to drop
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落す堕とす墜とす
おとす
Verb, Transitive
1.
to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
2.
to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape
3.
to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
4.
to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances
5.
to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with
6.
to download, to copy from a computer to another medium
computing
7.
to make someone swoon (judo)
martial arts
8.
to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
9.
to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
10.
to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
colloquial
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けいたいでんわをじめんにおとしてしまいました。
携帯電話を地面に落としてしまいました。
I accidentally dropped my cell phone on the ground.
じゅうようなけいやくをおとしてしまい、かいしゃにそんがいをあたえました。
重要な契約を落としてしまい、会社に損害を与えました。
I lost an important contract, causing damage to the company.
ひつようなファイルをサーバーからじぶんのパソコンにおとしました。
必要なファイルをサーバーから自分のパソコンに落としました。
I downloaded the necessary files from the server to my computer.
チームはけっしょうせんでおしくもあいてにいってんをおとしてやぶれました。
チームは決勝戦で惜しくも相手に一点を落として敗れました。
The team narrowly lost by one point to their opponent in the final match.
けいきあっかにより、おおくのきぎょうがせいさんりょうをおとすことをよぎなくされています。
景気悪化により、多くの企業が生産量を落とすことを余儀なくされています。
Due to the economic downturn, many companies are forced to reduce their production volume.
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