Abtörn

English translation: coming down/sketching

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German term or phrase:Abtörn
English translation:coming down/sketching
Entered by: Rebecca Holmes

11:12 Mar 2, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / anti-drug campaign
German term or phrase: Abtörn
This is the text for an anti-drugs radio spot, UK English.

The title is "Abtörn" and the first spoken sentence in the spot is "Abtörn ist Runter kommen -- bis die Droge raus ist aus der Blutbahn und dem Nervensystem".

Ok, so Abtörn is coming down, but is there another word/noun (best would be in teenage slang) for it that I can use in this sentence (i.e. "X means coming down ..." ??

Any help much appreciated.
Rebecca Holmes
United States
Local time: 08:29
sketching
Explanation:
http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/slang/slang10.shtml

Slang glossary of drugs - not sure how commonly used it is though, but comes up with hits at google
Also found www.drugs-info.co.uk/streetnames/streetnamesS.htm - 29k
www.watton.org/drugsinfo/a-z/terms/alpha_s.html - 56k
www.texaspolicecentral.com/slang_drug_terms_s.html - 36k
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helen howard
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:29
Grading comment
Thanks for the help guys, the glossary was perfect, Helen!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Coming down
IanW (X)
4sketching
helen howard


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Abtörn
Coming down


Explanation:
I would phrase it as: "Coming down means just that - coming down - until ...".

I think this would work very well in a spoken word text.

IanW (X)
Local time: 13:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 178

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  davidgreen: also "crashing"
20 mins

agree  roguestate: agree with Ian but Not "crashing"
54 mins
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sketching


Explanation:
http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/slang/slang10.shtml

Slang glossary of drugs - not sure how commonly used it is though, but comes up with hits at google
Also found www.drugs-info.co.uk/streetnames/streetnamesS.htm - 29k
www.watton.org/drugsinfo/a-z/terms/alpha_s.html - 56k
www.texaspolicecentral.com/slang_drug_terms_s.html - 36k


    Reference: http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/slang/slang10.shtml
helen howard
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks for the help guys, the glossary was perfect, Helen!
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