drop in

vorbeischauen, vorbeikommen

Jemanden ohne vorherige Verabredung besuchen, meist nur kurz.

In einfachem Englisch: To visit someone without arranging it beforehand, usually for a short time.

• Drop in whenever you like.
• My cousin dropped in yesterday.
• Shall we drop in on Anna after lunch?

So benutzt man es: drop in on someone (We dropped in on my aunt.); drop in at somewhere (I dropped in at the office.); drop in for something (Drop in for tea if you have time.)

Synonyme: drop by, stop by, pop in

Häufige Wendungen: drop in anytime, drop in on someone, drop in for coffee

hineinfallen, hineinfallen lassen

In einen Behälter oder Raum fallen oder etwas hineinfallen lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To fall, or let something fall, into a container or space.

• Drop a coin in the box.
• My keys dropped in the pond.
• He dropped the vegetables in the boiling water.

So benutzt man es: drop something in something (She dropped a coin in the jar.)

Synonyme: fall into, put into

Häufige Wendungen: drop in something, drop something in

einbauen, einsetzen

Ein neues Teil in eine Maschine einbauen, besonders einen Motor in ein Auto.

In einfachem Englisch: To put a new part into a machine, especially an engine into a car.

• We can drop in a new engine.
• The mechanic dropped a replacement motor in yesterday.
• They dropped in better parts before the race.

So benutzt man es: drop something in (The mechanic dropped a new motor in.); drop in something (They dropped in a replacement engine.)

Synonyme: install, fit

Gegenteile: remove

Häufige Wendungen: drop in an engine, drop in new parts

in eine besetzte Welle einsteigen

Auf einer Welle zu surfen beginnen, auf der bereits jemand anderes surft.

In einfachem Englisch: To start surfing on a wave that another surfer is already riding.

• That surfer dropped in on me.
• Never drop in when someone else has the wave.
• She apologized for dropping in on another rider.

So benutzt man es: drop in on someone (Do not drop in on a surfer already riding the wave.)

Häufige Wendungen: drop in on someone, drop in while surfing

einstürzen, einbrechen

Nach innen zusammenbrechen, weil eine Konstruktion sich nicht mehr tragen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To fall inward because something is no longer strong enough to hold its shape.

• The roof dropped in.
• We feared the ceiling would drop in during the storm.
• Rotten supports caused part of the tunnel to drop in.

Synonyme: cave in, collapse

Häufige Wendungen: roof may drop in, ceiling could drop in