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Meaning of cupboard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈkʌb.əd

Definitions

  1. A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
    obsolete
  2. A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet
  3. A closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery, and utensils.
  4. Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.
    obsolete
  5. Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate
  6. a closet with shelves for dishes, cups, food, etc.
  7. A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
  8. A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items
  9. three cupfuls of water. koppievol مِلء فِنْجان една чаша copos plný šálek eine Tasse voll kopfuld; kop φλιτζάνιtaza tassitäis یک فنجان پر kupillinen tasse כּוֹס מְלֵאָה प्याला भर puna šalica csészényi secangkir penuh bollafylli tazza 茶わん1杯分 한 잔 puodelis pilna tase cawan penuh kopkoppfiliżanka ډکه پیاله copada ceaşcă полная чашка šálka skodelica puna merica kopp ปริมาณหนึ่งถ้วย fincan dolusu 一杯 повна чашка پیال‍ہ بهر chén đầy 一满杯
  10. Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
    obsolete
  11. Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food
  12. (American ˈcloset) a cabinet of any size up to that of a small room for storing anything. Put the food in the cupboard; a broom cupboard. kas, koskas, kombuiskas خِزانَه долап armário skříň, kredenc der Schrank skab; skabsrum ντουλάπιarmario kapp, panipaik قفسه؛ گنجه kaappi placardארון अलमारी ormarić (fali)szekrény lemari skápur; kompa credenza 食器だな 찬장 spinta, spintelė (trauku) skapis; bufete almari kastskap, kottszafa الماری armário bufet шкаф skriňa omara kredenac skåp ตู้ dolap, büfe 櫥櫃 бу...
    American
  13. A closet for storing coats.
    Pennsylvania, UK, Western
  14. A closet for storing coats
  15. the final match in a football competition in which the prize is a cup. eindstryd مبارة نِهائيّة لِنيْل الكأس финално състезание за купа final da copa finále o pohár das Pokalendspiel pokalfinale τελικός κυπέλλου final de copa karikafinaal بازی فینال loppuottelu finale de la coupe מִשחָק גְמַר גָבִיע फुटबाल खेल में अंतिम मैच finale kupa kupadöntő pertandingan final bikarúrslit, úrslitaleikur í bikarkeppni finale di coppa 決勝戦 결승전 taurės finalinės rungtynės kausa izcīņas finālmačs perlawanan akh...
  16. one of a series of games in a football competition in which the prize is a cup. bekerstryd لُعبَة الكأس мач за купа jogo da taça pohárový zápas das Pokalspiel pokalmatch αγώνας κυπέλλου partido de copa karikavõistlus بازی های جام قهرمانی فوتبال cup-ottelu match de coupe מִשחָק גָבִיע दो टीमों के बीच मैच जिसमें पुरस्कार के तौर पर कप रखा गया हो utakmica kupa kupamérkőzés perebutan piala bikarleikur, leikur í bikarkeppni partita di fase eliminatoria 優勝杯争奪戦 우승배 쟁탈전 taurės rungtynės kausa izcīņa p...
  17. the sort of thing one likes or prefers. Classical music is not my cup of tea. waarvan iemand hou شيء مُفَضَّل не ми е по вкуса o (seu) estilo gusto nach jemands Geschmack ens kop te; ens favorit του γούστου μου preferencia, santo de la devoción de uno (kellelegi) mokkamööda محبوب؛ دلخواه suosikki au goût de qqn לֹא לְטַעֲמִי बस की चीज nešto što netko voli vkinek az esete pilihan fyrir smekk e-s piatto preferito 好きなもの 취미, 기호에 맏는 것 pomėgis kāda gaumē minat iets voor mij det en helst vil/liker, ...
  18. (Furniture) a piece of furniture or a recessed area of a room, with a door concealing storage space
  19. 'cupboard'A cupboard is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and usually shelves inside.The kitchen cupboard is stocked with tins of soup.
  20. 'wardrobe'A wardrobe is a tall piece of furniture, usually in a bedroom, that has space for hanging clothes.I hung my dress up in the wardrobe.

Equivalents

العربية الدّولاب
Deutsch Küchenschrank
Español armario
Suomi astiakaappi
Français buffet
Galego chineiro
Italiano credenza dispensa madia vetrinetta
Latina armarium
Nederlands keukenkast
Polski kredens
தமிழ் அலமாரி
Tiếng Việt tự chế

Examples

“Cupboꝛde of plate or to ſette plate upon buffet z ma.”
“from the cobbarde byſyde owr dyninge table”
“Now when the maids and pages all were gone, / One onely lampe upon the cubbard burning[…]”
“But howe comme to pas, / Your cupbord that was / Is tourned to glasse, / From syluere to brasse, / From golde to pewter, / Or els to a newter, / To copper, to tyn, / To lede, or alcumyn?”
“Put the cups back into the cupboard.”
“Cupborde to putte meate in – dressover s, m.”
“Old Mother Hubbard / Went to the cupboard, / To give the poor dog a bone; / When she came there, / The cupboard was bare, / And so the poor dog had none.”
“A cupboard with shelves for music-books.”
“As he had figured it out so far, the cupboard, or the key, or both together, brought plastic things to life, or if they were already alive, turned them into plastic. There were a lot of questions to be answered, though. Did it only work with plastic? Would, say, wooden or metal figures also come to life if shut up in the cupboard?”
“Harry was used to spiders, because the cupboard under the stairs was full of them, and that was where he slept.”
“Some men they [make] love for what they can get, / And 'tis certain there's many a Lubbard; / Will sigh and will pant, seeming ready to faint, / And all for the love of the cubbard, brave boys! / And all [for the love of the Cup-board].”
“I hung the coat in the cupboard and bided my time.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
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