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drink [drank, drunk, drinking, drinks] (consume liquid through the mouth) verb [UK: drɪŋk] [US: ˈdrɪŋk] | boire◼◼◼verbeDrink tea. = Bois du thé. |
drink [drank, drunk, drinking, drinks] (consume alcoholic beverages) verb [UK: drɪŋk] [US: ˈdrɪŋk] | boire◼◼◼verbeDrink tea. = Bois du thé. |
drink-driver (person who operates motor vehicle when drunk) noun | conducteur ivrenom {m} conductrice ivrenom {f} |
drink like a fish (drink alcohol heavily) verb [UK: drɪŋk ˈlaɪk ə fɪʃ] [US: ˈdrɪŋk ˈlaɪk ə ˈfɪʃ] | boire comme un trou◼◼◼verbe |
drinkability noun | buvabilité◼◼◼nom {f} |
drinkable (safe to drink) adjective [UK: ˈdrɪŋk.əb.l̩] [US: ˈdrɪnk.əb.l̩] | potable◼◼◼adjectif buvable◼◼◻adjectif |
drinkable (of good or satisfactory quality) adjective [UK: ˈdrɪŋk.əb.l̩] [US: ˈdrɪnk.əb.l̩] | buvable◼◼◻adjectif |
drinker [drinkers] (one that drinks) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkə(r)] [US: ˈdrɪŋkər] | buveur◼◼◼nom {m}I'm a big coffee drinker. = Je suis un gros buveur de café. buveuse◼◼◻nom {f}I'm a big coffee drinker. = Je suis une grosse buveuse de café. |
drinker [drinkers] (regular drinker of alcohol) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkə(r)] [US: ˈdrɪŋkər] | buveur◼◼◼nom {m}I'm a big coffee drinker. = Je suis un gros buveur de café. buveuse◼◼◻nom {f}I'm a big coffee drinker. = Je suis une grosse buveuse de café. |
drinking (act or session by which drink is consumed) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] [US: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] | boire◼◼◼nom {m pl} |
drinking fountain (device that is used to provide water to drink) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋk.ɪŋ.ˌfaʊn.tɪn] [US: ˈdrɪŋk.ɪŋ.ˌfaʊn.tɪn] | fontaine à boire◼◼◼nom |
drinking game (game involving drinking) noun | jeu à boire◼◼◼nom {m} jeu bibitifnom {m} |
drinking horn (drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ hɔːn] [US: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈhɔːrn] | corne à boire◼◼◼nom {f} |
drinking song (song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol) noun | chanson à boire◼◼◼nom {f} |
drinking straw (a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ strɔː] [US: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈstrɒ] | paille◼◼◼nom {f} |
drinking water [drinking waters] (water for humans) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɒ.tər] | eau potable◼◼◼nom {f} |
Drinkwater (equivalent surnames in other languages) proper noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋ.ˌkwɒ.tə(r)] [US: ˈdrɪŋ.ˌkwɒ.tər] | Boileaunom propre |
binge drinking (consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol) noun [UK: bɪndʒ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] [US: ˈbɪndʒ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] | beuverie express◼◼◼nom {f} |
can I buy you a drink (can I buy you a drink?) phrase | |
energy drink (caffeinated soft drink) noun | boisson énergisante◼◼◼nom {f} |
long drink (large mixed drink) noun [UK: ˈlɒŋ drɪŋk] [US: ˈlɔːŋ ˈdrɪŋk] | long drink◼◼◼nom {m} |
soft drink (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage) noun [UK: sɒft drɪŋk] [US: ˈsɑːft ˈdrɪŋk] | boisson gazeuse◼◼◼nom {f} soda◼◼◻nom {f} |
undrinkable (not drinkable) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈdrɪŋk.əb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈdrɪŋk.əb.l̩] | imbuvable◼◼◼adjectifThis coffee is undrinkable. = Ce café est imbuvable. |
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink (you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) phrase | on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif [You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty]phrase |