drop out

abbandonare, ritirarsi

Lasciare la scuola, un corso, una gara o un'attività prima di completarli.

In inglese semplice: To leave a course, school, competition, or activity before finishing it.

• Two runners dropped out.
• He dropped out of college to start a business.
• Why did you drop out of the course?

Come si usa: drop out of something (She dropped out of the course after two weeks.)

Sinonimi: quit, withdraw

Espressioni comuni: drop out of school, drop out of college

interrompersi

Smettere di funzionare o scomparire per poco tempo, soprattutto riferito a un suono o a un collegamento.

In inglese semplice: To stop working or disappear for a short time, especially a sound or connection.

• The sound keeps dropping out.
• Our internet connection dropped out during the meeting.
• Does your phone signal drop out here too?

Sinonimi: cut out, fail

Espressioni comuni: drop out briefly, drop out repeatedly

cadere fuori

Cadere dall'interno di qualcosa verso l'esterno.

In inglese semplice: To fall from inside something to the outside.

• A coin dropped out.
• Several buttons dropped out of the open box.
• Something dropped out of your bag as you stood up.

Come si usa: drop out of something (A coin dropped out of his pocket.)

Sinonimi: fall out

Espressioni comuni: drop out of something, drop out accidentally

ritirarsi dalla società

Abbandonare il modo di vivere abituale della società e scegliere una vita diversa.

In inglese semplice: To leave the usual way of living and choose a different kind of life.

• He decided to drop out.
• They dropped out of society to live in a forest.
• She dropped out and joined a small farming community.

Come si usa: drop out of society (They dropped out of society and moved to a remote valley.)

Sinonimi: opt out

Espressioni comuni: drop out of society, drop out completely

cedere

Cedere o staccarsi sotto il peso di qualcuno o qualcosa che vi poggia.

In inglese semplice: To fall away or break when someone or something is resting on it.

• The board suddenly dropped out.
• A rotten plank dropped out as he stepped on it.
• The floor dropped out under the heavy machine.

Come si usa: drop out under someone/something (The rotten plank dropped out under my feet.)

Sinonimi: give way, collapse

Espressioni comuni: drop out underneath someone, drop out suddenly

cedere facendo cadere

Spostarsi da sotto una persona, facendola scivolare o cadere.

In inglese semplice: To move away from beneath someone so that they slip or fall.

• The ground dropped out beneath him.
• The platform dropped out from under her, sending her into the water.
• When the trapdoor dropped out beneath me, I fell.

Come si usa: drop out from under someone (The ground dropped out from under her, and she fell.)

Espressioni comuni: drop out beneath someone, drop out from underneath