antrinken

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German

Etymology

an (on, at) +‎ trinken (to drink)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌtrɪŋkən/, , ,
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Verb

antrinken (class 3 strong, third-person singular present trinkt an, past tense trank an, past participle angetrunken, past subjunctive tränke an, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dative reflexive) to get drunk or tipsy, especially as a purposeful action
    Wenn ich hier Spaß haben soll, muss ich mir ganz schön einen antrinken.
    If I’m supposed to have fun in this place, I’ll have to get pretty drunk.
  2. (transitive, dative reflexive) to obtain some quality by getting drunk, for example courage
    Um so eine anzusprechen, müsste ich mir so viel Mut antrinken, dass ich vorher umfallen würde.
    In order to approach a woman like that, I’d have to get so much Dutch courage that I’d pass out before I could.
  3. (intransitive) to try to overcome something by getting drunk
    Gegen meinen Liebeskummer anzutrinken, hat zwar ganz gut funktioniert, wurde aber auf die Dauer zu teuer.
    Trying to drink away my broken heart actually worked out pretty well, but in the long run it got too expensive.
  4. (transitive) to start drinking something; to have a first portion of something
    Während wir warten, können wir ja schon mal den Wein antrinken.
    While we’re waiting, we might as well have our first glasses of the wine.

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Further reading

  • antrinken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • antrinken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • antrinken” in Duden online