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"Drink" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "beber", and "get drunk" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "emborracharse". Learn more about the difference between "drink" and "get drunk" below.
drink(
drihngk
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to consume)
a. beber
To prevent dehydration, drink plenty of water.Para evitar la deshidratación, bebe mucha agua.
b. tomar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I have only ever seen him drink Coca Cola.Yo solo lo he visto tomar Coca Cola.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. beber
Drinking enough cleanses your body of toxins.Beber suficientemente limpia el cuerpo de toxinas.
b. tomar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Would you like anything to drink before ordering food?¿Les gustaría algo de tomar antes de pedir la comida?
a. beber
In this country you cannot drink before you turn 21.En este país no se puede beber antes de cumplir 21 años.
b. tomar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I stopped drinking two hours before driving home.Dejé de tomar dos horas antes de manejar a casa.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (beverage)
d. el palo (M) (colloquial) (Puerto Rico) (Venezuela)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
They went to the bar to have a few drinks.Se fueron al bar para echarse unos palos.
get drunk(
geht
druhngk
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. emborracharse
Some people experience memory loss when they get drunk.Algunas personas sufren de pérdida de la memoria cuando se emborrachan.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
2. (imperative)
a. emborráchate (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
Congrats! You got the job! Celebrate and get drunk!¡Felicitaciones, conseguiste el trabajo!¡Festeja y emborráchate!
