pervitin
English translation: Pervitin (brand name)
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|  Selected response from: Samuel Hunt Germany Local time: 10:24 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | pervitin |
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| 4 +1 | Pervitin (brand name) |
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| 4 | methamphetamine |
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| 3 | crystal meth |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1pervitin Explanation: There are many references to this name in reputable English texts, I would not translate. Alternatively, "meth" could be considered. IMO "pervitin" is specific in that it is not so pure as other forms of methamphetamine |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Pervitin (brand name) Explanation: Tricky one - I think the trouble here is that "methamphetamine" is a whole family of drugs, while "pervitin" is just the typical Czech name for speed. It looks like Pervitin was a brand of speed from back in the day when all that stuff was legal. The name stuck in Czech, but has fallen out of use in English. See Wikipedia: "Pervitin, a methamphetamine brand used by German soldiers during World War II, was dispensed in these tablet containers." |
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methamphetamine Explanation: Je to totéž. Asi bych vypustil tu pasáž ... obsahující metam... V nouzi lze použít třeba desoxyephedrin nebo methedrine, ale osobně bych se do těch opisů nepouštěl, ty názvy nejsou rozšířené. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin |
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crystal meth Explanation: I think you have two options: ... what is known as OR under the street name ... -> “crystal meth” -> “pervitin” Lokalizace × exotizace |
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