drug

la droga

drogar

drug(druhg)

noun

1. (narcotic)

a. la droga

(F)

I wish those teenagers weren't addicted to drugs.

Desearía que esos adolescentes no fueran adictos a las drogas.

b. el narcótico

(M)

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.

2. (pharmacology)

a. la medicina

(F)

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)

This is a very expensive drug.

Este es un medicamento muy caro.

c. el fármaco

(M)

This company develops many new drugs.

Esta compañía desarrolla muchos fármacos nuevos.

transitive verb

3. (to give drugs)

a. drogar

Someone drugged her to make her lose consciousness.

Alguien la drogó para que perdiera el conocimiento.

4. (to add drugs)

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.

drug

Noun

1. (medicine)

a. el medicamento

(M)

2. (illegal)

a. la droga

(F)

hard/soft drugsdrogas duras/blandas

to take drugsdrogarse, tomar drogas

drug abusedrogadicción f

drug addictdrogadicto(a) m,f, toxicómano(a) m,f

drug dealernarcotraficante m,f, traficante mf de drogas

drug squadbrigada de estupefacientes

transitive verb

3. (general)

a. drogar

they had drugged his wine/foodle echaron una droga en el vino/la comida

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drug [drʌɡ]

noun

(Med) medicamento (m); fármaco (m); (addictive substance) droga (f); (illegal substance) droga (f); narcótico (m)

to take drugs drogarse; he's on drugs se droga; hard/soft drugs drogas (f) duras/blandas

to be a drug on the market ser invendible

transitive verb

[+person] drogar; [+wine etc] echar una droga en

to be in a drugged sleep dormir bajo los efectos de una droga; to drug o.s. drogarse

modifier

drug abuse (n) toxicomanía (f)

drug abuser (n) toxicómanoatoxicómana (m) (f);a toxicómana

drug addict (n) drogadictoadrogadicta (m) (f);a drogadicta

drug addiction (n) drogadicción (f); toxicomanía (f)

drug baron (n) capo (m)

drug check (n) prueba (f) de la droga; control (m) antidoping

drug dealer (n) traficante (m) de drogas

drug dependency (n) drogodependencia (f)

drug habit (n) adicción (f) (a las drogas)

drug peddler drug pusher (n) traficante (m) de drogas; camello (informal) (m)

drug raid (US) (n) redada (f) antidroga

...a police drugs raid on a public house in Kent Last March police staged a highly publicized drug raid on three fraternities at the University of Virginia

drug ring (US) (n) red (f) de narcotráfico

A major drugs ring has been uncovered at Prince Andrew's naval base ...the country's largest drug ring, the Medellin cocaine cartel

drug runner drug smuggler (n) narcotraficante (m)

drug squad (n) brigada (f) antidrogas; brigada (f) de estupefacientes

drugs raid (n) redada (f) antidroga

drugs ring (n) red (f) de narcotráfico

drug taker (n)

drug user See culture box in entry drug.

drug traffic (n) narcotráfico (m); tráfico (m) de drogas

drug trafficker (n) traficante (m) de drogas; narcotraficante (m)

drug trafficking (n) narcotráfico (m); tráfico (m) de drogas

In March of 1989, William Bennett became the first director of the newly created National Drug Control Policy Office. And he became known as the drug czar. The goal was to come up with a coordinated response that would allow the US to get control of the country's drug problem

drug user (n) consumidoraconsumidora (m) (f) de drogas;a consumidora drogadictoadrogadicta (m) (f);a drogadicta