drunk

drunk
1. adjective

be drunk — betrunken sein

get drunk [on gin] — [von Gin] betrunken werden; (intentionally) sich [mit Gin] betrinken

be drunk as a lord — (coll.) voll wie eine Haubitze sein (ugs.)

drunk in charge [of a vehicle] — betrunken am Steuer

2. noun
Betrunkene, der/die
* * *
1. verb
(see drink.)
2. adjective
(overcome by having too much alcohol: A drunk man fell off the bus; drunk with success.) betrunken
3. noun
(a drunk person, especially one who is often drunk.) der Betrunkene
- academic.ru/22644/drunkard">drunkard
- drunken
- drunken driving
- drunkenness
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drunk
[drʌŋk]
I. adj
1. (inebriated) betrunken
he was charged with being \drunk and disorderly er wurde wegen Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses durch Trunkenheit angeklagt
\drunk driving Trunkenheit f am Steuer
\drunk and disorderly betrunken und öffentliches Ärgernis erregend
to be \drunk as a lord [or skunk] (fam) total blau [o voll] sein fam
to be blind [or (fam) dead] \drunk stockbetrunken fam [o sl stockbesoffen] sein
to get \drunk sich akk betrinken
to be/get \drunk on sth von etw dat betrunken sein/werden; (fig)
punch \drunk betäubt, benommen
2. (fig: overcome) trunken poet
to be \drunk with sth trunken vor etw dat sein
to be \drunk with joy freudetrunken [o trunken vor Freude] sein poet
to be \drunk with success vom Erfolg berauscht sein poet
II. n (pej)
1. (person) Betrunkene(r) f(m); (addicted drinker) Trinker(in) m(f)
2. (fam: drinking spree)
to be/go on a \drunk eine Kneipentour [o SCHWEIZ fam Beizentour] machen
III. vt, vi pp of drink
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[drʌŋk] ptp of drink
1. adj (+er)
1) (= inebriated) betrunken

he was slightly drunk — er war leicht betrunken or etwas angetrunken

to get drunk — betrunken werden (on von); (on purpose) sich betrinken (on mit)

to be drunk on wine — von Wein betrunken sein

to be as drunk as a lord or skunk (inf) — blau wie ein Veilchen sein (inf)

to be drunk and disorderly (Jur) — durch Trunkenheit öffentliches Ärgernis erregen

2) (fig)

to be drunk with or on success — vom Erfolg berauscht sein

to be drunk with or on power/freedom/joy — im Macht-/Freiheits-/Freudenrausch sein

2. n
Betrunkene(r) mf; (habitual) Trinker(in) m(f), Säufer(in) m(f) (inf)
* * *
drunk [drʌŋk]
A pperf von drink
B adj (meist präd)
1. betrunken:
drunk and disorderly JUR betrunken;
be drunk in charge JUR betrunken ein Fahrzeug lenken;
get drunk (on)
a) betrunken werden (von),
b) sich betrinken (mit);
he got drunk on only two drinks er war schon nach zwei Drinks betrunken;
get drunk on words sich an Worten berauschen;
get (oder make) sb drunk jemanden betrunken machen;
(as) drunk as a lord (oder fiddler, newt) umg sternhagelvoll, blau wie ein Veilchen;
drunk driver US Alkohol-, Promillesünder(in);
drunk driving US Trunkenheit f am Steuer
2. fig berauscht (with von):
drunk with joy freudetrunken;
he was drunk with power er befand sich in einem Machtrausch
3. obs durchtränkt (with von)
C s
1. a) Betrunkene(r) m/f(m)
b) drunkard
2. umg Sauferei f
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1. adjective

be drunk — betrunken sein

get drunk [on gin] — [von Gin] betrunken werden; (intentionally) sich [mit Gin] betrinken

be drunk as a lord — (coll.) voll wie eine Haubitze sein (ugs.)

drunk in charge [of a vehicle] — betrunken am Steuer

2. noun
Betrunkene, der/die
* * *
adj.
berauscht adj.
besoffen adj.
betrunken adj.
getrunken adj.

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