wonder drug in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wonder drug in the Spanish»English Dictionary

droga milagrosa

wonder drug

Translations for wonder drug in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wonder [Am ˈwəndər, Brit ˈwʌndə] N

1. wonder U (awe, curiosity):

wonder

asombro m

a child's sense of wonder

la capacidad de asombro de un niño

we gazed in wonder at the scene

contemplamos la escena maravillados

his success is an endless source of wonder to me

su éxito es todo un misterio para mí or no deja de maravillarme

2. wonder C (marvel, miracle):

wonder

maravilla f

the Seven Wonders of the (Ancient) World

las siete maravillas del mundo

the eighth wonder of the world

la octava maravilla

it's a wonder (that) he didn't break his neck

es asombroso or es un milagro que no se matara

you're not eating properly; no wonder you feel tired!

no estás comiendo bien; no me extraña que estés cansado or ¡con razón estás cansado!

with so much unemployment it's little or small wonder that crime is on the increase

con tanto desempleo no es de extrañar que siga aumentando la delincuencia

is it any wonder he has no friends?

¿te sorprende que no tenga amigos?

wonders will never cease! hum

¡eso sí que es increíble!

to work or do wonders they can work wonders with the little money they have

hacen maravillas con el poco dinero que tienen

I'll do my best, but don't expect me to work wonders

haré lo que pueda, pero no esperes milagros

he's worked wonders with this room

verdaderamente, ha transformado esta habitación

it works wonders for your complexion

es maravilloso para el cutis

that hairstyle does wonders for him

ese corte de pelo lo favorece muchísimo

II.wonder [Am ˈwəndər, Brit ˈwʌndə] VB intr

1. wonder (ponder, speculate):

why do you ask? — oh, I was just wondering

¿por qué preguntas? — por nada or por saber

who can that be, I wonder?

¿quién será?

who can that be, I wonder?

¿quién podrá ser?

I wonder if $50 will be enough

me pregunto si con 50 dólares va a alcanzar

he said it was an accident — I wonder

dijo que fue un accidente — tengo mis dudas

at first it seemed a good idea, but now I'm beginning to wonder

al principio me pareció una buena idea pero ya no estoy tan seguro or pero ahora tengo mis dudas

the sight of them sitting together set me wondering

verlos sentados juntos me hizo pensar

to wonder about sb/-ing we're wondering about going to Spain this summer

estamos pensando si ir a España este verano

I was wondering about Guy as a possible candidate

estaba pensando que quizás Guy pudiera ser un candidato

I wonder about you sometimes

a veces de veras me preocupas

2. wonder (marvel, be surprised):

wonder

maravillarse

to wonder at sth I wonder at your patience

me maravilla or me asombra la paciencia que tienes

they don't trust him, but that's hardly to be wondered at

no le tienen confianza, pero eso no es de extrañar

gone off with his secretary, I shouldn't wonder

no me extrañaría que se hubiera ido con la secretaria

III.wonder [Am ˈwəndər, Brit ˈwʌndə] VB trans

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

preguntarse

I wonder whose book this is

¿(me pregunto) de quién será or podrá ser este libro?

I wonder what he looks like

¿cómo será?

I wonder what he looks like

me pregunto cómo será

I wonder why he does it

¿por qué lo hará?

I wonder why he does it

me pregunto por qué lo hará

I wonder why I bother

no sé por qué me molesto

I wonder if or whether he'll be there

me pregunto si estará

I wonder whether I should take an umbrella

no sé si llevar un paraguas o no

we were wondering if you'd like to come around to dinner

estábamos pensando si te gustaría venir a casa a cenar

she wondered what to write

no sabía qué escribir

2. wonder (be amazed):

I wonder (that) she didn't fire you on the spot

me sorprende que no te haya echado inmediatamente

I don't wonder you were upset!

¡como para no estar disgustado!

IV.wonder [Am ˈwəndər, Brit ˈwʌndə] ADJ attr

wonder drug/cure:

wonder

milagroso

I.drug [Am drəɡ, Brit drʌɡ] N

1. drug (narcotic):

drug

droga f

drug

estupefaciente m form

hard/soft drugs

drogas duras/blandas

to be on drugs

drogarse

I don't do drugs sl

yo no me drogo

success became a drug with her

el éxito se convirtió en una droga para ella

a drug on the market

un artículo del cual el mercado ya está saturado

drug habit

drogadicción f

drug pusher or peddler inf

camello mf sl

drug pusher or peddler inf

conecte mf Mex sl

drug pusher or peddler inf

jíbaro mf Col Ven sl

drug traffic

tráfico m de drogas

drug traffic

narcotráfico m

drug trafficker

traficante mf de drogas

drug trafficking

tráfico m de drogas

2. drug (medication):

drug

medicamento m

drug

medicina f

drug

fármaco m form

she is on or takes drugs for her heart

está tomando or toma medicamentos para el corazón

they took him off that drug and put him on another one

le dejaron de dar ese medicamento y le empezaron a dar otro

II.drug <pres part drugging; pt, pp drugged> [Am drəɡ, Brit drʌɡ] VB trans

1. drug person/animal:

drug

drogar

2. drug <drugged, pp >:

drugged

drogado

she was kept drugged to relieve the pain

la mantenían drogada para aliviarle el dolor

a drugged sleep

un sueño pesado

3. drug (add drugs to):

drug food/wine

adulterar con drogas

wonder drug in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wonder drug in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wonder drug N

wonder drug

remedio m milagroso

Translations for wonder drug in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB trans

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

preguntarse

to make sb wonder

hacer pensar a alguien

2. wonder (feel surprise):

I wonder why he said that

me extraña que dijera eso

II.wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB intr

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

preguntarse

to wonder about sth

preguntarse algo

to wonder about doing sth

pensar si hacer algo

2. wonder (feel surprise):

wonder

sorprenderse

to wonder at sth/sb

maravillarse de algo/alguien

I don't wonder (at it)

no me extraña

III.wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. wonder (marvel):

wonder

maravilla f

to do wonders

hacer maravillas

the wonders of modern technology

los prodigios de la tecnología moderna

it's a wonder (that) ...

es un milagro que ...

wonders (will) never cease! iron

¡eso sí es increíble!

2. wonder no pl (feeling):

wonder

asombro m

in wonder

con estupefacción

to listen in wonder

escuchar con estupor

Phrases:

to be a nine-days' wonder

ser un prodigio efímero

I.drug [drʌg] -gg- N

1. drug MED:

drug

fármaco m

2. drug (narcotic):

drug

droga f

to take drugs

tomar drogas

II.drug [drʌg] -gg- VB trans

drug

drogar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The larger the dose administered to the convalescing patient, the greater is its dependency on the wonder drug.

monthlyreview.org

If that's their attitude, no wonder drug treatment in prison doesn't work.

thespinoff.co.nz

This is being trumpeted as a wonder drug.

www.stuff.co.nz

It has been hailed as a wonder drug that can fix a headache, treat fever and even help prevent a heart attack or cancer.

www.independent.co.uk

This wonder drug of printed money was supposed to get their limp -- and getting limper -- economy upright again.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

It has already been heralded as a natural wonder drug which stops the spread of cancer.

www.dailymail.co.uk

She was also among the first nurses to use a new wonder drug called penicillin.

www.express.co.uk

Penicillin became a wonder drug for fighting infections in the 1940s.

www.npr.org

And they thought it was the new wonder drug.

www.npr.org

The wonder drug replaced earlier medications, tricyclic antidepressants, which were less effective with serious side effects such as headaches, blurred vision and hypertension.

en.wikipedia.org