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/ivʁ/

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Translation

drunk, intoxicated

Word origin

From Latin ebrius ('drunk'). The same adjective, with a negative prefix, gives English 'sober' its opposite number in 'inebriated'.

Origin
Latin
Root
ebrius
English cognates
inebriated

Grammar

Masc pluralivres

Examples

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He came home drunk at three in the morning.

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She was completely drunk last night.

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Two drunken men were shouting in the street.

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You must not drive drunk.

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Drunk with joy, she threw her arms round her father.

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This word is part of lesson 48.