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flop·py
(flŏp′ē)adj. flop·pi·er, flop·pi·est
Tending to flop or hang; loose and flexible: a rabbit with floppy ears.
n. pl. flop·pies
A floppy disk.
flop′pi·ly adv.
flop′pi·ness n.
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floppy
(ˈflɒpɪ)adj, -pier or -piest
limp or hanging loosely: a dog with floppy ears.
n, pl -pies
(Computer Science) short for floppy disk
ˈfloppily adv
ˈfloppiness n
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flop•py
(ˈflɒp i)adj. -pi•er, -pi•est, adj.
1. tending to flop: a dog with floppy ears.
n. 2. floppy disk.
[1855–60]
flop′pi•ly, adv.
flop′pi•ness, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:floppy - a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit]floppy - a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically
magnetic disc, magnetic disk, disc, disk - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Adj. 1. floppy - hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears"
lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"
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floppy
adjective droopy, soft, loose, hanging, limp, flapping, sagging, baggy, flip-flop, flaccid, pendulous the girl with the floppy hat
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floppy
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Translations
مُتَدَلِّ، هابِط
měkkýpoddajný
slatten
lógó
linur, tuskulegur
so širokým zvlneným okrajom
floppy
[ˈflɒpɪ]A. ADJ (floppier (compar) (floppiest (superl))) [hat] → flexible ; [doll] → de trapo
a dog with floppy ears → un perro con las orejas caídas
a dog with floppy ears → un perro con las orejas caídas
B. N = floppy disc
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floppy
[ˈflɒpi] adj [hair, fringe] → lâche, flottant(e)a floppy hat → un chapeau à bords flottants floppy disk n (COMPUTING) → disquette f
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floppy
adj (+er) → schlaff, schlapp ; movement → schlaksig ; clothes → weit ; hair → wallend ; bow → weich ; floppy hat → Schlapphut m; floppy ears → Schlappohren pl
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flop
(flop) verb – past tense, past participle flopped –1. to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily. She flopped into an armchair. neerplof; neerval يَرْتَمي، يَتَساقَط цопвам jogar-se praštit sebou plumpsen lade sig falde; dumpe σωριάζομαι ξαφνικά tumbarse, dejarse caer potsatama تلپی افتادن lysähtää affaler לִפּוֹל בִּכבֵדוּת फड़फड़ाना pasti, naglo sjesti leroskad terperenyak hlamma sér buttarsi, lasciarsi cadere ぱたりと倒れる 쿵 쓰러지다(떨어지다) šlioptelėti, plestelėti smagi nokrist/nomest; noplakšķēt terperenyuk ploffen plaske, slenge seg ned i, ramle klapnąć نګوښېدل، ګوډ ګوډ تلل، دروند دروند پرلاره تلل، په انډى انډى تلل، نا كامېدل، ړنګېدل، ورانېدل jogar-se a se trânti плюхаться hodiť sa sesesti se skljokati se sätta sig med en duns, slänga sig ล้มตัวลง çöküvermek, yığılmak 猛然跌倒或坐下 гепнутися اچانک زور سے گر پڑنا nằm xoài ra; ngồi phịch xuống 猛然跌倒或坐下
