saucer
To pour from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinkingTo pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
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» There were three cups and saucers on the table.
Auf dem Tisch standen drei Tassen und Untertassen. — Waldelfe
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
(intransitive)Of the eyes: to become large and round.
Examples
38 sentencesThere were three cups and saucers on the table.
deAuf dem Tisch standen drei Tassen und Untertassen. — Waldelfe
Tom poured some milk into a saucer for his cat.
All that was on the table was a cup and saucer.
We saw a flying saucer.
ruМы видели летающую тарелку. — odexed
deWir haben ein Ufo gesehen. — enteka
I've seen a flying saucer.
Я бачив літаючу тарілку. — deniko
ruЯ видел НЛО. — afyodor
deIch habe eine Fliegende Untertasse gesehen. — Tamy
Origin
From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modernFrom Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).
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Forms
saucers, saucering, saucered, sauceredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.