betrunken
drunk, intoxicated
English translations
- 01
drunk
Word details
- German meaning
- Im Zustand der Trunkenheit; unter Alkoholeinfluss.
- English meaning
- Drunk
- Synonym
- besoffen, alkoholisiert
- German example
- Er war betrunken und konnte kaum noch laufen.
- English example
- He was drunk and could barely walk.
- Comparative
- betrunkenerSuperlative: am betrunkensten
- Opposite of
- drunk, inebriatednüchtern
Related words
- Betrunkenheit
Drunkenness
- sturzbetrunken
dead drunk
- versoffen
Drunk, alcoholic
- Schnapsleiche
Schnapsleiche is a derogatory term for a heavily intoxicated person.
- Trunkenheit
Drunkenness
- rausschmeißen
To throw out, to kick out
- auswerfen
To spit out, to eject
- pöbeln
To heckle
- herausschmeißen
To throw out, to kick out
- schlingern
to lurch, to stagger
- beduseln
to make tipsy, to befuddle
- zu tief ins Glas gucken
To drink too much; to be drunk
- ganz dicht sein
To be very drunk
- sternhagelvoll
Dead drunk
- besoffen
drunk, intoxicated
- alkoholselig
Alcohol-induced bliss
- bestusst
Drunk, intoxicated
- sturzbesoffen
Sturzbesoffen means to be extremely drunk, to the point of unconsciousness or incapacitation.
- granatenvoll
Drunk
- trunksüchtig
Alcoholic
- trunken
Drunk
- volltrunken
Dead drunk
- benebelt
Dazed
- Rausschmeißer
bouncer
- Schlenker
Stagger
- Gegröle
bawling, shouting, loud singing
- Vollrausch
Drunken stupor
- Liederjahn
Songster, singer (often used for someone who sings loudly when drunk)
- Spritkopp
Drunkard
- einen im Tee haben
To be tipsy
- angeschickert
Tipsy, slightly drunk
- stockbesoffen
Dead drunk
- berauscht
Intoxicated, euphoric
- Besäufnis
Booze-up, drinking binge
- Suffkopp
Drunkard, sot
- Trunkenbold
Drunkard
- betrinken
To get drunk means to drink so much alcohol that one becomes intoxicated.
- alkoholisiert
Intoxicated
- hackedicht
Drunk as a skunk None
- trinkfest
able to hold one's liquor
- beschwipst
Tipsy
- berüscht
Drunk
- beschickert
tipsy
- lattenstramm
Dead drunk, stiff as a board
Example sentences with “betrunken”
Er war völlig betrunken. (He was completely drunk.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'betrunken' polite?
It is direct and informal; in formal contexts, use 'alkoholisiert'.