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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestrocken sein
Pronunciation / Transliteration: trokn zain
"Er ist seit einem Jahr trocken."
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Abstaining from drinking alcohol.
"He has been on the wagon for six months and feels much healthier."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 19th or early 20th century in the United States, the phrase derives from the water wagons used to spray dusty unpaved roads. Temperance advocates and reformed drinkers jokingly or seriously pledged that they would rather drink water from the watering cart than touch alcohol, thus being 'on the wagon'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "On the wagon" is said worldwide
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ne plus boire d'alcool
Transliteration: nuh ploo bwahr dalkol
"Il ne boit plus d'alcool depuis qu'il a pris de bonnes résolutions."
trocken sein
Transliteration: trokn zain
"Er ist seit einem Jahr trocken."
essere astemio
Transliteration: essere astemio
"Ha smesso di bere e ora è astemio da mesi."
estar abstemio
Transliteration: estar abstemio
"Él está abstemio desde hace varios meses."
estar sóbrio
Transliteration: estar sobrio
"Ele está sóbrio há mais de um ano."
शराब छोड़ देना
Transliteration: sharab chhod dena
"वह पिछले छह महीनों से शराब से दूर है।"
戒酒
Transliteration: jiè jiǔ
"他已经戒酒半年了。"
금주하다
Transliteration: geumjuhada
"그는 몇 달째 금주하고 있다."
禁酒している
Transliteration: kinshu shite iru
"彼はここ数ヶ月禁酒している。"
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