capo de la droga

es un capo — [en arte, profesión] he's a real pro *, he's brilliant

Ex: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.

she gave him a nod — gli fece un cenno col capo; (as greeting) lo salutò con un cenno del capo; (in assent) gli accennò di sì, gli annuì col capo

to give sb., sth. the nod — BE colloq. dare a qcn., qcs. il via libera

on the nod — BE colloq. senza discutere

to nod one's head — accennare col capo; (in assent) accennare di sì col capo

she gave him a nod — gli fece un cenno col capo; (as greeting) lo salutò con un cenno del capo; (in assent) gli accennò di sì, gli annuì col capo

to give sb., sth. the nod — BE colloq. dare a qcn., qcs. il via libera

on the nod — BE colloq. senza discutere

to nod one's head — accennare col capo; (in assent) accennare di sì col capo

I don't do drugs — (sl) yo no me drogo; (before n)

drug dependence — drogodependencia f (frml)

drug pusher — (colloq) camello mf (arg), conecte mf (Méx arg), jíbaro mf (Col, Ven arg)

hard/soft drugs — drogas fpl duras/blandas

drug abuse N — toxicomanía f

drug abuser N — toxicómano(-a) m / f

drug addict N — drogadicto(-a) m / f

drug addiction N — drogadicción f, toxicomanía f

drug baron N — capo m

drug check N — prueba f de la droga, control m antidoping

drug company N — compañía f farmacéutica

drug czar N — jefe(-a) m / f de la lucha contra el narcotráfico

drug dealer N — traficante mf de drogas

drug dependency N — drogodependencia f

drug driver N — persona f que conduce drogada

drug driving N — conducción f bajo el efecto de las drogas

drug habit N — adicción f (a las drogas)

drug offence N — delito m en materia de drogas

drug peddler, drug pusher N — traficante mf de drogas, camello * mf

drug raid (US) N — redada f antidroga

drug ring (US) N — red f de narcotráfico

drug runner, drug smuggler N — narcotraficante mf

drug squad N — brigada f antidrogas, brigada f de estupefacientes

drugs raid N — redada f antidroga

drugs ring N — red f de narcotráfico

drugs test N — = drug test

drug taker N — = drug user

drug test N — (Sport) control m antidoping; (for employees, students etc) prueba f de detección de drogas

drug traffic N — narcotráfico m, tráfico m de drogas

drug trafficker N — traficante mf de drogas, narcotraficante mf

drug trafficking N — narcotráfico m, tráfico m de drogas

drug tsar N — jefe(-a) m / f de la lucha contra el narcotráfico

drug user N — consumidor(a) m / f de drogas, drogadicto(-a) m / f

I don't do drugs — (sl) yo no me drogo; (before n)

drug dependence — drogodependencia f (frml)

drug pusher — (colloq) camello mf (arg), conecte mf (Méx arg), jíbaro mf (Col, Ven arg)

il gran o bel mondo — high society

da che mondo è mondo — since time o the world began

il mondo è bello perché è vario — (Proverbio) variety is the spice of life

girare il mondo — to go o travel round the world

è la cosa più bella del mondo — fig. it's the best thing in the world

sono i migliori amici del mondo — fig. they're the best of friends

vive nel suo mondo, in un mondo a parte — fig. he lives in a world of his own, in a world apart

l'altro mondo, il mondo ultraterreno — (l'adilà) the next o other world

mandare qcn. all'altro mondo — to send o knock sb. to kingdom, to dispatch sb

il mondo degli affari — the business community o world

divertirsi un mondo — to have great fun o a great time

così va il mondo — that's the way of the world, that's the way it goes o the cookie crumbles

da che mondo è mondo — since o from time immemorial

vivere fuori dal mondo o nel mondo delle nuvole to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land o in a dreamworld; tutto il mondo è paese it's o people are the same the whole world over; il mondo è bello perché è vario — there's nowt so queer as folk

tagliare la gola a qn — to cut o slit sb's throat

tagliare il capo o la testa a qn — to behead sb, cut sb's head off

taglia e incolla Inform — cut and paste

tagliare la strada a qn — (in macchina) to cut in on sb, (a piedi) to cut across in front of sb

tagliare le gambe a qn fig — to make it impossible for sb to act, tie sb's hands

tagliare i panni addosso a qn — (sparlare) to tear sb to pieces

tagliare qcs. con le forbici — to scissor o snip sth.

tagliare qcs. a pezzi — to cut sth. into pieces o bits

tagliare qcs. a cubetti o dadini — to dice o cube sth., to chop sth. into cubes

tagliare i viveri a qcn. — to cut off sb.'s lifeline o supplies (anche fig.)

(farsi) tagliare i capelli — to have one's hair cut o a haircut

il camion mi ha tagliato la strada — the lorry cut across my path o cut me off

- rsi le vene — to slash one's wrists; (amputarsi)

- rsi i capelli — to cut one's hair; (farsi tagliare) to have one's hair cut o a haircut

- rsi le unghie — to cut o clip one's nails

tagliare la corda — to flake off, to clear off BE, to scarper BE

quel vino mi ha tagliato le gambe — that wine made me really drowsy o laid me out

to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

andare (o venire) addosso a — (Auto : altra macchina) to run into, (pedone) to run over

mettere le mani addosso a qn — (picchiare) to hit sb, lay hands on sb, (catturare) to seize sb, (molestare) to touch sb up

dare addosso a qn fig — to attack sb

avere addosso — to be carrying [arma, droga]

addosso a lei quell'abito fa una magnifica figura — she looks very smart in that dress; (contro a, di)

uno addosso all'altro — one on the top of the other; (molto vicino a)

in a shake o in two shakes colloq. in un batter d'occhio, in quattro e quattr'otto; to be no great shakes colloq. non valere (un) granché, non essere niente di speciale; to have the shakes — colloq. (from fear) avere la tremarella; (from cold, fever) avere i brividi; (from alcohol) tremare