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drink  (drngk)
v. drank (drngk), drunk (drngk), drink·ing, drinks
v.tr.
1. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid).
2. To swallow the liquid contents of (a vessel): drank a cup of tea.
3. To take in or soak up; absorb: drank the fresh air; spongy earth that drank up the rain.
4. To take in eagerly through the senses or intellect: drank in the beauty of the day.
5.
a. To give or make (a toast).
b. To toast (a person or an occasion, for example): We'll drink your health.
6. To bring to a specific state by drinking alcoholic liquors: drank our sorrows away.
v.intr.
1. To swallow liquid: drank noisily; drink from a goblet.
2. To imbibe alcoholic liquors: They only drink socially.
3. To salute a person or an occasion with a toast: We will drink to your continued success.
n.
1. A liquid that is fit for drinking; a beverage.
2. An amount of liquid swallowed: took a long drink from the fountain.
3. An alcoholic beverage, such as a cocktail or highball.
4. Excessive or habitual indulgence in alcoholic liquor.
5. Chiefly Southern U.S. See soft drink. See Regional Note at tonic.
6. Slang A body of water; the sea: The hatch cover slid off the boat and into the drink.

[Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan; see dhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

drink [drɪŋk]
vb drinks, drinking, drank [dræŋk] drunk [drʌŋk]
1. to swallow (a liquid); imbibe
2. (tr) to take in or soak up (liquid); absorb this plant drinks a lot of water
3. (tr; usually foll by in) to pay close attention (to); be fascinated (by) he drank in the speaker's every word
4. (tr) to bring (oneself into a certain condition) by consuming alcohol
5. (tr; often foll by away) to dispose of or ruin by excessive expenditure on alcohol he drank away his fortune
6. (intr) to consume alcohol, esp to excess
7. (when intr, foll by to) to drink (a toast) in celebration, honour, or hope (of)
drink (someone) under the table to be able to drink more intoxicating beverage than (someone)
drink the health of to salute or celebrate with a toast
drink with the flies Austral informal to drink alone
n
1. liquid suitable for drinking; any beverage
2. alcohol or its habitual or excessive consumption
3. a portion of liquid for drinking; draught
(Transport / Nautical Terms)
the drink Informal the sea
[Old English drincan; related to Old Frisian drinka, Gothic drigkan, Old High German trinkan]
drinkable  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drinkdrink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
chaser - a drink to follow immediately after another drink
draught, potation, tipple, draft - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
pledge, toast - a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
libation - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
eye opener - an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning
nightcap - an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
hair of the dog - an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover
shandy, shandygaff - a drink made of beer and lemonade
stirrup cup - a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic
sundowner - a drink taken at sundown
posset - sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
sillabub, syllabub - spiced hot milk with rum or wine
sangaree, sangria - sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water
whiskey neat, whisky neat - a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat"
ice-cream float, ice-cream soda, float - a drink with ice cream floating in it
milk shake, milkshake, shake - frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
frappe - liqueur poured over shaved ice
2.drinkdrink - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
intemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinks
drinking bout - a long period of drinking
3.drinkdrink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
wish-wash - any thin watery drink
potion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
oenomel - wine mixed with honey
near beer - drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol
ginger beer - carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger
mixer - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
cooler - an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
refresher - a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher"
smoothie - a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk
fizz - an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
cider, cyder - a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate - a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
fruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
ade, fruit drink - a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
mate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
coffee, java - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"
tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"
tea-like drink - a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves
drinking water - water suitable for drinking
liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
4.drink - any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
5.drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
aerophagia - swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence)
gulp, swig, draught, draft - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
sip - a small drink
Verb1.drink - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
swill down, swill - drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
guggle, gurgle - drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
sip - drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea"
guzzle - drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"
lap up, lick, lap - take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
drain the cup, drink up - drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming"
gulp, quaff, swig - to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"
belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
drain the cup, drink up - drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming"
belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
2.drink - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
tank - consume excessive amounts of alcohol
port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"
claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"
bar hop, pub-crawl - go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham"
bib, tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"
hit it up, inebriate, souse, soak - become drunk or drink excessively
wine - drink wine
hold, carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
3.drinkdrink - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
give - propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
4.drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
5.drinkdrink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"
habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"
booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

