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Russian Meaning of drop in the bucket

Капля в море

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drop in the bucket

to give birth to, a descent by parachute, a fallen fruit, to cease to be of concern, an unframed piece of cloth scenery in a theater, to bring down with a shot or a blow, an unframed piece of cloth stage scenery, drop curtain, an earring with such a pendant, a decrease in electric potential (see potential entry 2 sense 2b), to draw from an external point, a movable plate that covers the keyhole of a lock, a hinged platform on a gallows, the act or an instance of dropping, to enter or pass as if without conscious effort of will (see will entry 2 sense 4a) into some state, condition, or activity, a part so small as to be negligible, to leave (a letter representing a speech sound) unsounded, spend, a small quantity of drink, a slot into which something is to be dropped, to move with a favoring wind or current, to break off an association or connection with, something (as a hanging ornament on jewelry or a round candy) shaped like a drop, to get rid of, to place (an item on a computer screen) in one location in a graphical user interface after dragging it from another, to leave (a letter standing for a speech sound) unsounded, to toss or roll into a hole or basket, a decline in quantity or quality, to stop doing, using, or considering, to become less, the people or equipment dropped by parachute, the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass, to be released to the public, advantage sense 1, to descend (see descend sense 1) from one line or level to another, to make a mistake especially by failing to take timely, effective, or proper action, a minute quantity or degree of something nonmaterial or intangible, something that drops, hangs, or falls, to lower or cause to descend from one level or position to another, a place where something (as mail or goods) is left to be picked up, to make a brief visit, the distance through which something drops, send sense 1, to let fall, a place or central depository to which something (such as mail, money, or stolen property) is brought for distribution or transmission, something that resembles a liquid drop, give up sense 2, abandon, to fall in a state of collapse (see collapse entry 2 sense 1b) or death, to leave out in writing, a dose of medicine measured by drops, as soon as the slightest provocation is given, a move back from the line of scrimmage (as in preparation for making a forward pass), advantage, superiority, the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass, a pendent ornament attached to a piece of jewelry, the advantage of having an opponent covered (see cover entry 1 sense 1b(2)) with a firearm, the smallest practical unit of liquid measure, to knock or shoot down, the act of depositing something at such a place, to deposit or deliver during a usually brief stop, to become played by reason of the obligation to follow suit, to cause a cardholder to unwillingly play (a high card), the smallest practical unit of liquid measure that varies in size according to the specific gravity and viscosity of the liquid and to the conditions under which it is formed compare minim, to cause (the voice) to be less loud, to inform authorities (such as the police) of another's wrongdoing, the distance from a higher to a lower level or through which something drops, to cause to lessen or decrease, to fall or roll into a hole or basket, to move downward or with a current, to pass from view or notice, discontinue, to pass into a less active state, to fall (see fall entry 1 sense 1a) unexpectedly or suddenly, to utter or mention in a casual way, air-drop, to fall in drops, to reduce to a lower level or stage, write, lose, to fail to keep up, a small globular cookie or candy, to go lower, to take (a drug) orally, to fall or let fall in drops

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Капля в море

to give birth to, a descent by parachute, a fallen fruit, to cease to be of concern, an unframed piece of cloth scenery in a theater, to bring down with a shot

бит,мерцание,подсказка,маленький,измельчать,Пятно,всплеск,разбрызгивание,немного,касаться

изобилие,бочка,ведро,связка,бушель,сделка,пригоршня,толпы,нагрузки,много

drop in (on) => зайти (к), drop a dime (on) => стучать (на), drop (off) => высаживать, droner => дрон, drolls => шуты,

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