Definition of DWI - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: driving while impaired

crime of driving after using alcohol or drugs

He was arrested for DWI last night.

drunk driving

DUI

acr: driving while intoxicated

driving a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol

He was arrested for DWI last night.

drunk driving

DUI

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Examples of DWI in a sentence

DWI charges carry serious penalties in this state.
The court revoked his license due to DWI.
She attended a seminar on the dangers of DWI.

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French:conduite sous l'emprise de l'alcool ou de drogues, ...
German:Fahren unter Beeinträchtigung, Trunkenheit am Steuer, ...
Italian:guida in stato di ebbrezza, GSE, ...
Spanish:CBA, conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol, ...
Portuguese:condução sob o efeito de álcool ou drogas, conduzir sob efeito do álcool, ...
Chinese:酒驾, ...
Japanese:DWI, 飲酒運転, ...
Arabic:القيادة تحت تأثير الكحول أو المخدرات, القِيَادَة تَحت تَأثِير الكُحُول, ...
Hebrew:נְהִיגָה בְּשִׁכְרוּת, עֲבֵרָה שֶׁל נְהִיגָה תַּחַת הַשְׁפָּעַת אַלְכּוֹהוֹל, ...
Russian:управление в нетрезвом виде, вождение в нетрезвом виде, ...
Ukrainian:керування транспортним засобом у стані сп'яніння, керування в нетверезому стані, ...
Hindi:नशे की हालत में गाड़ी चलाने का अपराध, नशे की हालत में वाहन चलाना, ...
Bengali:নেশাগ্রস্ত অবস্থায় গাড়ি চালানোর অপরাধ, মদ্যপ অবস্থায় গাড়ি চালানো, ...
Catalan:conducció sota els efectes de l'alcohol o les drogues, conduir begut, ...
Czech:řízení pod vlivem alkoholu nebo drog, řízení pod vlivem alkoholu, ...
Danish:spirituskørsel, ...
Dutch:rijden onder invloed, ...
Greek:οδήγηση υπό την επήρεια, DWI, ...
Hungarian:ittas vezetés, járművezetés ittas állapotban, ...
Khmer:បទល្មើសបើកបរពេលស្ថិតក្រោមឥទ្ធិពលស្រា ឬគ្រឿងញៀន, បទល្មើសបើកបរពេលស្រវឹង, ...
Korean:음주운전, ...
Persian:رانندگی در حالت مستی, ...
Polish:Prowadzenie pojazdu pod wpływem, jazda pod wpływem alkoholu, ...
Portuguese (BR):embriaguez ao volante, DUI, ...
Romanian:DWI, conducere sub influența alcoolului, ...
Swedish:körning under påverkan, DWI, ...
Thai:การขับขี่ขณะมึนเมา, เมาแล้วขับ, ...
Turkish:alkollü veya uyuşturucu etkisi altında araç kullanma suçu, alkollü araç kullanma, ...
Vietnamese:lái xe khi say, ...

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