half seas

UK
/ˌhɑːf ˈsiːz/
US
/ˌhæf ˈsiz/

Translations

half-seas-overadjective

half seas over

UK
/ˌhɑːf siːz ˈəʊvə/
US
/ˌhæf siz ˈoʊvər/
Usually used predicatively; informal.
éméchéFamilier.
He was half-seas-over after the party.
Il était éméché après la fête.
Additional translations
pompetteFamilier.
half-seas-overadverb

half seas over

Informal; chiefly used in the sense 'slightly drunk'.
éméchéFamilier ; s’emploie surtout en tournure adjectivale en français.
He came home half-seas-over.
Il est rentré éméché.
Additional translations
pompetteFamilier ; s’emploie surtout en tournure adjectivale en français.
Synonyms
a little drunk
slightly drunk
in a tipsy way
half drunk

Definitions

half-seas-overadjective
slightly drunk; intoxicated
He was half-seas-over after the party.
half-seas-overadverb
in a slightly drunk state; drunk
He came home half-seas-over.