alcohol
Any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl functional groupAny of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
» Do you have alcohol-free drinks?
У вас є якісь безалкогольні напої?
Meaning
4 senses(countable)Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)Ethanol.
Alkohol
спиртspirt, алкого́льalkogólʹ
алкого́льalkohólʹ, спиртspyrt
(uncountable)Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
Alkohol, Weingeist, Branntwein (juristic)
алкого́льalkogólʹ, спиртspirt, спиртно́й напи́токspirtnój napítok
алкого́льalkohólʹ, спиртspyrt, спиртни́й напі́йspyrtnýj napíj
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Any very fine powder.
- a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
- any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
Examples
597 sentencesDo you have alcohol-free drinks?
У вас є якісь безалкогольні напої?
I'm not allowed to drink alcohol.
Мені не можна пити алкоголь.
deEs ist mir nicht gestattet, Alkohol zu trinken.
Does this drink have alcohol in it?
У цьому напої є алкоголь?
His doctor told him not to drink alcohol.
Лікар порадив йому не пити алкоголь.
ruЕго врач сказал ему не пить спиртного.
Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.
Споживання алкоголю збільшується щороку.
ruПотребление алкоголя растёт с каждым годом.
deDer Alkoholkonsum steigt mit jedem Jahr.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in the 15th century from Middle English alcofol, from Middle French alcoholFirst attested in the 15th century from Middle English alcofol, from Middle French alcohol or Spanish alcohol, derived from the Medieval Latin rendering alcohol transmitted in medical or alchemical literature of Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”), which in Andalusian Arabic also bore the form كُحُول (kuḥūl), قُحُول (quḥūl); bearing thus the meaning of stibnite first, then generalized in meaning to a powder obtained by triturating a material, then also to liquids obtained by boiling down, and specialized to mean spirit of wine, ethanol, in the 18th century, then the narrow chemical sense after 1850. Doublet of alcool and kohl.
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Forms
plural: alcoholsSynonyms
26 synonyms- a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent:alcoholic drinkalcoholic beverageintoxicantinebriant
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