Translations for bersi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.bere¹ [ˈbere] VB trans

1. bere (ingerire un liquido) persona:

bere bevande

to drink da: from, out of

beve solo acqua

he only drinks water

bere qc fino all'ultima goccia

to drink sth to the very last drop or to the dregs

bere qc d'un fiato or in un sorso solo

to drink sth in one gulp, to swig sth down

bere alla bottiglia or a collo

to drink (straight) from the bottle

bere a garganella

= to drink without letting one's lips touch the bottle

bere una bottiglia di whisky al giorno

to be on a bottle of whisky a day

dare, versare (qc) da bere a qn

to give, pour sb a drink

beviamo qualcosa

let's have a drink

vuoi bere qualcosa?

would you like a drink?

andare a bere qualcosa

to go for a drink

questo vino si lascia bere

this wine is very drinkable or goes down well

bere un bicchiere (con gli amici) inf

to have a drink (with the boys)

avere bevuto un or qualche bicchiere di troppo inf

to have had one over the eight or a few or one too many

bere un uovo

to suck an egg

questo vino non è ancora buono da bere

this wine isn't ready to drink yet

un vino da bere fresco

a wine to drink chilled

2. bere (assorbire) pianta:

bere acqua

to drink (in)

3. bere (credere a):

bere inf

to buy

bere storia, racconto, bugia

to swallow

far bere qc a qn

to make sb swallow sth

bere le parole di qn

to lap up sb's words

non me la dai a bere!

I'm not buying that!

non cercare di darmela a bere

don't give me that

II.bere¹ [ˈbere] VB intr aux avere

1. bere (consumare bevande, specialmente alcoliche):

offrire or pagare da bere a qn

to stand sb a drink

pagare da bere a tutti

to pay for a round (of drinks)

pagare da bere a tutti

to shout a round (of drinks) Brit inf

scrocca sempre da bere inf

he always gets someone to pay for his drinks

2. bere (consumare alcolici in eccesso):

bere

to drink

bere

to hit the bottle

bere

to be on the bottle

bere

to booze inf

bere per dimenticare

to drink to forget

bere forte

to drink heavily

mettersi a bere

to take the bottle, to turn to drink

si è rimesso a bere

he's drinking again, he's back to the bottle

fare bere qn

to get sb drunk

fare bere qn

to ply sb with drink

fare bere qn

to lush sb inf

ha smesso di bere

he gave up drinking

ha smesso di bere

he's off the booze inf

3. bere (brindare):

bere alla salute di qn

to drink (to) sb's health, to drink a toast to sb

bevo alla riuscita del nostro progetto

I drink to the success of our project

4. bere (nuotando):

bere inf

to swallow water

5. bere (consumare) inf:

bere motore, automobile:

to eat (up) petrol

III.bersi VB refl

1. bersi (credere a) inf:

bersi bugia

to swallow

bersi qualsiasi cosa

to swallow anything, to be a pushover

2. bersi:

bersela

to swallow a story (whole)

IV.bere¹ [ˈbere]

bere l'amaro calice fino alla feccia

to see it through to the bitter end

facile come bere un bicchier d'acqua

as easy as ABC or as pie or as falling off a log

bere come una spugna

to drink like a fish

beviamo il bicchiere della staffa!

let's have one for the road!

dare da bere agli assetati REL

to give drink to the thirsty

chi ha bevuto, berrà prov

once a drinker, always a drinker

o bere o affogare prov

like it or lump it, it's Hobson's choice

-rsi il cervello inf

to go soft in the head

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bersi un quartino

to drink a quarter of wine

bersi un goccetto

to have a drop

farsi or bersi un cicchetto

to have a tipple or a quick snorter

Translations for bersi in the English»Italian Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sup Brit Scot drink

bersi

sup up

bersi

drink in person: words

bere, bersi

drink away fortune, inheritance, wages

bersi, sperperare bevendo

to swallow a story whole

bersi tutta una storia, bersela tutta