Significado de drug en inglés
drugdrug1 /drʌɡ/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas las traducciones1an illegal substance such as marijuana or cocaine, which some people take in order to feel happy, relaxed, or excitedsustancia ilegal como la marihuana o la cocaína, que algunas personas consumen para sentirse felices, relajadas o eufóricas: 
A lot of young people start taking drugs at school.Mucha gente joven empieza a consumir drogas en la escuela. She always looks as though she’s on drugs (=taking drugs).Siempre parece como si estuviera drogada (=tomando drogas). Jimi Hendrix died of a drug overdose.Jimi Hendrix murió de una sobredosis de drogas.2a medicine, or a substance for making medicinesun medicamento, o una sustancia para elaborar medicamentos: a drug used in the treatment of cancerun medicamento usado en el tratamiento del cáncerdrug for new drugs for AIDS-related conditionsnuevos medicamentos para afecciones relacionadas con el sida Drugs prescribed (=ordered for people) by doctors can be extremely hazardous if used in the wrong way.Los medicamentos recetados (=prescritos para las personas) por médicos pueden ser extremadamente peligrosos si se usan de manera incorrecta. The big drug companies make huge profits.Las grandes empresas farmacéuticas obtienen enormes ganancias.3a substance that people doing a sport sometimes take illegally to improve their performancesustancia que los deportistas a veces toman ilegalmente para mejorar su rendimiento: She was banned from the Olympics after failing a drug test (=a test that shows if you have taken drugs).Fue excluida de los Juegos Olímpicos después de no superar una prueba de drogas (=una prueba que indica si se han consumido drogas).performance-enhancing drugs4[usually singular] a substance such as tobacco, coffee, or alcohol, that makes you want more and more of itsustancia como el tabaco, el café o el alcohol que genera un deseo cada vez mayor de consumirla5be (like) a drug if an activity is like a drug, you enjoy it so much that you want to do it more and moresi una actividad es como una droga, la disfrutas tanto que quieres hacerla cada vez más: Athletics is like a drug – it keeps dragging you back for more.El atletismo es como una droga: siempre te arrastra de vuelta para más. → miracle drug at miracle(3)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbostake/use drugs· I think I took drugs to escape my problems.· Creo que tomaba drogas para escapar de mis problemas.do drugs informalinformal (=take drugs)· All my friends were doing drugs.· Todos mis amigos consumían drogas.be on drugs (=take drugs regularly)· It can be very hard to tell if your teenager is on drugs.· Puede ser muy difícil saber si tu adolescente está consumiendo drogas.be addicted to drugs/dependent on drugs (=be unable to stop taking drugs)· People who are addicted to drugs need help.· Las personas adictas a las drogas necesitan ayuda.be/get hooked on drugs informalinformal (=be/get addicted)· She got hooked on drugs, and ended up homeless.· Se enganchó a las drogas y acabó sin hogar.experiment with drugs (=try taking drugs)· She admitted that she had experimented with drugs.· Admitió que había experimentado con drogas.come off/get off drugs (=stop taking drugs permanently)· It was years before I was able to come off drugs.· Pasaron años antes de que pudiera dejar las drogas.deal (in) drugs (also supply drugs formalformal) (=sell drugs)· He’s in jail for dealing drugs.· Está en la cárcel por traficar con drogas.inject drugs (=use a needle to put drugs into your body)· People who share equipment for injecting drugs are at risk of contracting HIV.· Las personas que comparten equipos para inyectarse drogas corren el riesgo de contraer el VIH.be high on drugs (=be experiencing the effects of a drug)· He committed the crime while he was high on drugs.· Cometió el delito mientras estaba colocado con drogas.drug + NOUNdrug + SUSTANTIVOdrug use/abuse (=taking drugs)· She is being treated for drug abuse.· Está recibiendo tratamiento por consumo abusivo de drogas.a drug user (=someone who takes drugs)· We set up a counselling service for drug users.· Establecimos un servicio de asesoramiento para consumidores de drogas.drug addiction (=the problem of not being able to stop taking drugs)· his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction· su lucha contra el alcoholismo y la drogadiccióna drug addict (=someone who cannot stop taking drugs)· At 20 Steve was a drug addict, unemployed and lonely.· A los 20 años, Steve era un drogadicto, sin empleo y solitario.a drug problem (=the problem of being addicted to drugs)· His daughter has a drug problem.· Su hija tiene un problema con las drogas.a drug overdose (=taking too much of a drug at one time)· She died from a drug overdose.· Murió de una sobredosis de drogas.a drug dealer/pusher (=someone who sells drugs)· The city's streets are full of drug dealers.· Las calles de la ciudad están llenas de traficantes de drogas.a drug trafficker/smuggler (=someone involved in bringing drugs into a country)· US efforts against drug traffickers· los esfuerzos de EE. UU. contra los narcotraficantesdrug trafficking/smuggling (=the crime of bringing drugs into a country)· The maximum penalty for drug smuggling was 25 years in jail.