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boire/by/

verb · A1 · Frequency 378

verb

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Meanings

  1. to drink

    Commonly used to refer to drinking any liquid; can be transitive or intransitive.

  2. to drink alcohol, to consume alcoholic beverages

    Commonly used to refer to drinking alcoholic beverages; can be transitive or intransitive.

Examples

  • Il faut boire suffisamment d eau pendant une randonnée.

    You need to drink enough water during a hike.

  • Boire un café le matin m aide à me réveiller.

    Drinking coffee in the morning helps me wake up.

  • Avant de conduire, il vaut mieux éviter de boire de l alcool.

    Before driving, it is better to avoid drinking alcohol.

Collocations

  • boire de l’eauto drink water
  • boire un verreto have a drink

Common mistakes

  • Je boit de l’eau

    Je bois de l’eau

    The first-person singular present indicative of boire is the irregular form bois; boit is used only with the third-person singular.

Related words

  • synonymsiroterto sip

  • antonymjeûnerto fast

Grammar note

The verb boire uses the auxiliary avoir to form compound tenses.

verb

See the conjugation

Meanings

  1. to drink

    Commonly used to refer to drinking any liquid; can be transitive or intransitive.

  2. to drink alcohol, to consume alcoholic beverages

    Commonly used to refer to drinking alcoholic beverages; can be transitive or intransitive.

Examples

  • Il faut boire suffisamment d eau pendant une randonnée.

    You need to drink enough water during a hike.

  • Boire un café le matin m aide à me réveiller.

    Drinking coffee in the morning helps me wake up.

  • Avant de conduire, il vaut mieux éviter de boire de l alcool.

    Before driving, it is better to avoid drinking alcohol.

Collocations

  • boire de l’eauto drink water
  • boire un verreto have a drink

Common mistakes

  • Je boit de l’eau

    Je bois de l’eau

    The first-person singular present indicative of boire is the irregular form bois; boit is used only with the third-person singular.

Related words

  • synonymsiroterto sip

  • antonymjeûnerto fast

Grammar note

The verb boire uses the auxiliary avoir to form compound tenses.

verb

See the conjugation

Meanings

  1. to drink

    Commonly used to refer to drinking any liquid; can be transitive or intransitive.

  2. to drink alcohol, to consume alcoholic beverages

    Commonly used to refer to drinking alcoholic beverages; can be transitive or intransitive.

Examples

  • En buvant un thé chaud, elle a relu ses notes calmement.

    While drinking hot tea, she calmly reread her notes.

  • Il a continué sa promenade en buvant de l'eau par petites gorgées.

    He continued his walk while drinking water in small sips.

  • En buvant son café, la directrice a parcouru les premiers courriels de la matinée.

    While drinking her coffee, the director went through the first emails of the morning.

Grammar note

The verb boire uses the auxiliary avoir to form compound tenses.

verb

See the conjugation

Meanings

  1. to drink

    Commonly used to refer to drinking any liquid; can be transitive or intransitive.

  2. to drink alcohol, to consume alcoholic beverages

    Commonly used to refer to drinking alcoholic beverages; can be transitive or intransitive.

Examples

  • J'ai bu un verre d'eau après la randonnée.

    I drank a glass of water after the hike.

  • Elle a bu son café avant de partir au travail.

    She drank her coffee before leaving for work.

  • Nous avons bu du thé pendant la réunion.

    We drank tea during the meeting.

Grammar note

The verb boire uses the auxiliary avoir to form compound tenses.

verb

See the conjugation

Meanings

  1. to drink

    Commonly used to refer to drinking any liquid; can be transitive or intransitive.

  2. to drink alcohol, to consume alcoholic beverages

    Commonly used to refer to drinking alcoholic beverages; can be transitive or intransitive.

Examples

  • Tu bois un verre d'eau après le sport.

    You drink a glass of water after exercising.

  • Bois lentement ton café, il est encore très chaud.

    Drink your coffee slowly; it is still very hot.

  • Je sais que tu bois assez d'eau pendant la journée.

    I know that you drink enough water during the day.

Collocations

  • boire de l’eauto drink water
  • boire un verreto have a drink

Common mistakes

  • Je boit de l’eau

    Je bois de l’eau

    The first-person singular present indicative of boire is the irregular form bois; boit is used only with the third-person singular.

Related words

  • synonymsiroterto sip

  • antonymjeûnerto fast

Grammar note

The verb boire uses the auxiliary avoir to form compound tenses.

verb

See the conjugation

Meanings

  1. to drink

    Commonly used to refer to drinking any liquid; can be transitive or intransitive.

  2. to drink alcohol, to consume alcoholic beverages

    Commonly used to refer to drinking alcoholic beverages; can be transitive or intransitive.

Examples

  • Elle boit un verre d'eau après sa promenade.

    She drinks a glass of water after her walk.

  • Mon fils boit son lait avant d'aller à l'école.

    My son drinks his milk before going to school.

  • Le chien boit dans sa gamelle après avoir couru.

    The dog drinks from its bowl after running.

Collocations

  • boire de l’eauto drink water
  • boire un verreto have a drink

Common mistakes

  • Je boit de l’eau

    Je bois de l’eau

    The first-person singular present indicative of boire is the irregular form bois; boit is used only with the third-person singular.

Related words

  • synonymsiroterto sip

  • antonymjeûnerto fast

Grammar note

The verb boire uses the auxiliary avoir to form compound tenses.

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