liquor
To drink liquor, usually to excessTo drink liquor, usually to excess.
» 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
3 senses(intransitive)To drink liquor, usually to excess.
(transitive)To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
(obsolete, transitive)To grease.
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.
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
liquors, liquoring, liquored, liquoredWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.