suction cup in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for suction cup in the English»Spanish Dictionary

suction cup N

suction cup

ventosa f

Translations for suction cup in the English»Spanish Dictionary

suction [Am ˈsəkʃ(ə)n, Brit ˈsʌkʃ(ə)n] N U

suction

succión f

suction (of water, air etc)

aspiración f

suction attr valve/pump

de succión

I.cup [Am kəp, Brit kʌp] N

1.1. cup C (container, contents):

cup

taza f

a cup of tea/coffee

una taza de té/café

measuring cup

taza f de medir

paper cup

vaso m de papel

to be sb's cup of tea he isn't my cup of tea

no es santo de mi devoción

this might be more your cup of tea

quizás esto te guste más or esto sea más de tu gusto

1.2. cup C (cupful):

cup

taza f

add one cup of flour/water

añada una taza de harina/agua

1.3. cup C (goblet):

cup

copa f

to drink or drain the cup of bitterness liter

apurar el cáliz or la copa de la amargura liter

to be in one's cups

estar borracho

3. cup (trophy):

cup C

copa f

cup attr competition/match

de copa

we watched the cup final

miramos la final de copa

4.1. cup C (of bra):

cup

copa f

4.2. cup C (of jockstrap):

cup Am

coquilla f

cup Am

concha f Mex

4.3. cup C (of flower):

cup

cáliz m

II.cup <pres part cupping; pt, pp cupped> [Am kəp, Brit kʌp] VB trans

to cup one's hands (to drink)

ahuecar las manos

to cup one's hands (to shout)

hacer bocina (con las manos)

to hold sth cupped in one's hands

sostener algo entre las manos ahuecadas

she cupped a hand to her ear

se llevó la mano a la oreja para oír mejor

suction cup in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suction cup in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ventosa

suction cup

Translations for suction cup in the English»Spanish Dictionary

suction [ˈsʌkʃən] N no pl

suction

succión f

I.cup [kʌp] -pp- N

1. cup (container):

cup

taza f

coffee/tea cup

taza de café/té

egg cup

huevera f

a cup of flour/sugar

una taza de harina/azúcar

2. cup SPORTS (trophy):

cup

copa f

the World Cup

la copa del mundo

3. cup BOT, REL:

cup

cáliz m

4. cup (part of bra):

cup

copa f

a C cup

una copa de la talla C

Phrases:

he isn't my cup of tea inf

no es santo de mi devoción

it's not my cup of tea

no es plato de mi gusto

to be in one's cups

estar borracho

II.cup [kʌp] -pp- VB trans

to cup one's hands

ahuecar las manos

to cup one's hands to one's mouth

hacer bocina con las manos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Males have evolved suction cup structures on their forelegs to help grasp females; females have counter-evolved setose dorsal furrows to impede forceful copulation.

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This may consist of a weight or a suction cup both fitted with a handle.

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The last suction cup will be used to prise open a pyramid.

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It acts like a suction cup in holding the louse on the fish.

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