flop

fracasar

No tener éxito, especialmente por despertar poco interés o gustar a pocas personas.

En inglés sencillo: To be unsuccessful, especially because few people like or notice it.

• The show flopped.
• Her new album flopped despite the advertising.
• Why did their product launch flop so badly?

Sinónimos: fail, bomb

Antónimos: succeed

Expresiones frecuentes: flop badly, flop at something, flop commercially

dejarse caer, desplomarse

Sentarse o tumbarse dejándose caer pesadamente, por cansancio o para relajarse.

En inglés sencillo: To sit or lie down heavily because you are tired or relaxed.

• I flopped onto the bed.
• After work, she flops down on the sofa.
• He flopped into a chair and closed his eyes.

Cómo se usa: flop onto/into something (She flopped onto the sofa.)

Sinónimos: collapse, slump

Expresiones frecuentes: flop down, flop onto something

aletear, sacudirse

Caer o moverse arriba y abajo sin rigidez, especialmente una parte ancha y plana.

En inglés sencillo: To fall or move up and down loosely, often with a broad, flat part.

• The fish flopped on the ground.
• Her wide hat brim flopped as she ran.
• The bird’s injured wing flopped against its side.

Sinónimos: flap

Expresiones frecuentes: flop about, flop around

caer, dejar caer

Colgar o caer de manera floja, o hacer que algo cuelgue o caiga así.

En inglés sencillo: To hang or drop loosely, or make something do this.

• His hair flopped over his eyes.
• The elephant flopped its ears forward.
• The puppy’s ears flop down on either side of its head.

Sinónimos: droop

Expresiones frecuentes: flop forward, flop something down

simular una falta

Fingir que otro jugador te ha hecho daño o derribado para que lo sancionen.

En inglés sencillo: To pretend another player has hurt or knocked you down so that they receive a penalty.

• The player flopped.
• He flopped when the defender barely touched him.
• The referee warned her not to flop again.

Sinónimos: dive

Expresiones frecuentes: flop on contact, flop deliberately

fracaso, fiasco

Algo que no tiene ningún éxito, especialmente una película, un espectáculo o un producto.

En inglés sencillo: Something that is completely unsuccessful, especially a film, show, or product.

• The party was a flop.
• Their expensive film became a box office flop.
• Nobody expected the new restaurant to be such a flop.

Sinónimos: failure, disaster

Antónimos: success, hit

Expresiones frecuentes: a total flop, box office flop

caída

Caída pesada o descenso repentino sobre una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: A heavy fall or sudden drop onto a surface.

• He landed with a flop.
• Her flop onto the sofa shook the cushions.
• We heard a heavy flop as the bag hit the floor.

Sinónimos: fall

Expresiones frecuentes: with a flop, a heavy flop

de plano

Directamente y con todo el peso sobre una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: Directly and heavily onto a surface.

• He fell flop down.
• She landed flop on the floor.
• The sack dropped flop onto the ground.

Sinónimos: flat, squarely

Expresiones frecuentes: fall flop down, land flop down