French word

dope

Pronunciation

IPA/dɔp/

Meaning

  • feminine noundrugs

Example

Il vend de la dope dans la rue.

He sells drugs on the street.

Illustration for dope (drugs)

More examples

La police a saisi de la dope hier.

The police seized some dope yesterday.

Core concept

A small illicit substance packet changing hands on the street.

Common phrases

  • de la dope

    some dope

  • un dealer de dope

    a dope dealer

  • prendre de la dope

    take dope

Similar words

drogue: A general term for drugs that affect the mind or body.
stupéfiant: A formal or technical term for narcotics prohibited by law.
came: Casual slang for narcotics in informal conversation.
haschich: A narcotic made from cannabis resin, often sold in solid blocks.

Definition in French

Mot familier qui désigne une drogue illégale, en particulier une substance vendue ou consommée illicitement.

Word origin

French dope is borrowed from English dope, whose narcotic sense developed in nineteenth-century slang and ultimately traces to Dutch doop, a liquid preparation.

Usage tips

  • Dope is familiar slang in French, so la dope is less formal than drogue or stupéfiant.

Opposites

Related words

  • doperdopeverb
  • dopagedopingnoun
  • dopantdopingadjective

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