flop

flop
flop
1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb
1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) tumbarse, dejarse caer
2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) caer
3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) fracasar

2. noun
1) ((a) flopping movement.) caída
2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fracaso
- floppy disk
flop
tr[flɒp]
noun
1 familiar fracaso
intransitive verb (pt & pp flopped, ger flopping)
1 (fall clumsily) abalanzarse, arrojarse (into, en); (sit or lie clumsily) tumbarse, dejarse caer
I was so tired I flopped down on the sofa estaba tan cansado que me dejé caer en el sofá
she flopped into bed se tumbó en la cama
2 familiar (fail) fracasar
flop ['flɑp] vi, flopped ; flopping
1) flap: golpearse, agitarse
2) collapse: dejarse caer, desplomarse
3) fail: fracasar
flop n
1) failure: fracaso m
2)
to take a flop : caerse
flop
n.
caída s.f.
fracaso s.m.
v.
dejarse caer pesadamente v.
fracasar v.

I flɑːp, flɒp
intransitive verb -pp-
1)
a) (fall, move slackly) (+ adv compl)

she flopped down into a chair — se dejó caer en un sillón

he flopped down exhausted onto the bed — se desplomó en la cama muerto de cansancio

b) (sleep) (AmE colloq) dormir*, apolillar (RPl fam)
2) (fail) (colloq) fracasar estrepitosamente

II
noun
1) (sound, movement) (no pl) golpetazo m, golpe m seco
2) (failure) (colloq) fracaso m
[flɒp]
1.
N * (=failure) fracaso m

the film was a flop — la película fue un fracaso

2. VI
1) (=fall) [person] dejarse caer (into, on en)
2) * (=fail) [play, book] fracasar
* * *

I [flɑːp, flɒp]
intransitive verb -pp-
1)
a) (fall, move slackly) (+ adv compl)

she flopped down into a chair — se dejó caer en un sillón

he flopped down exhausted onto the bed — se desplomó en la cama muerto de cansancio

b) (sleep) (AmE colloq) dormir*, apolillar (RPl fam)
2) (fail) (colloq) fracasar estrepitosamente

II
noun
1) (sound, movement) (no pl) golpetazo m, golpe m seco
2) (failure) (colloq) fracaso m

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