Beber is the usual equivalent of the English verb "to drink"

Beber is the usual equivalent of the English verb "to drink" and is nearly always used to refer to the ingestion of a liquid. Like the English verb, beber in context can be used to refer specifically to the drinking of alcohol.

Here are some common phrases that use beber:

• beber a chorros — to drink heavily

• beber a morro — to drink straight from the bottle

• beber a sorbos, beber a sorbitos — to sip

• beber como una cuba, beber como una esponja, beber como un cosaco — to drink like a fish

• beber con exceso — to drink to excess

• beber con la lengua — to lap up

• beber de un trago — to drink in a gulp

• beber hasta la última gota — to drink to the last drop

• beber los vientos por — to have a strong desire for

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