droppe

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. slippe ned;
   la falle to drop down;
   to let fall
   • droppe forsyninger i fallskjerm to drop supplies by parachute
2. om dommer i lagspill: slippe ball eller puck for å sette i gang (igjen) spillet of a referee in team sports: to release the ball or puck to (re)start play
   • han kom fram til at det beste var å stoppe spillet og droppe ballen igjen he decided the best thing was to stop play and drop the ball again
3. la væreto refrain from doing something · to leave something alone, to not do it;
   stå overto sit out;
   oppgito state, to give (details) · to give up, relinquish to refrainla være;
   to sit outstå over;
   to give upoppgi
   • spis mer frukt og dropp sukkeret eat more fruit and cut out sugar
   • hun droppet konserten for å spare penger she skipped the concert to save money
   • dropp det! forget it!
   • planen ble droppet the plan was dropped

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