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drukkenskap

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. avhengighet av alkohol;
    alkoholismealcoholism
    dependence on alcohol;
    alcoholismalkoholisme
    • mange i familien hadde slitt med drukkenskap many in the family had struggled with drinking
    • bli ført ut i drukkenskap og fattigdom to be led into drunkenness and poverty
  2. stort inntak av alkohol;
    fyll (I)boozing, heavy drinking · drunkenness, alkoholmisbrukalcohol abuse
    heavy consumption of alcohol;
    boozingfyll (I), alcohol abusealkoholmisbruk
    • bli arrestert for drukkenskap to be arrested for drunkenness
    • tyveriet skjedde i drukkenskap the theft was committed while drunk