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Meanings of flop in English

Catalan
desastre
Spanish
desastre

Someone who is unsuccessful.

        desastre
        Portuguese
        fracasso
        Catalan
        fracàs
        Spanish
        fiasco

        A complete failure.

              fracasso
              Spanish
              fracasar

              Fail utterly; collapse.

                    fracasar
                    Spanish
                    correcto

                    Exactly.

                          correcto
                          Usage of flop in English
                          1
                          That said, I don't think Russia can afford a second high-profile flop.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Indeed, the coelacanth, far from being a flop, is rather a success.
                          The Red Queen
                          3
                          However, the 3DO was a flop, largely due to its high price.
                          BBC
                          4
                          The flop will affect sentiment for future yuan stocks in Hong Kong.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          And Tad's plan can only work if Lottie's line is a flop.
                          Latte trouble
                          6
                          Hammond had looked set to lose his job until May's election flop.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Joe Griffinasks why the best stand-up comedians often flop in the cinema.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          The hub's purpose is to eliminate the need for a flip-flop hub.
                          Wired
                          9
                          His immediate replacement is the former Manchester City and Everton flop Jô.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          This year's Great British Princess Bake-Off has been … a royal flop.
                          The Irish Times
                          11
                          Crystal Palace are keen on another Liverpool flop say Your Local Guardian.
                          The South African
                          12
                          I don't know how they're gonna deal with the flip-flop thing, exactly.
                          The new yorker
                          13
                          At the same moment a loud flop was heard on the quarter-deck.
                          The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales / With Condensed Novels...
                          14
                          Saturday night flop The disastrous figures for the Premiership have wider repercussions.
                          The Guardian
                          15
                          A sudden impulse- Iwentflop on my knees; so you may judge-
                          Victory: An Island Tale
                          16
                          I thought I saw the bank-book give a nervous flop just here.
                          At Home with the Jardines
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                          Translations for flop
                          Portuguese
                          fracasso
                          Flop through the time
                          Flop across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Less common