- trinquer
- trinquer [tʀɛ̃ke]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = porter un toast) to clink glasses ; ( = boire) to drink• trinquer à qch to drink to sth• trinquer à la santé de qn to drink sb's healthb. ( = être puni) (inf) to take the rap (inf)• il a trinqué pour les autres he took the rap for the others (inf)• quand les parents boivent, les enfants trinquent when the parents drink, it's the children who pay the price* * *tʀɛ̃keverbe intransitif1) gén to clink glasses
trinquer avec quelqu'un — lit to clink glasses with somebody; fig to go drinking with somebody
trinquer à quelque chose — to drink to something
trinquons à ta réussite! — let's drink to your success!
2) (colloq) (boire avec excès) to booze (colloq)3) (colloq) (subir les conséquences de quelque chose) to pay the price; (être puni) to take the rap (colloq)* * *tʀɛ̃ke vi1) (= porter un toast) to clink glassestrinquer à qch — to drink to sth
trinquer à la santé de qn — to drink to sb, to drink to sb's health
2) * (= souffrir) to cop it ** * *trinquer verb table: aimer vi1 gén to clink glasses; trinquer avec qn lit to clink glasses with sb; fig to go drinking with sb; trinquer à qch to drink to sth; trinquons à ta réussite! let's drink to your success!;2 ○(boire avec excès) to booze○;3 ○(subir les conséquences de qch) to pay the price; (être puni) to take the rap○; les parents boivent, les enfants trinquent the parents drink and the children pay the price; ils sont tous responsables mais lui seul a trinqué they are all to blame but he took the rap○.[trɛ̃ke] verbe intransitif1. [choquer les verres]trinquer à quelque chose/quelqu'un to drink (a toast) to something/somebodytrinquons! let's drink to that!2. (familier) [subir un dommage] to get the worst of it, to get it in the neck, to cop it (UK)c'est lui qui va trinquer he'll be the one who suffers3. (familier) [boire] to drink
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.