Meaning

6 senses
  1. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

    Untertasse

    блю́дцеbljúdce

    блю́дцеbljúdce, блю́дечкоbljúdečko

    a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table

  2. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.

    The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.

  3. A circular sled without runners.

  4. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.

  5. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

  6. (obsolete)A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.

Examples

38 sentences
  1. There were three cups and saucers on the table.

    deAuf dem Tisch standen drei Tassen und Untertassen. — Waldelfe

  2. Tom poured some milk into a saucer for his cat.

  3. All that was on the table was a cup and saucer.

  4. We saw a flying saucer.

    ruМы видели летающую тарелку. — odexed

    deWir haben ein Ufo gesehen. — enteka

  5. I've seen a flying saucer.

    Я бачив літаючу тарілку. — deniko

    ruЯ видел НЛО. — afyodor

    deIch habe eine Fliegende Untertasse gesehen. — Tamy

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).

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Forms

plural: saucers
Singularsaucer
Pluralsaucers

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a disk used in throwing competitions:discus
  • something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate:diskdisc
  • directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation:dishdish aerialdish antenna

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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