alcohol

alcool, boissons alcoolisées

Boissons comme la bière, le vin ou le whisky, qui peuvent rendre ivre.

En anglais simple : Drinks such as beer, wine, or whisky that can make you drunk.

• I don’t drink alcohol.
• The restaurant serves alcohol with meals.
• They stopped selling alcohol after midnight.

Synonymes : alcoholic drinks, liquor, booze

Expressions courantes : drink alcohol, sell alcohol, serve alcohol, avoid alcohol

alcool, éthanol

Substance présente dans la bière, le vin et d’autres boissons, qui peut rendre ivre.

En anglais simple : The substance in beer, wine, and similar drinks that can make you drunk.

• This beer contains alcohol.
• The label shows how much alcohol is in the wine.
• Even a small amount of alcohol can affect your driving.

Synonymes : ethanol, ethyl alcohol

Expressions courantes : alcohol content, contains alcohol, pure alcohol, alcohol level

alcool

Substance de la même famille chimique que l’alcool des boissons, souvent utilisée dans les carburants ou les nettoyants.

En anglais simple : One of a group of chemicals related to the substance in alcoholic drinks, often used in fuels or cleaners.

• Methanol is an alcohol.
• The laboratory stores several alcohols in locked cupboards.
• This alcohol is used as a solvent in the reaction.

Expressions courantes : an alcohol, alcohol molecule, alcohol solvent