dose

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdəʊs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/doʊs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dōs)

Inflections of 'dose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
doses
v 3rd person singular
dosing
v pres p
dosed
v past
dosed
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dose n (medicine: measure)dosis nf inv
 Karen got the bottle of medicine and measured out the correct dose.
 Karen cogió la botella de medicina y midió la dosis correcta.
a dose of [sth] n figurative (unpleasant treatment) (figurado)dosis de nf inv + prep
  (figurado)cucharada de nf + prep
 I'd like to give Neil a dose of the same treatment he gave his poor girlfriend.
 Me gustaría darle a Neil una dosis de su propia medicina por cómo trató a su novia.
a dose of [sth] n figurative (amount, quantity of [sth])dosis de nf inv + prep
 Lora is so arrogant. She could use a dose of humility.
 Lora es tan arrogante. Le vendría bien una dosis de humildad.
dose n (amount of radiation)dosis nf inv
 The doses of radioactivity were well beyond the lethal level.
 Las dosis de radioactividad estaban muy por encima del nivel letal.
dose [sb]⇒ vtr (give drugs) (droga)administrar una dosis loc verb
  recetar una dosis de loc verb
 The children were all coughing, so Philip took out the cough medicine and dosed them.
 Los niños estaban tosiendo, así que Philip sacó la medicina para la tos y les administró una dosis.
dose [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep (give drugs) (droga)darle a alguien una dosis de loc verb
  recetarle a alguien una dosis de loc verb
 The doctor dosed the patient with sedatives to keep him calm.
 El doctor le dio al paciente una dosis de sedantes para mantenerlo tranquilo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
a dose n slang (venereal disease) (acrónimo)ETS loc nom f
  enfermedad venérea nf + adj
  (figurado)peste nf
 You remember that guy I went out with last year? It turns out he gave me a dose.
 ¿Te acuerdas del tío con el que salí el año pasado? Resulta que me contagió una ETS.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
a dose of flu,
a dose of the flu n		 (case of influenza)gripe nf
 A dose of flu kept Gavin away from the Christmas party.
a dose of the clap n slang (venereal disease)gonorrea nf
 Paul had unprotected sex and ended up with a dose of the clap.
 Tuvo sexo sin protección y terminó con una gonorrea.
drug dose n (prescribed amount)dosis nf
  (Med)posología nf
excessive dose n (too much of a drug)dosis excesiva nf
 A whole cup of cough syrup is an excessive dose.
 Una taza entera de jarabe para la tos es una dosis excesiva.
  sobredosis nf
 Una taza entera de jarabe para la tos es una sobredosis.
give [sb] a taste of his/her/their own medicine,
give [sb] a dose of his/her/their own medicine v expr		 figurative (punish [sb] using their own methods)dar una dosis de su propia medicina expr
internal dose n (amount ingested)cantidad ingerida, cantidad absorbida loc nom f
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'dose' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
booster - drug overdose - heroin overdose - lethal injection - megadose
Spanish:
toma - dosificación - pase - dosis - papelina - tripi

Collocations: the dose [level, amount, rate], a [heavy, medium, high, low] dose (of), a dose of [medicine, cough syrup, pills, tablets, medication], more...

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