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drop·ping

(drŏp′ĭng)
n.
1. Something dropped.
2. droppings The excrement of animals.
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droppings

(ˈdrɒpɪŋz)
pl n
(Zoology) the dung of certain animals, such as rabbits, sheep, and birds
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Noun 1. [画像:droppings - fecal matter of animals]droppings - fecal matter of animals
buffalo chip, cow chip, cow dung, chip - a piece of dried bovine dung
coprolite - fossil excrement; petrified dung
faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
pigeon droppings - droppings of pigeons
cow pie, cowpie - fecal matter of a cow
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droppings

plural noun excrement, shit (taboo slang), crap (taboo slang), stool, manure, dung, faeces, turds, guano, excreta, doo-doo (informal), ordure, kak (S. African taboo slang) pigeon droppings
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Translations
رَوْث، بَعْر
trus
efterladenskaberfugleklatterhundelorte
állati ürülék
saur; taî, mykja, skítur, drit
trus
hayvan pisliği

droppings

[ˈdrɒpɪŋz] NPL [of bird, animal] → excrementos mpl, cacas fpl
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droppings

[ˈdrɒpɪŋz] npl [animal] → crottes fpl
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droppings

plKot m; (of horse)Äpfel pl (inf); (of sheep)Bohnen pl, → Köttel pl (inf)
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droppings

[ˈdrɒpɪŋz] npl (of bird, animal) → escrementi mpl, sterco msg
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drop

