adjective · rare

drunken

drunk·en

drunken · more drunken · most drunken

п'яний, нетверезий, налиганий

пьяный

betrunken, trunken

Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverageDrunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.

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/ˈdɹʌŋkən/

» He was arrested for drunken driving.

Er wurde wegen Trunkenheit am Steuer festgenommen. — wolfgangth

Його заарештували за водіння у нетверезому стані. — deniko

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Meaning

5 senses

Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.
betrunken, trunken
пья́ныйpʹjányj
(derogatory)Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.
a drunken display of crude exuberance
(obsolete)Saturated with liquid.
Saturated with liquid.
(obsolete)Applied to various spicy stir-fried dishes in Asian cuisine.
drunken noodles; drunken duck; drunken fried rice

Examples

74 sentences

He was arrested for drunken driving.
Його заарештували за водіння у нетверезому стані. — deniko
deEr wurde wegen Trunkenheit am Steuer festgenommen. — wolfgangth
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The policeman arrested him for drunken driving.
Поліцейський заарештував його за водіння у стані алкогольного сп'яніння. — deniko
ruПолицейский арестовал его за вождение в пьяном виде. — sharptoothed
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A drunken man was sleeping on the bench.
П'яний чоловік спав на лавці. — mkazarian
ruНа скамейке спал пьяный. — MikaM
deEin Betrunkener schlief auf der Bank ausgestreckt. — Hans_Adler
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The drunken man couldn't walk straight.
ruПьяный мужчина не мог идти прямо. — odexed
deDer Betrunkene konnte nicht geradeaus laufen. — Tamy
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He was punished for drunken driving.
ruЕго наказали за вождение в нетрезвом виде. — corvard
deEr wurde für Trunkenheit am Steuer bestraft. — xtofu80
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

In the state of alcoholic intoxication:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

In the state of alcoholic intoxication:

Origin

From Middle English drunken, ydronken, idrunken, from Old English druncen, ġedruncen (“dru

From Middle English drunken, ydronken, idrunken, from Old English druncen, ġedruncen (“drunk; drunken”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz (“drunken”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), equivalent to drink + -en. Cognate with West Frisian dronken (“drunk; drunken”), Dutch dronken (“drunk; drunken”), German betrunken (“drunk; drunken”), Swedish drucken (“drunk; drunken”).

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