Usage examples of "drop" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all62 tomber10 goutte8 déposer7 laisser tomber7 larguer3 lâcher1 other translations26

It was so still that you would have heard a pin drop. C'était si calme qu'on aurait entendu tomber une épingle.

I just felt a drop of rain. Je viens de sentir une goutte de pluie.

Please drop me off at the station. Dépose-moi à la gare s'il te plaît.

I can't let the matter drop. Je ne peux pas laisser tomber cette affaire.

It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. Il est plus facile que le ciel et la terre passent, qu'il ne l'est qu'un seul trait de lettre de la loi vienne à tomber.

I felt a drop of rain on my head. J'ai senti une goutte de pluie sur ma tête.

Could you drop me off at the library? Peux-tu me déposer à la bibliothèque ?

The canteen had not a drop of water left. Le bidon ne contenait plus une goutte d'eau.

I always drop in at her house when I go to Tokyo. Je la dépose toujours à sa maison quand je vais à Tokyo.

A drop of mustard fell and stained my tie during lunch. Une goutte de moutarde est tombée et a taché ma cravate pendant le déjeuner.

I drop off my children at school every morning before going to work. Je dépose mes enfants à l'école chaque matin avant de me rendre au travail.

One drop of the poison is enough to kill 160 people. Une goutte de poison est suffisante pour tuer 160 personnes.

Please drop off this package at the Jones' when you go to work. Veuillez déposer ce paquet chez Jones lorsque vous irez au travail s'il vous plait.

Please drop it in the mail if it's not out of your way. S'il te plaît, dépose le au courrier si ça ne te t'éloigne pas de ton chemin.

I will drop off this package at the Jones' when I go to work. Je déposerai ce paquet chez les Jones quand j'irai au travail.

I carelessly dropped a vase. J'ai fait tomber un vase par négligence.

I'd like to buy eye drops. Je voudrais acheter des gouttes pour les yeux.

I almost dropped the plates. J'ai presque laissé tomber les assiettes.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. La première bombe atomique a été larguée sur le Japon.

I dropped a bomb on Moscow. J'ai lâché une bombe sur Moscou.

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