cup

tasse

Petit récipient rond, généralement avec une anse, dans lequel on boit.

En anglais simple : A small round container, usually with a handle, that you drink from.

• My cup is empty.
• She washed the cups after breakfast.
• This cup has a broken handle.

Expressions courantes : tea cup, an empty cup, cup and saucer

tasse

Quantité de boisson contenue dans une tasse.

En anglais simple : The amount of a drink held in a small drinking container.

• I drank a cup of tea.
• Would you like another cup?
• He has two cups of coffee every morning.

Comment l'utiliser : a cup of something (Would you like a cup of coffee?)

Synonymes : cupful

Expressions courantes : a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, another cup

tasse

Mesure d'environ 240 millilitres utilisée en cuisine pour les liquides et les ingrédients secs.

En anglais simple : A cooking measure holding about 240 milliliters, used for liquids and dry ingredients.

• Add one cup of rice.
• This recipe needs two cups of flour.
• Measure half a cup of melted butter.

Comment l'utiliser : a cup of something (Add a cup of milk to the mixture.)

Expressions courantes : a cup of flour, measuring cup, half a cup

coupe, trophée

Prix remis au vainqueur d'une compétition sportive, souvent sous forme d'un grand récipient en métal.

En anglais simple : A prize, often a large metal container, given to the winner of a sports competition.

• Our team won the cup.
• The captain lifted the silver cup above her head.
• They displayed their cups in the club entrance.

Synonymes : trophy

Expressions courantes : win a cup, lift the cup, a silver cup, win the cup

mettre les mains en coupe

Courber les mains pour former un creux arrondi pouvant contenir quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To bend your hands into a rounded shape that can hold something.

• Cup your hands to catch the water.
• He cupped his hands around his mouth.
• She cupped one hand behind her ear to hear better.

Comment l'utiliser : cup your hands around something (She cupped her hands around her mouth and called out.)

Expressions courantes : cup your hands, cup hands together, cup hands around something

tenir au creux des mains

Tenir délicatement quelque chose dans une ou deux mains arrondies en forme de coupe.

En anglais simple : To hold something gently in one or both rounded hands.

• She cupped his face gently.
• He cupped the bird in his hands.
• The child cupped a warm stone in her palm.

Comment l'utiliser : cup something in your hands (He cupped the tiny bird in his hands.)

Synonymes : cradle

Expressions courantes : cup someone’s face, cup something gently, cup someone’s chin

verser dans des tasses

Verser une boisson dans des tasses, souvent pour la goûter et la comparer à d'autres.

En anglais simple : To put a drink into small drinking containers, often to taste and compare it.

• They cupped the freshly brewed coffee.
• We cup each sample before comparing its flavor.
• The assistant cupped the drinks for the tasting.

Expressions courantes : cup the coffee, cup coffee samples