drink
verb
1. swallow, drain, sip, neck (slang), suck, gulp, sup, swig (informal), swill, guzzle, imbibe, quaff, partake of, toss off He drank his cup of tea.
2. booze (informal), tipple, tope, hit the bottle (informal), bevvy (dialect), bend the elbow (informal), go on a binge or bender (informal) He was smoking and drinking too much.
noun
1. glass, cup, swallow, sip, draught, gulp, swig (informal), taste, tipple, snifter (informal), noggin a drink of water.
2. beverage, refreshment, potion, liquid, thirst quencher Can I offer you a drink?
3. alcohol, booze (informal), liquor, spirits, the bottle (informal), alcoholic drink, Dutch courage, intoxicants, hooch or hootch (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.) Too much drink is bad for your health.
drink something in absorb, take in, digest, pay attention to, soak up, devour, assimilate, be fascinated by, imbibe She stood drinking in the view.
drink to something or someone toast, salute, propose a toast to, pledge the health of, wish health to Let's drink to his memory.
the drink (Informal) the sea, the main, the deep, the ocean, the briny (informal) His plane went down in the drink.
Related words
like potomania
fear potophobia
Quotations
"Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die" Bible: Isaiah
"Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry" Bible: St Luke
"I drink when I have occasion for it, and sometimes when I have not" [Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote]
"Drink to me only with thine eyes" [Ben Jonson To Celia]
"It's all right to drink like a fish - if you drink what a fish drinks" [Mary Pettibone Poole A Glass Eye at the Keyhole]
"One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I'm having a good time" [Nancy Astor]
"Man wants little drink below,"
"But wants that little strong" [Oliver Wendell Holmes A Song of other Days]
"Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts" Bible: Proverbs
"Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain,"
"With grammar, and nonsense, and learning,"
"Good liquor, I stoutly maintain,"
"Gives genius a better discerning" [Oliver Goldsmith She Stoops to Conquer]
"Candy"
"Is dandy"
"But liquor"
"Is quicker" [Ogden Nash Reflections on Ice-breaking]
"I arrived on the job in what I considered to be a perfect state of equilibrium, half man and half alcohol" [Eddie Condon We Called it Music]
"Wine is the drink of the gods, milk the drink of babies, tea the drink of women, and water the drink of beasts" [John Stuart Blackie]
"Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise" [Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote]
"We drink one another's healths and spoil our own" [Jerome K. Jerome The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow]
"Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why:"
"Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where" [Omar Khayyám Rubáiyát]
"I will drink Life to the lees:"
"all times I have enjoyed greatly, have suffered greatly" [Alfred, Lord Tennyson]
"Ulysses"
"A little learning is a dangerous thing;"
"Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:"
"There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,"
"And drinking largely sobers us again" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Criticism]
see alcoholic drinks, beers, cocktails, coffee, liqueurs, spirits, teas, whiskies, wines

