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ebrio
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- 1
drunk; intoxicated
Lo detuvieron por conducir ebrio en la autopista. He was arrested for driving drunk on the motorway.
El vecino volvió ebrio a casa y se quedó dormido en las escaleras. The neighbour came home drunk and fell asleep on the stairs.
- 2
intoxicated (with joy, power)literary
Salió del estadio ebrio de alegría después de la victoria. He left the stadium drunk with joy after the victory.
Forms: ebria
Don't confuse
- borrachoborracho is the everyday word for drunk; ebrio is formal or literary (police reports, writing).
Common combinations
- ebrio de felicidad
- estado de ebriedad