торчал
English translation: to be hooked on; to be on
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|  Selected response from: Alexander Demyanov Local time: 21:01 | ||||||
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| 5 | was taking drugs |
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| 5 | were hooked on... | were on... |
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| 5 -1 | was stoned, fu*ked, bollocksed, wasted |
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2 mins confidence: 
| торчал was taking drugs Explanation: was on drugs (regularly) |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1| торчал was stoned, fu*ked, bollocksed, wasted Explanation: take your pick - it means in this context that he was high |
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6 hrs confidence:
| торчал were hooked on... | were on... Explanation: - |
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