Σάββατο 23 Φεβρουαρίου 2013

WORD OF THE DAY -DRINK -

Thesaurus-Synonyms-- DRINK

'drink' verb to take a liquid into your mouth and swallow it: I drank a cup of tea at breakfast time. * πίνω, καταπίνω

[down] (informal) to drink all of something, often quickly: He can down a pint of lager in one go. * «κατεβάζω», (πίνω) ποτό

[gulp to drink something hastily swallowing large amounts at a time: We had to gulp down our drinks before the pub closed.
* πίνω βιαστικά ή λαίμαργα, ρουφώ, κν. κατεβάζω (μονορούφι)

[guzzle] (informal) to drink something greedily: teenagers guzzling cheap cider. * πίνω λαίμαργα, κν. «κατεβάζω», «λάφτω»

[knock back] (informal) to drink something quickly, usually in one gulp: Come on, knock it back in one! * (για ποτά:) «κατεβάζω» στα γρήγορα, μονορούφι

[quaff] (old-fashioned or humorous) to drink an alcoholic drink often in large amounts: They spent the whole night quaffing wine. * πίνω (σε μεγάλες ποσότητες) κν. «μπεκροπίνω»

[sip] to drink something in small mouthfuls: delicately sipping sherry. * αργοπίνω, κουτσοπίνω, ρουφώ

[slug] (informal) to take a large mouthful of an alcoholic drink: slugging whisky from a hip flask. * πίνω ποτό μεζούρας κν.
«κοπανώ σφηνάκι»

[swallow] to pass liquid from your mouth into your throat and down into your stomach: Wine tasters don’t swallow the wine – they spit it out. * καταπίνω, καταβροχθίζω υγρά/ ποτά

[swig] (informal) to drink something quickly and in large amounts: The boys were swigging cans of cola. * πίνω ένα ποτό σε μεγάλες ποσότητες και βιαστικά

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS

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