stirrup cup in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for stirrup cup in the English»Italian Dictionary

stirrup cup [Am ˈstɪrəp ˌkəp] N

stirrup cup

bicchiere m della staffa

Translations for stirrup cup in the English»Italian Dictionary

stirrup [Brit ˈstɪrəp, Am ˈstɪrəp] N (all contexts)

stirrup

staffa f

to lose one's stirrups

perdere le staffe

to stand up in the stirrups

alzarsi sulle staffe

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

stirrup cup in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stirrup cup in the English»Italian Dictionary

stirrup [ˈstɜ:r·əp] N

stirrup

staffa f

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I stopped hunting years ago, and am unclear what a stirrup cup actually is.

www.thestar.com

Stirrup cup is both the name of the drink given to fortify parting riders, boots already in their stirrups, and the cup in which it's served.

www.telegraph.co.uk