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acid
A colloquial term for the synthetic drug LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), which causes strong hallucinations.
In den 1960er Jahren experimentierten viele Künstler mit Acid.
In the 1960s, many artists experimented with acid.
'Das Acid' (acid) is a specific slang term for the drug LSD or a style of music. It is not the general word for a chemical acid; for that, German uses 'die Säure' (acid).
Zitronensaft enthält viel Säure.
Lemon juice contains a lot of acid.
The word 'Acid' is used almost exclusively colloquially and in certain subcultures (the music scene, the drug scene). It is unusual in formal or everyday contexts.
In dem Club spielten sie die ganze Nacht Acid.
They played acid all night in the club.
Whether the drug or the music is meant can be recognized from the verb and the context. Verbs like 'nehmen' (to take) or 'probieren' (to try) point to the drug, while 'hören' (to listen to) or 'auflegen' (to DJ/play records) point to the music.
Er erzählte, dass er in seiner Jugend einmal Acid genommen hat.
He said that he took acid once in his youth.
trip
'der Trip' and 'das Acid' can both appear in the context of drugs and altered perception. However, 'das Acid' means the drug LSD itself. 'der Trip' means the intoxicated state or experience that can be caused by such drugs. Learners may confuse the words because people sometimes talk about an 'Acid-Trip' in everyday language. The important point is: acid is the substance; a trip is the experience. Also, 'der Trip' can simply mean a short journey; then it has nothing to do with drugs.
In dem Bericht warnt die Ärztin vor Acid und anderen gefährlichen Drogen.
In the report, the doctor warns about acid and other dangerous drugs.
Nach der Party erzählte er von einem schlechten Trip.
After the party, he talked about a bad trip.