cocaine
/kəʊˈkeɪn/noun
उच्चारण कोकेन
कोकीन
Core word
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a powerful illegal drug that some people take for pleasure and can become addicted to
कोकीन
- cocaine seized
- The police arrested two men carrying cocaine at the airport.
- Customs officers found cocaine hidden in a suitcase.
+ 2 more examples
- Cocaine is a dangerous drug that damages the heart.
- The gang smuggled cocaine across the border.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cocaine (uncountable noun)
Cocaine is an uncountable noun for the drug. It takes no article and no plural, and it is not capitalised.
'Cocaine' नशीले पदार्थ के लिए uncountable noun है। इसके साथ article नहीं लगता और इसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता।
- Cocaine is a highly addictive drug.
- Police seized two kilograms of cocaine.
be addicted to cocaine / cocaine addiction
Addicted takes to, and the noun form is cocaine addiction.
'Addicted' के बाद 'to' आता है और संज्ञा रूप 'cocaine addiction' है।
- He became addicted to cocaine and lost his job.
possess / traffic / smuggle cocaine
Legal and news reports use verbs such as possess, smuggle, seize, trade or traffic with this noun.
क़ानूनी और समाचार रिपोर्टों में possess, smuggle, seize, traffic जैसी क्रियाएँ इस संज्ञा के साथ आती हैं।
- The man was arrested for smuggling cocaine across the border.
cocaine as a topic in warnings
In school health talks the word is used to warn about drug abuse, with phrases like the danger of cocaine.
स्कूल की स्वास्थ्य चर्चाओं में यह शब्द नशे के दुरुपयोग की चेतावनी देने के लिए आता है।
- The teacher explained the danger of cocaine and other drugs.
+Collocations 5
verb + cocaine
seizesmugglesnortpossessdeal in
- Customs officers seized cocaine worth crores of rupees.
adjective + cocaine
pureillegaladdictivedangerousstreet
- Pure cocaine can cause sudden heart failure.
cocaine + noun
addictiondealertraffickinghabitseizureabuse
- Cocaine trafficking is a serious crime.
preposition phrases
addicted to cocainehigh on cocaineworth of cocainea kilo of cocaine
- He was found with a kilo of cocaine in his bag.
cocaine + related word
cocaine and heroincocaine and alcoholcrack cocaine
- The clinic treats patients addicted to cocaine and alcohol.
“More examples 6
- The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested three people for selling cocaine.
नारकोटिक्स नियंत्रण ब्यूरो ने कोकीन बेचने के आरोप में तीन लोगों को गिरफ़्तार किया।
- Cocaine is made from the leaves of the coca plant.
कोकीन कोका पौधे की पत्तियों से बनती है।
- Radhika's school invited a doctor to speak about the harm of cocaine.
राधिका के स्कूल ने कोकीन की हानियों पर बोलने के लिए एक डॉक्टर को बुलाया।
- Long use of cocaine damages the heart and the brain.
कोकीन का लंबे समय तक सेवन हृदय और मस्तिष्क को नुकसान पहुँचाता है।
- Cocaine was once used by doctors as a local anaesthetic.
कोकीन का प्रयोग कभी डॉक्टर स्थानीय निश्चेतक के रूप में करते थे।
- Radhika's project explained how drug gangs move cocaine through ports.
राधिका के प्रोजेक्ट ने समझाया कि नशे के गिरोह बंदरगाहों से कोकीन कैसे पहुँचाते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He was addicted with cocaine.
✓ He was addicted to cocaine.
Addicted is followed by to, not with.
'Addicted' के बाद 'to' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The NDPS Act, 1985 makes possessing cocaine and similar drugs a crime.
NDPS अधिनियम, 1985 कोकीन और ऐसे नशीले पदार्थ रखने को अपराध बनाता है।