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je trinque

toast, drink a toast, suffer, pay the price

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trinqu to toast, to clink glasses + e Present indicative (je/il/elle), subjunctive (je/il/elle), or tu imperative
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #47,883
toast, drink a toast Often used with à to say what or whom the toast is for.
FR: Je trinque à ta santé.
EN: I drink to your health.
suffer, pay the price Informal when used to mean suffering the consequences of something.
FR: Quand il y a un problème, c'est lui qui trinque.
EN: When there's a problem, he's the one who pays the price.
Conjugation of trinquer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First trinque trinquons
Third trinque —
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — trinquons
Second trinque —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First trinque —
Third trinque —

Vous n'êtes pas la seule concernée, c'est toute ma famille qui trinque.

You’re not the only one affected; my whole family is suffering.

— Mother (2009)

Si jamais il y a un pépin, c'est moi qui trinque.

If anything goes wrong, I’m the one who pays the price.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Je trinque à ça.

I'll drink to that.

Trinque avec moi.

Cheers!

— Garçon d'honneur (1993)

On ne trinque pas avec de l'eau.

We don't toast with water.

— Le Cinquième Élément (1997)