drug bust in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for drug bust in the English»Spanish Dictionary

drug bust N inf

drug bust

redada f antidroga

Translations for drug bust in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bust¹ [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] N

1. bust (sculpture):

bust

busto m

2. bust (bosom):

bust

busto m

bust

pecho m

she's a 36-inch bust

tiene 90 de busto

I.bust² <pt & pp busted or Brit also bust> [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] VB trans

1. bust (break) inf:

bust window/machine

romper

the door was locked, so we busted it open

como la puerta estaba cerrada con llave, la abrimos a golpes

2. bust < pt & pp busted> (raid) sl:

bust person

agarrar inf

bust person

trincar Spain inf

bust premises

hacer una redada en

3. bust < pt & pp busted> (bankrupt) Am:

bust inf

dejar sin un centavo

bust inf

dejar sin blanca Spain

bust inf

dejar sin un quinto Mex

4. bust < pt & pp busted> (punch) Am:

bust inf

darle un puñetazo a

5. bust < pt & pp busted> (demote) Am:

bust sl

degradar

II.bust² <pt & pp busted or Brit also bust> [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] VB intr inf

bust object/machine:

bust

romperse

bust

estropearse

bust

sonar CSur inf

III.bust² [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] N

1. bust (collapse):

bust esp Am

caída f

bust esp Am

descalabro m

2. bust (raid):

bust sl

redada f

IV.bust² [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] ADJ

1.1. bust (bankrupt) inf:

to go bust

quebrar

to go bust

ir(se) a la bancarrota

to go bust

fundirse Peru RioPl inf

1.2. bust GAMES pred:

anything higher than a six and I'm bust

si me toca una carta más alta que seis me paso or me voy

it's a gold medal or bust

o la medalla de oro o nada

2. bust (broken) Brit → busted

See also busted

busted [ˈbʌstəd, ˈbʌstɪd] ADJ esp Am inf

busted

roto

busted

estropeado

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

drug bust in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drug bust in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bust¹ [bʌst] N

bust

busto m

I.bust² [bʌst] ADJ inf

1. bust (broken):

bust

destrozado, -a

2. bust (bankrupt):

bust

en bancarrota

to go bust

quebrar

II.bust² [bʌst] VB trans bust Am: busted, bust Am: busted inf

1. bust (break):

bust

destrozar

2. bust (raid):

bust

realizar una redada en

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

bust N

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bust (failure) Am inf

fiasco m inf

bust (failure) Am inf

pifia f inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She finds the wire, and the cops rush in to make the drug bust.

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Attempting to elude arrest after a drug bust, he is accompanied by his teenage runaway neighbor.

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His guided tour abruptly ends when the police arrive in force, ostensibly on a drug bust.

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They are successful on their drug bust and brag about it on the nightly news by showing off all the drugs they have confiscated from the drug dealers.

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He claimed that the drug bust was a set-up.

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There have been numerous drug bust in the neighborhood, and local police have always had problems with moonshine stills.

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