Translations for „dropping“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ˈjaw-drop·ping ADJ inf

jaw-dropping

osupljiv

ˈname-drop·ping N no pl

name-dropping

hvaljenje n s poznanstvi

I . drop [drɒp] N

1. drop:

drop (vertical distance)

globina f

drop (difference in level)

višinska razlika f

2. drop (decrease):

drop

znižanje n

drop in temperature

temperaturni padec

3. drop (by aircraft):

drop

odvrženi tovor m

food/letter drop

odvržena pošiljka hrane/pošte

4. drop of liquid pl:

drop

kaplja f

drop of rain

kaplja dežja

drops of paint

kapljice barve

drop by drop

po kapljicah

drops MED

kapljice f pl

5. drop inf (drink):

drop

srk m

to have had a drop too much [to drink]

nekoliko preveč ga srkniti

6. drop (boiled sweet):

fruit drop

sadni bonbon

7. drop (collection point):

drop

dostava f

at the drop of a hat

brez razloga

a drop in the ocean

kapljica v morje

II . drop <-pp-> [drɒp] VB trans

1. drop (cause to fall):

drop

odvreči

drop anchor

spustiti

drop anchor bomb, leaflets

metati [perf odvreči]

to drop a bombshell fig

šokirati

2. drop (lower):

drop

povešati [perf povesiti]

3. drop inf (send):

to drop sb a line

napisati komu nekaj vrstic

4. drop (dismiss):

drop

izločiti

5. drop (give up):

drop

opustiti

let's drop the subject

dajmo to temo na stran

let's drop the subject charges

opustiti

let's drop the subject demand

umakniti

to drop everything

vse pustiti

6. drop (abandon):

to drop sb fig

pustiti koga

7. drop SPORTS:

drop from

izključiti

8. drop (leave out):

drop

izpuščati [perf izpustiti]

to drop one's aitches [or h's] Brit Aus

izpuščati h-je

9. drop inf (tell indirectly):

to drop [sb] a hint

dati [komu] kak namig

to let it drop that ...

med vrsticami povedati, da ...

to drop sb right in it

spraviti koga v težave

III . drop <-pp-> [drɒp] VB intr

1. drop (descend):

drop

spuščati se [perf spustiti se]

drop jaw

povesiti

the curtain dropped

zavesa je padla tudi fig

2. drop (become lower):

drop land

nižati se [perf znižati se]

drop prices, temperatures, water level

padati [perf pasti]

3. drop (become exhausted):

drop inf

omagati

inf to be fit [or ready] to drop

pasti na tla od utrujenosti

to drop [down] dead

pasti mrtev

drop dead! inf

crkni!

drop behind VB intr

drop

zaostajati [perf zaostati]

drop in VB intr inf

drop on

oglasiti se

I . drop off VB trans inf to drop sb/sth ⇄ off

drop

odložiti koga/kaj

II . drop off VB intr

1. drop (fall off):

drop

odpadati [perf odpasti]

2. drop (decrease):

drop

zmanjševati se [perf zmanjšati se]

drop support, interest

upadati [perf upasti]

3. drop inf (fall asleep):

drop

zadremati

drop out VB intr

1. drop (give up membership):

drop

izstopiti

to drop out of a course/school/university

pustiti tečaj/šolo/fakulteto

2. drop of society:

drop

umakniti se

ˈcough drop N, ˈcough sweet N

cough drop

pastila f proti kašlju

ˈdrop shot N TENNIS

drop shot

skrajšana žoga f

ˈvolt·age drop N ELEC

voltage drop

padec m napetosti

drop-down ˈmenu N COMPUT

drop-down menu

spustni meni m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1929, he assumed the role of player-coach, still playing the line on both offense and defense and dropping back to punt.

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The amount we now spend on welfare is jaw-dropping.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Dropping or curling their fingers around the candles would eliminate them from the challenge.

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The horse should first and foremost stay straight through his whole body, without dropping a shoulder or haunch inward.

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Statewide, 36 percent of eighth graders in urban schools were at risk of dropping out compared to 8 percent of students in suburban/rural school districts, according to the index.

www.masslive.com

This is jaw-dropping work, what we go to the movies hoping to see, and we do.

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After dropping them off and cutting off his frequently ridiculed ponytail, he arrives at the show in the interval.

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The display consists of the shark raising its snout, dropping its pectoral fins, arching its back, and curving its body laterally.

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Selecting subcontinent breed of players and then dropping them like hot potato has spoiled many cricket players career.

www.espncricinfo.com

Some gardeners try to chase off moles by dropping castor bean seeds into mole tunnels, or by watering castor oil into the ground.

www.winnipegfreepress.com