Formas compostas:
drug | drugged |
| addictive drug n | (drug that causes dependency) | substância viciante sf + adj |
| | | droga viciante sf + adj |
| | I hesitate to take Ativan, as it's a very addictive drug. |
| drug abuse n | (misuse of drugs) | abuso de drogas loc sm |
| | Should drug abuse be punished by law or treated by doctors? |
| drug addict n | (person dependent on a substance) | viciado em drogas loc sm |
| | A lot of drug addicts commit burglaries to fund their habit. |
| drug addiction n | (dependence on a chemical substance) | vício em drogas |
| | Breaking a drug addiction is difficult, but not impossible. |
| drug approval n | (drugs: give permission to use) | aprovação de medicamentos sf |
| drug charges npl | (accusations of drug offense) (relacionada a drogas) | acusação criminal loc sf |
| drug consumption n | (use, abuse of chemical substances) | consumo de droga loc sm |
| | Illicit drug consumption among teenagers continues to decline. |
drug dealer,
dealer,
pusher,
drug peddler,
peddler n | ([sb] who sells illegal drugs) | traficante sm, sf |
| | The drug dealer was arrested after he tried to sell heroin to a police officer. |
| | O traficante foi preso após tentar vender heroína para um policial. |
| drug dealing n | (selling of illegal drugs) | tráfico de droga loc sm |
| | Drug dealing is punished more harshly than drug use. |
| drug dependence n | (addiction: chemical) | dependência química loc sf |
| | Prescriptions are carefully controlled in order to minimize incidences of drug dependence. |
| drug dose n | (prescribed amount) | posologia sf |
drug haul,
drugs haul n | (large capture of illegal drugs) | apreensão de drogas loc sf |
| | Two tons of cocaine and a ton of marijuana were seized in one of the country's biggest drugs hauls. |
| drug lord n | (illegal drug trafficker) | chefe do tráfico loc sm |
| | Drug lords don't think twice about killing in order to protect their business. |
| drug manufacturer n | (pharmaceutical company) | empresa farmacêutica loc sf |
| drug ring n | (law: illegal trade group) | tráfico de droga sm |
| drug runner n | (person who trafficks drugs) | traficante sm, sf |
| | (BRA: gíria) | mula sm, sf |
| | (BRA: gíria) | aviãozinho sm, sf |
| | The drug runners were picked up at the airport. |
| drug screening n | (testing for traces of a substance) | teste de droga loc sm |
| | | exame toxicológico loc sm |
| | I consider the drug screening tests an intrusion into my personal privacy. |
| drug smuggler n | (trafficker in illegal substances) | traficante de droga loc sm |
| | The drug smuggler was arrested when a sniffer dog discovered the cocaine. |
| drug squad n | US (police team: anti-narcotics) | esquadrão antidrogas sm |
| drug test n | (screening for drugs in body) | teste de droga loc sm |
| | | exame toxicológico loc sm |
| | At the Olympics, athletes must undergo a drug test to check that they have not consumed performance-enhancing drugs. |
| drug therapy n | (treatment with pharmaceuticals) | tratamento medicamentoso loc sm |
| | They decided to treat her cancer with an aggressive combination of radiation and drug therapy. |
| drug trafficker n | (person who smuggles drugs) | traficante smf |
| drug trafficking n | (smuggling illegal drugs) | tráfico de droga loc sm |
| | The police decided to crack down on drug trafficking across the US-Mexico border. |
| drug user n | (person: abuses substances) | usuário de drogas loc sm |
| | The preacher called my son a drug user because he smokes cigarettes. |
| drug-addicted adj | (dependent on drugs) | toxicodependente adj |
| | | dependente químico loc adj |
| | | usuário de drogas loc adj |
| drug-related adj | (of drugs) | causado por drogas, relacionado a drogas adj |
| drug-taking n | (act of using illegal drugs) | uso de entorpecentes, consumo de entorpecentes expres |
| drug-taking adj | (using illegal drugs) | relacionado a drogas, causado por drogas loc adj |
| | Social workers removed the children from the care of their drug-taking parents. |
drugstore,
drug store n | US (pharmacy and general shop) | drogaria, farmácia sf |
| | Mary drove to the drug store to buy aspirin. |
| | Ele dirigiu à drogaria para comprar aspirina. |
| gateway drug n | (leads to further substance abuse) (que leva ao consumo de outras drogas) | porta de entrada sf |
| generic drug n | (medicine: not brand-name) | remédio genérico loc sm |
| | | medicamento genérico loc sm |
| | My insurance only pays for generic drugs, not for brand-name ones. |
| | Meu seguro só cobre remédios genéricos, e não os de marca. |
miracle drug,
wonder drug n | (effective new drug) (figurado: remédio eficaz) | remédio milagroso loc sm |
| | Penicillin was called a miracle drug when it first came out because it stopped infections. |
mule,
drug mule n | figurative, slang (person transporting drugs) (gíria: drogas) | mula sf |
| | The cartels use mules to transport drugs into America. |
| over-the-counter drug n | (medicine: no prescription) | remédio sem receita sm |
| | | remédio não controlado sm |
| | The hypochondriac used a lot of over-the counter drugs. |
| prescription drug n | (medication available only on doctor's instruction) (medicação disponível somente sob orientação médica) | droga sob prescrição loc sf |
| | | medicamento sob prescrição loc sm |
| psychoactive drug n | (mind-altering substance) (substância que altera a mente) | droga psicoativa loc sf |
| | | medicamento psicoativo loc sm |
| | Many teenagers abuse psychoactive drugs. |
| recreational drug n | (drug taken for pleasure) | droga recreativa sf |
| | The use of recreational drugs by adolescents is less of a problem here than it is in other areas. |
recreational drug use,
recreational use n | (taking drugs for pleasure) | uso recreativo de drogas sm |
| | Recreational drug use by students is increasing. |
| soft drug n | informal, figurative (substance: not addictive) (substância química não considerada viciante) | droga leve sf |
| targeted drug delivery n | (specific medication) | medicamento com indicação específica loc sm |
truth serum,
truth drug n | (sodium pentothal) (droga) | soro da verdade sm + prep + sf |
| | The CIA agent administered the truth serum to the suspected terrorist. |