punch-drunk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for punch-drunk in the English»French Dictionary

punch-drunk ADJ

punch-drunk (in boxing)

abruti par les coups

punch-drunk (from tiredness) fig

abruti de fatigue

Translations for punch-drunk in the French»English Dictionary

I.soûler, souler [sule] VB trans

1. soûler (rendre ivre):

soûler personne: personne

to get [sb] drunk

soûler alcool: personne

to make [sb] drunk

ils cherchaient à la soûler au gin/à la bière

they were trying to get her drunk on gin/on beer

2. soûler (griser) odeur, parfum, grand air:

soûler personne

to intoxicate

3. soûler (étourdir) inf:

tu nous soûles avec tes histoires/discours

you make our heads spin with your stories/speeches

ce voyage m'a soûlée

the trip left me reeling

II.se soûler VB refl

1. se soûler (s'enivrer):

se soûler

to get drunk

se soûler à la bière

to get drunk on beer

se soûler la gueule sl

to get sloshed inf

se soûler la gueule sl

to get pissed sl

2. se soûler (se griser):

se soûler de qc paroles, musique

to become intoxicated with sth

se soûler de travail

to get punch-drunk from work

punch-drunk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for punch-drunk in the English»French Dictionary

punch-drunk ADJ a. fig

punch-drunk

sonné(e)

Translations for punch-drunk in the French»English Dictionary

sonné(e) [sɔne] ADJ

1. sonné inf (cinglé):

sonné(e)

mad

sonné(e)

crazy

2. sonné inf (groggy):

sonné(e)

punch-drunk

3. sonné (annoncé par la cloche):

il est minuit sonné/4 heures sonnées

it is midnight/4 o'clock exactly

Phrases:

avoir cinquante ans bien sonnés inf

to be on the wrong side of fifty

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ty's most recent work displays a pared-down style without scrimping on his virtuosity as a musician, slapping punch-drunk synths on snap-music-inspired rhythms as his vibrato emphasizes his lascivious, funny lyrics.

www.thefader.com

Originally thought to be exclusive to retired boxers, this dementia was for many decades recognised as punch-drunk syndrome or dementia pugilistica.

theconversation.com

In a cloud of depression, businesses became punch-drunk trying to cope with the onslaught of mounting bills and silent tills.

www.independent.ie

They were pleading for the final whistle like a punch-drunk boxer desperately holding on for the bell.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Many have become punch-drunk on a barrage of bad news.

www.independent.ie

Once upon a time, the punch-drunk old fighter was said to suffer from a condition known as dementia pugilistica.

www.independent.co.uk

The episode barrels forward, punch-drunk on the possibility of its own suggestions, until listeners find themselves standing on the roof of a building, seeing the world anew.

www.theatlantic.com

They walk around in a druggy punch-drunk haze before eventually snapping out of it.

blogs.crikey.com.au

Actors and characters become punch-drunk with confusion.

www.thejc.com

He's been punch-drunk with elation and riding a sugar-high and all of that sort of thing.

thespinoff.co.nz