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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
drink verb 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. Quotations see alcoholic drinks, beers, cocktails, coffee, liqueurs, spirits, teas, whiskies, wines"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] Soft drinksalcohol-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 kitchen → hay 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 water → necesito un poco de agua cold drinks (non-alcoholic) → refrescos mpl to give sb a drink → darle algo de beber a algn can I have a drink? → ¿me podrías dar algo de beber or (LAm) tomar? hot drinks will be available → se servirá café y té I felt better after a hot drink → me 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 drink → salir a tomar algo, salir a tomar una copa they've asked us round for drinks → nos han invitado a su casa a tomar algo or a tomar unas copas to have a drink → tomar algo we had a drink or two → tomamos unas copas or unos tragos see also drive B7 B. VT → beber, tomar(esp LAm) would you like something to drink? → ¿quieres tomar algo? in the end he drank himself to death → al final la bebida lo llevó a la tumba this coffee isn't fit to drink → este café no se puede beber to drink sb's health → brindar por la salud de algn we drank ourselves into a stupor → bebimos hasta perder el sentido to drink sb under the table → darle cien vueltas a algn bebiendo to drink a toast to sth/sb → brindar por algo/algn C. VI drink down VT + ADV → beber 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 view → se quedó parado, empapándose de la vista she sat there drinking in his words → estaba ahí sentada, pendiente de sus palabras the children were drinking it all in → a los niños no les escapaba nada 2. [plant, soil] → absorber drink up 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. 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 drinks modif [company, firm, group, industry] → de boisson drink in vt sep [+ fresh air] → inspirer profondément [+ sight] → se remplir la vue de drink to vt fus [+ success] → boire àto 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 drink → Essen 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 drink → jdm etwas zu trinken geben; drinks can → Getränkedose 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 drink → trinken wir was; I need a drink! → ich brauche was zu trinken!; he likes a drink → er trinkt gern (einen); he’s had a good drink (inf) → er hat ein paar über den Durst getrunken; the drinks are on me → die Getränke zahle or spendiere ich; the drinks are on the house → die Getränke gehen auf Kosten des Hauses; to ask friends in for drinks → Freunde auf ein Glas or einen Drink einladen no pl (= alcoholic liquor) → Alkohol m; the drink problem → der Alkoholismus; he has a drink problem → er trinkt; drink caused his downfall → der Alkohol hat ihn ruiniert; to be the worse for drink → betrunken sein; to take to drink → zu trinken anfangen; his worries drove him to drink → vor lauter Sorgen fing er an zu trinken; she drove him to drink → sie war der Grund, warum er zu trinken anfing; it’s enough to drive you to drink! → da könnte man wirklich zum Trinker werden vt → trinken; 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 wages → er vertrinkt seinen ganzen Lohn; to drink oneself silly → sich dumm und dämlich trinken (inf) → or saufen (inf); to drink oneself into a stupor → sich sinnlos besaufen (inf); this car drinks petrol → dieses Auto säuft das Benzin nur so (inf); they drank the pub dry (Brit) → sie tranken die Kneipe leer ? table N a vi → trinken; he doesn’t drink → er trinkt nicht, er trinkt keinen Alkohol; his father drank → sein Vater hat getrunken or war Trinker; to go out drinking → einen trinken gehen; one shouldn’t drink and drive → nach dem Trinken soll man nicht fahren; drinking and driving → Alkohol am Steuer; to drink to somebody → auf jdn trinken; (to one’s neighbour at table etc) → jdm zuprosten or zutrinken; to drink to something → auf etw (acc) → trinken; I’ll drink to that → darauf trinke ich drink: drink-driver n (Brit) → angetrunkener Autofahrer, angetrunkene Autofahrerin drink-driving (Brit) n → Trunkenheit f → am Steuer attr charge, conviction → wegen Trunkenheit am Steuer; campaign → gegen Trunkenheit am Steuer; the number of drink offences → die 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 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 + adv → bere tutto 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 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 + adv → bere tutto 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 喝 пити پینا uống 喝 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 喝酒,酗酒 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 饮料 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 술 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 (蒸馏)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 陶醉于 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 敬酒 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 喝尽,干杯 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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