dose

dose(
dos
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la dosis
(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).
(F)
Be sure to take the correct dose of your medication.Asegúrate de tomar la dosis adecuada del medicamento.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(amount)
a. la dosis
(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).
(F)
I can only handle aunt Terry in small doses.Sólo puedo aguantar a la tía Terry en pequeñas dosis.
3.
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
(gonorrhea)
a. la enfermedad venérea
(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).
(F)
Felipe brought a dose back with him from his time abroad.Felipe se trajo una enfermedad venérea de su viaje al extranjero.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. tomar
Carol dosed herself with cough medicine.Carol tomó medicina para la tos.
b. recetar
The doctor dosed my medication wrong, but the pharmacist caught it and fixed it.El doctor me recetó mal el medicamento, pero el farmacéutico se dio cuenta y lo arregló.
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