English Explanatory Dictionary

drunk driving

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of driving under the influence of alcohol.
  2. Specifically, the criminal offence of driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) level higher than the local legal limit.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drunk driving.wav

Word forms

drunk driving drunken driving

Synonyms

booze cruising drink driving drink-driving drinking and driving driving under the influence impaired driving driving drunk driving impaired

Related words

drink-driver drunk driver DUI DWI drink and drive

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 酒駕 /酒驾 Danish: spirituskørsel Danish: spritbilisme Dutch: rijden onder invloed Estonian: sõiduki juhtimine alkoholijoobes Faroese: rúsdrekkakoyring Finnish: rattijuoppous Finnish: liikennejuopumus French: conduite en état d'ivresse Georgian: ნასვამ მდგომარეობაში მართვა Georgian: არაფხიზელ მდგომარეობაში მართვა Georgian: ალკოჰოლის ზემოქმედების ქვეშ მართვა German: Fahren unter Einfluss German: Trunkenheit im Verkehr German: Trunkenheit am Steuer Hungarian: ittas vezetés Icelandic: ölvunarakstur Irish: tiomáint faoi thionchar dí Italian: guida in stato di ebbrezza Japanese: 飲酒運転 Japanese: 酒気帯び運転 Japanese: 酒酔い運転 Korean: 음주운전 Norwegian: fyllekjøring Norwegian Bokmål: promillekjøring Polish: pijana jazda Polish: pijane jeżdżenie Portuguese: embriaguez no trânsito Portuguese: embriaguez no/ao volante Romanian: conducere sub influența alcoolului Romanian: băut la volan Spanish: conducción en estado de ebriedad Spanish: manejo en estado de ebriedad Spanish: conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol Spanish: manejo bajo los efectos del alcohol Spanish: conducción etílica Swedish: rattfylleri Swedish: rattfylla Telugu: డ్రంక్ అండ్ డ్రైవ్ Ukrainian: п'я́не воді́ння
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