boisson

Inherited from Late Latin bibitiōnem, from Latin bibitus, from bibō (“to drink”).

• IPA^(key): /bwa.sɔ̃/

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boisson f (countable and uncountable, plural boissons)

1. (obsolete) act of drinking, consumption of a liquid

   Synonym: (archaic) potation

2. (uncountable) drinking (the activity of consuming alcoholic beverages)

   Synonym: consommation d’alcool

   s’adonner à la boisson ― to take to drink, to turn to drink

3. (countable) drink (consumable liquid)

   Quelle est votre boisson préférée ? Je voudrais vous en offrir un verre. ― What's your favorite drink? I'd like to buy you a glass [of it].

4. (countable) drink (a serving of drink)

   Puis-je vous offrir une boisson ? ― May I buy you a drink?

• boire

• “boisson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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boisson m (plural boissons)

1. bush

• boisson blanc, boisson negre

• boissonada

• Arve Cassignac, Dictionnaire français-occitan, occitan-français, 2015