Usage examples of "boire" in French with translation to English

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Je m'abstiens de boire. I refrain from drinking.
Je vais boire une bière. I'm going to have a beer.
Je me retiens de boire. I refrain from drinking.
Je dus boire le café à petites gorgées parce qu'il était trop chaud. I had to sip the coffee because it was too hot.
Je vous offre à boire ? May I offer you a drink?
Désirez-vous boire quelque chose ? Do you want something to drink?
Je voudrais boire quelque chose I would like something to drink
Père a arrêté de boire. Father stopped drinking.
Barmaid, je voudrais à boire. Bartender, I'd like to have a drink.
Tu veux boire quelque chose ? Want to drink something?
Tu devrais arrêter de boire. You should give up drinking.
Vous voulez boire quelque chose ? Would you like to drink anything?
Il est assez vieux pour boire. He is old enough to drink.
Il est trop jeune pour boire. He's too young to drink.
Étais-tu en train de boire ? Were you drinking?
Désirez-vous quelque chose à boire ? Do you want a drink?
On lui a donné à boire. He is given to drinking.
Mon père a arrêté de boire. My father stopped drinking.
Les Européens aiment boire du vin. The European like to drink wine.
Donnez-moi quelque chose à boire. Give me something to drink.
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