Soft drinks

alcohol-free or non-alcoholic beer, apple juice, barley water, bitter lemon, Bovril (trademark), buttermilk, cassis, Coca-Cola or Coke (trademark), cocoa, coffee, cola, cordial, cream soda, crush, dandelion and burdock, fruit juice, fruit tea, ginger ale, ginger beer, grapefruit juice, herb tea or herbal infusion, hot chocolate, ice-cream soda, iron brew, juice, kumiss, koumiss, koumis, or koumyss, lassi, lemonade, lemon squash, lemon tea or Russian tea, limeade, lime cordial, lolly water (Austral. & N.Z.), Lucozade (trademark), maté or mate, milk, milk shake, mineral water, nectar, orangeade, orange juice, orgeat, peppermint cordial, Perrier or Perrier water (trademark), prairie oyster, Ribena (trademark), root beer, sarsaparilla, Seltzer or Seltzer water, sherbet, smoothie, soapolallie, soda, soda water, spremuta, squash, sweet cider (U.S. & Canad.), tea, tisane, Tizer (trademark), tomato juice, tonic, vichy water, Vimto (trademark), water
Translations
drink [drɪŋk] (drank (vb: pt) (drunk (pp)))
A. N
1. (= liquid to drink) → bebida f
there's food and drink in the kitchenhay comida y bebidas en la cocina, hay cosas de comer y de beber en la cocina
have you got drinks for the children?¿habéis traído algo para que beban los niños?
I need a drink of waternecesito un poco de agua
cold drinks (non-alcoholic) → refrescos mpl
to give sb a drinkdarle algo de beber a algn
can I have a drink?¿me podrías dar algo de beber or (LAm) tomar?
hot drinks will be availablese servirá café y té
I felt better after a hot drinkme sentía mejor después de beber algo caliente
see also meat A1
see also soft B
2. (= glass of alcohol) → copa f, trago m
to go (out) for a drinksalir a tomar algo, salir a tomar una copa
they've asked us round for drinksnos han invitado a su casa a tomar algo or a tomar unas copas
to have a drinktomar algo
we had a drink or twotomamos unas copas or unos tragos
see also drive B7
3. (= alcoholic liquor) → alcohol m, bebida f
he's given up drinkha dejado de beber, ha dejado el alcohol or la bebida
he has a drink problemtiene problemas con el alcohol or la bebida
to take to drinkdarse a la bebida
see also worse A
4. the drink (= the water) (gen) → el agua; (= sea) → el mar
B. VTbeber, tomar(esp LAm)
would you like something to drink?¿quieres tomar algo?
in the end he drank himself to deathal final la bebida lo llevó a la tumba
this coffee isn't fit to drinkeste café no se puede beber
to drink sb's healthbrindar por la salud de algn
we drank ourselves into a stuporbebimos hasta perder el sentido
to drink sb under the tabledarle cien vueltas a algn bebiendo
to drink a toast to sth/sbbrindar por algo/algn
C. VI
1. (= imbibe liquid) → beber
to drink from the bottlebeber de la botella
to drink out of paper cupsbeber en vasos de plástico
2. (= imbibe alcohol) → beber, tomar(LAm)
he doesn't drinkno bebe(alcohol), no toma(alcohol) (esp LAm)
don't drink and drivesi bebes, no conduzcas
he drinks like a fishbebe como una esponja
to drink to sth/sbbrindar por algo/algn
drink down VT + ADVbeber de un trago
drink in VT + ADV
1. (fig) [+ fresh air] → respirar; [+ story, sight, atmosphere] → empaparse de; [+ words] → estar pendiente de
he stood, drinking in the viewse quedó parado, empapándose de la vista
she sat there drinking in his wordsestaba ahí sentada, pendiente de sus palabras
the children were drinking it all ina los niños no les escapaba nada
2. [plant, soil] → absorber
drink up
A. VT + ADV [+ one's drink] → terminar de beber, terminar de tomar(LAm); [+ all drink available] → beberse, tomarse(LAm)
B. VI + ADV drink up now, please!¡terminen sus bebidas!

drink [ˈdrɪŋk]
n
(= beverage) → boisson f
a cold drink → une boisson fraîche
a hot drink → une boisson chaude
to have a drink [water, tea, coffee] → boire quelque chose
a drink of water → un verre d'eau
(= alcoholic drink) → verre m
She felt like a drink after a hard day → Elle avait envie d'un verre après cette dure journée.
to go out for a drink → aller prendre un verre
They've gone out for a drink → Ils sont allés prendre un verre.
to have a drink → boire un verre
We had drinks before dinner
BUT On a pris l'apéritif.
(= mouthful) → gorgée f
to take a drink of sth, to have a drink of sth → prendre une gorgée de qch, boire une gorgée de qch
(= alcohol) → alcool m
to take to drink (= start drinking too much) → s'adonner à la boisson
vt
[+ drink] → boire
She drank three cups of tea → Elle a bu trois tasses de thé.
What would you like to drink? → Qu'est-ce que vous voulez boire?
Would you like something to drink? → Aimeriez-vous boire quelque chose?
to drink o.s. into a stupor → boire jusqu'à tomber
to drink sb under the table → faire rouler qn sous la table
vi [drank] (pt) [drunk] (pp)
[person, animal] → boire
(= drink alcohol) → boire
He'd been drinking → Il avait bu.
I don't drink
BUT Je ne bois pas d'alcool.
drinks modif [company, firm, group, industry] → de boisson
drink in
vt sep
[+ fresh air] → inspirer profondément
[+ story] → avaler, ne pas perdre une miette de
[+ sight] → se remplir la vue de
drink to
vt fus [+ success] → boire à
to drink to sb's memory → boire à la mémoire de qn
I'll drink to that (= I agree) → bien dit
drink up
vi (= finish one's drink) → finir son verre, vider son verre
vt sep (= finish) → finir

