♦ cup

♦ cup
♦ cup /kʌp/
n.
1 tazza; tazzina: a cup and saucer, una tazza col piattino; a coffee cup, una tazzina da caffè
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.) coppa
4 (relig.) calice
5 (sport) coppa; trofeo
6 (cucina, USA) cup (misura pari a 0,28 litri)
7 bibita ghiacciata
8 (bot.) corolla
9 (al pl.) (carte da gioco) coppe
10 (di reggiseno) coppa: to be a C cup, portare la coppa C
11 (mecc.) coppa; scodellino
12 (stor. med.) coppetta; ventosa
13 (di barometro) vaschetta
14 (metall.) sbozzo (o tranciato) da imbutitura
15 (golf, USA) buca
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.
1 (stor. med.) cavar sangue a (q.) con coppette (o ventose)
2 unire (le mani, ecc.) a forma di coppa
3 tenere (un bicchiere, una tazza) con entrambe le mani
to cup one's chin on one's hand, appoggiare il mento al cavo della mano.

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