· La pena máxima por contrabando de drogas era de 25 años de cárcel.the drug trade· the international drug trade· el narcotráfico internacionalthe war on drugs (=a long struggle by the authorities to control drugs)· The war on drugs continues.· La guerra contra las drogas continúa.a drug charge (=a legal accusation that someone is guilty of having or selling drugs)· He’s awaiting trial on a drug charge.· Está esperando juicio por un cargo relacionado con drogas.a drug offence (=a crime related to having or selling drugs)· Luciani is serving 20 years for drug offences.· Luciani cumple 20 años de condena por delitos relacionados con drogas.adjectivesadjetivosillegal drugs· A lot of crime is connected to illegal drugs.· Mucha delincuencia está relacionada con las drogas ilegales.hard drugs (also class A drugs British English) (=strong drugs such as heroin, cocaine etc)· He was in prison for dealing hard drugs.· Estuvo en prisión por traficar con drogas duras.soft drugs (=less strong drugs such as marijuana)· Soft drugs are legal in some countries.· Las drogas blandas son legales en algunos países.recreational drugs (=taken for pleasure)· Ecstasy was first used in Britain as a recreational drug in the 1980s.· El éxtasis se usó por primera vez en Gran Bretaña como droga recreativa en la década de 1980.designer drugs (=produced artificially from chemicals)· Designer drugs are highly addictive and can have unpredictable side effects.· Las drogas de diseño son altamente adictivas y pueden tener efectos secundarios impredecibles.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Don’t say ‘light drugs’. Say soft drugs. Instead of ‘heavy drugs’, you usually say hard drugs.
Ver todas las traducciones1an illegal substance such as marijuana or cocaine, which some people take in order to feel happy, relaxed, or excitedsustancia ilegal como la marihuana o la cocaína, que algunas personas consumen para sentirse felices, relajadas o eufóricas: A lot of young people start taking drugs at school.Mucha gente joven empieza a consumir drogas en la escuela. She always looks as though she’s on drugs (=taking drugs).Siempre parece como si estuviera drogada (=tomando drogas). Jimi Hendrix died of a drug overdose.Jimi Hendrix murió de una sobredosis de drogas.2a medicine, or a substance for making medicinesun medicamento, o una sustancia para elaborar medicamentos: a drug used in the treatment of cancerun medicamento usado en el tratamiento del cáncerdrug for new drugs for AIDS-related conditionsnuevos medicamentos para afecciones relacionadas con el sida Drugs prescribed (=ordered for people) by doctors can be extremely hazardous if used in the wrong way.Los medicamentos recetados (=prescritos para las personas) por médicos pueden ser extremadamente peligrosos si se usan de manera incorrecta. The big drug companies make huge profits.Las grandes empresas farmacéuticas obtienen enormes ganancias.3a substance that people doing a sport sometimes take illegally to improve their performancesustancia que los deportistas a veces toman ilegalmente para mejorar su rendimiento: She was banned from the Olympics after failing a drug test (=a test that shows if you have taken drugs).Fue excluida de los Juegos Olímpicos después de no superar una prueba de drogas (=una prueba que indica si se han consumido drogas).performance-enhancing drugs4[usually singular] a substance such as tobacco, coffee, or alcohol, that makes you want more and more of itsustancia como el tabaco, el café o el alcohol que genera un deseo cada vez mayor de consumirla5be (like) a drug if an activity is like a drug, you enjoy it so much that you want to do it more and moresi una actividad es como una droga, la disfrutas tanto que quieres hacerla cada vez más: Athletics is like a drug – it keeps dragging you back for more.El atletismo es como una droga: siempre te arrastra de vuelta para más. → miracle drug at miracle(3)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbostake/use drugs· I think I took drugs to escape my problems.· Creo que tomaba drogas para escapar de mis problemas.do drugs informalinformal (=take drugs)· All my friends were doing drugs.· Todos mis amigos consumían drogas.be on drugs (=take drugs regularly)· It can be very hard to tell if your teenager is on drugs.· Puede ser muy difícil saber si tu adolescente está consumiendo drogas.be addicted to drugs/dependent on drugs (=be unable to stop taking drugs)· People who are addicted to drugs need help.· Las personas adictas a las drogas necesitan ayuda.be/get hooked on drugs informalinformal (=be/get addicted)· She got hooked on drugs, and ended up homeless.· Se enganchó a las drogas y acabó sin hogar.experiment with drugs (=try taking drugs)· She admitted that she had experimented with drugs.· Admitió que había experimentado con drogas.come off/get off drugs (=stop taking drugs permanently)· It was years before I was able to come off drugs.· Pasaron años antes de que pudiera dejar las drogas.deal (in) drugs (also supply drugs formalformal) (=sell drugs)· He’s in jail for dealing drugs.· Está en la cárcel por traficar con drogas.inject drugs (=use a needle to put drugs into your body)· People who share equipment for injecting drugs are at risk of contracting HIV.· Las personas que comparten equipos para inyectarse drogas corren el riesgo de contraer el VIH.be high on drugs (=be experiencing the effects of a drug)· He committed the crime while he was high on drugs.