dope

Drogen, Gras

Substanzen, die man zum Vergnügen nimmt, besonders illegale Drogen.

In einfachem Englisch: Drugs taken for pleasure, especially illegal ones.

• They were smoking dope outside.
• The police found dope in his bag.
• She stopped buying dope after leaving college.

Synonyme: drugs, weed

Häufige Wendungen: smoke dope, sell dope, buy dope

Informationen, Insiderinformationen

Informationen über etwas, besonders Einzelheiten, die nur wenige kennen.

In einfachem Englisch: Information about something, especially facts that few people know.

• Give me the latest dope.
• He had the inside dope on tomorrow’s race.
• What’s the dope on the proposed merger?

So benutzt man es: dope on someone/something (Have you got the latest dope on the new manager?)

Synonyme: information, news, inside information

Häufige Wendungen: the latest dope, dope on something, inside dope

Beschichtungsmasse, Spannlack

Eine dickflüssige Masse oder Paste, die eine Oberfläche schützt oder für die weitere Behandlung vorbereitet.

In einfachem Englisch: A thick liquid or paste put on a surface to protect or prepare it.

• Brush the dope onto the fabric.
• The coating of dope dried overnight.
• They used dope to protect the aircraft’s fabric covering.

Synonyme: coating compound

Häufige Wendungen: aircraft dope, apply dope, coat with dope

Absorptionsmittel, Saugstoff

Ein Material, das Flüssigkeit aufnimmt und festhält.

In einfachem Englisch: A material that takes in liquid and holds it.

• The dope holds the liquid.
• They chose a porous material as the dope.
• The liquid was absorbed into the dope.

Synonyme: absorbent, absorbent material

Häufige Wendungen: absorbent dope, liquid in dope

dopen, Drogen nehmen

Drogen nehmen, besonders verbotene Mittel zur Steigerung der sportlichen Leistung.

In einfachem Englisch: To take drugs, especially banned ones that improve performance in sport.

• Some athletes dope to win.
• He denied doping before the race.
• Cyclists caught doping may receive lengthy bans.

So benutzt man es: dope with something (The cyclist admitted doping with steroids.)

Häufige Wendungen: dope before competing, dope with steroids

unter Drogen setzen, dopen

Einem Menschen oder Tier Mittel geben, die sein Befinden oder seine Leistung verändern.

In einfachem Englisch: To give someone or an animal drugs that change how they feel or perform.

• Someone had doped her drink.
• The horse was doped before the race.
• They found that the athlete had been doped with a banned substance.

So benutzt man es: dope someone/something with something (The horse had been doped with a banned drug.)

Synonyme: drug

Häufige Wendungen: dope someone, dope a horse, dope with something

beschichten, mit Spannlack behandeln

Eine Oberfläche mit einer schützenden dickflüssigen Masse oder Paste behandeln.

In einfachem Englisch: To cover or treat a surface with a thick protective liquid or paste.

• They doped the aircraft’s wings.
• The worker doped the fabric and left it to dry.
• This surface must be doped before use.

So benutzt man es: dope something with something (They doped the fabric with a protective liquid.)

Synonyme: coat, treat

Häufige Wendungen: dope the fabric, dope a surface, dope with something

dotieren

Einem Material eine kleine Menge eines anderen Stoffes zusetzen, um seine elektrischen Eigenschaften zu verändern.

In einfachem Englisch: To add a small amount of another substance to a material to change its electrical properties.

• The engineers doped the silicon.
• This crystal was doped with arsenic.
• Manufacturers dope semiconductors to control how they conduct electricity.

So benutzt man es: dope something with something (They dope silicon with boron to change its conductivity.)

Häufige Wendungen: dope silicon, dope a semiconductor, dope with boron