eres un drogadicto
/eɾes un dɾoɡadiɡto/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you're a crackhead" is expressed in Spanish as eres un drogadicto.
This phrase is used to tell someone that they are addicted to crack cocaine.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɾes un dɾoɡadiɡto/
Did you know?
- In certain Caribbean slang, people might avoid the word drogadicto and use the term zombie to describe the vacant look of someone who is a 'crackhead'.
- The word drogadicto is a linguistic hybrid created by matching the sounds of the English 'drug addict' to Spanish components.
- While drogadicto is the literal term, a Spaniard might more colloquially call someone a yonqui to describe a heavy addict.
Example conversation
Elena is confronting Mateo about his substance abuse.
- ElenaMateo, tienes que dejar eso.Mateo, you have to stop that.
- MateoNo es para tanto, Elena.It's not that big of a deal, Elena.
- ElenaMírate, eres un drogadicto.Look at yourself, you're an addict.
- MateoNo digas eso de mí.Don't say that about me.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries drogadicto, eres, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
