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1 noun∎ a cup of coffee une tasse de café;∎ would you like another cup? en voulez-vous encore une tasse?;∎ add two cups of sugar ajoutez deux tasses de sucre;∎ literary my cup runneth over mon bonheur est complet ou parfait;∎ literary he drained the cup of sorrow il a bu la coupe jusqu'à la lie;∎ that's just her cup of tea c'est tout à fait à son goût;∎ familiar he's not (really) my cup of tea il n'est pas (tout à fait) mon genre;∎ familiar rap isn't everyone's cup of tea tout le monde n'aime pas le rap;∎ champagne/cider cup cocktail m au champagne/cidre;∎ fruit cup cocktail m aux fruits (pouvant contenir de l'alcool)(e) Technology godet m, cuvette f∎ (hold) to cup one's hands around sth mettre ses mains autour de qch;∎ he cupped a hand to his ear il mit sa main derrière son oreille;∎ she cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted elle mit ses mains en porte-voix et cria;∎ he sat with his chin cupped in his hand il était assis, le menton dans le creux de sa main►► Sport cup final finale f de la coupe;Sport cup finalist finaliste mf de la coupe;Sport cup tie match m de coupeⓘ The cup that cheers "Le breuvage qui réconforte"; il s'agit du slogan d'une vieille publicité pour une marque de thé. Aujourd'hui, on utilise cette expression pour parler du thé en général; on pourra dire par exemple this café makes the best cup that cheers for miles around ("ce café sert le meilleur thé à des lieux à la ronde"). -
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1. noun1) (a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle: a teacup; a cup of tea.) tasse2) (an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc: They won the Football League Cup.) coupe2. verb1) (to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup: He cupped his hands round his mouth and called.) mettre ses mains autour (de)2) (to hold (something) in one's cupped hands: He cupped the egg in his hands.) entourer de ses mains•- cupful- cupboard - cup final - cup-tie - one's cup of tea -
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A nB vtr ( p prés etc - pp-) to cup sth in one's hands prendre qch dans le creux de ses mains [butterfly, water] ; prendre qch dans les mains [chin] ; to cup one's hands around entourer [qch] de ses mains [insect] ; mettre ses mains en paravent autour de [flame, match] ; to cup one's hands around one's mouth mettre ses mains en porte-voix ; to cup one's hand over couvrir [qch] de sa main [receiver].to be in one's cups† être dans les vignes du Seigneur†. -
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cup [kʌp]1. nouna. tasse f• cider/champagne cup cocktail m au cidre/au champagne3. compounds* * *[kʌp] 1.1) (object, contents) tasse f2) Sport coupe f3) ( in bra) bonnet m4) ( of flower) corolle f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)to cup something in one's hands — prendre quelque chose dans le creux de ses mains [butterfly, water]
to cup one's hands around — entourer [quelque chose] de ses mains [insect]; mettre ses mains en paravent autour de [flame, match]
to cup one's hand over — couvrir [quelque chose] de sa main [receiver]
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cupped — [kupt] adj. shaped like a cup; hollowed … English World dictionary
Cupped — Cup Cup, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupped} (k[u^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cupping}.] 1. To supply with cups of wine. [R.] [1913 Webster] Cup us, till the world go round. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cupped — adj. Cupped is used with these nouns: ↑hand … Collocations dictionary
cupped — adjective 1. : formed like a cup : cup shaped calling through cupped hands 2. : having cup shaped depressions (as those worn in stairs by use) 3. of a golf ball : lying in a small depression … Useful english dictionary
cupped — /kupt/, adj. hollowed out like a cup; cup shaped. [1790 1800; CUP + ED3] * * * … Universalium
cupped — adjective in the shape of a cup … Wiktionary
cupped — Hollowed; made cup shaped. * * * (kupt) hollowed out like a cup … Medical dictionary
cupped — Synonyms and related words: boat shaped, boatlike, bowl shaped, bowllike, cavelike, cavernous, concave, concaved, craterlike, cup shaped, cymbiform, dish shaped, dished, dishing, dishlike, funnel breasted, funnel chested, funnel shaped, hollow,… … Moby Thesaurus
cupped — kÊŒp n. small container from which liquids (milk, water, etc.) are drunk; unit of measure (equal to 8 fluid ounces) v. put in a cup; form into a cuplike shape; use a cupping glass … English contemporary dictionary
cupped — /ˈkʌpt/ (say kupt) adjective hollowed out like a cup; cup shaped …
cupped disk — a pathologically depressed and enlarged optic disk, frequently seen in advanced glaucoma … Medical dictionary