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narcotico

/narˈkɔtiko/noun · masculine / adjectiveC1
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Significado · noun

narcotic, drug

  • a substance that induces sleep or relieves pain; an illegal drug

En una frase

La polizia ha sequestrato un grosso carico di narcotici al porto.

Police seized a large shipment of narcotics at the port.

Il medico gli ha prescritto un potente narcotico contro il dolore acuto.

The doctor prescribed him a powerful narcotic for acute pain.

L'uso prolungato di quel narcotico può provocare grave dipendenza.

Prolonged use of that narcotic can cause severe addiction.

Formas de la palabra (2)
PalabraFormas de la palabra
narcoticomasculine · singular
narcoticimasculine · plural

Notas de uso

  • Has an irregular plural in '-ci' (/narˈkɔtitʃi/).
  • Commonly encountered in legal and medical contexts in the plural.

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Significado · adjective

narcotic, sleep-inducing

  • inducing stupor, sleep, or insensibility
  • relating to narcotic drugs or substances

En una frase

Questo farmaco ha un forte effetto narcotico.

This medication has a strong narcotic effect.

La polizia ha sequestrato diverse sostanze narcotiche al confine.

The police seized several narcotic substances at the border.

L'odore dei fiori emanava una fragranza quasi narcotica.

The smell of the flowers gave off an almost narcotic fragrance.

Formas de la palabra (4)
PalabraFormas de la palabra
narcoticomasculine · singular
narcoticafeminine · singular
narcoticimasculine · plural
narcotichefeminine · plural

Notas de uso

  • Masculine plural ends in -ci ('narcotici'), as is usual for words stressed on the third-to-last syllable; feminine plural is 'narcotiche'.
  • Can also function as a masculine noun meaning 'a narcotic drug'.

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