teetotal

tee·to·tal  (tttl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

2. Total; absolute.

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[Probably partly tee (pronunciation of the first letter in total) + total (abstinence), and partly reduplication of total.]

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tee·total·ly adv.

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teetotal [tiːˈtəʊt^əl]

adj

1. of, relating to, or practising abstinence from alcoholic drink

2. Dialect complete

[allegedly coined in 1833 by Richard Turner, English advocate of total abstinence from alcoholic liquors; probably from total, with emphatic reduplication]

teetotaller  n

teetotally  adv

teetotalism  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	teetotal - practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages desist, refrain, abstain - choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
Adj.	1.	teetotal - practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" dry sober - not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

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teetotal

adjective abstinent, on the wagon (informal), abstemious, dry (informal), off the booze (informal), off the sauce (informal) He won't be having a drink as he's teetotal.

Translations

teetotal [ˈtiːˈtəʊtl] ADJ [person] → abstemio
the Methodist church used to be teetotal → los metodistas eran abstemios

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teetotal [ˌtiːˈtəʊt^əl] adj [person] → abstinent(e)
I'm teetotal
BUT Je ne bois jamais d'alcool.

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teetotal

adj person → abstinent; party etc → ohne Alkohol; to be teetotal → abstinent sein, Antialkoholiker(in) m(f) → sein

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teetotal [ˈtiːˈtəʊtl] adj → astemio/a

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teetotal [ˈtiːˈtəʊtl] adj → astemio/a

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teetotal

adj teetotal [tiːˈtəutl]

never taking alcoholic drink The whole family is teetotal. geheelonthouend مُمْتَنِع عن تَناوُل المُسْكِرات إمتِناعا تامّا трезвен abstinentní afholds-; afholdende abstinent που δεν καταναλώνει ποτέ οινοπνευματώδη abstemio täiskarske وابسته به یا طرفدار عدم استفاده از مشروبات الکلی raivoraitis abstinent מִתנַזֵר מִשתִייַת אַלכּוֹהוֹל कभी शराब नहीं पीना trezvenjački antialkoholista pantang minuman keras bindindis- astemio 禁酒の 절대 금주의 abstinentiškas, palaikantis blaivybę nedzerošs; tāds, kas nelieto alkoholu tdk minum arak alcoholvrij totalavholdende abstynencki abstémio abstinent (de la băutură) непьющий abstinentský abstinentski trezvenjački helnykter เกี่ยวกับการเลิกเหล้าอย่างสิ้นเชิง alkol kullanmayan 從不飲酒的, 絕對戒酒的 тверезий, непитущий منشيات نہ استعمال کرنے والا bài rượu 从不饮酒的, 绝对戒酒的

n teeˈtotaller

a person who is teetotal. geheelonthouer شَخْص مُمْتَنِع عن تَناوُل المُسْكِرات تماما، مُسْتَنْكِف въздържател abstinent, -ka afholdsmand der/die Abstinentler(in) άτομο που δεν πίνει ποτέ οινοπνευματώδη abstemio täiskarsklane مشروب نخور absolutisti abstinent/-ente מִתנַזֵר מִשתִייַת אַלכּוֹהוֹל कभी शराब नहीं पीने वाला trezvenjak antialkoholista yang berpantang minuman keras bindindismaður astemio 禁酒主義者 절대 금주자 abstinentas, blaivininkas atturībnieks org yg tdk minum arak geheelonthouder avholdsmann/-kvinne abstynent abstémio abstinent (de la băutură) трезвенник abstinent, -ka abstinent trezvenjak helnykterist ผู้ที่เลิกเหล้า alkol kullanmayan kimse 從不飲酒者 непитущий منشيات سے پرہيز کرنے والا người bài rượu 从不饮酒者

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teetotal → لا يشرب الكحوليات abstinentský afholds- abstinent απέχων από οινοπνευματώδη abstemio raivoraitis anti-alcool koji ne pije alkohol astemio 絶対禁酒の 절대 금주의 alcoholvrij totalavholds abstynencki abstémio, abstêmio непьющий nykterhets- เกี่ยวกับเลิกเหล้าอย่างสิ้นเชิง Yeşilaycı không uống rượu 滴酒不沾的