cup

Traduções

• xícara
• chávena

Definições

1. Substantivo

   A small container with a handle for drinking.

   Exemplos

   • Pour the tea into the cup.
   • She washed the cup and put it on the shelf.
2. Substantivo

   The amount a cup holds.

   Exemplos

   • I drank two cups of water but I was still thirsty.
   • She had a cup of coffee.
   ≈cupful
3. Substantivo

   A US unit of volume equal to about 240 milliliters.

   Exemplos

   • The recipe needs two cups of flour.
   • Add one cup of sugar to the mix.
4. Substantivo

   A Canadian unit of volume equal to about 227 milliliters.

   Exemplos

   • The Canadian recipe listed the amount in cups.
   • Measure a cup of milk using the Canadian standard.
5. Substantivo

   A British unit of volume equal to about half a pint.

   Exemplos

   • The old British cookbook used cups for everything.
   • A British cup holds slightly more than an American one.
6. Substantivo

   A metric unit of volume equal to 250 milliliters.

   Exemplos

   • Pour exactly one metric cup of water into the pot.
   • The recipe uses metric cups.
7. Substantivo

   A prize shaped like a large cup.

   Exemplos

   • The World Cup is given to the winner of the football tournament.
   • The team lifted the cup after their victory.
8. Substantivo

   A contest where the prize is a cup.

   Exemplos

   • The World Cup is the most watched sporting event.
   • They reached the semifinals of the cup.
9. Substantivo

   The main knockout competition in a country's sport.

   Exemplos

   • The cup was played in the middle of the league season.
   • Wallace played in the English, Welsh and Scottish Cups in one season.
10. Substantivo

    The small hole on a golf green.

    Exemplos

    • The ball just missed the cup.
    • He sank the putt straight into the cup.