2. to hang or swing about loosely. Her hair flopped over her face. geval يَتَدَلّى падам cair vlát flattern klaske πέφτω, κρέμομαι ανάλαφρα caer kõlkuma تکان خوردن roikkua flotter לְפַרפֵּר थक कर बैठ जाना padati slobodno (kosa) lelóg menggantung slengjast ricadere ぱたぱたする 늘어져서 흔들거리다 kadaruoti, tabaluoti nokarāties menggantung hangen flagre, flakse zwisać نګوښېدل cair a flutura свисать viať frfotati lepršati hänga och slänga, flaxa สะบัดไปมา; แกว่งไปมา dökülmek, düşmek 簌簌下垂 тріпотіти لہرانا lủng lẳng 簌簌下垂
3. (of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful. the play flopped. was 'n volslae mislukking يَفْشَل провалям се fracassar propadnout danebengehen floppe; være en fiasko έχω αποτυχία fracasar läbi kukkuma ناموفق بودن epäonnistua faire un flop לְהִיכָּשֵׁל असफल होना pretrpjeti potpun neuspjeh megbukik gagal misheppnast fare fiasco 失敗する (연극 등이) 실패하다 nepavykti, sužlugti ciest neveiksmi; izgāzties gagal mislukken gjøre fiasko, falle med et brak zrobić klapę نا كامېدل fracassar a suferi un eşec провалиться prepadnúť izjaloviti se, propasti doživeti debakl floppa, göra fiasko พลาด; ล้มเหลว tutulmamak, tutmamak (戲劇的)失敗 провалитися نا کامیاب ہونا không thành công (戏剧的)失败
noun1. (a) flopping movement. swaaiende beweging هُبوط، سُقوط цопване baque pád der Plumps plask; klask απότομο πέσιμο, γδούπος caída potsatus حرکت به بالا و پایین lysähdys chute פרפור फड़फड़ težak pad, bucan udarac pottyanás gerakan jatuh skellur tonfo ぱたりと倒れること 펄썩(털썩) 떨어짐(쓰러짐) šlioptelėjimas smags kritiens; plakšķis gerakan jatuh plof plask, klask, dunk klapnięcie دروند دروند پرلاره تلل baque cădere шлепок pád padec pad flaxande, duns, plums การเคลื่อนไหวที่กระโดดไปมา sallanma, sarkma 跳動 шльопання, ляскання ڈھلملانا cử động rơi phịch hoặc tiếng rơi thịch 跳动
2. a failure. The show was a complete flop. volslae mislukking فَشَل، إخْفاق провал fiasco fiasko, propadák die Pleite flop; fiasko αποτυχία, φιάσκο fracaso läbikukkumine شکست epäonnistuminen flop כִּשָלוֹן विफलता neuspjeh bukás kegagalan sem hefur misheppnast fiasco 失敗 실패 nesėkmė, sužlugimas neveiksme; izgāšanās kegagalan mislukking fiasko klapa ناكامى، نشتوالى، بې وسى خوسا توب، ورستوالى، ډوپه توب، ناكام (سړى يا شى fiasco fiasco провал fiasko polom neuspeh flopp, fiasko ความล้มเหลว başarısızlık, fiyasko 失敗 фіаско نا کامیابی thất bại hoàn toàn 失败
ˈfloppy adjective tending to flop; flopping. a floppy hat. slap; pap;slaprandhoed مُتَدَلِّ، هابِط увиснал caído měkký; poddajný schlaff slasket; slatten χαλαρός, μαλακός blando, que se cae lotendav آویزان؛ شل و ول veltto flasque תָּלוּי בְּרִפיוֹן नरम mekan, obješena oboda laza, lógó lemas linur, tuskulegur floscio ぱたぱたしやすい 펄럭이는 nukaręs, nulėpęs nokāries tergantung slap slasket, slapp, løsthengende miękki, sflaczały آویزان caído moale обвислый so širokým zvlneným okrajom ohlapen savitljiv flaxande, slokig มีแนวโน้มว่าจะห้อย; ล้มลง sarkık, bol 下垂的,邋遢的 такий, що вільно звисає ڈانوا ڈول mềm và dẻo 下垂的,邋遢的
ˌfloppy ˈdisk noun a small computer disk for storing information. slapskyf لَيِّن، لَدِن дискета disco flexível disketa der Floppylaufwerk floppydisk; diskette δισκέτα Η/Υ disquete flopi فلاپی levyke disquette תקליטור फ्लॉपी डिस्क disketa flopi, hajlékonylemez disket floppy disk, dischetto フロッピーディスク 플로피 디스크 diskelis diskete disket floppydisk, diskette diskett dyskietka فلاپی dischetă гибкий диск pružný disk, disketa disketa disketa diskett ดิสเกต disket (電腦)軟式磁碟片 флопі-диск معلومات کو بھرنے کی مقناطیسی قرص đĩa mềm 软盘
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