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tipple

/ˈtɪp.əl/

Translations

tipplenoun

tipples

/ˈtɪp.əl/

boisson alcooliséeSens courant, souvent employé de façon familière ou humoristique.

He had a small tipple before bed.

Il a pris une petite boisson alcoolisée avant de se coucher.

Additional translations

trémieIndustrie minière.

Synonyms

tippleverb

tippled

Past Simple

tippled

Past Participle

tippling

Gerund

/ˈtɪp.əl/

picolerFamilier, pour parler de la consommation d'alcool.

He would often tipple a glass of whiskey after dinner.

Il aimait souvent picoler un verre de whisky après le dîner.

Additional translations

déverserSens technique, notamment en contexte minier.

Synonyms

tipplenoun

An alcoholic drink; alcoholic liquor, especially when regarded humorously or colloquially.

A small tipple before bed helps him sleep.

A structure at a mine or quarry used for tipping or loading bulk material such as coal into railroad cars.

The coal cars rolled slowly under the tipple to be filled.

tippleverb

To drink alcohol, especially in small quantities or habitually.

He would often tipple a glass of whiskey after dinner.

To tip or dump (ore, coal, etc.) from a wagon or other container.

The workers tippled the ore into the sorting bins.