Borracha in english
pronunciation: drʌŋk part of speech: adjective, noun
borracho1 = drunkard ; wino ; drunk ; piss artist ; piss-head.
Example: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a 'glutton and a drunkard'.Example: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.Example: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.Example: While Floyd will be remembered for many things, many of us probably think of him as the biggest piss artist on television -- he was rarely filmed without a glass of wine in his hand.Example: Lots of Aboriginals end up as piss-heads, causing people to say 'no wonder they're so poor, half of them are piss-heads'.more:
» borracho callejero = wino ; piss artist ; piss-head .
Example: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home. Example: While Floyd will be remembered for many things, many of us probably think of him as the biggest piss artist on television -- he was rarely filmed without a glass of wine in his hand. Example: Lots of Aboriginals end up as piss-heads, causing people to say 'no wonder they're so poor, half of them are piss-heads'.» fiesta de borrachos = drunken party .
Example: In the movies, a bachelorette party is nothing more than a drunken party with a male stripper.borracho2 = intoxicated ; drunken ; under the influence ; sauced up ; squiffy ; like three sheets to the wind ; sloshed ; plastered ; inebriated ; well-oiled.
Example: A few days ago, our library director was hit by a car driven by an intoxicated driver and suffered severe injuries.Example: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.Example: He was being held without bail after his fifth arrest for operating under the influence.Example: And because beer and wine are so expensive at the stadium, many of these fans are coming to the games already sauced up from tailgate drinking.Example: It'd be horrible to be one of those people who got morose when they were slightly squiffy.Example: There definitely are things you should stay away from, unless you're already like three sheets to the wind and you don't give a fuck.Example: I was with Megan and she was sloshed but still more coherent than me and she had some hillarious stories the next morning.Example: He was plastered but still remained concious enough to tell some good jokes.Example: And much to her astonishment, there was yours truly standing behind five inebriated women each holding one of the signs I had made.Example: After a while, we were both well-oiled after a few beers, which helped break down the barriers, and in time we were talking about the wildlife and the hills that were our common bond.more:
» borracho como una cuba = pissed as a newt ; drunk back ; blind drunk ; pissed to the gills ; pissed to the eyeballs ; pissed as a lord ; sloshed to the gills ; tanked-up .
Example: He's been pissed as a newt all month. Example: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?. Example: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you 'blind drunk'. Example: He was pissed to the gills, and when he got to the door the bus driver wouldn't let him on and told him to come back when he'd sobered up. Example: You get much more fun out of being merry than getting pissed to the eyeballs, and the hangovers aren't as bad. Example: Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn. Example: Persistent rumor here has it that back when Bush was sloshed to the gills every day, he was a very, very mean drunk. Example: A tanked-up mob forced their way into the football grounds and started up the fight.» conductor borracho = drink-driver ; drunk driver .
Example: Roadside checks will be a major part of the campaign to trap drink-drivers. Example: On average, a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest.» estar borracho = be drunk ; see + double ; be the worse for wear ; be the worse for drink ; have had one too many ; have tippled one too many ; look + the worse for wear .
Example: The secretary continued: 'He was drunk when he wrote your appraisal one night last week'. Example: Children who develop strabismus usually don't see double because the brain is still developing and can correct for the problem. Example: Charlie was clearly the worse for wear in this very rare interview from around 1984. Example: Churchill suffered from both a slight stammer and a lisp: speech impediments that often lead him to be accused of being the worse for drink. Example: A variety of ottomans were also provided to help those out who might have had one too many or simply needed to rest their legs after a razzle. Example: She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many. Example: Most women look the worse for wear after having a baby.» estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable .
Example: I believe that it was in a West Riding town that three successive chief constables were relieved of their duties because they were drunk and incapable.» más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a skunk ; as drunk as a newt .
Example: Churchill certainly drank a lot more than modern politicians but he was far from as drunk as a lord most of the time. Example: But last night his spokesman said: 'He'd clearly had a glass of wine but does not recall being drunk as a skunk'. Example: He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels.» tan borracho como una cuba = as drunk as a newt ; as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a skunk .
Example: He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels. Example: Churchill certainly drank a lot more than modern politicians but he was far from as drunk as a lord most of the time. Example: But last night his spokesman said: 'He'd clearly had a glass of wine but does not recall being drunk as a skunk'.borracho3 = hard-drinking.
Example: Early shearers in New Zealand were generally seen as hard-drinking, foul-mouthed scoundrels.