¿qué quieres (de) beber?what would you like to drink?;no bebe alcoholhe doesn't drink;beber algo con la lenguato lap sth up;beber algo a sorbosto sip sth;beber algo a tragosto gulp sth;gulp sth down
2(absorber)to drink in
bebían las palabras del oradorthey were drinking in the speaker's words;toda su filosofía la bebió de Platónall his philosophy comes from Plato
intransitive verb
1(gen)to drink
no debes beber y comer a la vezyou shouldn't eat and drink at the same time;bebió de la botellahe drank straight from the bottle
2(beber alcohol)to drink
—¿quieres vino? —no, gracias, no bebo"would you like some wine?" — "no thanks, I don't drink";su padre bebe muchísimohis father drinks a lot;his father is a heavy drinker;si bebes, no conduzcasdon't drink and drive
beber como un cosacoto drink like a fish
3(brindar)
beber por algo/algnto drink to sth/sb;bebimos por mi nuevo hijowe drank to my new son