addicted

adicto

Que no puede dejar de consumir una sustancia dañina porque su cuerpo o su mente la necesita.

En inglés sencillo: Unable to stop taking a harmful substance because your body or mind needs it.

• He became addicted to nicotine.
• People addicted to heroin need support.
• She feared becoming addicted to the medication.

Cómo se usa: addicted to something (He is addicted to alcohol.)

Sinónimos: dependent

Expresiones frecuentes: addicted to drugs, addicted to alcohol, become addicted

enganchado, adicto

Que disfruta tanto de una actividad que quiere practicarla todo el tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: Liking an activity so much that you want to do it all the time.

• I’m addicted to this series.
• She is addicted to solving puzzles.
• Have you become addicted to checking your phone?

Cómo se usa: addicted to something/doing something (He is addicted to watching cooking shows.)

Sinónimos: hooked, obsessed

Expresiones frecuentes: addicted to games, addicted to chocolate, addicted to shopping