drop off

drop off
1. intransitive verb
1) (fall off) abfallen; (become detached) abgehen
2) (fall asleep) einnicken
3) (decrease) [Teilnahme, Geschäft:] zurückgehen; [Unterstützung, Interesse:] nachlassen
2. transitive verb
1) (fall off) abfallen von
2) (set down) absetzen [Fahrgast]
* * *
1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) abfallen
2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) einschlafen
3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) absetzen
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drop off
I. vt (fam)
to \drop off sth ⇆ off etw abliefern
to \drop off sb ⇆ off jdn absetzen; passengers jdn aussteigen lassen
where do you want to be \drop offped off? wo soll ich dich absetzen? [o fam rauslassen?]
I'm going past the bank - I can \drop off you off if you like ich fahre an der Bank vorbei - ich kann dich mitnehmen, wenn du willst
II. vi
1. (fall off) abfallen; handle abgehen
in autumn the leaves \drop off off the trees im Herbst fallen die Blätter von den Bäumen
2. (decrease) sich akk verringern, zurückgehen; support, interest nachlassen
3. (fam: fall asleep) einschlafen; (briefly) einnicken fam
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drop off
A v/i
1. abfallen (auch ELEK)
2. zurückgehen (Umsatz etc), nachlassen (Interesse etc)
3. a) einschlafen
b) einnicken
4. aussteigen
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* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (fall off) abfallen; (become detached) abgehen
2) (fall asleep) einnicken
3) (decrease) [Teilnahme, Geschäft:] zurückgehen; [Unterstützung, Interesse:] nachlassen
2. transitive verb
1) (fall off) abfallen von
2) (set down) absetzen [Fahrgast]

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