pop
A. -noun
1. (=sound) pequeño estallido (m)
a. [of cork] taponazo (m)
b. [of fastener etcetera] ruido (m) seco
(=imitative sound) ¡pum!
2. *
(=drink)   refresco (m), gaseosa (f) Spain
3. (=try)
·to have or take a pop at (doing) something
* probar (a hacer) algo
4. ·to have or take a pop at something/somebody
*
(=criticize) criticar algo/a somebody, someone
5. ·the drinks go for \$3.50 a pop
(especially United States) * las bebidas son a 3.50 dólares cada una
B. -adverb
·to go pop
[balloon] reventar, hacer ¡pum!
[cork] salir disparado, hacer ¡pum!
C. -transitive verb
1. [+balloon] hacer reventar
[+cork] hacer saltar
a. to pop one'noun clogs
(British, Great Britain) * humorous estirar la pata *
2. *
(=put) poner (rápidamente)
·to pop something into a drawer
·meter algo (rápidamente) en un cajónoun
·to pop pills
·drogarse (con pastillas)
a. to pop the question declararse
3. **
(=pawn) empeñar
D. -intransitive verb
1. [balloon] reventar
[cork] saltar, salir disparado
·there were corks popping all over
·los tapones saltaban por todas partes
·to make somebody'noun eyes pop
(figurative) dejar a somebody, someone con los ojos fuera de órbita
·his eyes nearly popped out of his head
(in amazement) se le saltaban los ojos
·my ears popped on landing
·al aterrizar se me taponaron los oídos
2. *
(=go quickly or suddenly)
·we popped over to see them
·fuimos a hacerles una breve visita
·let'noun pop round to Joe'noun
·vamos un momento a casa de Joe