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♦ cup /kʌp/n.2 tazza ( contenuto): a cup of tea, una tazza di tè; Shall we have a cup of tea?, ci prendiamo un tè?; Can I pour you a cup?, ne vuoi? ( di tè, caffè, ecc.)?3 (arc. o poet.) coppa4 (relig.) calice8 (bot.) corolla11 (mecc.) coppa; scodellino12 (stor. med.) coppetta; ventosa● cup barometer, barometro a mercurio □ ( sport) cup final, finale di coppa □ cup holder, portabicchiere; ( sport) (squadra) campione in carica □ ( sport) cup match, partita di coppa □ (bot.) cup-moss ( Cladonia pyxidata), lichene pissidato □ the cup of bitterness, il calice dell'amarezza □ (fam.) one's cup of tea, la persona (o la cosa) che piace, che va a genio; il proprio genere: Baseball isn't my cup of tea, il baseball non è il mio genere (o lo sport che fa per me); not everybody's cup of tea, che non piace a tutti □ (falegn.) cup shake, accerchiatura, cipollatura ( difetto del legno) □ ( sport) cup tie = cup match ► sopra □ (fig.) to be in one's cups, avere alzato il gomito; essere brillo □ (scherz.) My cup runneth over, che gioia!; che felicità!(to) cup /kʌp/v. t.● to cup one's chin on one's hand, appoggiare il mento al cavo della mano.
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