drink

In a sentence

• Je veux boire un verre d'eau.

  I want to drink a glass of water.

  Here, 'boire' is used as a verb meaning 'to drink' to indicate the action of drinking water.

• J'ai commandé une boisson au restaurant.

  I ordered a drink at the restaurant.

  In this sentence, 'boisson' (a noun) refers to the beverage itself, which is the drink someone would order at a restaurant.

• Elle ne boit que des boissons sans alcool.

  She only drinks non-alcoholic beverages.

  Here, 'boit' (the conjugated form of 'boire') is combined with 'boissons' (noun for beverages) to express the action of drinking particular types of drinks.