drunk

ivre, saoul

Qui a bu tellement d’alcool qu’il ne peut plus penser ou se comporter normalement.

En anglais simple : Having had so much alcohol that you cannot think or behave normally.

• He is very drunk.
• They got drunk at the party last night.
• Are you too drunk to drive?

Comment l'utiliser : too drunk to do something (He was too drunk to walk home.)

Synonymes : intoxicated

Contraires : sober

Expressions courantes : get drunk, very drunk, too drunk

grisé, enivré

Tellement exalté par une émotion ou une situation qu’on perd son jugement ou devient trop sûr de soi.

En anglais simple : So excited by a feeling or situation that you lose good judgment or become unusually confident.

• She was drunk with joy.
• Drunk on success, the company spent far too much.
• The victorious leader seemed drunk with power.

Comment l'utiliser : drunk with something (The new ruler was drunk with power.); drunk on something (They were drunk on their sudden success.)

Synonymes : elated, intoxicated

Expressions courantes : drunk with power, drunk on success, drunk with joy

en état d’ivresse

Alors qu’on est sous l’effet d’une trop grande quantité d’alcool.

En anglais simple : While affected by having had too much alcohol.

• He drove drunk.
• She arrived drunk and missed most of the meeting.
• Have you ever turned up drunk for work?

Expressions courantes : drive drunk, arrive drunk, turn up drunk

ivrogne

Personne qui boit souvent trop d’alcool.

En anglais simple : A person who often drinks too much alcohol.

• The local drunk sat outside the bar.
• People dismissed him as a hopeless drunk.
• Two drunks were arguing loudly by the bus stop.

Synonymes : heavy drinker, drunkard

Expressions courantes : a hopeless drunk, local drunk, an old drunk

ivrogne

Personne décrite selon son comportement après avoir trop bu, par exemple joyeux ou agressif.

En anglais simple : A person described by the way they behave after drinking too much alcohol.

• He is a happy drunk.
• She becomes a talkative drunk after a few glasses.
• I avoid him at parties because he is an angry drunk.

Expressions courantes : a happy drunk, an angry drunk, a talkative drunk

ivresse

État dans lequel l’alcool affecte fortement une personne.

En anglais simple : A state of being strongly affected by alcohol.

• He slept off his drunk.
• She was still recovering from a bad drunk.
• After that long drunk, he could barely remember the weekend.

Synonymes : intoxication, drunkenness

Contraires : sobriety

Expressions courantes : sleep off a drunk, a bad drunk