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teetotal

/ˈtiːˌtəʊ.təl/

/ˈtiːˌtoʊ.təl/

Translations

teetotalverb

teetotaled

Past Simple

teetotaled

Past Participle

teetotaling

Gerund

Intransitive verb meaning ‘to abstain completely from alcoholic drink’; rare but attested.

s’abstenirAvec la précision implicite qu’il s’agit de boissons alcoolisées.

After the accident, he decided to teetotal for the rest of his life.

Après l’accident, il a décidé de s’abstenir d’alcool pour le reste de sa vie.

teetotaladjective

/ˈtiːˌtəʊ.təl/

/ˈtiːˌtoʊ.təl/

abstinentSe dit d’une personne qui ne boit pas de boissons alcoolisées.

He has been teetotal since his college days, choosing to avoid alcohol entirely.

Il est abstinent depuis ses années d’université et choisit d’éviter totalement l’alcool.

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teetotaladverb

/ˌtiːˈtəʊtəl/

/ˌtiˈtoʊtəl/

Dialectal/colloquial use meaning ‘entirely, absolutely’.

complètementSurtout dans un emploi familier ou dialectal comme intensifieur.

That explanation is teetotal nonsense.

Cette explication est complètement absurde.

teetotalverb

To abstain completely from alcoholic beverages.

After the accident, he decided to teetotal for the rest of his life.

teetotaladjective

Abstaining from all alcoholic beverages.

He has been teetotal since his college days, choosing to avoid alcohol entirely.

teetotaladverb

Entirely; absolutely; outright (chiefly dialectal).

That explanation is teetotal nonsense.