drinking in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for drinking in the English»Spanish Dictionary

drinking [Am ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, Brit ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] N U

1. drinking (of liquid):

her broken jaw made drinking difficult

le era muy difícil beber con la mandíbula rota

attr drinking trough

abrevadero m

2. drinking (of alcohol):

“no drinking allowed on these premises”

“se prohíbe el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas”

his drinking is causing concern

lo mucho que bebe está causando preocupación

I've given up drinking

he dejado la bebida

attr drinking bout

juerga f

drinking companion

compañero m de borrachera / compañera f de borrachera

I'm not a drinking man

no bebo mucho

I'm not a drinking man

no tomo mucho LatAm

drinking session

borrachera f

drinking fountain N

drinking fountain

fuente f (de agua potable)

drinking fountain

bebedero m CSur Mex

drinking chocolate N U

drinking chocolate

chocolate m en polvo

drinking water N U

drinking water

agua f (con artículo masculino en el singular) potable

drinking song N

drinking song

canción f de taberna

hard-drinking [Am hɑrdˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, Brit hɑːdˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

hard-drinking

aficionado al alcohol

hard-drinking

gran bebedor de alcohol

binge drinking N U

binge drinking

hábito m de agarrar borracheras

binge drinking

hábito m de coger borracheras esp Spain

I.drink [Am drɪŋk, Brit drɪŋk] N

1.1. drink U (any liquid):

drink

bebida f

food and drink

comida y bebida

1.2. drink U (alcohol):

drink

bebida f

to drive sb/to take to drink

llevar a alguien/darse a la bebida

it's enough to drive you to drink! hum

¡te saca de quicio!

to be the worse for drink

estar bebido

attr he has a drink problem Brit

bebe demasiado

2.1. drink C (amount drunk, served, sold):

have a drink of water/milk

bebe un poco de agua/leche

have a drink of water/milk

toma un poco de agua/leche esp LatAm

I'm thirsty, may I have a drink?

tengo sed ¿me das algo de beber?

I'm thirsty, may I have a drink?

tengo sed ¿me das algo para tomar? esp LatAm

would you like a hot drink?

¿quieres beber algo caliente?

would you like a hot drink?

¿quieres tomar algo caliente? esp LatAm

“cold drinks”

“bebidas frescas”

attr drinks dispenser or machine

expendedor m automático de bebidas

attr drinks dispenser or machine

máquina f de bebidas

2.2. drink C (alcoholic):

drink

copa f

drink

trago m inf

to have a drink

tomar una copa

the drinks are on me!

¡yo invito!

to go for a drink

salir a tomar una copa

to go for a drink

salir a tomar algo

we're invited for drinks

nos han invitado a tomar algo or a tomar unas copas

attr drinks cabinet

mueble-bar m

drinks party

cóctel m

3. drink sl (sea):

the drink

el agua

the drink

el mar

the drink

la mar

II.drink <pt drank, pp drunk> [Am drɪŋk, Brit drɪŋk] VB trans

drink beverage/wine:

drink

beber

drink

tomar esp LatAm

give me something to drink

dame algo de beber

give me something to drink

dame algo para tomar esp LatAm

they drank the bar dry

se lo bebieron todo

they drank the bar dry

se lo tomaron todo esp LatAm

I'll drink your good health

¡a tu salud!

to drink a toast to sb

brindar por alguien

III.drink <pt drank, pp drunk> [Am drɪŋk, Brit drɪŋk] VB refl

to drink oneself stupid

ponerse como una cuba

he drank himself to death

lo mató la bebida

IV.drink <pt drank, pp drunk> [Am drɪŋk, Brit drɪŋk] VB intr

1. drink (swallow):

drink

beber

drink

tomar esp LatAm

to drink from the bottle/out of a glass

beber de la botella/en un vaso

2.1. drink (consume alcohol):

drink

beber

drink

tomar LatAm

I don't drink

no bebo

I don't drink

no tomo (alcohol) LatAm

don't drink and drive

si tomas, no manejes LatAm

don't drink and drive

si bebes, no conduzcas Spain

2.2. drink (toast):

to drink to

brindar por

let us drink to our hostess

brindemos por nuestra anfitriona

they drank to his health

brindaron por su salud

they drank to his health

bebieron a su salud

I'll drink to that!

¡brindo por que así sea!

See also drunk driving

drunk driving N Am

drunk driving

delito m de conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol

drunk driving

delito m de manejar bajo la influencia del alcohol LatAm

it was his second drunk driving offense

era la segunda vez que lo detenían por conducir borracho

it was his second drunk driving offense

era la segunda vez que lo detenían por manejar borracho LatAm

drinking-up time [Am ˌdrɪŋkɪŋˈəp taɪm, Brit] N U (in UK)

drinking-up time

tiempo m para acabar las bebidas (antes de cerrar un pub)

soft drink N C or U

soft drink

refresco m (bebida no alcohólica)

drinking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drinking in the English»Spanish Dictionary

drinking N

drinking (act)

bebida f

drinking (drunkenness)

alcoholismo m

no drinking allowed on these premises

se prohíbe el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas

drinking fountain N

drinking fountain

fuente f (de agua potable)

drinking water N

drinking water

agua f potable

drinking song N

drinking song

canción f de taberna

I.drink <drank, drunk> [drɪŋk] VB intr

drink

beber

to drink heavily/in moderation

beber en exceso/con moderación

to drink to sb

brindar por alguien

II.drink <drank, drunk> [drɪŋk] VB trans

drink

beber

to drink a toast (to sb/sth)

brindar (por alguien/algo)

to drink sb under the table

tener mucho más aguante que alguien

to drink one's troubles away

ahogar sus problemas en alcohol

III.drink [drɪŋk] N

drink

bebida f

drink (alcoholic beverage)

copa f

to have a drink

tomar algo

to drive sb to drink

llevar a alguien a la bebida

the drink sl

el agua

drink in VB trans

drink in

beber

drink in words

estar pendiente de

Translations for drinking in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bebedera

drinking spree

bebendurria

drinking binge

pajita

(drinking) straw

bebedero (para animales domésticos)

drinking trough