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1 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) med2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) med3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) med4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) med•* * *I [bitwí:n]adverb betwixt and between — niti eno niti drugoin between — sredi, v sredinifew and far between — na redko, v velikih razdaljahII [bitwí:n]prepositionmedbetween the devil and the deep sea, between two fires — med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjemathere's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip — ne hvali dneva pred večerombetween hay and grass — ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo -
2 cup
1. noun1) (a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle: a teacup; a cup of tea.) skodelica2) (an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc: They won the Football League Cup.) pokal2. verb1) (to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup: He cupped his hands round his mouth and called.) zaokrožiti roke2) (to hold (something) in one's cupped hands: He cupped the egg in his hands.) držati v rokah•- cupful- cupboard
- cup final
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- one's cup of tea* * *I [kʌp]nounskodelica, čaša, kupa, pokal; plural popivanjeto be a cup too low — prenesti malo pijače; biti potrtII [kʌp]transitive verbmedicine puščati kri z rožičem; pest na pol stisniti
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