cup
cup
a small bowl-shaped container for drinking tea or coffee
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cup with Russian translation
cup usage examples
Она аккуратно поставила чашку на полку.
She set the cup down carefully on the shelf.
Он выпил чай из синей чашки.
He drank the tea from a blue cup.
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cup synonyms
What's the difference between cup / mug / teacup / coffee cup / paper cup
the general word for a small container used for drinking
I need a cup for tea.
a larger, thicker cup, often with a handle, used for hot drinks
He drank coffee from a big mug.
a small cup specifically used for tea
She poured tea into a teacup.
a cup designed or used for coffee
Please bring me a coffee cup.
a disposable cup made of paper
We got our drinks in a paper cup.
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How to pronounce cup and what this word means
cup means cup. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce cup
/kʌp/
cup translation
cup
cup examples
She set the cup down carefully on the shelf.
cup transcription
/kʌp/, /kʌp/
Questions about this word
cup meaning: what does it mean?
a small bowl-shaped container for drinking tea or coffee
cup pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
cup is pronounced as /kʌp/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
cup definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
She set the cup down carefully on the shelf. Translation: Она аккуратно поставила чашку на полку.
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