drinking

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drinking
[ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ]
sustantivo
también:
  • heavy drinking is bad for you -> beber or tomar mucho es malo (Am)
  • his drinking companions -> sus compañeros de borracheras
  • drinking chocolate -> chocolate (m) a la taza
  • drinking fountain -> fuente (f) de agua potable
  • drinking straw -> pajita (f) , pitillo (m) (español de Colombia), popote (m) (español de México)
  • drinking water -> agua (f) potable

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drinking [drin-kin]
sustantivo
1La acción de beber (of liquid).
  • His drinking is causing concern -> lo mucho que bebe está causando preocupación (of alcohol)
  • Drinking-glass -> vaso, copa
  • Drinking-horn -> vaso de cuerno
  • Drinking-house -> taberna, tienda de vinos, vinatería
  • Drinking-pot -> jarro
  • Drinking water -> agua potable

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drinking [ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ]
noun
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
he had short spells of lucidity between bouts of heavy drinking he was worried about her heavy drinking prolonged heavy drinking may then lead to cirrhosis moderate drinking is defined as one or two glasses a day
I'm not a drinking person no soy bebedor; no bebo mucho
modifier
drinking bout (n) juerga; (f) farra; (f) (LAm) (informal)
His well-publicised drinking bouts were a constant source of headlines he got into a fight during an all-night drinking bout
drinking chocolate (n) chocolate bebida; (m) (bebida)
drinking companion (n) compañeroacompañera de copas;a compañera (m) (f)
drinking fountain (n) fuente (de agua potable); (f)
drinking session (n) juerga; (f) farra; (f) (LAm) (informal)
they went out for a drinking session two friends stole the car after a heavy drinking session
drinking song (n) canción de taberna; (f)
that old time Cockney drinking song, Roll Out The Barrel
drinking trough (n) abrevadero; (m) camellón; (m)
drinking water (n) agua potable; (f)

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