatsche f pej inf
flip-flop® (for beach, swimming pool)
Badesandale f
flip-flop® (for beach, swimming pool)
Badelatsche f pej inf
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2. flip-flop Am SPORTS (jump):

flip-flop
Flickflack m spec

flop down VB intr inf

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flop down
sich acc plumpsen lassen inf
flop down
sich acc hinhauen sl

Fosbury flop [ˈfɒzbəriˌ-, Am ˈfɑ:zbəriˌ-] N (high-jump style)

D-type ˈflip-flop N COMPUT

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

flip-flop® (shoe)
Gummilatsche f pej inf
to flop into bed
sich acc ins Bett hauen sl
to be a commercial flop
ein wirtschaftlicher Misserfolg sein
to make sth fly or flop
etw zu einem Renner oder einem Flop machen
he fell with a flop on the bed
er ließ sich aufs Bett plumpsen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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His ballet numbers for this show earned high praise from the critics, but the show was a flop, closing after only thirteen performances.
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The money did reach the developers, but the venture was a flop, and money lost.
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The opening weekend in 22 theaters was considered a flop: it made $104,000 which comes to a per-theater average of $4,745.
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The show was essentially a flop and attendance was low.
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The former flopped, but the latter was a commercial success.
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The film was a flop and vanished into the vaults for over 30 years.
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It was just a flop, that's all, nobody wanted it.
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It was the group's only album, and was a commercial flop.
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The goal is to investigate the possibility of using video or motion capture techniques to distinguish between legitimate collision and flop.
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The song was an initial flop and did not get very high in the charts.
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