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droppingnoun
droppings
pl
UK
/ˈdrɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
Translations
The dropping of the ball signaled the start of the game.
La chute de la balle a signalé le début du match.
fienteSurtout au pluriel dans l’usage courant.
The statue was covered in bird droppings.
La statue était couverte de fientes d’oiseaux.
Definitions
The act of letting something fall.
The dropping of the ball signaled the start of the game.
Animal excrement, especially from birds.
The statue was covered in bird droppings.
Synonyms
falling
decline
decrease
descent
plummet
dip
reduction
slump
droppinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈdrɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
Translations
tombantPour exprimer quelque chose qui tombe ou qui est en train de tomber.
We watched the dropping leaves swirl in the autumn breeze.
Nous avons regardé les feuilles tombantes tourbillonner dans la brise d’automne.
Additional translations
déclinantSurtout au sens de baisse ou de diminution.
Definitions
That is falling or declining; letting or causing something to fall.
We watched the dropping leaves swirl in the autumn breeze.
Synonyms
falling
descending
plummeting
tumbling
sinking
slumping
dipping
lowering
collapsing
sagging
drooping
dropverb

dropping

ing-form

dropped
Past Simple
dropped
Past Participle
dropping
ing-form
UK
/drɒp/
US
/drɑp/
Translations
laisser tomber
She accidentally dropped the vase on the floor.
Elle a laissé tomber le vase par accident sur le sol.
baisserPour une valeur, un niveau ou une quantité.
The temperature is expected to drop significantly tonight.
La température devrait baisser considérablement ce soir.
Let's drop the subject and talk about something else.
Abandonnons le sujet et parlons d’autre chose.
He decided to drop the last chapter from his book.
Il a décidé d’omettre le dernier chapitre de son livre.
tomberPour une descente brusque ou verticale.
The coins dropped into the slot with a clink.
Les pièces sont tombées dans la fente avec un cliquetis.
Additional translations
larguerPar avion, véhicule ou autre moyen de livraison.
Definitions
To let something fall or allow it to fall.
She accidentally dropped the vase on the floor.
To decrease or reduce in level, amount, or value.
The temperature is expected to drop significantly tonight.
To stop doing or discussing something.
Let's drop the subject and talk about something else.
To release or deliver something, especially from a vehicle or aircraft.
The plane dropped supplies to the stranded hikers.
To omit or exclude something.
He decided to drop the last chapter from his book.
To visit someone briefly or unexpectedly.
I might drop by your place later if I have time.
To fall or descend suddenly or vertically.
The coins dropped into the slot with a clink.
Synonyms
fall
let fall
descend
plummet
release
lower
spill
discharge
Antonyms
raise
lift
droppingsnoun

dropping

droppings
pl
Translations
déjectionsSurtout au pluriel ; terme courant pour les excréments d’animaux.
The farmer had to clean the bird droppings from the barn floor.
L’agriculteur a dû nettoyer les déjections d’oiseaux sur le sol de la grange.
Additional translations
fientesSpécifique aux oiseaux ; plus précis que « déjections » dans ce contexte.
Definitions
The excrement or feces of animals, especially birds.
The farmer had to clean the bird droppings from the barn floor.
Synonyms
excrement
feces
manure
waste
droppings
scat
stool
dropnoun
Definitions
A small quantity of liquid that forms or falls in a spherical shape.
A drop of water fell from the leaf onto the ground.
A decrease in level, amount, or value.
There was a significant drop in temperature overnight.
A steep or sudden fall or descent.
The cliff had a sheer drop of over 100 feet.
A delivery or deposit of something, especially by parachute or aircraft.
The supply drop was scheduled for early morning.
A candy or lozenge, often small and round.
She offered him a lemon drop from the candy jar.
dropadjective
Definitions
Relating to or intended for delivery or release by dropping, especially from the air, or otherwise involving a drop.
The relief team marked the drop zone on the map.
Designed or positioned to hang or extend downward, or featuring a lowered section compared to the surrounding structure.
The renovated office has drop ceilings that hide the ventilation ducts.
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