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    Use of the word /drop

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    Use of the word /drop
    Message from manu34 posted on 29-06-2014 at 22:40:30 (D | E | F)
    Hi !

    I wish you could help me : If I want to say somebody "try again ! Even if you failed keep fighting until you reached your goal! ", can I say "Never drop" in order to resume ?
    Actually, I plan to have a second tattoo which would express this idea of insisting in the pursuit of your dreams but I'm not sure "never drop" is suitable for that.
    Thank you !

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    Edited by lucile83 on 30-06-2014 07:43



    Re: Use of the word /drop from jonquille, posted on 30-06-2014 at 01:49:36 (D | E)
    Hi,

    I think "Never give up" would be better. "Never drop" would make someone ask you..."drop what?" (usually meaning a thing, not an idea)
    Hope this helps!



    Re: Use of the word /drop from manu34, posted on 30-06-2014 at 09:51:02 (D | E)
    thank you !



    Re: Use of the word /drop from siren12, posted on 30-06-2014 at 10:58:08 (D | E)
    Hello,
    -you can say ,never drop out your dreams for example.
    "Never drop " seems not does not seem exact .
    --"To drop "can be used with other prepositions with other meanings.

    --to sleep a bit:to drop off
    --to let somebody somewhere or something somewhere : to drop off
    can you drop me off a bus station?
    May I drop my bicycle off this street?

    --to reduce: to drop away
    --to be late: to drop behind
    --to fall: to drop down
    --to visit somebody : to drop in
    I hope my commentary would be useful .

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    Edited by lucile83 on 30-06-2014 18:17



    Re: Use of the word /drop from gerondif, posted on 30-06-2014 at 11:12:04 (D | E)
    Hello,Siren
    I would have said:
    Can you drop me off at the bus station?
    Can I drop my bike off in this street ?
    Never drop out of your dreams (sounds strange)
    the verb is given as intransitive in the dictionary :
    drop out vi intransitive: abandonner



    Re: Use of the word /drop from siren12, posted on 30-06-2014 at 12:43:08 (D | E)
    Hi Gerondif

    Thank you for your reply.
    you're right.
    To drop out is an intransitive verb
    However to drop can be transitif:laisser tomber
    and intransitif: tomber



    Re: Use of the word /drop from manu34, posted on 30-06-2014 at 12:43:46 (D | E)
    Thanks Siren it helps a lot.
    I think I'll write "Never give up", it seems better for the tattoo I plan to make ('cause it's shorter)

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    Edited by lucile83 on 30-06-2014 18:19



    Re: Use of the word /drop from clint01, posted on 30-06-2014 at 17:16:28 (D | E)
    Hello,
    I suggest writing 'never tattoo again' write them in 'your heart'

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    Edited by clint01 on 30-06-2014 17:17



    Re: Use of the word /drop from here4u, posted on 30-06-2014 at 17:27:22 (D | E)
    Hello !
    Am I mistaken or no one mentioned the only phrase that sprang to my mind with 'drop out' ...'drop out of school" ... but it's colloquial, if not slang ...



    Re: Use of the word /drop from clint01, posted on 01-07-2014 at 00:58:59 (D | E)
    Hello
    we can add 'drop out of sight' too




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