drop off

déposer

Amener quelqu’un ou quelque chose à un endroit et l’y laisser.

En anglais simple : To take someone or something to a place and leave them there.

• I will drop you off at home.
• She dropped the children off at school.
• Could you drop off this parcel on your way?

Comment l'utiliser : drop someone/something off at somewhere (I will drop you off at the station.)

Synonymes : deliver, leave

Contraires : pick up

Expressions courantes : drop off someone, drop off something, drop someone off, drop something off

diminuer, baisser

Devenir moins important en quantité, en nombre ou en intensité.

En anglais simple : To become smaller in amount, number, or strength.

• Sales drop off in winter.
• Interest dropped off after the first week.
• Has demand for tickets dropped off?

Synonymes : decrease, decline, dwindle, taper off

Contraires : increase

Expressions courantes : sales drop off, drop off sharply, demand drop off

s’endormir

Commencer à dormir, souvent sans l’avoir prévu.

En anglais simple : To start sleeping, often without planning to.

• I dropped off on the sofa.
• She usually drops off while watching television.
• He was so tired that he dropped off immediately.

Synonymes : fall asleep, doze off, nod off

Contraires : wake up

Expressions courantes : drop off quickly, drop off asleep, drop off again

tomber, se détacher

Se détacher de quelque chose et tomber.

En anglais simple : To fall away from something you were attached to.

• The dry leaves dropped off.
• A button has dropped off my shirt.
• Will the fruit drop off when it is ready?

Comment l'utiliser : drop off something (A button dropped off my coat.)

Synonymes : fall off, come off

Expressions courantes : leaves drop off, buttons drop off, drop off something

tomber, se détacher

Se détacher de quelque chose et tomber.

En anglais simple : To become separated from something and fall down.

• A leaf dropped off the branch.
• The loose button dropped off my shirt.
• Ripe apples sometimes drop off the tree.

Comment l'utiliser : drop off something (A button dropped off my coat.)

Synonymes : fall off, come off

Expressions courantes : drop off something, drop off a tree, drop off easily

se déconnecter, raccrocher

Quitter une file d’attente téléphonique en mettant fin à la connexion.

En anglais simple : If a caller leaves a waiting list on the phone, their connection ends.

• Callers often drop off after waiting.
• Three callers dropped off before an operator answered.
• Once you finish helping them, callers drop off.

Synonymes : disconnect, hang up

Expressions courantes : callers drop off, drop off early