teetotal

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
2. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
3. (dated, emphatic) Total.

Noun

One who abstains from drinking alcohol.

Verb

To advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol.

Conceptos

abstemio

total

temperante

Opuesto a

alcoholic, dipsomaniac, drunkard

Sinónimos

dry

abstain

abstinent

sober

absolutistic

antialcoholic

Traducciones

abstinent

antialcoolique

αντιαλκολικός

tamamen

enthaltsam

abstinent

sec

sécher

astemio

bütün bütün

يمتنع عن الخمور

Yeşilaycı

αντιαλκοολικός

απέχω

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/tiːˈtəʊtəl/

Etimología (Inglés)

From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.