booze-up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for booze-up in the English»French Dictionary

booze-up [Brit, Am ˈbuzˌəp] N Brit inf

booze-up

beuverie f

Translations for booze-up in the French»English Dictionary

beuverie [bœvʀi] N f

beuverie

drinking session

beuverie

booze-up Brit sl

bringue [bʀɛ̃ɡ] N f inf

1. bringue:

bringue (beuverie)

booze-up Brit inf

bringue (beuverie)

drinking party

bringue (fête)

rave-up inf

faire la bringue (boire)

to have a booze-up inf

faire la bringue (faire la fête)

to rave it up inf

faire la bringue (faire la fête)

to have a wild time

2. bringue (fille):

bringue, a. grande bringue

beanpole

biture [bityʀ] N f inf

quelle biture!

what a booze-up! Brit inf

quelle biture!

what a bender! inf

tenir/prendre une (bonne) biture

to be/to get plastered inf

tenir/prendre une (bonne) biture

to be/to get drunk

I.cuit (cuite) [kɥi, kɥit] VB pp

cuit → cuire

II.cuit (cuite) [kɥi, kɥit] ADJ

1. cuit FOOD:

cuit (cuite) aliment

cooked

cuit (cuite) viande, poisson, gâteau

done never attr

cuit (cuite) abricot, pruneau

stewed

trop cuit gigot, steak

overdone

bien cuit

well done

pas assez cuit

underdone

2. cuit TECH:

cuit (cuite) poterie, argile

fired

3. cuit (par le soleil) inf:

cuit (cuite) gazon, plante

scorched

cuit (cuite) peau

burned

III.cuite N f

1. cuite (ivresse) inf:

quelle cuite!

what a booze-up! Brit inf

quelle cuite!

what a bender! inf

tenir/prendre une cuite

to be/to get plastered inf

tenir/prendre une cuite

to be/to get pissed Brit sl

tenir/prendre une cuite

to tie one on Am inf

il a ou tient une sacrée cuite

he's plastered inf

il a ou tient une sacrée cuite

he's completely pissed Brit sl

2. cuite TECH (cuisson):

cuite

firing

mettre qc à la cuite

to fire sth

IV.cuit (cuite) [kɥi, kɥit]

c'est cuit inf

we've had it inf

sinon, on était cuits inf

otherwise, we were done for inf

c'est du tout cuit inf (facile)

it's a piece of cake inf

c'est du tout cuit (assuré)

it's in the bag inf

ce n'est pas du tout cuit inf

it's not all cut and dried

elle attend que ça (lui) tombe tout cuit inf

she expects things to fall straight into her lap

See also cuire

I.cuire [kɥiʀ] VB trans

1. cuire FOOD personne:

cuire (sur le feu) aliment

to cook

cuire (au four) pain, gâteau, poisson, pomme, gratin

to bake

cuire viande

to roast

cuire daube

to cook

cuire à l'eau/au bouillon/au beurre

to cook in water/in stock/in butter

cuire au bain-marie

to cook in a double-boiler

cuire à la vapeur

to steam

cuire à l'étuvée

to braise

cuire à la poêle

to fry

cuire au gril

to grill

cuire au gril

to broil Am

cuire au barbecue

to barbecue

cuire au gaz/au charbon de bois

to cook with gas/over charcoal

cuire qc à feu doux

to cook ou simmer sth gently

cuire qc à gros bouillons

to cook sth at full boil

cuire des pommes de terre au four

to bake potatoes

2. cuire TECH:

cuire porcelaine, brique, émaux

to fire

3. cuire (chauffer) soleil:

cuire champ, plante

to scorch

cuire argile, terre

to bake

cuire sable, rocher

to beat down on

cuire peau

to burn

le soleil me cuit le dos

the sun is burning my back

II.cuire [kɥiʀ] VB intr

1. cuire FOOD:

cuire aliment, repas:

to cook

le riz cuit vite

rice cooks quickly

le rôti est en train de cuire

the joint ou roast is cooking

mets les légumes/la tarte à cuire à 6 heures

put the vegetables/the pie on (to cook) at 6 o'clock

faire ou laisser cuire 20 minutes

cook [sth] for 20 minutes

laissez cuire à petit feu

allow to simmer gently

faites cuire la pâte à four chaud

bake the pastry case in a hot oven

faites cuire le poulet à four chaud

roast the chicken in a hot oven

tu l'as trop peu/trop fait cuire

it's undercooked ou underdone/overcooked

à cuire chocolat, pomme

cooking

à cuire fruit

stewing

2. cuire (avoir chaud) inf personne:

on cuit sur la plage

it's baking (hot) on the beach

j'ai cuit au soleil toute la matinée

I spent the morning roasting in the sun

3. cuire (faire mal):

cuire écorchure:

to sting

cuire alcool sur plaie:

to sting

ça me cuit

it stings

les joues me cuisaient (de honte, après un coup de soleil)

my cheeks were burning

les joues me cuisaient (après gifles)

my cheeks were stinging ou smarting

III.cuire [kɥiʀ] VB impers form

il vous en cuira

you'll rue the day form

il lui en a cuit

he/she had good reason to feel sorry

IV.cuire [kɥiʀ]

laisse-la cuire dans son jus inf

let her stew in her own juice inf

booze-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for booze-up in the English»French Dictionary

booze-up N

booze-up

beuverie f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It wasn't that the players had an end-of-season booze-up.

www.stuff.co.nz

The term biture meaning booze-up, relating to ivresse or intoxication comes from this variety of grape.

en.wikipedia.org

An entire flower border based on those same colours and smells - a sort of botanical booze-up, with no hangover at all.

www.stuff.co.nz

The incidents happened after an afternoon booze-up with fellow officers.

www.torontosun.com

It's just that we have more important things to do than blow our savings on a glorified booze-up for 150 of our closest friends.

www.telegraph.co.uk

He also unexpectedly turned up for his team's monthly booze-up.

www.stokesentinel.co.uk

It's sometimes said of theatre reviewers that we couldn't organise a booze-up in a brewery and our annual prize-giving tends to confirm that harsh view.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It was all part of what cynics might assume is an excuse for a big booze-up, but is in fact serious business.

www.timescolonist.com

Anyway, we closed the pub down that night and ended up having a great booze-up.

www.gizmodo.com.au

Winning, losing, drawing, throwing, or anything to do with sports equals a booze-up.

www.odt.co.nz