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How to Say "bender" in Spanish

The Spanish word forbenderis borracheraB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1
informal context for a long period of drinking
A person swaying unsteadily with a dizzy expression and colorful bubbles around their head, standing next to a tipped-over glass.

Examples

Después de la fiesta, le duró la borrachera varias horas.

After the party, his drunkenness lasted for several hours.

No recuerdo nada de anoche por la borrachera.

I don't remember anything from last night because of the binge.

Se fue a casa a dormir la borrachera.

He went home to sleep off the drunkenness.

Noun vs. Adjective

Remember that 'borrachera' is a thing (a noun). If you want to describe a person, use 'borracho' (drunk).

Action Verbs

In Spanish, you don't 'have' a borrachera like a cold; you usually 'catch' it using verbs like 'pillar' or 'agarrar'.

Borrachera vs. Resaca

Mistake:Using 'borrachera' to mean a hangover.

Correction: Use 'resaca' for the headache the next day. 'Borrachera' is only for the time while you are actually drunk.

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