Adicto in english
Addict
pronunciation: ədɪkt part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ədɪkt part of speech: noun
In gestures
adicto = junkie ; addict.
Example: Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.Example: She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.more:
» adicto a = addicted to .
Example: But he's also addicted to power and not about to give it up.» adicto a la lectura = bookaholic .
Example: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.» adicto a la tele = couch potato ; telly-addict ; TV-addict .
Example: Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger. Example: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control. Example: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.» adicto al chocolate = chocolate addict .
Example: The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.» adicto al crack = crackhead ; crackhead .
Example: Actually to do something about a young crackhead fidgeting with a gun takes more than high-flown language -- it takes bravery = De hecho, para hacer algo acerca de un joven adicto al crack que le gusta juguetear con una pistola requiere algo más que un lenguaje pretencioso, se necesita valentía. Example: Actually to do something about a young crackhead fidgeting with a gun takes more than high-flown language -- it takes bravery = De hecho, para hacer algo acerca de un joven adicto al crack que le gusta juguetear con una pistola requiere algo más que un lenguaje pretencioso, se necesita valentía.» adicto a los libros = bookaholic .
Example: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.» antiguo adicto = ex-junkie .
Example: She thought she'd struck pay dirt when a wealthy couple hired her to find their missing daughter, who they suspected has started using heroin -- who better to find a junkie than an ex-junkie?.