drink

drink
drink [{{t}}drɪŋk]
boire1, 2 boisson3(a) verre3(b) gorgée3(c) alcool3(d)
(pt drank [{{t}}dræŋk], pp drunk [{{t}}drʌŋk])
1 transitive verb
boire, prendre;
would you like something to drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose?;
I never drink coffee je ne prends jamais de café;
what are you drinking tonight? que voulez-vous boire ce soir?;
the water is not fit to drink l'eau n'est pas potable;
this coffee isn't fit to drink ce café est imbuvable;
the wine is best drunk at room temperature ce vin se boit chambré;
drink your soup mange ta soupe;
to drink one's fill boire à sa soif;
to drink sb's health, to drink a toast to sb boire à la santé de qn;
he drank himself into a stupor il s'est soûlé jusqu'à l'hébétude;
I could drink the well dry je boirais la mer et ses poissons;
he's drinking himself to death l'alcool le tue peu à peu;
to drink sb under the table faire rouler qn sous la table;
he drank us under the table il était encore debout alors que nous roulions sous la table;
I could drink you under the table any day! je te parie que je peux boire plus que toi!
2 intransitive verb
(a) (gen) boire;
I don't drink je ne bois pas;
to drink heavily boire beaucoup;
she drank out of or (straight) from the bottle elle a bu à la bouteille;
I only drink socially je ne bois jamais seul;
don't drink and drive boire ou conduire, il faut choisir;
he drinks like a fish il boit comme un trou;
I'll drink to that! je suis pour!;
we drank to their success nous avons bu ou porté un toast à leur succès
(b) (of wine)
it won't drink quite as well in two years' time dans deux ans il aura perdu de sa saveur
3 noun
(a) (non-alcoholic) boisson f;
may I have a drink? puis-je boire quelque chose?;
a drink of water un verre d'eau;
to give sb a drink donner à boire à qn;
there's plenty of food and drink il y a tout ce qu'on veut à boire et à manger;
you can get drinks from the machine vous pouvez prendre des boissons à la machine;
hot drinks boissons chaudes
(b) (alcoholic) verre m; (before dinner) apéritif m; (after dinner) digestif m;
we invited them in for a drink nous les avons invités à prendre un verre;
{{}}familiar{{}} fancy a drink? que diriez-vous d'un verre? ;
I need a drink! vite, donnez-moi à boire!;
I haven't had a drink in six months je n'ai pas bu d'alcool depuis six mois;
he likes or enjoys a drink il aime bien boire un verre;
to buy or to stand a round of drinks payer une tournée;
to pay for the drinks payer les consommations;
drinks are on the house! la maison offre à boire!;
he'd had one drink too many il avait bu un verre de trop, il avait un verre dans le nez
(c) (mouthful) gorgée f;
have another little drink prends encore une petite gorgée
(d) (alcohol) la boisson, l'alcool m;
she's taken to drink elle s'est mise à boire;
to be the worse for drink être en état d'ébriété;
he can't hold his drink il ne tient pas l'alcool;
to drive under the influence of drink conduire en état d'ivresse ou d'ébriété;
to smell of drink sentir l'alcool;
he has a drink problem il boit trop, il s'adonne à la boisson
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (sea) flotte f;
to be in the drink être dans la flotte ou à la baille
►► {{}}American{{}} drinks machine, drink machine distributeur m de boissons
drink away separable transitive verb
(troubles) noyer; (fortune) boire;
he's trying to drink his troubles away il essaie de noyer ses ennuis dans l'alcool;
to drink away one's fortune boire sa fortune
drink down separable transitive verb
avaler ou boire d'un trait
drink in separable transitive verb
(a) (water) absorber, boire
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (story, words) boire; (atmosphere, surroundings) s'imprégner de;
we drank in every word pas un seul mot ne nous a échappé, nous avons bu ses paroles
drink up
1 separable transitive verb
boire (jusqu'à la dernière goutte), finir
2 intransitive verb
vider son verre;
drink up! finissez vos verres!

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