(drop) noun
1. a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling. a drop of rain. druppel قَطْرَه капка gota kapka der Tropfen dråbe σταγόνα gota piisk قطره pisara goutte טיפה बूंद kap csepp v. csöpp tetesan dropi goccia しずく (물) 방울 lašas piliens titisan druppel dråpe kropla څاڅكى gota picătură капля kvapka kaplja kap droppe หยดน้ํา damla крапля قطرہ ، بوند giọt
2. a small quantity (of liquid). If you want more wine, there's a drop left. druppel كَمِّيَّه قَليلَه капка gota troška der Schluck dråbe; sjat; smule στάλα gota, culo tilk ذره؛ کمی tilkka goutte טיפה, מעט बूंद gutljaj csepp v. csöpp setetes dropi; smálögg goccia, goccio 小量 소량 lašelis pilīte setitis druppel en dråpe, litt odrobina, kapka ليږ، يو څه gota strop глоток troška kaplja kapljica droppe, slurk จํานวนเล็กน้อย birazcık, bir damlacık 微量 ковток تھوڑی سی مقدار hớp 微量
3. an act of falling. a drop in temperature. val هُبوط، إنْخِفاض падане queda pokles der Fall fald πτώση caída, descenso langus افت؛ کاهش putous baisse, chute ירידה गिरावट pad csökkenés penurunan fall abbassamento, calo 降下 하락 kritimas pazemināšanās; krišanās penurunan daling fall spadek كمښت queda cădere; scădere понижение pokles padec pad fall[ande], nedgång ตก düşme, düşüş 下降 зниження, падіння نزول sự hạ xuống 下降
4. a vertical descent. From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet. afgrond مَسافَه عَمودِيَّه падане queda spád der Abfall fald γκρεμός desnivel langus سقوط؛ ریزش pystysuora pudotus descente ירידה पात, पतन spust esés tebing falllengd dislivello 落下距離 급경사 status skardis stāvs kritums tebing afgrond fallhøyde spad, uskok راغورځيدل queda povârniş обрыв spád spust pad fall ต่ําลง iniş, alçalış 落差 уклін سیدھی ڈھال dựng đứng 高低平面相差的距离,落差
verbpast tense, past participle dropped
1. to let fall, usually accidentally. She dropped a box of pins all over the floor. laat val يُسْقِطُ (из)пускам deixar cair (u)pustit fallen lassen tabe ρίχνω, αφήνω κτ. να πέσει dejar caer, tirar pillama انداختن pudottaa laisser tomber לְהַפִּיל, לִשמוֹט अनजाने में गिरने देना slučajno ispustiti (le)ejt menjatuhkan falla; fella; missa lasciar cadere 落とす 떨어뜨리다 numesti (nejauši) nomest menjatuhkan laten vallen la falle, miste, slippe upuścić راچول deixar cair a scăpa ронять vypadnúť spustiti prosuti tappa, släppa, låta falla ทําหล่น düşürmek, bırakmak 使落下(常指意外地) упускати غیر ارادتا گرانا rơi hoặc để cho cái gì rơi 使滴下(常指意外地)
2. to fall. The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws. val يَسْقُطُ падам cair spadnout fallen falde πέφτω caer kukkuma افتادن pudota tomber לִפּוֹל गिराना, गिरना pasti leesik jatuh falla, detta cadere 落ちる 떨어지다 nukristi []krist jatuh vallen falle, hoppe ned upadać, spadać وليدل cair a cădea опускаться spadnúť pasti pasti ramla ner, hoppa ner ตก düşmek 掉落 падати گرنا đánh rơi 使落下
3. to give up (a friend, a habit etc). I think she's dropped the idea of going to London. laat vaar يُسْقِطُ، يَتَخَلّى عن отказвам се abandonar opustit aufgeben give op παρατώ, εγκαταλείπω dejar, abandonar loobuma دست کشیدن luopua abandonner לַעֲזוֹב छोड़ देना, त्याग देना odustati od nečega, napustiti ideju felad (vmit), elejt (vkit, vmit) melepaskan hætta við, sleppa abbandonare やめる 버리다 mesti, atsisakyti atmest (paradumu, nodomu); pamest (draugu) melepaskan laten vallen droppe zrezygnować z لاس ترى ايستل abandonar a aban­dona, a renunţa бросать opustiť, zanechať opustiti napustiti sluta umgås med, överge, släppa ยกเลิก vazgeçmek, bırakmak 摒棄(朋友、習慣等) відмовитися ترک کر دینا bỏ rơi 丢弃
4. to set down from a car etc. The bus dropped me at the end of the road. aflaai يُنْزِل слизам от превозно средство deixar vysadit absetzen sætte af κατεβάζω κπ. από όχημα dejar (sõidukist) välja laskma پیاده شدن pudottaa kyydistä déposer, débarquer לְהוֹרִיד छोड़ना izaći iz auta, sići s autobusa letesz menurunkan hleypa úr lasciare, far scendere 降ろす 내려주다 išlaipinti izlaist; izsēdināt (no transporta līdzekļa) menurunkan afzetten sette av, gå av wysadzić پياده كيدل deixar a lăsa высаживать vysadiť odložiti (koga) ostaviti släppa (sätta) av ส่งผู้โดยสาร indirmek, bırakmak 下車 підвозити, довозити گاڑی وغیرہ سے اتارنا xuống xe 下车
