trunken
drunk; intoxicated; (poetic) elated
English translations
- 01
drunk
- 02
intoxicated
- 03
tipsy
Word details
- German meaning
- Betrunken, im Zustand der Trunkenheit.
- English meaning
- Drunk
- Synonym
- betrunken, beschwipst
- German example
- Er war so trunken, dass er kaum noch stehen konnte.
- English example
- He was so drunk that he could barely stand.
- Comparative
- trunkenerSuperlative: am trunkensten
Related words
- Trunkenbold
Drunkard
- Trunkenheit
Drunkenness
- wonnetrunken
Blissfully happy, ecstatic
- volltrunken
Dead drunk
- Betrunkenheit
Drunkenness
- freudetrunken
Elated
- betrunken
Drunk
- sturzbetrunken
dead drunk
- schlaftrunken
Sleepy
- getrunken
Drunk
- trinkfest
able to hold one's liquor
- bacchantisch
bacchanalian
- lattenstramm
Dead drunk, stiff as a board
- stockbesoffen
Dead drunk
- versoffen
Drunk, alcoholic
- Zunge
The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, speaking, and swallowing.
- Wasser predigen und Wein trinken
to preach water and drink wine
- Starkbier
Strong beer
- Limoncello
Limoncello
- Torkel
Staggering person
- Digestif
Digestif
- Besäufnis
Booze-up, drinking binge
- Blaufränkisch
Blaufränkisch is a red wine grape variety grown mainly in Austria and Hungary.
- Methanol
Methanol
- Kränzchen
coffee klatch
- Bodensatz
Sediment
- Alk
Booze
- Gambrinismus
Drunkenness, excessive beer consumption
- Schnapsleiche
Schnapsleiche is a derogatory term for a heavily intoxicated person.
- Sauferei
Boozing, heavy drinking
- Burgunder
Burgundy
- trinken
to drink
- ertrinken
To drown
- auswerfen
To spit out, to eject
- betrinken
To get drunk means to drink so much alcohol that one becomes intoxicated.
- lallen
To lisp means to speak indistinctly, often due to drunkenness or tiredness.
- taumeln
Stagger
- benebeln
To befuddle
- antrinken
To start drinking, to have a pre-drink
- ersaufen
To drown
- einen im Tee haben
To be tipsy
- schlingern
to lurch, to stagger
- beduseln
to make tipsy, to befuddle
- walgern
To stagger
- über den Durst trinken
To drink too much
- abstinent
abstinent
- zu tief ins Glas gucken
To drink too much; to be drunk
- sternhagelvoll
Dead drunk
- besoffen
drunk, intoxicated
Example sentences with “trunken”
Er war trunken vor Glück. (He was intoxicated/elated with happiness.)
Frequently asked questions
How does 'trunken' differ from 'betrunken'?
'Betrunken' is the standard adjective for being drunk; 'trunken' is often used in a more literary or poetic sense.