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"Drugs" is a form of "drug", a noun which is often translated as "la droga". "Speeding" is a form of "speeding", a noun which is often translated as "el exceso de velocidad". Learn more about the difference between "drugs" and "speeding" below.
drug(
druhg
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (narcotic)
b. el narcótico (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are reports of drugs being sold in the street outside the junior high school.Hay denuncias de venta de narcóticos frente a la escuela secundaria.
a. la medicina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The doctor prescribed some drugs for my constant headache.El doctor me recetó unas medicinas para mi continuo dolor de cabeza.
b. el medicamento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This is a very expensive drug.Este es un medicamento muy caro.
c. el fármaco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This company develops many new drugs.Esta compañía desarrolla muchos fármacos nuevos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. drogar
Someone drugged her to make her lose consciousness.Alguien la drogó para que perdiera el conocimiento.
a. echar droga
The kidnappers drugged his tea and grabbed him as he fainted outside the restaurant.Los secuestradores echaron droga en su té y lo capturaron cuando se desmayó al salir del restaurante.
speeding(
spi
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dihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el exceso de velocidad (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I pulled you over for speeding. Do you know how fast you were going?Lo detuve por exceso de velocidad. ¿Sabe a qué velocidad manejaba?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. que va a toda velocidad
Three police patrols were chasing a speeding car.Tres patrullas de policía estaban persiguiendo a un carro que iba a toda velocidad.
