drug

drug
drug
A n
1 Med, Pharm médicament m ; a pain-relieving drug un médicament pour calmer la douleur ; a drug to fight infection un médicament pour lutter contre l'infection ; to be on drugs prendre des médicaments ;
2 (narcotic) lit, fig drogue f ; hard/soft drugs drogues fpl dures/douces ; to be on ou to take drugs gen se droguer, Sport se doper ; to do drugs se camer .
B modif
1 (narcotic) [problem, shipment, smuggler, trafficking] de drogue ; [culture, use] de la drogue ; [crime] lié à la drogue ;
2 Med, Pharm [company, industry] pharmaceutique.
C vtr (p prés etc -gg-)
1 (sedate) [kidnapper] administrer des somnifères à [victim] ; [vet] endormir [animal] ;
2 (dope) [person] mettre un somnifère dans [drink] ; [vet] mettre un narcotique dans [meal] ; [trainer] doper [horse].
Idiom
a drug on the market un produit qui se vend mal.

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