álcools

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.kows/ [ˈaʊ̯.koʊ̯s]

Noun

álcools

  1. (informal, nonstandard) plural of álcool
    Synonyms: álcoois, (sometimes proscribed) alcoóis
    • 1888, Eça de Queiroz, chapter X, in Os Maias‎[1], 1st edition, volume 2, Porto: Livraria Internacional de Ernesto Chardron, page 510:
      — […] Arranjou uma casa muito bonita ao pé de Richmond... Mas está muito avelhado, queixa-se muito do figado. E, desgraçadamente, carrega de mais nos alcools. É uma pena!
      “ […] He’s got a lovely house near Richmond... But he’s grown old, he often complains about his liver. And, unfortunately, he overdoes it on the booze. It’s a shame!”
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