Drog

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Drog

 

Meaning:

drug (not medicine!)

 

Pronunciation:

 

Example sentences:

Magyarország viszonylag szigorú, ami a drogfogyasztást illeti, de Tájföldnek a nyomába se ér.

Hungary relatively strict, what the drug-consumption regards, but Thailand-for the trace-of-in not-even reaches.

Hungary is relatively strict when it comes to the use of drugs, but it’s nowhere near Thailand.

 

Mi számít drognak, és mi nem? Szerinted a fű már annak számít? És az alkohol?

What counts drug-for, and what not? In-your-opinion the weed already that-for counts? And the alcohol?

What counts as being a drug and what doesn’t? Does weed already fall into that category? How about alcohol?

 

Related terms:

kábítószer – the official term for “drog”; literally: dazing-medium

drogos – a drug-addict (literally: “druggy”)

drogfüggő-drogfüggőség / kábítószer-kábítószerfüggőség – the official terms for drug-addict and drug-addiction, respectively

függő – addict (origin: függ – to depend)

fű – weed (also: grass)

marihuána: marijuana

kokain – cocain

eki – colloq. for ecstasy

drogkereskedelem – drug dealing (“kereskedelem” = commerce)

kábítószercsempészet – drug smuggling

csempészet / csempész / csempészik – smuggling (n.) / smuggler (n.) / to smuggle

túladagolás – overdose

 

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