drink

drink

A n

1 (nonalcoholic) boisson f ; orange/pineapple drink boisson à l'orange/à l'ananas ; to have a drink boire quelque chose ; could I have a drink of water? est-ce que je pourrais boire un verre d'eau ; to give sb a drink donner à boire à qn ; to give a plant a drink arroser une plante ;

2 (alcoholic) boisson f (alcoolisée), verre m ; to have a drink prendre or boire un verre ; would you like a drink? tu veux prendre un verre? ; a quick drink un petit verre ; to go for a drink aller boire un verre ; he likes a drink il aime bien la bouteille ;

3 (act of drinking) to take ou have a drink of sth boire une gorgée de qch ;

4 ¢ (collectively) boisson f ; (alcoholic) alcool m ; food and drink la nourriture et la boisson ; to smell of drink sentir l'alcool ; to be under the influence of drink être en état d'ivresse ; to take to drink se mettre à boire ;

5 ○ (sea) in the drink à la flotte ○ .

B vtr (prét drank, pp drunk) boire [liquid, glass] ; he's had nothing to drink all day il n'a rien bu de toute la journée ; to drink sth from a cup/glass/can boire qch dans une tasse/un verre/une boîte ; you can drink some red wines chilled certains vins rouges se boivent frais ; to drink a toast to sb porter un toast à qn ; ‘…and what would you like to drink?’ (in restaurant) ‘…et comme boisson?’ ; what are you drinking? qu'est-ce que vous voulez boire?

C vi (prét drank, pp drunk)

1 (consume liquid) boire (from, out of dans) ; to drink (straight) from the bottle boire à la bouteille ;

2 (consume alcohol) boire ; his mother drank sa mère buvait ; have you been drinking? tu as bu? ; don't drink and drive ne conduisez pas si vous avez bu ;

3 (as toast) to drink to the bride/to the health of Mr X boire à la mariée/à la santé de M. X.

D v refl to drink oneself stupid ou silly se soûler.

Idioms

to drive sb to drink pousser qn à la boisson or à boire ; I'll drink to that! excellente idée! ; don't listen to him, it's the drink talking ne l'écoute pas, l'alcool lui fait dire n'importe quoi.

Phrasal verbs

■ drink away :

▶ drink away [sth], drink [sth] away noyer [qch] dans l'alcool [troubles, sorrows] ; boire [fortune, inheritance, wages] ; to drink the night away passer la soirée à boire.

■ drink in :

▶ drink in [sth] [person] respirer, humer [air] ; s'imbiber de [atmosphere] ; boire [words] ; [plant, roots] absorber [water].

■ drink up :

▶ drink up finir son verre ;

▶ drink up [sth], drink [sth] up finir [milk, beer etc].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.