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be drunk

[/bi: drʌŋk/]
verb phrase
estar bêbado/bêbada
1. to be in a state of intoxication from alcohol consumption
He was drunk after the party.
Ele estava bêbado depois da festa.
2. to be heavily influenced or affected by something as if intoxicated
She was drunk with power.
Ela estava embriagada de poder.
NYC Slang
wasted, hammered, plastered, three sheets to the wind
Synonyms
be intoxicatedbe inebriatedbe tipsyhave had too much to drink
Antonyms
be soberbe abstinent

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estar bêbado/bêbada
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
estar bêbado/bêbada; estar de porre
colloquial slang
São Paulo
estar bêbado/bêbada; estar chapado
informal usage
Portugal
estar bêbado/bêbada; estar embriagado/embriagada
standard and formal usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

drunk as a skunk
drunk as a lord
drunk with power
blind drunk
dead drunk
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