5. to say or write in an informal and casual manner. I'll drop her a note. 'n reëltjie skrywe يَقولُ أو يَكْتُبُ كلمَه أو مُلاحَظَه оставям escrever naškrábnout; utrousit ein paar Zeilen schreiben lade en bemærkning falde; lægge en besked γράφω κτ. πρόχειρα escribir möödaminnes märkima نوشتن jättää viesti écrire/envoyer (un petit mot) לִשלוֹחַ מִכתָב अनौपचारिक तरीके से कुछ कहना या लिखना ostaviti poruku ír (pár sort) mengirim surat skrifa miða/skilaboð scrivere 1筆書く (짤막한) 말을 하거나 글을 적어 보내다 tarstelėti, brūkštelėti uzrakstīt zīmīti menulis surat sturen sende skreślić ليكل escrever a lăsa/a scrie un bilet черкнуть naznačiť napisati (nekaj besed) napisati skriva [ett par rader] การพูด หรือเขียนอย่างเป็นกันเอง bir iki söz söylemek; iki satır yazmak 隨便說或寫 промовити; начеркати غیر رسمی طور پر لکھنا یا کہنا viết 随便说或写
ˈdroplet (-lit) noun
a tiny drop. droplets of rain. druppeltjie قَطْرَه صَغيرَه капчица gotinha kapička das Tröpfchen lille dråbe σταγονίτσα gotita piisake قطره کوچک pieni pisara gouttelette טִיפָּה קְטָנָה छोटी बूंद sićušne kapi kiše cseppecske titikan smádropi gocciolina 小滴 작은 (물)방울 lašelis pilīte titikan druppeltje liten dråpe kropelka وړه څاڅكى gotinha picătură (mică) капелька kvapôčka kapljica kapljica liten droppe หยดน้อย ๆ damla 小滴 крапелька چھوٹے قطرے giọt nhỏ 微滴
ˈdroppings noun plural
excrement (of animals or birds). mis رَوْث، بَعْر животински тор excremento trus der Kot efterladenskaber; hundelorte; fugleklatter κοπριά, κουτσουλιές excremento, caca väljaheited, pabulad فضله jätökset crottes, chiures גללים गोबर, लीद आदि otpaci, ostaci állati ürülék kotoran binatang saur; tað, mykja, skítur, drit sterco, escrementi ふん (동물의) 똥 išmatos (dzīvnieku) mēsli najis binatang uitwerpselen dyreavføring, lort łajno ككه، فضله، غايطه مواد excremento bălegar, excremente помет trus iztrebki životinjski izmet spillning มูลสัตว์; มูลนก hayvan pisliği (鳥獸的)糞便 кізяк, послід جانوروں کی لید یا پرندوں کی بیٹ phân xúc vật hoặc chim (鸟兽的)粪
ˈdrop-out noun
a person who withdraws, especially from a course at a university etc or the normal life of society. uitsakker, mislukking مُتَساقِط من التَّعْليم او الحياةِ الأجْتِماعِيَّه отпадащ desistente odpadlík (ze studia); ztroskotanec der/die Aussteiger(in) dropout; social taber φοιτητής που εγκαταλείπει τις σπουδές του, αρνητής της κοινωνίας estudiante que deja los estudios, marginado kooli poolelijätnu, heidik کناره گیری کردن؛ ترک تحصیل کردن opintonsa keskeyttänyt, yhteiskunnan ulkopuolelle jättäytynyt marginal/-ale נוֹשֶר बीच में पढ़ाई छोड़ देना, किसी प्रतियोगिता इत्यादि में छंट जाना onaj koji prekida školovanje ili se povači iz društva kimaradás (iskolából), lemorzsolódás jebolan sá sem hættir í skóla eða segir skilið við venjulegt líferni emarginato 落ちこぼれ 중퇴자 iškritęs iš gyvenimo ir pan. žmogus atbirums; (no universitātes u.tml.) atskaitīts students disingkirkan drop-out en som faller fra osoba rezygnująca (ze studiów itp.), abnegat زده كړى پريښودل marginal persoană care renunţă la studii недоучка;человек, поставивший себя вне общества vykoľajený človek, stroskotanec, neúspešný študent kdor preneha sodelovati; odpadnik otpadnik iz društva avhoppare, utslagen นักเรียนที่ถอนการเรียนวิชาใดวิชาหนึ่ง terkeden kimse, okulu bitirmeden ayrılan öğrenci 退學,隱退 декласована особа چھوڑ دینا یا ترک کر دینا người bỏ học giữa chừng hay rời bỏ cuộc sống bình thường 中途退学的人,逃避现实社会的人
drop a brick / drop a clanger
unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless. mond verby praat يُلْقي حَجَرا، يُلْقي كَلاما جارِحاً أو غَير مُهَذَّب изпускам се cometer uma gafe udělat botu ins Fettnäpfchen treten lave en brøler; træde i spinaten κάνω γκάφα meter la pata prohmakat tegema حرف نسنجیده زدن möläyttää faire une gaffe לְהָבִיך, לְהַעֲלִיב सामाजिक रूप से अस्वीकार्य चीज कहना reći nešto netaktično tapintatlan megjegyzést tesz salah omong segja e-ð óviðeigandi fare una gaffe へまなことを言う 실수, 실언 하다 padaryti netaktą/liapsusą 'nogāzt podu' salah cakap een bok schieten gjøre en brøler, tråkke i salaten popełnić gafę نا سنجولى شوي خبره كول cometer uma gafe a face o gafă допустить бестактность prerieknuť sa kozla ustreliti napraviti gaf trampa i klaveret, göra en dundertabbe เอ่ยถึงสิ่งที่ทําให้อับอาย gaf yapmak, çam devirmek 失言,失態 ляпнути; зробити ляп بے موقع بات کہ بیٹھنا nói hớ hay hành động vô tình rất sống sượng 失言,出错
drop back
to slow down; to fall behind. I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill. terugval يَتأخَّر، يَتَباطَأ изоставам ficar para trás vrátit se zurückbleiben sakke agterud μένω πίσω quedarse atrás käiku aeglustama به عقب رفتن jäädä jälkeen se laisser distancer לְפָגֵר מְאָחוֹר पीछे हटना zaostati lemarad melambatkan jalan dragast aftur úr rimanere indietro 遅れる 뒤로 밀리다 atsilikti atpalikt melambatkan jalan terugvallen sakke bakut zostać w tyle, zwolnić په شا تلل ficar para trás a încetini; a rămâne în urmă отставать vrátiť sa dozadu pustiti se prehiteti usporiti sakta ner, falla tillbaka ล้าหลัง geri/arkada kalmak 慢下來,落後 відходити دھیرے ہو جانا tụt lại 落后
drop by
to visit someone casually and without being invited. I'll drop by at his house on my way home. inval يَزور посещавам passar na casa de zaskočit (někam) zufällig besuchen kigge ind; lægge vejen forbi περνώ για σύντομη επίσκεψη pasar por läbi astuma سر زدن به pistäytyä passer voir לְבָקֵר, "לִקפּוֹץ" बिना बुलावे के मिलने जाना svratiti beugrik singgah líta inn, koma við passare 立ち寄る 잠깐 들러다 užeiti, užsukti apciemot; iegriezties singgah aanlopen stikke innom, komme forbi wpaść do kogoś يو چا ته ورتلل پرته له دې چې ورغوښتل شوې وې passar na casa de a trece pe la заходить без приглашения zaskočiť (niekam) oglasiti se (pri kom) navratiti titta in เยี่ยมเยียนอย่างไม่เป็นทางการ uğramak 順道拜訪 зайти گاہے گاہے آ کر مل جانا tạt vào thăm 临时访问,顺便走访
drop in
to arrive informally to visit someone. Do drop in (on me) if you happen to be passing! val in يَزور بصورةٍ غَيْر مُتَوَقَّعَه отивам aparecer zajít, přijít se podívat einen kurzen Besuch machen dumpe indenfor περνώ για σύντομη επίσκεψη pasarse sisse astuma سرزده به جایی رفتن poiketa passer voir לְבָקֵר, "לִקפּוֹץ" बिना बुलावे के पहुंच जाना navratiti benéz vkihez mampir koma í heimsókn (óboðinn) fare un salto 立ち寄る 불쑥 들러다 užeiti, užsukti apciemot; iegriezties singgah langskomen komme/stikke innom wpaść, wstąpić يو ځاى ته په غير رسمى توگه تلل aparecer a trece pe la заглядывать prísť (k niekomu) oglasiti se (pri kom) svratiti titta in, hälsa på มาเยี่ยม (โดยไม่บอกล่วงหน้าหรืออย่างไม่เป็นทางการ) uğramak 順道來訪 заскочити غیر رسمی طور پر ملاقات کے لۓ آنا tạt vào thăm 顺便走访(某人)
drop off
1. to become separated or fall off. The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat. afgeval يَسْقُط، يَنْفَكُّ падам cair uvolnit se, upadnout abfallen falde af πέφτω soltarse, caerse ära tulema کنده شدن irrota se détacher ליפול गिर जाना otpasti leesik terlepas detta af staccarsi とれる 떨어져나가다 nutrūkti, nukristi nokrist; notrūkt terlepas afvallen falle av, løsne odpaść پرى كيدل، جلا كيدل cair a se rupe, a cădea отваливаться uvoľniť sa, odpadnúť odpasti otpasti ramla (falla) av หลุด kopmak, düşmek 脫落 відпасти الگ ہو جانا ، گر جانا rời ra 脱落
2. to fall asleep. I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television. insluimer يَسْقُطُ نائِما заспивам adormecer usnout einschlafen falde i søvn αποκοιμιέμαι dormirse tukastama به خواب رفتن nukahtaa s'endormir לֶהֱרָדֵם सो जाना zaspati elalszik tertidur sofna addormentarsi 寝入る 잠들다 užsnūsti iesnausties tertidur indommelen falle i søvn, sovne, døse, dorme av zdrzemnąć się په خوب تلل adormecer a adormi уснуть zaspať zaspati zaspati somna, lura till หลับ uyuya kalmak, içi geçmek 睡著 заснути نیند سو جانا ngủ lơ mơ 睡着
