soaker

• Nom qui peut désigner une forte pluie soudaine ou une personne qui boit habituellement de l'alcool avec excès.

A noun that can refer to a heavy downpour of rain, or to a person who habitually drinks alcohol to excess.

1. Heavy rainB2informal

   A prolonged or intense period of rainfall.

   Forte pluie

   • We got caught in a real soaker on our way home.
   • The forecast predicts a soaker for the weekend.
   • After the soaker, the garden was completely flooded.

   Synonymescloudburstdelugedownpourrainstormtorrent

   Antonymesdrizzlemistsprinkle

2. Habitual heavy drinkerC1informal

   A person who regularly drinks large amounts of alcohol.

   gros buveur

   • He's known as a soaker at the local pub.
   • The old soaker spent most of his evenings at the bar.
   • She worried her brother was becoming a soaker.

   Synonymesalcoholicboozercarouserdipsomaniacdrunkdrunkardguzzlerinebriatelushsottipplertoper

   Antonymesabstainerteetotaler