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ad·dic·tive

(ə-dĭk′tĭv)

adj.

1. Causing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive substance.

2. Characterized by or susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality.

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addictive

(əˈdɪktɪv)

adj

of, relating to, or causing addiction

adˈdictiveness n

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ad•dic•tive

(əˈdɪk tɪv)

adj.

1. producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.

2. more than normally susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality.

[1935–40]

ad•dic′tive•ness, n.

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Adj.

addictive - causing or characterized by addiction; "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior"

habit-forming

nonaddictive - not causing or characterized by addiction; "for years tobacco companies have contended that tobacco is nonaddictive"

addictive

adjective habit-forming, compelling, compulsive, causing addiction or dependency, moreish or morish (informal) Cigarettes are highly addictive.

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Translations

návykový

εθιστικός εξαρτησιογόνος

addiktiivinenaiheuttavariippuvuus

addictif

che causa dipendenza

addictive

[əˈdɪktɪv] ADJ

1. (lit) [drug] → que crea adicción, adictivo; [personality] → propenso a las adicciones
cigarettes are highly addictive → los cigarros son muy adictivos or crean una fuerte adicción
an addictive habit → un vicio que crea adicción

2. (fig) to be addictive → ser como una droga, ser adictivo, ser un vicio
rock climbing is addictive → el alpinismo es como una droga → el alpinismo es adictivo, el alpinismo es un vicio
movie-making can quickly become addictive → el hacer películas puede convertirse pronto en una adicción

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

addictive

[əˈdɪktɪv] adj

(lit) [substance, drug] → qui crée une dépendance
Cigarettes are highly addictive → Les cigarettes créent une forte dépendance.

(fig) [food, TV programme] → qui crée une dépendanceadding machine [ˈædɪŋ] n → machine f à calculer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

addictive

adj to be addictive (lit) → süchtig machen; (fig) → zu einer Sucht werden können; these drugs/watching TV can become addictive → diese Drogen können/Fernsehen kann zur Sucht werden; addictive drug → Suchtdroge f; to have an addictive personality → suchtanfällig sein, ein Suchttyp m → sein (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

addictive

[əˈdɪktɪv] adj → che dà assuefazione

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

addictive

adj adictivo, que crea dependencia

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