English-French translations for alcoholism

• alcoolisme
  Devrions-nous arrêter de produire du vin à cause de l'alcoolisme? Should we stop producing wines because of alcoholism?
  Combien d'accidents de différente nature sont-ils causés par l'alcoolisme ou la drogue? How many accidents of different kinds are caused by alcoholism or drug use?
  Ce n'est pas, Monsieur Schmidt, pour encourager l'alcoolisme. It is not, Mr Schmidt, a way of encouraging alcoholism.

Definition of alcoholism

• A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning
• Acute alcohol poisoning

Related words

• alcoholic
• nonalcoholic
• non-alcoholic
• alcoholically
• alcoholize
• alcoholized
• alcoholicity
• alcoholization
• hydroalcoholic