Translation guide
Describes a state of extreme intoxication where a person is unconscious or unresponsive, often humorously compared to being dead.
To describe someone who has passed out or is completely unresponsive due to drinking too much.
Literally 'mud-drunk', this is the most common way to say someone is dead drunk, implying they are completely out of it.
彼は泥酔していて、道で寝ていた。
He was dead drunk and sleeping on the street.
Means 'drunk to the point of collapsing', often used when someone passes out from drinking.
To describe a state of being very drunk, not necessarily unconscious, but heavily intoxicated.
An onomatopoeic phrase for being sloppy drunk, often used in casual conversation.
彼はベロベロに酔っていて、まっすぐ歩けなかった。
He was dead drunk and couldn't walk straight.
Do not translate 'dead drunk' literally as 死んだように酔っている. While understandable, it sounds unnatural. Use the idiomatic expressions above.
She got dead drunk and passed out on the sofa.
An onomatopoeic expression meaning 'dead drunk' or 'completely wasted', emphasizing the sloppy state.
彼はぐでんぐでんに酔っていて、まともに話せなかった。
He was dead drunk and couldn't talk properly.
A slangy, humorous term for being extremely drunk, often used among friends.
昨日はへべれけになって、記憶がない。
I got dead drunk yesterday and have no memory.
A general term for being drunk, but can imply heavy intoxication depending on context.
彼はかなり酔っ払っていて、大声で歌っていた。
He was pretty drunk and singing loudly.