Cropper Meaning in English

word

US

ˈkɹɑpɝ

KRAH-per

UK

kɹˈɒpɐ

KROP-uh

Definição

Originally, 'cropper' means a person or machine that harvests crops. In informal, mainly British English, it also means someone who has failed badly or suffered a sudden fall.

Uso & Nuances

Rare in everyday speech except in the idiom 'come a cropper' (to fail or fall badly). Outside agriculture, mostly informal/British. As a noun (person or machine that harvests), it's uncommon in modern English. Do not use for 'crop' or 'harvest' directly.

• Spanish: fracasado (persona) - cosechadora (rural, poco común)
• Portuguese (BR): fracasso (pessoa) - colheitadeira (rural, pouco comum)
• Portuguese (PT): fracasso (pessoa) - ceifeira (rural, pouco comum)
• Chinese (Simplified): 失败者 - 收割机（很少用，指农村机器）
• Chinese (Traditional): 失敗者 - 收割機（很少用，指農村機器）
• Hindi: असफल व्यक्ति - फसल काटने वाली मशीन (अप्रचलित)
• Arabic: الفاشل (شخص) - آلة الحصاد (نادرًا، زراعي)
• Bengali: ফসল সংগ্রাহক - জোরালো ব্যর্থ ব্যক্তি (আলোকিত, অনানুষ্ঠানিক)
• Russian: жнец - сборочная машина - тот, кто сильно провалился (разг., брит.)
• Japanese: 収穫者（人・機械） - 失敗者（主に英国の口語）
• Vietnamese: người thu hoạch - máy thu hoạch - người thất bại (tiếng lóng, UK)
• Korean: 수확자 - 수확 기계 - 크게 실패한 사람(영국식 속어)
• Turkish: hasatçı - hasat makinesi - fena şekilde başarısız olan (Britanya, argo)
• Urdu: فصل کاٹنے والا - ناکام شخص (غیر رسمی، برطانوی)
• Indonesian: pemotong - mesin pemotong - orang yang gagal total (slang Inggris)

Frases de Exemplo

The cropper collected wheat from the field.

basic

The accident turned him into a real cropper.

basic

A new cropper arrived at the farm yesterday.

basic

He really came a cropper during the project presentation.

natural

Don’t worry about making a cropper of yourself—everyone gets nervous sometimes.

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She took a real cropper on her bike but got up laughing.

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