drop
noun
1 noun drip, globule braon masc1 deoir fem2 a few drops of blood cúpla braon fola, cúpla deoir foladrop by drop braon ar bhraon 2 noun mouthful, cupful, etcbraon masc1 deoir fem2 put a small drop of milk in it cuir braon beag bainne annyou'll take a drop of tea beidh bolgam tae agat, beidh braon tae agatjust a drop braon beag go díreach, bolgaimín beag bídeachShow full entry
3 noun small amount of sthblas beagruainne masc4 every last drop of energy gach uile bhlas fuinnimh, gach deoir fuinnimh 4 noun FOOD lozengelosainn fem2 pineapple drops losainní anainn 5 noun beadsiogairlín masc4 6 noun falltitim fem2 a drop of 20 metres titim 20 méadar 7 noun decreasetitim fem2 laghdú masc ísliú masc a drop in the rate titim ar an rátaa drop in production laghdú ar tháirgeadh 8 noun deliveryseachadadh masc to make a drop seachadadh a dhéanamh 9 noun parachute jumpléim fem2 léim pharaisiúit 10 noun CRAFT curtain materialtitim fem2 11 noun hiding placepoll folaigh cró folaigh a drugs drop poll folaigh i gcomhair drugaí 12 noun SPOR relegationísliú céime they need to avoid the drop caithfidh siad an t-ísliú céime a sheachaint, ní mór dóibh fanacht sa roinn ina bhfuil siad
verb
13 verb fall INTRANSITIVEtit verb it drops to the ground titeann sé go talamhit dropped out of my hand thit sé as mo lámh 14 verb let sth fall TRANSITIVElig uait caith uait don't drop that ná lig dó sin titim as do lámha, ná lig é sin as do lámhato drop litter bruscar a chaitheamh uaitdrop them through the letterbox cuir sa bhosca litreach iadto drop a bomb buama a ligean anuas 15 verb GOLF put ball in hole TRANSITIVEcuir sa phollshe dropped a putt from fifteen feet chuir sí amas sa pholl ó chúig troithe déag 16 verb COMP (of connection) be lost INTRANSITIVEclis verb loic verb the internet connection dropped chlis an ceangal idirlín 17 verb decrease INTRANSITIVEtit verb ísligh verb laghdaigh verb their value dropped by 10% thit a luach 10%, tháinig titim 10% ar a luach
TRANSITIVEshe dropped a dress size chuaigh sí síos tomhas amháin i ngúnato drop the price an praghas a ísliú
18 verb lower sth TRANSITIVEísligh verb to drop sail seol a leaganto drop anchor dul ar ancaire 19 verb bring to location TRANSITIVEtabhair chuig PhrV fág ag PhrV I'll drop you off at the school fágfaidh mise ag an scoil thúhe dropped me to work thug sé chuig mo chuid oibre mé, d'fhág sé ag an obair mé 20 verb COMP release (dragged object) TRANSITIVEscaoil verb 21 verb mention INTRANSITIVEto let sth drop in conversation rud a sceitheadh i lár comhráhe let it drop that he's leaving sciorr sé uaidh go bhfuil sé ag imeacht
22 verb send message TRANSITIVEcuir verb seol verb drop me a line cuir nóta chugam 23 verb SPOR lose, fail to score TRANSITIVEcaill verb they haven't dropped a point yet níor chaill siad pointe fóshe dropped two places thit sé siar dhá áit, chaill sé dhá áit 24 verb stop associating with TRANSITIVEfaigh réidh le faigh réitithe de cúl a thabhairt le she dropped her boyfriend fuair sí réitithe dá stócach, scaoil sí lena buachaill 25 verb SPOR, MUS let go TRANSITIVEscaoil le PhrV lig chun siúilhe was dropped at the end of the season scaoileadh leis ag deireadh an tséasúir, ligeadh chun siúil é ag deireadh an tséasúir 26 verb SPOR not select TRANSITIVEshe was dropped for the replay níor roghnaíodh í don athimirt, chaill sí a háit don athimirt 27 verb abandon TRANSITIVEéirigh as PhrV fág i do dhiaidh they dropped the charge tharraing siad an chúis siarto drop a plan éirí as plean, plean a chaitheamh i dtraipisí
INTRANSITIVEjust let it drop! leag as mar scéal!; fág é, go díreach!; caith uait é!
28 verb LING fail to pronounce TRANSITIVEbáigh verb he drops whole syllables bánn sé siollaí iomlána, fágann sé siollaí iomlána ar lár 29 verb collapse INTRANSITIVEI'm fit to drop tá mé i riocht titim, táim ar tí titim, tá mé réidh le titimhe dropped into the chair chaith sé é féin siar sa chathaoirthey're dropping with exhaustion tá siad ag titim as a seasamh le tuirse 30 verb (of ground) fall away INTRANSITIVEtit verb tit le fána the fields drop down towards the sea titeann na páirceanna le fána síos chun na farraige, tá fána chun na farraige sna páirceanna
31 verb informal take drug TRANSITIVEtóg verb glac verb caith siar 32 verb informal lose (money) TRANSITIVEcaill verb he dropped €5k playing cards chaill sé €5k ag imirt cártaí 33 verb ZOOL informal give birth INTRANSITIVEshe's ready to drop beidh an páiste aici lá ar bith feasta
34 verb informal bring to ground TRANSITIVEleag verb leag go talamh leag amach