Translations for „flops“ in the English » German Dictionary

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

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

2. flop (drop):

flop

fallen

the baby's head kept flopping backwards

der Kopf des Babys kippte immer wieder nach hinten

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

3. flop no pl Am:

the flop

bei ‘Texas Hold 'Em’ (Pokerspiel): die ersten drei Karten, die alle Spieler zugeteilt bekommen

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

2. flip-flop Am SPORTS (jump):

flip-flop

Flickflack m spec

3. flip-flop ELEC:

flip-flop (circuit)

[bistabile] Kippschaltung spec

flip-flop (switch)

Ein-Aus-Schalter m

flip-flop (switch)

Kippschalter m spec

4. flip-flop fig inf (change):

flip-flop on

[plötzliche] Kehrtwende f hinsichtlich +gen

flip-flop in attitude, belief, policy

plötzlicher Gesinnungswandel

flop down VB intr inf

flop down

sich acc plumpsen lassen inf

flop down

sich acc hinhauen sl

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

Fosbury flop

Fosburyflop m

D-type ˈflip-flop N COMPUT

D-type flip-flop

Einheit f mit bistabiler Schaltung

flop VB

User Entry

to flop (movement of a fish out of water)

zappeln

flip-flop® N

User Entry

flip-flop® (used instead of thong sandal)

Zehenstegsandale (f) spec

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pruning the clock disables portions of the circuitry so that the flip-flops in them do not have to switch states.

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We are more forgiving and understanding of our friends' belly flops than we are of our own.

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Most of the films he directed during the period ended up being flops.

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Standing back and waiting to see what tech flies and what flops makes for a tidier garage and a healthy bank balance.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Behind those forgotten hits and semi-hits lurked hundreds, if not thousands, of regional hits and flops from the same era, most even rawer and cruder....

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Going to work in flip-flops on casual Friday!

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The Linux-cluster machine has a reported theoretical peak performance of 860 gig-flops.

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The belly flops up and down, contracting and expanding the lungs respectively.

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Both of these allow one to wear flip-flops with the socks.

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The cold wave of flops has the film fraternity in its chilly grip.

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