liquor
A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetablesA liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
» Liquor is not sold at this store.
In diesem Laden wird Alkohol nicht verkauft. — Esperantostern
In diesem Laden wird kein Alkohol verkauft. — Zaghawa
In diesem Geschäft wird kein Alkohol vertrieben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
В этом магазине алкоголь не продают. — corvard
В цьому магазині алкогольні напої не продаються. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
бульо́нbulʹón
the liquid in which vegetables or meat have been cooked
(UK, countable, uncountable)A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
(Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable)Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
Spirituose, Lebenswasser, Branntwein
спиртно́й напи́токspirtnój napítok, алкого́льный напи́токalkogólʹnyj napítok, кре́пкий напи́токkrépkij napítok
алкого́льний напі́йalkohólʹnyj napíj, алкого́льalkohólʹ
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any alcoholic beverage.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
(countable, uncountable)In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
(countable, uncountable)A liquid in which something has been steeped.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A liquid, a fluid.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A beverage, any drinkable liquid.
Examples
99 sentencesLiquor is not sold at this store.
В цьому магазині алкогольні напої не продаються. — deniko
ruВ этом магазине алкоголь не продают. — corvard
deIn diesem Laden wird Alkohol nicht verkauft. — Esperantostern
My father doesn't drink liquor.
Мій батько не п'є алкоголю. — deniko
ruМой отец не пьёт горячительное. — corvard
deMein Vater trinkt nichts Hochprozentiges. — al_ex_an_der
Tom can't hold his liquor.
Том не вміє пити. — deniko
ruТом не умеет пить. — sharptoothed
My father doesn't drink hard liquor.
ruМой отец не пьёт крепкий алкоголь. — sharptoothed
deVater trinkt keine Spirituosen. — xtofu80
You're too young to buy liquor.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidFrom Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.
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Forms
plural: liquorsSynonyms
35 synonyms- the liquid in which vegetables or meat have been cooked:pot liquorpot likker
- an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented:spiritsboozehard drinkhard liquorJohn Barleycornstrong drink
Word family
41 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable