dope [dəʊp]
English to Spanish
dope(
dop
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (marijuana)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la hierba (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The drug pusher says this dope will give you the best high.El camello dice que esta hierba te dará el mejor colocón.
b. la mota (F) (colloquial) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Mexico)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
What kind of dope do you smoke? Indica or sativa?¿Qué clase de mota fumas? ¿La indica o la sativa?
2. (colloquial) (foolish person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el bobo (M), la boba (F) (colloquial)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I was only kidding, you dope! I haven't really told her.¡Era solo una broma, bobo! Claro que no se lo dije.
b. el tonto (M), la tonta (F)
(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).
(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).
She must have looked like such a dope running after him with her skirt falling down.Qué tonta se ha debido ver, corriendo tras él con la falda cayendo al piso.
c. el imbécil (M), la imbécil (F)
(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).
(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).
I'm such a dope. I put the wrong kind of gas in the tank.Qué imbécil soy, me equivoqué de combustible al llenar el tanque.
d. el zonzo (M), la zonza (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Don't be such a dope. They just offered you a raise. Why wouldn't you accept it?No seas zonzo, acaban de ofrecerte un aumento salarial. ¿Por qué no lo aceptarías?
e. el sonso (M), la sonsa (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
You dope! You put your sweater on backwards.¡Sonso! Te pusiste el suéter al revés.
3. (sports)
b. el estimulante (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).
That horse doesn't need dope to win a race. He's a natural.Ese caballo no necesita estimulantes para ganar carreras; tiene un talento innato.
4. (colloquial) (information)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la información (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).
He's well known to the CIA. They have plenty of dope on him.La CIA lo conoce bien. Tienen bastante información sobre él.
5. (varnish)
a. el barniz (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 don't like the smell of the dope I use to attach tissue paper to the model airplanes.No me gusta el olor del barniz que uso para sujetar el papel de seda a los aeromodelos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
6. (to drug)
a. drogar
The test results showed that they had doped the horse.Los resultados del análisis demostraron que habían drogado al caballo.
b. dopar
It was discovered after the race that someone had doped three of the greyhounds.Se descubrió después de la carrera que alguien había dopado a tres de los galgos.
7. (to adulterate)
a. poner droga en
They must have doped my drink because I have no idea what happened after that.Debieron de haber puesto droga en mi bebida porque después de eso no tengo idea de lo que pasó.
b. echar droga en
The attacker doped the victim's drink.El atacante echó droga en la bebida de la víctima.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
8. (slang) (awesome)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. chévere (colloquial) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
That's real dope!¡Qué chévere!
b. guay (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
The concert was dope, man!¡El concierto fue guay, tío!
dopeNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial)
a. el costo(M) (hashish, cannabis)
(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).
2. (marijuana)
a. la maría(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).
dope testcontrol m or prueba f antidoping
3. (colloquial)
a. el tonto(a) m,f, bobo(a)(M) la tonto(a) m,f, bobo(a)(F) (idiot)
(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).
(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).
b. el sonso(a)(M) la sonso(a)(F) (Latin America)
(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).
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
c. el zonzo(a)(M) la zonzo(a)(F) (Latin America)
(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).
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (person, horse)
a. drogar
5. (food, drink)
a. echar droga en
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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