opium (redirected from The opium of the people)

o·pi·um  (p-m)

n.

1. A bitter, yellowish-brown, strongly addictive narcotic drug prepared from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

2. Something that numbs or stupefies.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek opion, diminutive of opos, vegetable juice.]

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opium [ˈəʊpɪəm]

n

1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy that contains alkaloids such as morphine and codeine: used in medicine as an analgesic

2. something having a tranquillizing or stupefying effect

[from Latin: poppy juice, from Greek opion, diminutive of opos juice of a plant]

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opium  (p-m)

A highly addictive, yellowish-brown drug obtained from the pods of a variety of poppy, from which other drugs, such as morphine, are prepared.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

opium - an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

Translations

opium [ˈəʊpɪəm]

A. N → opio m

B. CPD opium addict N → opiómano/a m/f
opium addiction N → opiomanía f
opium den N → fumadero m de opio

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opium [ˈəʊpiəm] n → opium m opium poppy, opium war
opium den n → fumerie f d'opium
opium poppy n → pavot m
opium war n → guerre f de l'opium

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opium

n (lit, fig) → Opium nt; the opium of the masses → Opium nt → für das Volk

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opium in cpds → Opium-;

opium den

n → Opiumhöhle f

opium fiend

n → Opiumsüchtige(r) mf

opium poppy

n → Schlafmohn m

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opium [ˈəʊpɪəm] n → oppio

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opium

n opium [ˈəupiəm]

a drug made from the dried juice of a type of poppy. opium أفْيون: مُخَدِّر опиум opium opium das Opium όπιο opio oopium تریاک oopiumi opium אוֹפּיוּם अफीम opijum ópium candu ópíum oppio アヘン 아편 opiumas opijs candu opium opium opium ópio opiu опиум ópium opij opijum opium ฝิ่น afyon 鴉片 опіум, опій افيوم thuốc phiện 鸦片

n opiate [ˈoupiət]

any drug containing opium, used to make a person sleep The doctor gave him an opiate. opiaat, pynstiller, slaapmiddel مُنَوِّم مُخَدِّر опиат opiát opiumholdigt middel das Opiat υπνωτικό opiáceo uinuti هر نوع داروی مخدر؛ داروی خواب آور opiaatti opiacé סַם אוֹפיוּם מַרגִיעַ अफीम आधारित कोई दवा opijat, sredstvo za uspavljivanje ópium tartalmú altatószer obat bius lyf sem inniheldur ópíum oppiaceo アヘン剤 (일반적으로) 진정제, 마취제 narkotinis vaistas narkotisks/nomierinošs līdzeklis opiat opiaat opiumholdig legemiddel środek narkotyczny opiato narcotic успокаивающее, седативное средство opiát uspavalno sredstvo opijat opiat, rogivande (sövande) medel ยาที่มีฝิ่นเจือปน afyonlu (ilâç) 鴉片麻醉劑 опіат, наркотик افيوني، خواب آور thuốc ngủ 鸦片麻醉剂