estás drogado
/estas dɾoɡado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "your high" (referring to a person being under the influence of drugs) is translated into Spanish as estás drogado.
This phrase is used to tell someone that they are under the influence of a drug.
Which one should you use?
estás colocado is a common colloquial alternative to estás drogado in many Spanish-speaking regions.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, estar volado/a can be used instead of estar colocado/a or estar puesto/a to mean being high.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes its ending to estás drogada if you are speaking to a female.
Did you know?
- Spanish speakers may use the phrase estás en las nubes to describe someone who is high or daydreaming, meaning 'you are in the clouds'.
- While estás drogado is used for substances, the specific state of being high on cannabis is often expressed as estás fumado, meaning 'you are smoked'.
- In Spain, you might hear someone say they are colocado, which sounds like they are being 'placed' or 'positioned' in a specific spot. It is a very common way to describe being high without using the more aggressive term drogado.
Examples in context
- María parece estar drogada.María seems to be high.
- Raúl está colocado después de haber fumado hierba.Raúl is high after smoking weed.
- Luisa y Pedro están puestos después de tomar tequila.Luisa and Pedro are high after drinking tequila.
- Dime la verdad, ¿estás drogado?Tell me the truth, are you high?
- No puedes conducir, estás drogado.You cannot drive, you are high.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are at a party.
- DanielMira cómo camina, creo que estás drogado.Look at how you're walking, I think you are high.
- LucíaNo digas tonterías, Daniel.Don't say silly things, Daniel.
- DanielTus ojos están muy rojos, estás drogado.Your eyes are very red, you are high.
- LucíaSolo tengo alergia, Lucía.I just have allergies, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
