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Sentence #665829

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 CK CK July 4, 2019, edited July 4, 2019 July 4, 2019 at 8:42:40 AM UTC, edited July 4, 2019 at 8:44:39 AM UTC link Permalink

Annotation:

If someone is "on the wagon," it means they are abstaining from alcohol.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #665822Mia patro ĉesis trinki alkoholaĵojn..

My father is on the wagon.

added by qdii, December 13, 2010
➜ #665822Mia patro ĉesis trinki alkoholaĵojn.

linked by qdii, December 13, 2010
➜ #559355My father stopped drinking.

linked by qdii, December 13, 2010
➜ #570147Mon père a arrêté de boire.

linked by qdii, December 13, 2010
➜ #334222Mi padre dejó de beber.

linked by qdii, December 13, 2010
➜ #666016Mein Vater rührt keinen Tropfen mehr an.

linked by Esperantostern, December 14, 2010
➜ #2817815Мой отец в фургоне.

linked by Netka, October 31, 2013
➜ #1017956My father quit drinking.

linked by shanghainese, March 31, 2015
➜ #563572Мій батько кинув пити.

linked by deniko, November 28, 2017
➜ #563572Мій батько кинув пити.

unlinked by deniko, November 28, 2017
➜ #559355My father stopped drinking.

unlinked by CK, July 4, 2019
➜ #1017956My father quit drinking.

unlinked by CK, July 4, 2019
➜ #8021471Min far er på vandvognen.

linked by danepo, July 4, 2019
➜ #8021504Мій батько непитущий.

linked by deniko, July 4, 2019
➜ #9963418Мой отец в завязке.

linked by Ooneykcall, April 16, 2021