· Cometió el delito mientras estaba colocado con drogas.drug + NOUNdrug + SUSTANTIVOdrug use/abuse (=taking drugs)· She is being treated for drug abuse.· Está recibiendo tratamiento por consumo abusivo de drogas.a drug user (=someone who takes drugs)· We set up a counselling service for drug users.· Establecimos un servicio de asesoramiento para consumidores de drogas.drug addiction (=the problem of not being able to stop taking drugs)· his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction· su lucha contra el alcoholismo y la drogadiccióna drug addict (=someone who cannot stop taking drugs)· At 20 Steve was a drug addict, unemployed and lonely.· A los 20 años, Steve era un drogadicto, sin empleo y solitario.a drug problem (=the problem of being addicted to drugs)· His daughter has a drug problem.· Su hija tiene un problema con las drogas.a drug overdose (=taking too much of a drug at one time)· She died from a drug overdose.· Murió de una sobredosis de drogas.a drug dealer/pusher (=someone who sells drugs)· The city's streets are full of drug dealers.· Las calles de la ciudad están llenas de traficantes de drogas.a drug trafficker/smuggler (=someone involved in bringing drugs into a country)· US efforts against drug traffickers· los esfuerzos de EE. UU. contra los narcotraficantesdrug trafficking/smuggling (=the crime of bringing drugs into a country)· The maximum penalty for drug smuggling was 25 years in jail.· La pena máxima por contrabando de drogas era de 25 años de cárcel.the drug trade· the international drug trade· el narcotráfico internacionalthe war on drugs (=a long struggle by the authorities to control drugs)· The war on drugs continues.· La guerra contra las drogas continúa.a drug charge (=a legal accusation that someone is guilty of having or selling drugs)· He’s awaiting trial on a drug charge.· Está esperando juicio por un cargo relacionado con drogas.a drug offence (=a crime related to having or selling drugs)· Luciani is serving 20 years for drug offences.· Luciani cumple 20 años de condena por delitos relacionados con drogas.adjectivesadjetivosillegal drugs· A lot of crime is connected to illegal drugs.· Mucha delincuencia está relacionada con las drogas ilegales.hard drugs (also class A drugs British English) (=strong drugs such as heroin, cocaine etc)· He was in prison for dealing hard drugs.· Estuvo en prisión por traficar con drogas duras.soft drugs (=less strong drugs such as marijuana)· Soft drugs are legal in some countries.· Las drogas blandas son legales en algunos países.recreational drugs (=taken for pleasure)· Ecstasy was first used in Britain as a recreational drug in the 1980s.· El éxtasis se usó por primera vez en Gran Bretaña como droga recreativa en la década de 1980.designer drugs (=produced artificially from chemicals)· Designer drugs are highly addictive and can have unpredictable side effects.· Las drogas de diseño son altamente adictivas y pueden tener efectos secundarios impredecibles.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Don’t say ‘light drugs’. Say soft drugs. Instead of ‘heavy drugs’, you usually say hard drugs.drugdrug2 verb (past tense and past participle drugged, present participle drugging) [transitive] 1to give a person or animal a drug, especially in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep, or to make them perform well in a raceadministrar una droga a una persona o un animal, especialmente para hacerlos sentir somnolientos o dormirlos, o para que rindan bien en una carrera: Johnson drugged and attacked four women.Johnson drogó y atacó a cuatro mujeres. There was no evidence that the horse had been drugged.No había evidencia de que el caballo hubiera sido drogado.2to put drugs in someone’s food or drink in order to make them feel tired or go to sleepponer drogas en la comida o bebida de alguien para hacerle sentir sueño o quedarse dormido SYN spike: The wine had been drugged.El vino había sido adulterado con drogas.3be drugged up to the eyeballs especially British English to have taken a lot of illegal drugs, or to have been given a lot of medicinehaber consumido una gran cantidad de drogas ilegales, o haber recibido una gran cantidad de medicamentos: She was in pain, despite being drugged up to the eyeballs.Sentía dolor a pesar de estar completamente cargada de medicamentos.—drugged adjective
1to give a person or animal a drug, especially in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep, or to make them perform well in a raceadministrar una droga a una persona o un animal, especialmente para hacerlos sentir somnolientos o dormirlos, o para que rindan bien en una carrera: Johnson drugged and attacked four women.Johnson drogó y atacó a cuatro mujeres. There was no evidence that the horse had been drugged.No había evidencia de que el caballo hubiera sido drogado.2to put drugs in someone’s food or drink in order to make them feel tired or go to sleepponer drogas en la comida o bebida de alguien para hacerle sentir sueño o quedarse dormido SYN spike: The wine had been drugged.El vino había sido adulterado con drogas.3be drugged up to the eyeballs especially British English to have taken a lot of illegal drugs, or to have been given a lot of medicinehaber consumido una gran cantidad de drogas ilegales, o haber recibido una gran cantidad de medicamentos: She was in pain, despite being drugged up to the eyeballs.Sentía dolor a pesar de estar completamente cargada de medicamentos.—drugged adjective