beber

/beˈbeɾ/, [beˈβ̞eɾ]

drink, to drink


Verb beber (first-person singular present bebo, first-person singular preterite bebí, past participle bebido)

  1. (transitive) to drink
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to draw from (to be inspired by)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Tom es demasiado joven para beber.

    Tom is too young to drink.

  • Me detuve a beber café.

    I stopped drinking coffee.

  • Él se abstuvo de beber demasiado.

    He refrained from drinking too much.

  • Demasiada información se presentó de una sola vez. Asimilarla fue como beber de una manguera para incendios.

    Too much information was presented all at once. Taking it in was like drinking from a fire hose.

  • Esta agua es buena para beber.

    This water is good to drink.

  • Deberías ser lo suficientemente razonable para no beber, al menos mientras estás enfermo.

    You should have enough sense not to drink, at least during your illness.

  • El doctor me aconsejó no beber mucho.

    The doctor advised me not to drink too much.

  • Eres demasiado joven para beber alcohol.

    You're too young to have alcohol.

  • Mi padre ya ha dejado de fumar y de beber.

    My father has already given up smoking and drinking.

  • Paré de fumar y de beber.

    I stopped smoking and drinking.

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