Spanish word

emborrachar

Pronunciation

IPA/emboraˈtʃaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbmake someone drunk

Example

No me gusta emborrachar a la gente en las fiestas.

I don't like making people drunk at parties.

Illustration for emborrachar (make someone drunk)

More examples

Nunca es correcto emborrachar a un compañero de trabajo para divertirse.

It is never right to make a coworker drunk for fun.

Core concept

Act of causing someone to become drunk by alcohol consumption.

Common phrases

  • emborrachar a un amigo

    make a friend drunk

  • emborrachar a un compañero de trabajo

    make a coworker drunk

Similar words

embriagar: Causes someone to become intoxicated with alcohol, often used in formal or literary contexts.
emborracharse: Becomes drunk by drinking alcohol oneself.

Definition in Spanish

Provocar que una persona quede borracha por la ingesta de alcohol; en forma pronominal, indicar que alguien se embriaga.

Word origin

Formed from prefix em- ('to put into, cause') + borracho (from Latin ebriacus/ebrius 'drunk') and the verb suffix -ar, literally meaning 'to cause to be drunk'.

Usage tips

  • Non-reflexive emborrachar usually means making someone else drunk and can sound accusatory, while emborracharse means to get drunk oneself.

Other meanings

  • get drunkverb
  • become drunkverb

Related words

  • emborrachadorinebriatornoun
  • emborrachadodrunkadjective

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