saucer

UK
/ˈsɔːsə/
US
/ˈsɔsɚ/

Translations

saucernoun
saucers
pl
UK
/ˈsɔːsə/
US
/ˈsɔsɚ/
She placed the teacup on the saucer to catch any drips.
Elle a posé la tasse à thé sur la soucoupe pour recueillir les gouttes.
soucoupe volanteExpression consacrée pour un appareil spatial supposé d'origine extraterrestre.
Many people claimed to have seen a saucer hovering in the night sky.
Beaucoup de gens ont affirmé avoir vu une soucoupe volante flotter dans le ciel nocturne.
Additional translations
soucoupeSens descriptif pour une forme concave ou circulaire.
saucerverb
saucered
Past Simple
saucered
Past Participle
saucering
Gerund
Documented verb uses such as “to saucer a puck” or “to saucer wood into a hollow shape.”
creuserAu sens de « rendre concave ».
The potter saucered the clay to create a shallow bowl.
Le potier a creusé l’argile pour créer un bol peu profond.
Additional translations
faire une passe lobéeHockey sur glace ; se dit d’une passe courte envoyée en cloche.
Synonyms
shape into a saucer
dish (out)
cup together
hollow out
sauceradjective
UK
/ˈsɔː.sə/
US
/ˈsɔː.sɚ/
Attributive use (e.g., "saucer section", "saucer eyes") justifies adjectival classification.
en forme de soucoupe
The saucer section of the starship detached during the maneuver.
La section en forme de soucoupe du vaisseau spatial s’est détachée pendant la manœuvre.

Definitions

saucernoun
A small, shallow dish typically used to hold a cup.
She placed the teacup on the saucer to catch any drips.
A flying saucer, a term used to describe a supposed alien spacecraft.
Many people claimed to have seen a saucer hovering in the night sky.
Anything that is concave or circular in shape, resembling a saucer.
A shallow saucer of rock formed a natural basin for rainwater.
saucerverb
To shape or hollow (something) so that it becomes concave like a saucer.
The potter saucered the clay to create a shallow bowl.
(Ice hockey) To send (the puck) through the air with a short, arcing pass known as a saucer pass.
He saucered the puck over the defender's stick to his teammate.
sauceradjective
Relating to, shaped like, or resembling a saucer; used before another noun.
The saucer section of the starship detached during the maneuver.