flop in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flop in the English»French Dictionary

I.flop [Brit flɒp, Am flɑp] N

1. flop (heavy movement):

to sit down with a flop

s'affaler sur une chaise

2. flop (failure):

flop inf

fiasco m inf

3. flop Am inf → flophouse

II.flop <pres part flopping; pret, pp flopped> [Brit flɒp, Am flɑp] VB intr

1. flop (move heavily):

to flop down

s'effondrer

to flop down on bed, sofa

s'affaler sur

2. flop (hang loosely):

flop hair, ear:

retomber

flop head:

tomber

3. flop (fail) inf:

flop play, film:

faire un four inf

flop project, business venture:

être un fiasco inf

4. flop Am (sleep):

flop inf

crécher inf

flop inf

dormir

See also flophouse

flophouse [Brit ˈflɒphaʊs, Am ˈflɑpˌhaʊs] N Am inf

flophouse (shelter)

refuge m de nuit

flophouse (sordid hotel)

bouge m inf

Fosbury flop [Brit ˌfɒzbri ˈflɒp] N SPORTS

Fosbury flop

Fosbury m

flip-flop [Brit ˈflɪpflɒp, Am ˈflɪp flɑp] N

1. flip-flop (sandal):

flip-flop

tong f

2. flip-flop COMPUT (device):

flip-flop

bascule f

3. flip-flop Am (about-face):

flip-flop

volte-face f inv

I.flop over VB [Brit flɒp -, Am flɑp -] inf Am (flop over)

flop over

changer d'avis

II.flop over VB [Brit flɒp -, Am flɑp -] inf Am (flop over to [sth])

flop over idea:

flop over

adopter

flop out VB [Brit flɒp -, Am flɑp -] inf Am

flop out (rest)

se reposer

flop out (sleep)

s'endormir

Translations for flop in the French»English Dictionary

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flop inf

flop

faire un flop

to flop

revirement total

flip-flop Am

bide inf

flop

faire un bide

to be a flop

pirouetter

to flip-flop Am inf

se laisser choir

to flop

flop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flop in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. flop (fall):

flop

tomber

flop on seat

s'affaler

2. flop (fail):

flop

faire un bide

II.flop <-pp-> [flɒp, Am flɑ:p] N inf

flop

flop m

to be a flop

être un bide

flip-flop [ˈflɪpflɒp, Am -flɑ:p] N

1. flip-flop FASHION:

flip-flops

tongs fpl

2. flip-flop SPORTS:

flip-flop

saut m périlleux

Translations for flop in the French»English Dictionary

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bide

flop

faire un bide complet

to be a total flop

ratage

flop

être un ratage complet entreprise

to be a total flop

navet (mauvais film)

flop

être un navet

to be a flop

être un fiasco pièce

to be a flop

un bide magistral

a stupendous flop

ne pas être très réussi

to be a bit of a flop

four

flop

flop Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a flop

être un bide

to be a bit of a flop

ne pas être très réussi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unfortunately it was a commercial flop, grossing only about half of its $2.3 million budget.

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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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But the film was considered a flop overall.

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The album was a commercial flop, despite receiving positive reviews in the music press.

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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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So the minute it came out, it flopped.

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It was a commercial flop, despite being one of the more accessible and poppy songs on the album.

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Without any promotion all these songs also flopped on charts.

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The film, however, was viewed as a large financial disappointment in its theatrical release, earning only $137,298,489 worldwide and was considered a flop.

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The film was a flop and vanished into the vaults for over 30 years.

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