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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabstêmio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: abs-tê-mi-u
"Ele é abstêmio por motivos de saúde."
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A person who never drinks alcohol.
"He has been a staunch teetotaller all his adult life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in early 19th-century England, arising around 1833 within the temperance movement. It is generally attributed to Richard Turner of Preston, who used a stuttering reduplication of the letter 't' for 'total' to emphasize complete and absolute abstinence from alcohol.
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abstinent
Transliteration: abs-ti-nã
"Il est totalement abstinent et ne boit jamais d'alcool."
Abstinenzler
Transliteration: ap-sti-nents-lər
"Als bewusster Abstinenzler trinkt er keinen Tropfen Wein."
astemio
Transliteration: as-té-mio
"Mio zio è un astemio convinto."
abstemio
Transliteration: abs-té-myo
"Prefiero pedir agua porque soy abstemio."
abstêmio
Transliteration: abs-tê-mi-u
"Ele é abstêmio por motivos de saúde."
मदिरात्यागी
Transliteration: madiratyagi
"वह एक पक्के मदिरात्यागी हैं।"
绝对禁酒者
Transliteration: jué duì jìn jiǔ zhě
"他是一个绝对禁酒者，从不喝酒。"
절주자
Transliteration: jeoljuja
"그는 술을 전혀 마시지 않는 절주자입니다."
禁酒主義者
Transliteration: kinshu shugisha
"彼は厳格な禁酒主義者だ。"
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