cup

1. noun

1) (a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle: a teacup; a cup of tea.) kopp, beger

2) (an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc: They won the Football League Cup.) pokal, cup

2. verb

1) (to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup: He cupped his hands round his mouth and called.) forme (hendene) som en kopp

2) (to hold (something) in one's cupped hands: He cupped the egg in his hands.) ta om med hendene

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- cupful

- cupboard
- cup final
- cup-tie
- one's cup of tea

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subst. \/kʌp\/

1) kopp

• a cup of tea

en kopp te

2) (mål) 250 ml

• two cups of sugar

3) beger, kalk

4) (sport) (premie)pokal, cup

5) (om konkurranse) cup

• we are playing in the cup next week

6) (golf) kopp

7) (i brystholder) skål

8) skål, skålformet gjenstand, skålformet organ, fordypning

9) (sport) suspensorium

10) blandet selskapsdrikk

the cup was full begeret var fullt

drain the cup of bitterness tømme smertens bitre kalk

in one's cups (gammeldags) full, snydens

not my cup of tea ikke noe for meg

II

verb \/kʌp\/

1) ta om med hånden, forme (hånden\/hendene) til en kopp

• he cupped his ear with his hand

han holdt hånden bak øret

2) (medisin, historisk) koppsette