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emborrachar

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Galician

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Etymology

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    From en- + borracho + -ar.

    Verb

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    emborrachar (first-person singular present emborracho, first-person singular preterite emborrachei, past participle emborrachado)

    1. (transitive) to intoxicate, inebriate (with alcohol)
    2. (reflexive) to get drunk (emborracharse)

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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      From en- + borracho + -ar.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /emboraˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽm.bo.raˈt͡ʃaɾ]
      • Rhymes: -aɾ
      • Syllabification: em‧bo‧rra‧char

      Verb

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      emborrachar (first-person singular present emborracho, first-person singular preterite emborraché, past participle emborrachado)

      1. (transitive) to intoxicate, inebriate (with alcohol)
        Quiero emborracharlo y hacer cosas inconfesables con él.
        I want to get him drunk and do unspeakable things with him.
      2. (transitive) to soak, steep (a cake with a liquid)
      3. (reflexive) to get drunk
        ¿Quién quiere que me emborrache y comience una discusión con el gato?
        Who wants me to get drunk and start an argument with the cat?
        • 2002, Rilo Kiley, translated by into Spanish, The Good That Won't Come Out:
          Creo que voy a salir fuera a ponerme en evidencia emborrachándome y cayéndome por la calle.
          I think I'll go out and embarrass myself by getting drunk and falling down in the street

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