muy borracho
/mui borat͡ʃo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "very drunk" is translated into Spanish as muy borracho.
The phrase is used to describe a person who has consumed a large amount of alcohol.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
While muy borracho is the common way to express being very drunk, you can use muy ebrio or the phrase En estado de embriaguez in more formal or clinical contexts. For a very informal alternative, you can use Estar pedo/a. If you only want to describe someone who is slightly drunk or tipsy, the colloquial term pedito is more appropriate.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number with the person or people being described. Use the masculine form muy borracho for a man, the feminine form muy borracha for a woman and the plural form muy borrachos for a group.
Did you know?
- While muy borracho is common, the slang term estar pedo literally means 'to be a fart'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, someone who is muy borracho might be described as está como una cuba, meaning 'he is like a vat'.
- The word borracho may have its origins in the Catalan word morratxa, meaning 'flask'.
Examples in context
- Tom estaba muy borracho.Tom was very drunk.This sentence is useful for describing Tom's state using muy borracho.Tatoeba #3945671 by marcelostockle, translation #3921803 by CK
- Estás muy borracho.You got very drunk.This sentence is useful for describing a state of being with muy borracho.Tatoeba #3562628 by ficion, translation #3331087 by CK
- Estamos muy borrachos.We are very drunk.This sentence is useful for describing a group's state using muy borracho.Tatoeba #3303188 by Shishir, translation #3303226 by ummibrahim
- Después de beber mucho vino, él se encontraba en estado de embriaguez.After drinking a lot of wine, he was in a state of drunkenness.
- No deberías conducir, estás pedo/a.You shouldn't drive, you're wasted.
- Después de beber tanto vino, ella estaba totalmente curda.After drinking so much wine, she was completely drunk.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are talking about a friend's behavior at a party.
- Sofía¿Viste a Luis anoche?Did you see Luis last night?
- AlejandroSí, estaba muy borracho.Yes, he was very drunk.
- SofíaÉl siempre se pone así.He always gets like that.
- AlejandroEs verdad, es un desastre.It's true, he is a mess.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries borracho, muy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
