drug dependency in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for drug dependency in the Spanish»English Dictionary

narcodependencia

drug dependency

drogodependencia

drug dependency

Translations for drug dependency in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dependency <pl dependencies> [Am dəˈpɛndənsi, Brit dɪˈpɛnd(ə)nsi] N

1. dependency C (dependent country):

dependency

dependencia f

dependency

dominio m

2. dependency U (dependence):

dependency

dependencia f

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 dependency in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drug dependency in the English»Spanish Dictionary

drug dependency N

drug dependency

drogodependencia f

Translations for drug dependency in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dependency N

1. dependency no pl (overreliance):

dependency

dependencia f

2. dependency (dependent state):

dependency

posesión f

Puerto Rico is a U.S. dependency

Puerto Rico es una posesión de EE. UU.

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

There is no need to reintroduce drug dependency as a social menace.

newsinfo.inquirer.net

A programme wasin place to treat his alcohol and drug dependency.

www.stuff.co.nz

She cries when she describes how close her drug dependency came to destroying her family.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He said governments should treat drug dependency compassionately, with an evidence-based and health-focused approach, rather than treating drug use as a criminal issue.

www.radionz.co.nz

He said drug dependency locked people out of the labour market and kept them in poverty.

www.odt.co.nz

The reason, never given at the time, was that his father had forced him to seek help for his drug dependency.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Now the review has been extended to include people with alcohol and drug dependency.

www.mirror.co.uk

He was ordered to have treatment for drug dependency for one month as part of his community order.

www.coventrytelegraph.net

This wasn't a good place for a woman fresh off drug dependency.

www.ktre.com

These measures include damage to health, drug dependency, economic costs and crime.

en.wikipedia.org