spirits

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɪɹɪts/

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Verb

spirits

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spirit

Noun

spirits

1. plural of spirit

Noun

1. Distilled alcoholic beverages.

   Synonym: (chiefly American English) liquor

Translations

strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation

• Czech: destilát (cs) m, lihovina (cs) f
• Danish: likør (da) c, spiritus c
• Esperanto: alkoholaĵo, likvoro
• Finnish: viina (fi)
• French: spiritueux (fr) m pl
• Greek: οινοπνευματώδη (el) n pl (oinopnevmatódi)
• Irish: biotáille f
• Latvian: spirts m
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• Norwegian: sprit
• Persian: عرق (fa) ('araq)
• Portuguese: destilados m pl
• Romanian: spirt (ro) n, spirturi n pl
• Russian: спирт (ru) m (spirt)
• Spanish: licor (es)
• Swedish: sprit (sv) c
• Thai: สุรา (th) (sù-raa)

Derived terms

• animal spirits
• ardent spirits
• neutral spirits
• wood spirits

Anagrams

• tripsis