хмеліти

English translation: to become intoxicated, tipsy, drunk

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Ukrainian term or phrase:хмеліти
English translation:to become intoxicated, tipsy, drunk
Entered by: Alexandra Tussing

02:53 Mar 1, 2004
Ukrainian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Food & Drink
Ukrainian term or phrase: хмеліти
has to do with brewing and drinking but there's an association with the effects of drinking.
Brian Kowalchuk
ro become intoxicated
Explanation:
or to become drunk, tipsy, etc.
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Alexandra Tussing
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3ro become intoxicated
Alexandra Tussing
5 +1get drunk
Vladimir Dubisskiy
4 +2to become tipsy
Sergey Strakhov


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ro become intoxicated


Explanation:
or to become drunk, tipsy, etc.

Alexandra Tussing
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ann Nosova
9 mins

agree  Yuri Smirnov: or (if it's a drink) to get intoxicating
40 mins

agree  Iryna Maslova
58 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
хмеліти
get drunk


Explanation:
or, and probably,closer: become tipsy (tipsy = unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor, Webster's)

or
get tight (tight = intoxicated, drunk, Webster's)

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergey Strakhov: перепрошую, не помітив Вашого доповнення:)
2 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
хмеліти
to become tipsy


Explanation:
Memories of Old Borate -
... If one became tipsy he was said to be "Tadly Odly." If a man was helped
into camp, unable to walk straight, he was "Prilled" (intoxicated). ...
www.ttrr.org/bd_text/bdpb_002.html

Good luck!

Sergey Strakhov
Local time: 14:46
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Levchuk (X)
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Дякую:)

agree  yuliya griffiths
3 days 6 hrs
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