drinking

beber

drinking(drihngk-ihng)

noun

1. (the act of drinking)

a. beber

There's no drinking on the bus.

No se permite beber en el camión.

2. (alcoholism)

a. el alcoholismo

(M)

She decided to seek help for her problems with drinking.

Decidió buscar ayuda para sus problemas con el alcoholismo.

b. la bebida

(F)

(colloquial)

Drinking has always been his problem.

La bebida siempre ha sido su problema.

adjective

3. (for drinking)

a. potable

Is the water from the tap drinking water?

¿El agua de la llave es agua potable?

b. para beber

We bought drinking chocolate in Chiapas.

Compramos chocolate para beber en Chiapas.

drinking

Noun

1. (general)

a.

heavy drinking is bad for youbeber or

his drinking companionssus compañeros de borracheras

drinking chocolatechocolate a la taza

drinking fountainfuente de agua potable

drinking strawpajita pitillo m,, popote m

drinking wateragua 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) (informal); (LAm)

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 (m) bebida; (bebida)

drinking companion (n) compañeroacompañera (m) (f) de copas;a compañera

drinking fountain (n) fuente (f) (de agua potable)

drinking session (n) juerga (f); farra (f) (informal); (LAm)

they went out for a drinking session two friends stole the car after a heavy drinking session

drinking song (n) canción (f) de taberna

that old time Cockney drinking song, Roll Out The Barrel

drinking trough (n) abrevadero (m); camellón (m)

drinking water (n) agua (f) potable