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boire [bwaʀ]➭ TABLE 531. transitive verba. ( = ingurgiter) to drinkb. ( = absorber) to soak up• il y a à boire et à manger là-dedans ( = vérités et mensonges) you shouldn't believe it all2. intransitive verb( = s'enivrer) to drink* * *
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1. bwaʀ1) ( consommer) [personne] to drinkil y a à boire et à manger dans leur théorie — fig there's both good and bad in their theory
2) ( absorber) [plante] to drink; [papier, buvard, moquette] to soak [something] up [liquide]
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se boire verbe pronominal••boire comme un trou — (colloq) to drink like a fish (colloq)
qui a bu boira — Proverbe once a drinker, always a drinker
II bwaʀnom masculin drinkil en a perdu le boire et le manger — fig it has taken over his whole life
* * *bwaʀ1. vt1) [boisson, breuvage] to drinkÀ boire, par pitié! — Give me a drink, for pity's sake!
à boire et à manger fig (= du bon et du moins bon) — good and bad, a curate's egg
Sur internet, il y a à boire et à manger. — On the Internet, you have to pick and choose., The Internet can be a curate's egg.
2) fig3) (= s'imprégner de) to soak up2. vi1) (= se désaltérer) to drink2) (= être alcoolique) to drinkSon mari boit. — Her husband drinks.
* * *boire verb table: boireA nm drink; le boire et le manger food and drink; il en a perdu le boire et le manger fig it has taken over his whole life.B vtr1 ( consommer) [personne] to drink; boire dans un verre/bol to drink out of a glass/bowl; elle ne boit que de l'eau she only drinks water; boire à la santé de qn to drink to sb's health; je bois à la réussite de notre projet I drink to the success of our project; ce vin n'est pas encore bon à boire this wine isn't ready to drink yet; un vin à boire frais a wine which should be drunk chilled; boire un verre or un coup○ to have a drink; il a bu un coup de trop○ he's had one too many○; donner/verser à boire à qn to give/pour sb a drink; faire boire qn to give sb a drink; allons boire un verre let's go for a drink; boire les paroles de qn fig to lap up sb's words○; il y a à boire et à manger dans leur théorie fig there's both good and bad in their theory; ⇒ lie, vin;2 ( avec excès) to drink; il boit pour oublier he drinks to forget; il s'est mis/remis à boire he's taken to drink/to drinking again; il m'a fait boire pour obtenir des renseignements he got me drunk to get some information out of me;3 ( absorber) [plante] to drink; [buvard, moquette] to soak [sth] up [liquide].C se boire vpr ce vin se boit frais this wine should be drunk chilled; ce porto se boit bien or se laisse boire this port is very drinkable; ce punch se boit comme du petit lait! this punch goes down very easily but it's lethal!I[bwar] nom masculinil en oublie ou perd le boire et le manger he's becoming totally distractedII[bwar] verbe transitif1. [avaler] to drinkcommander ou demander quelque chose à boire to order a drinkil buvait à petits coups ou à petites gorgées he was sipping his drinkboire du lait ou du petit-lait to lap it upa. (familier) [en nageant] to swallow waterb. [perdre de l'argent] to lose a lot of moneyc. [faire faillite] to go under————————[bwar] verbe intransitiffais-le boire [malade, enfant, animal] give him a drink ou something to drinktant qu'elle a de la fièvre, faites-la boire abondamment if she's feverish make sure she gets plenty of liquida. [dans un verre] there are bits floating in the glass2. [pour fêter un événement]nous buvons à ta santé we're drinking to ou toasting your health3. [pour s'enivrer] to drink————————se boire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)se boit frais/chambré should be drunk chilled/at room temperature
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