Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
المواد النفسية
English translation:
Psychotropics
Added to glossary by
Howaida Emad
Feb 4, 2012 13:34
12 yrs ago
Arabic term
المواد النفسية
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
drugs and drug abuse
that includes both narcotics (+ alcoholic drinks) and hallucinogens.
if I use the word "drugs" in this context it might be confused for legal drugs, any other suggestions?
if I use the word "drugs" in this context it might be confused for legal drugs, any other suggestions?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Psychotropics |
Howaida Emad
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| 4 | Substances |
Taghreed Mahmoud
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| 3 | intoxicants |
trsk2000 (X)
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Change log
Feb 4, 2012 15:17: TargamaT team changed "Language pair" from "English to Arabic" to "Arabic to English"
Feb 5, 2012 15:23: Howaida Emad Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Howaida Emad
Native in Arabic
Experienced EnglishArabic Translator
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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4
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks a bunch :)"
7 mins
intoxicants
this generic term would incorporate alcoholic drinks, narcotics, legal and illegal, essentially anything that is regarded as poisonous for the body irrespective of the applicable laws of the country in question
Reference:
10 mins
Taghreed Mahmoud
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
My Passion: Legal Language
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Substances
Substance abuse إساءة استعمال المواد النفسية
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