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flop·py

(flŏp′ē)

adj. flop·pi·er, flop·pi·est

Tending to flop or hang; loose and flexible: a rabbit with floppy ears.

n. pl. flop·pies

A floppy disk.

flop′pi·ly adv.

flop′pi·ness n.

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floppy

(ˈflɒpɪ)

adj, -pier or -piest

limp or hanging loosely: a dog with floppy ears.

n, pl -pies

(Computer Science) short for floppy disk

ˈfloppily adv

ˈfloppiness n

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flop•py

(ˈflɒp i)

adj. -pi•er, -pi•est, adj.

1. tending to flop: a dog with floppy ears.

2. floppy disk.

[1855–60]

flop′pi•ly, adv.

flop′pi•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	floppy - a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" diskette, floppy disk computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically magnetic disc, magnetic disk, disc, disk - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Adj.	1.	floppy - hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears" lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"

floppy

adjective droopy, soft, loose, hanging, limp, flapping, sagging, baggy, flip-flop, flaccid, pendulous the girl with the floppy hat

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floppy

adjective

Lacking in stiffness or firmness:

flabby, flaccid, limp.

Translations

مُتَدَلِّ، هابِط

měkkýpoddajný

slatten

schlaff

δισκέτα

blando flexible que se cae

flasque

lógó

linur, tuskulegur

floscio

løsthengende slasket

so širokým zvlneným okrajom

bol sarkık

下垂的邋遢的

floppy

[ˈflɒpɪ]

A. ADJ (floppier (compar) (floppiest (superl))) [hat] → flexible; [doll] → de trapo
a dog with floppy ears → un perro con las orejas caídas

B. N = floppy disc

C. CPD floppy disc or disk N (Comput) → disquete m, disco m flexible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

floppy

[ˈflɒpi] adj [hair, fringe] → lâche, flottant(e)
a floppy hat → un chapeau à bords flottantsfloppy disk n (COMPUTING) → disquette f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

floppy

adj (+er) → schlaff, schlapp; movement → schlaksig; clothes → weit; hair → wallend; bow → weich; floppy hat → Schlapphut m; floppy ears → Schlappohren pl

n (= disk) → Floppy Disk f, → Diskette f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

floppy

[ˈflɒpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → floscio/a, molle
floppy hat → cappello floscio

flop

(flop) verb – past tense, past participle flopped –

1. to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily. She flopped into an armchair.

2. to hang or swing about loosely. Her hair flopped over her face.

3. (of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful. the play flopped.

noun

1. (a) flopping movement.

2. a failure. The show was a complete flop.

ˈfloppy adjective

tending to flop; flopping. a floppy hat.

ˌfloppy ˈdisk noun

a small computer disk for storing information.

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It is possible that folio 121 has received a great deal more wear than folio 110, and they are more similar closer to the spine; however, the outer half of folio 121 is gray, heavily worn, and sueded, and in fact feels thinner and floppier than folio 110.

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On Tuesday, Cy Wakeman, New York Times best-selling author on workplace management, spoke to GFOA delegates about her most recent book, The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances & Will Make You Floppier. Wakeman consults with more than 200 companies and organizations a year about motivating employees and helping them succeed.