drug

I 1. [drʌg]

nome

1) med. farm. medicina f., farmaco m.

to be on drugs — fare uso di medicinali

2) (narcotic) droga f. (anche fig.)

to be on o to take drugs — fare uso di droga; sport doparsi

2.

modificatore

1) (narcotic) [smuggler, trafficking, use] di droga; [problem] della droga; [crime] connesso alla droga

2) med. farm. [company, industry] farmaceutico

II [drʌg]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)

1) (sedate) [kidnapper] narcotizzare [victim]; [vet] anestetizzare, addormentare [animal]

2) (dope) [person] drogare [drink]; [trainer] drogare [horse]

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1. noun

1) (any substance used in medicine: She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.) medicinale

2) (a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement: I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.) droga

2. verb

(to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug: She drugged him and tied him up.) drogare

- druggist

- drug-addict
- drugstore

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I 1. [drʌg]

nome

1) med. farm. medicina f., farmaco m.

to be on drugs — fare uso di medicinali

2) (narcotic) droga f. (anche fig.)

to be on o to take drugs — fare uso di droga; sport doparsi

2.

modificatore

1) (narcotic) [smuggler, trafficking, use] di droga; [problem] della droga; [crime] connesso alla droga

2) med. farm. [company, industry] farmaceutico

II [drʌg]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)

1) (sedate) [kidnapper] narcotizzare [victim]; [vet] anestetizzare, addormentare [animal]

2) (dope) [person] drogare [drink]; [trainer] drogare [horse]