drink vb: pret <drank>, ptp <drunk>
n
(= liquid to drink)Getränk nt; food and drinkEssen und Getränke; may I have a drink?kann ich etwas zu trinken haben?; would you like a drink of water?möchten Sie etwas Wasser?; to give somebody a drinkjdm etwas zu trinken geben; drinks canGetränkedose f
(= glass of alcoholic drink)Glas nt, → Drink m; have a drink!trink doch was or einen!; can I get you a drink?kann ich Ihnen etwas zu trinken holen?; let’s have a drinktrinken wir was; I need a drink!ich brauche was zu trinken!; he likes a drinker trinkt gern (einen); he’s had a good drink (inf)er hat ein paar über den Durst getrunken; the drinks are on medie Getränke zahle or spendiere ich; the drinks are on the housedie Getränke gehen auf Kosten des Hauses; to ask friends in for drinksFreunde auf ein Glas or einen Drink einladen
no pl (= alcoholic liquor)Alkohol m; the drink problemder Alkoholismus; he has a drink problemer trinkt; drink caused his downfallder Alkohol hat ihn ruiniert; to be the worse for drinkbetrunken sein; to take to drinkzu trinken anfangen; his worries drove him to drinkvor lauter Sorgen fing er an zu trinken; she drove him to drinksie war der Grund, warum er zu trinken anfing; it’s enough to drive you to drink!da könnte man wirklich zum Trinker werden
(esp Naut, Aviat inf, = sea) → Bach m (sl); three planes went down into the drinkdrei Flugzeuge gingen in den Bach (sl)
vttrinken; would you like something to drink?möchten Sie etwas zu trinken (haben)?; is the water fit to drink?ist das Trinkwasser?, kann man das Wasser trinken?; he drinks all his wageser vertrinkt seinen ganzen Lohn; to drink oneself sillysich dumm und dämlich trinken (inf)or saufen (inf); to drink oneself into a stuporsich sinnlos besaufen (inf); this car drinks petroldieses Auto säuft das Benzin nur so (inf); they drank the pub dry (Brit) → sie tranken die Kneipe leer ? table N a
vitrinken; he doesn’t drinker trinkt nicht, er trinkt keinen Alkohol; his father dranksein Vater hat getrunken or war Trinker; to go out drinkingeinen trinken gehen; one shouldn’t drink and drivenach dem Trinken soll man nicht fahren; drinking and drivingAlkohol am Steuer; to drink to somebodyauf jdn trinken; (to one’s neighbour at table etc) → jdm zuprosten or zutrinken; to drink to somethingauf etw (acc)trinken; I’ll drink to thatdarauf trinke ich

drink:
drink-driving (Brit)
nTrunkenheit fam Steuer
attr charge, convictionwegen Trunkenheit am Steuer; campaigngegen Trunkenheit am Steuer; the number of drink offencesdie Zahl der Fälle von Trunkenheit am Steuer

