paper cup in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for paper cup in the English»Italian Dictionary

paper cup [Am ˈpeɪpər kəp] N

paper cup

bicchiere m di carta

Translations for paper cup in the Italian»English Dictionary

bicchiere di carta

paper cup

bicchiere, piatto, tovagliolo di carta

paper cup, plate, napkin

Translations for paper cup in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cup [Brit kʌp, Am kəp] N

1. cup:

cup (container)

tazza f

cup (smaller)

tazzina f

a cup and saucer

una tazza e un piattino

2. cup:

cup (cupful)

tazza f

cup (smaller)

tazzina f

a cup of tea

una tazza di tè

two cups of flour

due tazze di farina

3. cup SPORTS:

cup

coppa f

to win a cup for swimming, golf

vincere una coppa nel nuoto, golf

4. cup (in bra):

cup

coppa f

I am a B cup

di coppa porto una B

5. cup:

cup (of flower)

corolla f

cup (of acorn)

cupola f

6. cup (drink):

cup

= cocktail preparato e servito in un grosso recipiente di vetro

7. cup REL (for communion):

cup

calice m

II.cup <forma in -ing cupping, pt, pp cupped> [Brit kʌp, Am kəp] VB trans

to cup sth in one's hands butterfly, water

prendere qc con le mani a coppa

to cup sth in one's hands chin

tenere qc tra le mani

to cup one's hands around insect

racchiudere tra le mani

to cup one's hands around flame, match

proteggere, riparare [qc] con la mano

to cup one's hands around one's mouth

farsi portavoce con le or delle mani

to cup one's hand over receiver

coprire con la mano

III.cup [Brit kʌp, Am kəp]

to be in one's cups

essere un po' brillo

I.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] N

1. paper (substance):

paper (for writing etc.)

carta f

a piece, a sheet of paper

un pezzo, un foglio di carta

to get or put sth down on paper

mettere qc per iscritto or su(lla) carta

it's a good idea on paper fig

sulla carta è una buona idea

the car only exists on paper

la macchina esiste solo sulla carta

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on

questo contratto vale meno della carta su cui è scritto

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on before n bag, hat, napkin, plate

di carta

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry, manufacture

della carta

2. paper:

paper, also wallpaper

carta f da parati

3. paper (newspaper):

paper

giornale m

local, Sunday paper

giornale locale, della domenica

4. paper (scholarly article):

paper

saggio m

paper

articolo m (on su)

5. paper:

paper (lecture)

lezione f (on su)

paper (report)

relazione f

paper (report)

intervento m (on su)

I'm writing Monday's discussion paper

sto preparando la relazione per l'incontro di lunedì

6. paper (examination):

paper

esame m scritto

paper

prova f (on di)

the French paper

l'esame di francese

7. paper ECON:

paper

effetto m (commerciale)

long, short paper

carta lunga, corta

8. paper (government publication):

paper

documento m

paper

libro m

9. paper before n (only written) fig:

paper loss, profit

teorico, nominale

paper promise, agreement

senza valore, sulla carta

II.papers N

papers npl ADMIN:

papers

carte f

papers

documenti m

III.also wallpaper VB trans

also wallpaper room, wall:

also wallpaper

tappezzare

IV.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB intr

to paper over the existing wallpaper

ricoprire la tappezzeria precedente

to paper over one's differences, problems

cercare di nascondere le differenze, i problemi

V.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər]

to paper over the cracks

metterci una pezza

paper cup in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paper cup in the English»Italian Dictionary

paper cup N

paper cup

bicchiere m di carta

Translations for paper cup in the Italian»English Dictionary

walkie-cup

paper cup with lid

Translations for paper cup in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cup [kʌp] N

1. cup (container):

cup

tazza f

coffee/tea cup

tazza da caffè/tè

egg cup

portauovo m inv

a cup of flour/sugar

una tazza di farina/zucchero

2. cup SPORTS (trophy):

cup

coppa f

the World Cup

la Coppa del Mondo

3. cup BOT, REL:

cup

calice m

4. cup (part of bra):

cup

coppa f

a C cup

una coppa di taglia C

Phrases:

it's not my cup of tea

non è il mio genere

II.cup <-pp-> [kʌp] VB trans

to cup one's hands

mettere le mani a coppa

I.paper [ˈpeɪ·pɚ] N

1. paper (for writing):

paper

carta f

a sheet of paper

un foglio di carta

to put sth down on paper

mettere qc per iscritto

on paper

sulla carta

2. paper (newspaper):

paper

giornale m

3. paper (wallpaper):

paper

carta da parati

4. paper (official document):

paper

documentazione f

papers

documenti m pl

5. paper (essay):

paper

compito m d'esame

6. paper (academic discourse):

paper

relazione f

to give a paper

tenere una relazione

II.paper [ˈpeɪ·pɚ] VB trans

to paper the walls

tappezzare le pareti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I set out to strip down the paper cup to just the essential material of the plastic liner.

resource.co

According to the post, it was so small it could have been a paper cup.

kitchener.ctvnews.ca

So, you've drunk your expensive cup of coffee, bought from a trendy chain, and all you have left is the paper cup.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I could put like, a paper cup in the bag before it tore.

consumerist.com

The nurse handed the woman a small paper cup and asked for a urine sample.

commonhealth.wbur.org

She's sitting there now, drinking from a tall paper cup.

www.esquire.com

She also enjoys filling a muffin tin with paper cup liners, and then repeating the activity.

www.niagaraadvance.ca

A customer carries a coffee drink in a red paper cup, with a cardboard cover.

jamaica-gleaner.com

I am relieved when all participants are given a number, a scorecard and a paper cup, and the night begins.

www.spectator.co.uk

He was there, clutching a paper cup of strong black coffee and nursing a mild hangover.

www.mayonews.ie