beber
be.ber

vt+vint
1 to drink, take a drink, imbibe, swallow: ele bebe muito / he drinks hard (deep): bebemos à sua saúde / we drank your health, we drank a toast to you.
2 to spend or squander money on drinks.
3 to be given to drinking, be fond of the bottle, booze.
4 to absorb, sip, sap.
5 fig to assimilate easily (knowlegde wisdom).Expressõesbeber azeite fig to be very lively or clever.
beber como um gambá to drink like a fish.
beber do fino to be well-informed.
beber os ventos por alguém to be nuts on, be potty on someone.
beber um ovo to sip up an egg.
desta água eu não bebo that won’t happen to me, I never should do that.
ele bebeu (tomou) um trago he crooked an elbow.