drink [drɪŋk] (drank (vb: pt) (drunk (pp)))
1. n
a. (liquid to drink) → bevanda, bibita
there's food and drink in the kitchen → c'è da mangiare e da bere in cucina
could I have a drink? → posso avere qualcosa da bere?
can I have a drink of water, please? → mi dai un po' d'acqua?
to give sb a drink → dare qualcosa da bere a qn
b. (glass of alcohol) a drinkun bicchierino
we had drinks before lunch → abbiamo preso l'aperitivo
let's have a drink → beviamo qualcosa
I need a drink → ho bisogno di bere qualcosa di forte
to invite sb for drinks → invitare qn a bere qualcosa
c. (alcoholic liquor) → alcolici mpl
he has a drink problem → è uno che beve, ha il vizio del bere
to take to drink → darsi al bere
to smell of drink → puzzare d'alcool
his worries drove him to drink → le preoccupazioni lo hanno spinto al bere
2. vt (gen) → bere; (soup) → mangiare
would you like something to drink? → vuole qualcosa da bere?
to drink sb under the table → far finire qn sotto il tavolo (completamente ubriaco/a)
3. vi (gen) → bere
he doesn't drink → non beve (alcolici)
"don't drink and drive" → "non bevete se dovete guidare"
he drinks like a fish → beve come una spugna
to drink to sth/sb → bere a qc/alla salute di qn
drink in vt + adv (subj, person, fresh air) → aspirare; (story) → ascoltare avidamente; (sight) → ammirare, bersi con gli occhi
drink up
1. vt + advbere tutto
2. vi + advfinire di bere
drink up! (to child) → su, finiscilo! (in pub) → finisci il bicchiere!

drink [drɪŋk] (drank (vb: pt) (drunk (pp)))
1. n
a. (liquid to drink) → bevanda, bibita
there's food and drink in the kitchen → c'è da mangiare e da bere in cucina
could I have a drink? → posso avere qualcosa da bere?
can I have a drink of water, please? → mi dai un po' d'acqua?
to give sb a drink → dare qualcosa da bere a qn
b. (glass of alcohol) a drinkun bicchierino
we had drinks before lunch → abbiamo preso l'aperitivo
let's have a drink → beviamo qualcosa
I need a drink → ho bisogno di bere qualcosa di forte
to invite sb for drinks → invitare qn a bere qualcosa
c. (alcoholic liquor) → alcolici mpl
he has a drink problem → è uno che beve, ha il vizio del bere
to take to drink → darsi al bere
to smell of drink → puzzare d'alcool
his worries drove him to drink → le preoccupazioni lo hanno spinto al bere
2. vt (gen) → bere; (soup) → mangiare
would you like something to drink? → vuole qualcosa da bere?
to drink sb under the table → far finire qn sotto il tavolo (completamente ubriaco/a)
3. vi (gen) → bere
he doesn't drink → non beve (alcolici)
"don't drink and drive" → "non bevete se dovete guidare"
he drinks like a fish → beve come una spugna
to drink to sth/sb → bere a qc/alla salute di qn
drink in vt + adv (subj, person, fresh air) → aspirare; (story) → ascoltare avidamente; (sight) → ammirare, bersi con gli occhi
drink up
1. vt + advbere tutto
2. vi + advfinire di bere
drink up! (to child) → su, finiscilo! (in pub) → finisci il bicchiere!

