Compound Forms:
drug | drugged |
| addictive drug n | (drug that causes dependency) | droga adictiva nf |
| | I hesitate to take Ativan, as it's a very addictive drug. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No es una buena opción, es una droga muy adictiva y el paciente tarde o temprano desarrolla resistencia y se hace necesario aumentar la dosis. |
| brand drug n | (pharmaceutical: trademarked) | marca comercial de un medicamento nf + loc adj |
| designer drug n | (similar properties to illegal drug) (drogas ilegales) | droga de diseño loc nom f |
| Note: These drugs are designed to mimic the effects of an illegal drug, while remaining legal. |
| drug abuse n | (misuse of drugs) | abuso de drogas grupo nom |
| | | consumo de drogas grupo nom |
| | | consumo de estupefacientes grupo nom |
| | Should drug abuse be punished by law or treated by doctors? |
| | ¿El abuso de drogas debería ser penado por la ley o tratado por médicos? |
| drug addict n | (person dependent on a substance) | drogadicto/a adj |
| | (formal) | farmacodependiente adj mf |
| | (formal) | toxicómano/a adj |
| | A lot of drug addicts commit burglaries to fund their habit. |
| | Muchos drogadictos roban para mantener su hábito. |
| drug addiction n | (dependence on a chemical substance) | drogadicción nf |
| | | drogodependencia nf |
| | | adicción a las drogas nf + loc adj |
| | Breaking a drug addiction is difficult, but not impossible. |
| drug approval n | (drugs: give permission to use) (drogas) | aprobación de uso, certificación de uso nf |
| drug charges npl | (accusations of drug offense) | cargos criminales por drogas loc nom mpl |
| drug consumption n | (use, abuse of chemical substances) | consumo de drogas loc nom m |
| | Illicit drug consumption among teenagers continues to decline. |
| | Uno de los principales puntos de su programa electoral es frenar el consumo de drogas entre los jóvenes. |
drug dealer,
dealer,
pusher,
drug peddler,
peddler n | ([sb] who sells illegal drugs) | traficante n común |
| | (coloquial) | camello nm |
| | The drug dealer was arrested after he tried to sell heroin to a police officer. |
| | El traficante fue arrestado después de que intentara venderle heroína a un policía. |
| drug dealing n | (selling of illegal drugs) | tráfico de drogas nm |
| | Drug dealing is punished more harshly than drug use. |
| | El tráfico de drogas está más penado que su uso. |
| drug dependence n | (addiction: chemical) (Med) | farmacodependencia nf |
| | Prescriptions are carefully controlled in order to minimize incidences of drug dependence. |
| drug dose n | (prescribed amount) | dosis nf |
drug free,
drug-free adj | (without drugs) | libre de drogas loc adj |
| | | sin drogas loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
drug free,
drug-free adj | (person: not taking drugs) (persona) | libre de drogas loc adj |
| | (figurado) | limpio/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
drug haul,
drugs haul n | (large capture of illegal drugs) | incautación de drogas nf + loc adj |
| | Two tons of cocaine and a ton of marijuana were seized in one of the country's biggest drugs hauls. |
| | Se capturaron dos toneladas de cocaína y una de marihuana en la incautación de drogas más grande del país. |
| drug lord n | (illegal drug trafficker) | narcotraficante n común |
| | Drug lords don't think twice about killing in order to protect their business. |
| | Los narcotraficantes no dudan en matar para proteger su negocio. |
| drug manufacturer n | (pharmaceutical company) | compañía farmacéutica grupo nom |
| | (AR) | laboratorio nm |
| drug on the market n | figurative (overabundant commodity) | producto que abunda nm + loc adj |
| drug overdose n | (harmful or fatal dose of a drug) (de droga) | sobredosis nf inv |
| | | sobredosis de droga grupo nom |
| drug peddler n | (seller of illegal drugs) | vendedor de drogas, vendedora de drogas grupo nom |
| drug ring n | (law: illegal trade group) | red de narcotráfico loc nom f |
| drug runner n | (person who trafficks drugs) (de drogas) | traficante n común |
| | (ES, jerga) | camello nm |
| | (AR, jerga) | dealer nm |
| | (AmL) | mula nf |
| | The drug runners were picked up at the airport. |
| | Recogieron a los traficantes en el aeropuerto. |
| drug screening n | (testing for traces of a substance) | prueba de detección de sustancias controladas nf + loc adj |
| | I consider the drug screening tests an intrusion into my personal privacy. |
| drug smuggler n | (trafficker in illegal substances) | narcotraficante n común |
| | | traficante de drogas n común + loc adj |
| | | traficante n común |
| | The drug smuggler was arrested when a sniffer dog discovered the cocaine. |
| drug squad n | US (police team: anti-narcotics) | departamento antidroga nm + adj |
| drug test n | (screening for drugs in body) | test antidopaje loc nom m |
