beber |
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to drink |
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beber
transitive verb
1. to drink (líquido)
2. to lap up (absorber) (palabras, consejos); to draw, to acquire (sabiduría, información)
intransitive verb
3. to drink (tomar líquido)
- beber de una fuente -> to drink from a fountain
4. to drink (tomar alcohol)
- bebí más de la cuenta -> I had one too many
5. (brindar)
- beber a la salud de alguien -> to drink to somebody's health
- beber por algo -> to drink to something
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beber [bay-berr’]
article & verb transitive
1. To drink.
2. To pledge, to toast.
- Beber a la salud de alguno -> to drink to another's health
- Sin comerlo ni beberlo -> to suffer an injury without having had any part in the cause or motive of it
- Beber de codos -> to drink at leisure and luxuriously
- Beber las palabras, los acentos, los semblantes -> or las acciones a otro, to listen with the greatest care, to swallow or adopt the speech, accent, features, and actions of another
- Beber los pensamientos a alguno -> to anticipate one's thoughts
- Beber los vientos -> to solicit with much eagerness
- Le quisiera beber la sangre -> I would drink his heart's blood
- Beber como una cuba -> to drink as a fish
- Beber en las fuentes -> to obtain information at headquarters, or first hand
- Beber el pilón -> to believe current rumors
- Beber los sesos -> to bewitch
- Beber fresco -> to be tranquil
Verb Conjugation for "beber"
- Infinitive
- beber
- Gerund
- bebiendo
- Participle
- bebido
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bebo | bebí | bebía | beberé | beba |
| Tú | bebes | bebiste | bebías | beberás | bebas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | bebe | bebió | bebía | beberá | beba |
| Nosotros | bebemos | bebimos | bebíamos | beberemos | bebamos |
| Vosotros | bebéis | bebisteis | bebíais | beberéis | bebáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | beben | bebieron | bebían | beberán | beban |
"beber" in the Answers forum
| Q: | "tomar" & "beber" to drink |
| A: | Camarero: ¿Qué va a tomar? Yo: El plato combinado por favor. Camarero: ¿y para beber? Yo: Una caña por favor. but if you go into a bar that only sells… |
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