drinking

drinking
drinking
tr['drɪŋkɪŋ]
noun
1 (alcohol) bebida; (action) beber nombre masculino
■ we did a lot of drinking bebimos mucho
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to give up drinking dejar la bebida
drinking and driving→ link=drink-drivingdrink-driving{
drinking companion compañero,-a de copas
drinking fountain fuente nombre femenino de agua potable
drinking water agua potable
drinking
adj.
• bebedor adj.
n.
• acción de beber s.f.
• beber s.m.
• bebida s.f.
'drɪŋkɪŋ
mass noun
a) (of liquid) beber
b) (of alcohol)

his drinking is causing concern — lo mucho que bebe está causando preocupación

['drɪŋkɪŋ]
1. N
1) [of any liquid]

my sore throat made drinking painful — al tener la garganta irritada me dolía mucho al beber

2) [of alcohol]

his drinking caused his marriage to break up — la bebida fue la causa de la ruptura de su matrimonio

she had to put up with his drinking — tuvo que aguantar sus borracheras

heavy drinking can cause weight problems — beber mucho puede ocasionar problemas de peso

I'm not a drinking person — no soy bebedor, no bebo mucho

2.
CPD

drinking bout N — juerga f , farra f (LAm) *

drinking chocolate N — chocolate m (bebida)

drinking companion N — compañero(-a) m / f de copas

drinking culture N — cultura f de la bebida

drinking fountain N — fuente f (de agua potable)

drinking problem N —

• to have a drinking problem — tener un problema con la bebida

drinking session N — juerga f , farra f (LAm) *

drinking song N — canción f de taberna

drinking straw N — pajita f

drinking trough N — abrevadero m , camellón m

drinking water N — agua f potable

* * *
['drɪŋkɪŋ]
mass noun
a) (of liquid) beber
b) (of alcohol)

his drinking is causing concern — lo mucho que bebe está causando preocupación


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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