3. to allow to get off a vehicle. Drop me off at the corner. afsit يُنْزِل слизам deixar vysadit absetzen sætte af κατεβάζω κπ. από όχημα dejar (sõidukist) välja laskma پیاده کردن pudottaa kyydistä déposer לְהוֹרִיד מְהַרֶכֶב किसी वाहन से उतरने देना iskrcati iz auta letesz menurunkan hleypa úr/út fare scendere 降ろす 하차하다 išleisti, išlaipinti izlaist; izsēdināt (no transporta līdzekļa) turunkan afzetten sette av wysadzić پياده كول deixar a lăsa высаживать vysadiť odložiti (koga) ostaviti släppa (sätta) av ส่งของหรือผู้โดยสาร indirmek, bırakmak 下車 випустити کسی گاڑی سے اتارنا xuống xe 下车
drop out (often with of)
to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society. There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college. uitval يَتَساقَطُ من التَّعْليم отказвам се abandonar odpadnout; odejít aufgeben, aussteigen gå ud; droppe ud; springe fra παρατώ, εγκαταλείπω abandonar pooleli jätma, ära langema کناره گیری کردن؛ ترک تحصیل کردن keskeyttää, jättäytyä ulkopuolelle vivre en marge de la société לִנשׁוֹר किसी समूह, पाठ्यक्रम, कालेज इत्यादि से हट जाना prekinuti školovanje, povući se iz društva kimarad menarik diri hætta í skóla; hætta venjulegum lifnaðarháttum andarsene; ritirarsi 脱落する 중도 포기하다 išeiti, iškristi atrauties no sabiedrības; izstāties (no grupas, mācību iestādes) dibuang verlaten, uitvallen droppe ut, trekke seg, falle fra zrezygnować, wycofać się د زده كړو پريښودل abandonar a se retrage выбывать odpadnúť, vypadnúť izpasti, izpisati se napustiti hoppa av, dra sig ur ล้มเลิกกลางคัน bırakmak, ayrılmak, devam etmemek 退出,退學,隱退 вибувати کسی جمعیت، یونورسٹی وغیرہ کو ترک کر دینا bỏ học nửa chừng 退出,退学,隐退
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A youngish man with flaxen hair, a bristly straw-coloured moustache, and a dropping nether lip, was sitting and holding my wrist.
We knew she carried fourteen boats to our five (we were one short through the desertion of Wainwright), and she began dropping them far to leeward of our last boat, continued dropping them athwart our course, and finished dropping them far to windward of our first weather boat.
When the sun was dropping low, Antonia came up the big south draw with her team.
The first is to burn soldiers in their camp; the second is to burn stores; the third is to burn baggage trains; the fourth is to burn arsenals and magazines; the fifth is to hurl dropping fire amongst the enemy.
"The man who talks French so well," Lady Anselman told him, dropping her voice a little, "is Surgeon-Major Thomson.
Dropping the handkerchief upon the dead man's neck the coroner stepped to an angle of the room and from a pile of clothing produced one garment after another, each of which he held up a moment for inspection.
She appeared to be dazzled by the sudden blaze of light, and after dropping a curtsey, she stood blinking at us with her bleared eyes and fumbling in her pocket with nervous, shaky fingers.
Venus explained under what conditions, and with what views, the dropping down upon Mr Boffin was held over until the Mounds should be cleared away.
As these ruffians turned and turned, their matted locks now flung forward over their eyes, now flung backward over their necks, some women held wine to their mouths that they might drink; and what with dropping blood, and what with dropping wine, and what with the stream of sparks struck out of the stone, all their wicked atmosphere seemed gore and fire.
The men, halted, had opportunity to see some of their comrades dropping with moans and shrieks.
She saw him dropping his keys and trying to grasp his stick, while he looked at her like an aged hyena, the muscles of his face getting distorted with the effort of his hand.
A single mighty leap carried it to the top, where it poised but for an instant before dropping to the ground upon the opposite side.

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