Grammatical class

Adjective

ivre

(formal) drunk, inebriated (by alcohol)

Details

Syllables

i-vre

Phonetics

ivʁ

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

2469

Freq. (movies)

2549

Freq. (news)

11027

Sentences

Ivre d’amour

Drunk with love

A1

Il est ivre.

He's drunk.

A1

Reste ivre !

Stay drunk!

A1

Je suis ivre.

I'm intoxicated.

A1

J'étais ivre.

I was intoxicated.

A1

Tom est ivre.

Tom's drunk.

A2

Tom est-il ivre ?

Is Tom drunk?

A2

Il est ivre mort.

He's dead drunk.

B1

Dan est rentré complètement ivre.

Dan came home very drunk.

B1

Elle affirme qu'alors, elle était ivre.

She claims she was drunk at the time.

B1

Le conducteur ivre a endommagé un arbre.

The drunk driver damaged a tree.

B1

Le policier était ivre.

The policeman was drunk.

B2