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dopaje

doping

noun doh-PAH-heh Rare

Usage Note

Dopaje refers specifically to the use of banned performance-enhancing substances in sport. It is a borrowed and adapted form; the related verb is dopar or doparse. The term is well-established in sports journalism alongside the borrowed anglicism doping, but dopaje is the standard Spanish form preferred in official contexts.

Examples

"El ciclista fue sancionado por dopaje."

Natural Translation

The cyclist was penalised for doping.

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