drink

drink
drink [drɪŋk]
(verb: preterite drank, past participle drunk)
1. noun
   a. ( = liquid to drink) boisson f
• there's food and drink in the kitchen il y a à boire et à manger à la cuisine
• may I have a drink? est-ce que je pourrais boire quelque chose ?
• to give sb a drink donner à boire à qn
   b. ( = glass of alcoholic drink) verre m ; (before meal) apéritif m
• have a drink! tu prendras bien un verre ?
• let's have a drink allons prendre un verre
• I need a drink! j'ai besoin de boire un verre !
• to ask friends in for drinks inviter des amis à venir prendre un verre
   c. ( = alcoholic liquor) to be under the influence of drink être en état d'ivresse
• to be the worse for drink avoir un coup dans le nez (inf)
• to smell of drink sentir l'alcool
• his worries drove him to drink ses soucis l'ont poussé à boire
2. transitive verb
boire
• would you like something to drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose ?
• give me something to drink donnez-moi quelque chose à boire
• this wine should be drunk at room temperature ce vin se boit chambré
3. intransitive verb
boire
• he doesn't drink il ne boit pas
• "don't drink and drive" « boire ou conduire, il faut choisir »
• to drink to sb/to sb's success boire à qn/au succès de qn
4. compounds
► drink driver noun (British) conducteur m, -trice f en état d'ivresse
► drink-driving noun (British) conduite f en état d'ivresse
► drink problem noun
• to have a drink problem trop boire
► drink in separable transitive verb
[+ story] avaler (inf)
• the children were drinking it all in les enfants n'en perdaient pas une miette (inf)► drink up
1. intransitive verb
finir son verre
• drink up! finis ton verre !
2. separable transitive verb
• to drink sth up finir son verre (or sa tasse) de qch
* * *
[drɪŋk] 1.
noun
1) (nonalcoholic) boisson f

to have a drink — boire quelque chose

2) (alcoholic) verre m
3) (act of drinking)

to take ou have a drink of something — boire une gorgée de quelque chose

4) [U] (collectively) boisson f; (alcoholic) alcool m
2.
transitive verb (prét drank; pp drunk) boire (from something dans quelque chose)
3.
intransitive verb (prét drank; pp drunk)
1) boire (from, out of dans)

don't drink and drive — ne conduisez pas si vous avez bu

2) (as toast)

to drink to the bride — boire à la mariée

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Phrasal Verbs:
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to drive somebody to drink — pousser quelqu'un à la boisson

I'll drink to that! — excellente idée!


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