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The French word for to drink is
boire





to drink

French Definition


drink
     1. n. Boisson.
     2. v. Boire.
     3. v. S'enivrer.



Translations for drink and their definitions

verrepronunciation
     1. n-m. (usually) glass (substance)
           verre de couleur - colored glass
     2. n-m.          symbol of fragility
                   Ça casse comme le verre. - That breaks like glass.
     3. n-m.          symbol of transparency
                   Une maison de verre. - A house of glass.
     4. n-m. Object of this substance
     5. n-m.          (optics) lens, glass
                   un verre de lunettes - a glasses lens, an eyeglass lens
                   un verre grossissant - a magnifying glass, a magnifying lens
     6. n-m.          glass (drinking vessel)
                   un verre en cristal - a crystal glass
     7. n-m.          the content of such a vessel
                   On va boire un verre! - Let's go have a drink!
     8. v. singular present of verrer
     9. v. second-person singular imperative of verrer


boissonpronunciation
     1. n-f. (obsolete) act of drinking, consumption of a liquid
     2. n-f. drinking (the activity of consuming alcoholic beverages)
           s'adonner à la boisson
     3. n-f. drink (consumable liquid)
           Quelle est votre boisson préférée ? Je voudrais vous en offrir une verre. - What's your favorite drink? I'd like to buy you a glass of it.
     4. n-f. drink (a serving of drink)
           Puis-je vous offrir une boisson ? - May I buy you a drink?


boirepronunciation
     1. v. to drink


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