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feminine

dʁɔɡ

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Translation

drug

Word origin

Generally traced to Middle Dutch droge ('dry'), from the phrase droge vate ('dry goods, dry barrels') used in the spice and apothecary trade. English drug comes from the same French word.

Origin
Dutch
Root
droge
English cognates
drug

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraldrogues

Examples

casse .

Drugs break entire lives every year.

trafic .

He was arrested for drug trafficking.

.

She fights against drugs every day.

port .

The police found drugs at the port last night.

, c' .

Coffee is my morning drug.

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This word is part of lesson 16.