Falsos Cognatos: Intoxication (não é o que parece)

Donay Mendonça 23 127 1.7k
Olá pessoal,
A palavra "intoxication" está relacionada a bebidas alcoolicas(embriaguez)
Ex:Intoxication caused the accident.(A embriaguez provocou o acidente)

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thank's for all your great tips :)
Calma aí, hehehe, intoxication também é intoxicação, apesar de ser muito mais comum o uso de Poisoning ("envenenamento")... :oops:
Intoxication
n. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk; altering of one's mental or physical state usually as a result of ingesting some substance; of euphoria, exhilaration, a high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness; A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
ImagemWikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia

Intoxication is the state of being affected by one or more psychoactive drugs. It can also refer to the effects caused by the ingestion of poison or by the overconsumption of normally harmless substances.

Some types of intoxication:

* Drunkenness (alcohol intoxication)
* Caffeine intoxication
* Cannabis intoxication
* Heroin intoxication
* Water intoxication
Fica a dica ;)
Donay Mendonça 23 127 1.7k
Hello, Collin
Yeah,it´s actually what it seems to be although it´s not common.I´ve seen good books describing "intoxication" as a false friend, but I never ever agreed with them.
see you....