cocktail

a mixed drink made with one or more alcoholic drinks and sometimes fruit juice, water, etc.

cóctel

• cocktail party

Collocations a cocktail party · a cocktail hour

• They're having a cocktail party this evening.

  Tienen una fiesta de cócteles esta noche.

a light meal that you eat in the late afternoon or early evening, often before a main meal

aperitivo, cena ligera

• cocktail hour

Collocations a cocktail hour · have a cocktail before dinner

• We had cocktails and canapés before the main course.

  Tomamos cócteles y canapés antes del plato principal.

a mixture of different things, especially one that is made for a particular purpose or occasion

mezcla, combinación

• cocktail of

Collocations a cocktail of drugs · a cocktail of emotions

• The patient was given a cocktail of powerful drugs.

  Al paciente se le administró una mezcla de fuertes medicamentos.