cocaine
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cocaine
A powerful illegal drug obtained from the leaves of the coca plant and acting as a stimulant. Its use is associated with significant health and legal risks.
Der Besitz von Kokain ist in den meisten Ländern streng verboten.
Possession of cocaine is strictly prohibited in most countries.
As the name of a substance, 'Kokain' (cocaine) is usually used without an article when referring to the substance in general.
Bei der Kontrolle wurde Kokain in seinem Gepäck gefunden.
During the inspection, cocaine was found in his luggage.
The word is often used with verbs that describe use, trafficking, or possession. Typical phrases are 'Kokain konsumieren' (to use cocaine), 'mit Kokain handeln' (to deal in cocaine), or 'Kokain schmuggeln' (to smuggle cocaine).
Die Bande wurde verhaftet, weil sie mit Kokain gehandelt hat.
The gang was arrested because it had been dealing in cocaine.
This word belongs to specialized vocabulary and is mainly used in contexts such as crime, law, news, or medicine.
In den Nachrichten wurde über einen großen Kokainfund am Hafen berichtet.
The news reported on a large cocaine seizure at the harbor.
snow
Schnee can be a colloquial term for the drug cocaine. Kokain is the neutral standard term and is therefore suitable, for example, in factual reports. In this meaning, Schnee is appropriate only when a deliberately casual, colloquial style is being used.
Im Polizeibericht wurde die gefundene Droge als Kokain bezeichnet.
The police report referred to the drug they had found as cocaine.
Im lockeren Gespräch nannte er die gefundene Droge Schnee.
In casual conversation, he called the drug they had found snow.