drink
v drink [driŋk]
1 to swallow (a liquid) She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle. drink يَشْرَب пия pít drikke trinken πίνω beber, tomar jooma نوشیدن juoda boire לִשתוֹת पीना, पान करना piti iszik minum drekka bere 飲む 마시다 (iš)gerti []dzert minum drinken drikke pić beber a bea пить piť piti piti dricka ดื่ม içmek пити پینا uống
2 to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity. drink, suip يَشْرَبُ الكُحول пия pít drikke trinken πίνω αλκοολούχο ποτό beber napsitama مشروب الکلی خوردن ryypätä boire לְהִשתָכֵּר मदिरा-पान करना piti alkohol italozik minum minuman keras drekka bere 酒を飲む 술을 마시다 gerti dzert; žūpot minum minuman keras drinken drikke (alkohol) pić beber muito a bea выпивать piť popivati piti dricka, supa ดื่ม (içki) içmek 喝酒,酗酒 пити شراب نوشی کرنا uống rượu
n
1 (an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink. drankie مَشْروب пиене nápoj, pití slurk; drik der Schluck, das Getränk ποτό bebida sõõm, jook نوشیدنی juoma boisson שְׁתִייָה पेय या शरबत piće, napitak ital minuman drykkur bevanda, bibita 飲み物 음료 gėrimas izdzert glāzi ūdens minuman drank, het drinken drikk(e) napój bebida băutură глоток; напиток pitie, nápoj pitje; pijača piće klunk, svälj, dryck เครื่องดื่ม içecek; içme 飲料 питво, напій پینے کا عمل đồ uống
2 (a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house? drankie مَشْروب كُحولي питие sklenička drink der Drink ποτό, αλκοόλ bebida, copa drink, alkohol مشروب الکلی alkoholi verre, alcool מַשׁקֶה शराब piće szeszes ital minuman keras drykkur; glas af áfengi bicchiere, drink 酒類 alkoholinis gėrimas glāzīte alkoholiska dzēriena minuman keras drank drink trunek bebida păhărel, băutură стаканчик;спиртное pohárik kozarček (pijače) alkohol drink, sup, glas, spritdryck[] เหล้า alkollü içki (蒸餾)酒 склянка شراب کا جام rượu馏)酒
drink in
to take in eagerly They listened eagerly, drinking in every detail. opneem يُصغي بِشَغَف попивам vpíjet se suge til sig aufsaugen δίνω μεγάλη προσοχή apreciar, empaparse de ahmima با اشتیاق پذیرفتن imeä itseensä avaler לִבלוֹעַ בְּצָמַא इंन्द्रियों द्वारा ग्रहण करना upijati, pozorno slušati issza vki szavait menerima dengan gembira drekka í sig ascoltare con interesse 吸収する 들이 마시다 traukti į save, įsiminti uzņemt; uztvert (iespaidus u.tml.) menerima dengan gembira in zich opnemen suge inn, sluke wchłaniać assimilar a sorbi впитывать hltať požirati upijati insupa ฟังอย่างตั้งใจ içine sindirmek 陶醉於 всмоктувати توجہ اور اشتیاق سے سننا nghe say sưa
drink to / drink (to) the health of
to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom. drink op يَشْرَبُ نَخْبَ، يَشْرَبُ لِصِحَّةِ فُلان пия за pít na, připít skåle auf jemands Wohl trinken πίνω στην υγειά brindar (por), beber a la salud (de) (kellegi) terviseks jooma به افتخار کسی یا چیزی نوشیدن nostaa malja boire à (la santé de) לִשְתוֹת לְחָיֵי- शुभकामनाएं करना nazdravljati, piti u nečije ime vkinek az egészségére iszik menyulang lyfta glasi og skála bere alla salute di ~に乾杯する 건배하다 išgerti už ką/į kieno nors sveikatą uzdzert uz kāda veselību mengucapkan selamat drinken op drikke en skål for, løfte glasset og skåle pić za (kogoś), pić (czyjeś) zdrowie brindar a bea pentru/în sănătatea пить за здоровье pripiť nazdraviti piti za skåla för ดื่มอวยพร şerefine içmek 敬酒 пити за чиєсь здоров'я جام صحت یا خیر سگالی nâng cốc chúc mừng sức khỏe
drink up
to finish by drinking Drink up your milk! drink op يَشْرَبُ كلَّ الكَأْس изпивам dopít, vypít drikke op austrinken πίνω μέχρι την τελευταία σταγόνα bebérselo todo ära jooma تا ته نوشیدن juoda loppuun vider son verre לִשתוֹת הַכֹּל पी कर खत्म करना ispiti az utolsó cseppig üríti (a poharat) menghabiskan drekka í botn, klára úr glasinu bere fino in fondo, vuotare 飲みほす 마셔버리다 išgerti izdzert habiskan opdrinken drikke ut/opp wypić acabar de beber a bea până la fund допивать vypiť popiti popiti do kraja dricka upp ดื่มให้หมด içip bitirmek 喝盡,乾杯 допивати پی کر خالی کر دینا uống cạn

drink مَشروب, يَشرب napít, nápoj drikke, drink Getränk, trinken πίνω, ποτό beber, bebida juoda, juoma boire, boisson piće, piti bere, bevanda 飲み物, 飲む (음료를) 마시다, 음료 drankje, drinken drikk, drikke napój, wypić beber, bebida напиток, пить dricka, dryck เครื่องดื่ม, ดื่ม içecek, içmek đồ uống, uống 饮料, 饮用


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