| | 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) | tratamiento medicamentoso loc nom m |
| | | tratamiento con drogas grupo nom |
| | They decided to treat her cancer with an aggressive combination of radiation and drug therapy. |
| | Decidieron tratar su cáncer con una combinación agresiva de radiación y tratamiento medicamentoso. |
| | Decidieron tratar su cáncer con una combinación agresiva de radiación y tratamiento con drogas. |
| drug trafficker n | (person who smuggles drugs) | traficante de drogas grupo nom |
| drug trafficking n | (smuggling illegal drugs) | narcotráfico nm |
| | | tráfico de drogas nm + loc adj |
| | The police decided to crack down on drug trafficking across the US-Mexico border. |
| | La policia decidió luchar contra el narcotráfico en la frontera de EEUU con México. |
| drug treatment n | (medication for illness) | tratamiento médico nm + adj |
| | | tratamiento con medicamentos nm + loc adj |
| | | tratamiento farmacológico nm + adj |
| drug treatment n | (therapy for drug addiction) | tratamiento contra la drogadicción nm + loc adj |
| | | tratamiento contra la adicción a drogas nm + loc adj |
| drug user n | (person: abuses substances) | drogadicto, drogadicta nm, nf |
| | The preacher called my son a drug user because he smokes cigarettes. |
| drug-addicted adj | (dependent on drugs) | drogadicto/a adj |
| drug-related adj | (of drugs) | asociado a las drogas loc adv |
| | | relacionado con drogas loc adj |
| drug-taking n | (act of using illegal drugs) | consumo de drogas nm + loc adj |
| drug-taking adj | (using illegal drugs) (persona) | que consumen droga loc adj |
| | | del consumo de droga loc adj |
| | Social workers removed the children from the care of their drug-taking parents. |
| | Los trabajadores sociales les quitaron los niños a los padres que consumían drogas. |
drugstore,
drug store n | US (pharmacy and general shop) | farmacia nf |
| | (AmL) | botica nf |
| | | droguería nf |
| | Mary drove to the drug store to buy aspirin. |
| | Mary fue hasta la farmacia a comprar aspirinas. |
| fertility drug | (pharmacology) | medicamento para la fertilidad nm + loc adj |
| | | droga para la fertilidad nf + loc adj |
| gateway drug n | (leads to further substance abuse) | droga de entrada loc nom f |
| generic drug n | (medicine: not brand-name) | medicamento genérico loc nom m |
| | My insurance only pays for generic drugs, not for brand-name ones. |
| | Mi seguro sólo cubre medicamentos genéricos, no los de marca. |
miracle drug,
wonder drug n | (effective new drug) | droga milagrosa nf + adj |
| | | medicamento milagroso nm + adj |
| | Penicillin was called a miracle drug when it first came out because it stopped infections. |
| | La penicilina era considerada una droga milagrosa cuando salió porque detenía las infecciones. |
mule,
drug mule n | figurative, slang (person transporting drugs) (coloquial) | mula nf |
| | The cartels use mules to transport drugs into America. |
| | Los carteles usan mulas para meter drogas en Norteamérica. |
| over-the-counter drug n | (medicine: no prescription) | medicamento sin receta nm + loc adj |
| | The hypochondriac used a lot of over-the counter drugs. |
| | El hipocondríaco tomaba muchos medicamentos sin receta. |
| prescription drug n | (medication available only on doctor's instruction) | medicamento con receta nm |
| psychoactive drug n | (mind-altering substance) | psicotrópico nm |
| | Many teenagers abuse psychoactive drugs. |
| | Muchos adolescentes abusan de los psicotrópicos. |
| recreational drug n | (drug taken for pleasure) | drogas recreativas nfpl + adj |
| | The use of recreational drugs by adolescents is less of a problem here than it is in other areas. |
| | El uso de drogas recreativas por parte de adolescentes es menos grave aquí que en otras áreas. |
recreational drug use,
recreational use n | (taking drugs for pleasure) | consumo de drogas recreativas, uso de drogas recreativas grupo nom |
| | Recreational drug use by students is increasing. |
| | Está aumentando el consumo de drogas recreativas por los estudiantes. |
| soft drug n | informal, figurative (substance: not addictive) | droga blanda nf + adj |
| | Las drogas blandas son relativamente inofensivas. |
| sulfa drug n | (pharmacology) | sulfamida nf |
| targeted drug delivery n | (specific medication) | administración dirigida de medicamento, administración dirigida de fármacos grupo nom |
| | | liberación específica del medicamento grupo nom |
| | | administración inteligente de fármacos grupo nom |
| | | terapia dirigida loc nom f |
truth serum,
truth drug n | (sodium pentothal) | suero de la verdad loc nom m |
| | The CIA agent administered the truth serum to the suspected terrorist. |
| | El agente de la CIA le aplicó el suero de la verdad al sospechoso de terrorismo. |