trinken — meaning in English
German → English · translate English → German instead
English meaning
- down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
- drink verb To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
- drinking noun The act of consuming a beverage, especially alcohol.
- fuddle verb To confuse or befuddle.
- imbibe verb To drink something, especially alcohol.
- slug noun A soft-bodied, shell-less land mollusk related to the snail.
Senses
trinken is used for these senses in English:
- down (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. [from 16th c.]
- down (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.). [from 19th c.]
- drink The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
- drinkable (of water) Safe to drink.
- drinking An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
- imbibe To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- slug To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
down — full definition
- adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
- preposition Along or through, moving in a particular direction.
- adjective Feeling sad or low in spirits.
- adjective Not functioning; out of service, especially of a computer system.
- verb To swallow or finish, especially a drink, quickly.
drink — full definition
- verb To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
- verb To consume alcoholic beverages, often habitually.
- noun Any liquid intended for drinking; a beverage.
- noun A serving of an alcoholic beverage.