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das Dragee/Dragée (-s)
   sugar-coated chocolate candy, dragee; sugar-coated pill or tablet, coated pill or tablet

Insgesamt fertigt der Betrieb jährlich 4000 Tonnen Süßwaren wie Bonbons, Nussdragees und Dragee-Eier.
Annually the company produces a total of 4,000 tons of sweets, such as chocolate-covered candy, nut dragees and candied eggs.
Dulcolax® sind magensaftresistente Dragées. Ein sehr gutes Mittelchen, wenn man mal verstopft ist.
Dulcolax® are stomach-fluid-resistant coated tablets. A very good little cure when one happens to be constipated.
Knoblauch - nur 1 Dragee täglich, Dr. Böhm (90 Stück) - rezeptfrei
Garlic - only one tablet per day, Dr. Böhm (90 tablets) - non-prescription

Related:
dragieren (pharm.) to sugar-coat, coat with sugar
in Drageeform in sugar-coated form
die Pille pill
die Tablette tablet, pill

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