astemio
Parola del giorno
Today’s Parola del giorno is the adjective (and noun) (l’)astemio/a, which means teetotal(er).
Essere astemio often translates as to not drink (alcohol), as in our expression below:
Danilo è astemio: mentre tutti bevevano vino o cocktail all’aperitivo, lui si è preso un succo di pera.
Danilo doesn’t drink: while everyone was drinking wine or cocktails at the aperitivo, he had pear juice.
