drink

boire

Prendre de l’eau ou un autre liquide dans la bouche et l’avaler.

En anglais simple : To take water or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it.

• I drink water with lunch.
• She drank some hot tea.
• Have you drunk enough water today?

Synonymes : gulp, imbibe, quaff, sip

Expressions courantes : drink water, drink coffee, drink something

boire

Consommer de l’alcool, à une occasion ou régulièrement.

En anglais simple : To have alcohol, either on one occasion or regularly.

• I don't drink.
• He drank too much at the party.
• Have you been drinking tonight?

Synonymes : booze

Expressions courantes : drink alcohol, drink heavily, drink too much

boire

Boire le liquide contenu dans un verre, une bouteille ou un autre récipient donné.

En anglais simple : To swallow the liquid in a particular glass, bottle, or other container.

• He drank a whole bottle of water.
• Can you drink another cup of tea?
• We drank three glasses of juice each.

Expressions courantes : drink a glass, drink a bottle, drink the whole bottle

boisson

Liquide que l’on peut boire, comme l’eau, le jus, le thé ou la bière.

En anglais simple : A liquid you can swallow, such as water, juice, tea, or beer.

• Would you like a drink?
• She brought us cold drinks.
• I ordered a hot drink with my cake.

Comment l'utiliser : a drink of something (I'd like a drink of water.)

Synonymes : beverage

Expressions courantes : a cold drink, a hot drink, soft drink, a refreshing drink

verre standard

Quantité de bière, de vin ou de spiritueux contenant une quantité déterminée d’alcool pur.

En anglais simple : An amount of beer, wine, or spirits containing a set quantity of pure alcohol.

• This serving counts as one standard drink.
• The chart measures alcohol intake in standard drinks.
• How many standard drinks does this bottle contain?

Expressions courantes : standard drink, one standard drink