drunk driving

English

Alternative forms

• drunken driving

Noun

drunk driving (uncountable)

1. (law, automotive) The act of driving under the influence of alcohol.
   1. Specifically, the criminal offence of driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) level higher than the local legal limit.

Synonyms

• drink driving, drink-driving (UK), drinking and driving, driving under the influence

Related terms

• drink-driver
• drunk driver
• DUI
• DWI
• drink and drive

Translations

driving under the influence of alcohol — see also DUI

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 酒駕／酒驾 (zh) (jiǔjià)

• Danish: spirituskørsel c, spritbilisme c
• Dutch: rijden onder invloed
• Estonian: sõiduki juhtimine alkoholijoobes
• Faroese: rúsdrekkakoyring f
• Finnish: rattijuoppous (colloquial); liikennejuopumus (legal)
• French: conduite en état d’ivresse
• Georgian: ნასვამ მდგომარეობაში მართვა (nasvam mdgomareobaši martva), არაფხიზელ მდგომარეობაში მართვა (arapxizel mdgomareobaši martva), ალკოჰოლის ზემოქმედების ქვეშ მართვა (alḳoholis zemokmedebis kveš martva)
• German: Fahren unter Einfluss, Trunkenheit im Verkehr, Trunkenheit am Steuer (de)
• Hungarian: ittas vezetés
• Icelandic: ölvunarakstur m
• Italian: guida in stato di ebbrezza f
• Japanese: 飲酒運転 (ja) (いんしゅうんてん, inshu unten)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: fyllekjøring

  Bokmål: promillekjøring m or f

• Polish: pijana jazda f, pijane jeżdżenie n
• Portuguese: embriaguez no trânsito f, embriaguez no/ao volante f
• Spanish: conducción en estado de ebriedad f, manejo en estado de ebriedad m, conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol f, manejo bajo los efectos del alcohol m, conducción etílica f
• Swedish: rattfylleri (sv) n, rattfylla (sv) c
• Ukrainian: п'я́не воді́ння n (pʺjáne vodínnja)