kupica

English translation: (small) cup

15:35 Dec 14, 2006
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Croatian term or phrase: kupica
kupica, odn. šalica bez ručki ?! any ideas?
ihodak
Local time: 03:11
English translation:(small) cup
Explanation:
Hope that helps ;-)

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Note added at 16 mins (2006-12-14 15:52:23 GMT)
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A "mug" has no handle but they are not usually small (!)
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Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:11
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Hvala! Također i ostalima, u prijevodu je ostalo 'kupica' uz opis, a zatim i 'small cup with no handles'; kako je to nešto vrlo specifično,
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2shot cup/glass
Ariana Koši
4jug, cup
BUZOV
3(small) cup
Mihailolja


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(small) cup


Explanation:
Hope that helps ;-)

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Note added at 16 mins (2006-12-14 15:52:23 GMT)
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A "mug" has no handle but they are not usually small (!)

Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Hvala! Također i ostalima, u prijevodu je ostalo 'kupica' uz opis, a zatim i 'small cup with no handles'; kako je to nešto vrlo specifično,
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shot cup/glass


Explanation:
http://www.jelldragon.com/shot_glasses.htm

http://www.uwlax.edu/bookstore/shot_glasses.htm

DEPENDING ON THE MATERIAL AND DESIGN, IF YOU HAVE ANY, SEE ALSO: http://www.tomatin.com/acatalog/Gift_Ideas.html FOR: tot glass/tumbler/drinking cup

Ariana Koši
Local time: 03:11
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Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kornelija Karalic
4 hrs
  -> HVALA

agree  Radica Schenck: je, ovisno o picu, kupica za rakiju / kupica za vino, etc. http://www.phrasebase.com/forum/read.php?TID=7045
4 days
  -> HVALA
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
jug, cup


Explanation:
Kupica je deminutiv... i to isključivo u kajkavskom dijalektu ...
a nije (tako) mala da bi služila za "shots" ('kratka pića') ... dapače ...

iz kupice se pije VINO .. a ima najmanje 3 dl pa sve do 1 litre .. negdje i do dvije litre :o)

U osnovi, isto što i "cup" ... isti latinski korjeni ...

Hrvatska riječ je VRČ ... (zato glasam za nju)

VRČ
cruse, ewer, flagon, jar, jug, mug, pot, urn

CUP
čaša, kup, lončić, pehar, pokal, šalica, šolja
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KRIŽEVAČKI ŠTATUTIMore se piti i drugi kakov napitek, ali vinu se ima dati prednost, ... stoloravnatel i tam tak dugo sam za sebe i brez kupice vina biti, dok se ne spokori. ...
www.krizevci.net/statuti/statuti2.html - 49k -




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Da još nešto ... nemre biti GLASS...
Jer originalna "kupica" nije iz stakla nego iz gline ... kao i one tegle u kojima su neke bake (po kajkavksu: "babice") nekad, a još i danas, kiselile mlijeko iz koga su naknadno dobivale isti onaj "puter" kaj ga i denes prodajeju u Zagreb, na Dolcu i po ostalim tržnicama .. a i po stanovima ...

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i NIJE rečeno da "kupica" nema ručke ... ima ih i takvih, ali obično ima ručku ...

Čak, BILIKUM (pogledajte slike na Guglu) se smatra kupicom, a sastavljen je iz tri "kupice" s isprepletenim ručkama....

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http://images.google.hr/images?hl=hr&newwindow=1&q=bilikum&l...

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Pri domaćem pajdaškom stolu ne smije sjediti ni jedna osoba koja nije ispila bilikum. Naziv bilikum dolazi od njemačke riječi willkommen. Iskrivljujući izvorni oblik nastala je riječ bilikum koju obično većina ljudi povezuje s dvostrukom posudom. Tako se onda za vrč koji je obično sastavljen od tri dijela kaže trilikum što je potpuno neispravno jer riječ trilikum ne znači ništa. Bilikum je, dakle, bila svaka posuda iz koje se pila zdravica u čast dolaska u nečiju kuću. Najpoznatiji su bilikumi trodijelni na kojima je obično pisalo Čeh, Leh i Meh, a bilikum je mogla biti i najobičnija kupica. Da je ispijanje bilikuma bilo važno potvrđuje i činjenica da se takav podatak morao odmah unesti u "hižni protokol".

http://www.krizevci.net/statuti/statuti1.html

BUZOV
Croatia
Local time: 03:11
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 4
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