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boire verbe | drink [drank, drunk, drinking, drinks]◼◼◼(consume liquid through the mouth) drink [drank, drunk, drinking, drinks]◼◼◼(consume alcoholic beverages) imbibe [imbibed, imbibing, imbibes]◼◻◻(drink) tipple [tippled, tippling, tipples]◼◻◻(to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess) |
boire nom {m pl} | drinking◼◼◼(act or session by which drink is consumed) |
boire comme un Polonais verbe | tipple [tippled, tippling, tipples](To drink too much alcohol) |
boire comme un Polonais nom | hollow leg(ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol) |
boire comme un trou verbe | drink like a fish◼◼◼(drink alcohol heavily) tipple [tippled, tippling, tipples](To drink too much alcohol) |
boire comme un trou nom | hollow leg(ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol) |
boire cul sec verbe | chug◼◼◼(to drink a large amount in a single action) |
boire du vin verbe | wine◼◼◼(drink wine) |
[Québec] pleuvoir à boire debout verbe | rain cats and dogs(to rain very heavily) |
chanson à boire nom {f} | drinking song◼◼◼(song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol) |
ciboire nom {m} | ciborium [ciboria]◼◼◼(A covered receptacle) |
corne à boire nom {f} | drinking horn◼◼◼(drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn) |
fontaine à boire nom | drinking fountain◼◼◼(device that is used to provide water to drink) |
il faut le boire (when the wine is drawn | in for a penny, in for a pound◼◼◼(Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof) |
il y a à boire et à manger nom | mixed bag◼◼◼(idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) |
jeu à boire nom {m} | drinking game◼◼◼(game involving drinking) |
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 | 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) |
pourboire nom {m} | tip [tips]◼◼◼(small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation) perquisite [perquisites](gratuity) |
puis-je vous offrir quelque chose à boire ? [formal] phrase | can I buy you a drink(can I buy you a drink?) |