Cup (as a verb)

Hebrew translation: ליצור צורה דמויית ספל/לאחוז משהו כאילו שהוא בתוך ספל

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English term or phrase:Cup (as a verb)
Hebrew translation:ליצור צורה דמויית ספל/לאחוז משהו כאילו שהוא בתוך ספל

11:27 Oct 30, 2009
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English to Hebrew translations [PRO]
Medical - Other / orthopedic medicine
English term or phrase: Cup (as a verb)
Cup your hands on the top of your head /
Cup the head and flex your fingers
PAPER STREET
Israel
ליצור צורה דמויית ספל/לאחוז משהו כאילו שהוא בתוך ספל
Explanation:
Cup your hands on the top of your head
צור בידיך צורה דמוית ספל על ראשך
Cup the head
אחוז את הראש כאילו שהוא בתוך ספל
אני מצטטת שני הסברים שמופיעים במילון אנגלי-אנגלי
"cup v. (cupped, cupping)
1. to form into a cup-like shape, cupped his hands.
2. hold as if in a cup, with her chin cupped in her hands."
Reference: The Oxford Paperback Dictionary
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Pnina
Israel
Local time: 06:12
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Summary of answers provided
4ליצור צורה דמויית ספל/לאחוז משהו כאילו שהוא בתוך ספל
Pnina
3לכסות בכפות הידיים
Dor Zigdon Lax


  

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cup (as a verb)
לכסות בכפות הידיים


Explanation:
לכסות דבר מה בכפות הידיים כאשר הן קעורות.

Dor Zigdon Lax
Israel
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
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cup (as a verb)
ליצור צורה דמויית ספל/לאחוז משהו כאילו שהוא בתוך ספל


Explanation:
Cup your hands on the top of your head
צור בידיך צורה דמוית ספל על ראשך
Cup the head
אחוז את הראש כאילו שהוא בתוך ספל
אני מצטטת שני הסברים שמופיעים במילון אנגלי-אנגלי
"cup v. (cupped, cupping)
1. to form into a cup-like shape, cupped his hands.
2. hold as if in a cup, with her chin cupped in her hands."
Reference: The Oxford Paperback Dictionary


Pnina
Israel
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 6
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