cup of tea

English

Noun

cup of tea (plural cups of tea)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see cup,‎ tea. A cup with tea in it.
Would you be a dear and get me a cup of tea, please?
(idiomatic, singular only) Whatever suits or interests one.
Daytime television is not my cup of tea.

Usage notes

The second sense is most commonly used in phrases such as, not my cup of tea, just my cup of tea, etc.

Synonyms

(suitable interest): bag, cup of coffee, cup of joe, see also Thesaurus:predilection

Translations

tea in a cup

Catalan: tassa de te
Finnish: kuppi teetä, kupillinen teetä
French: tasse de thé (fr) f
German: Tasse Tee f
Irish: cupán tae m

Italian: tazza di tè
Portuguese: xícara de chá
Romanian: ceașcă de ceai
Spanish: taza de té
Swedish: kopp te c

something of interest

Urdu: پسند کا کام‎‎
Hindi: पसंद का काम (pasand kā kām)
Finnish: olla jonkun heiniä än, kuulua jollekulle
French: tasse de thé (fr) f
German: mein Bier
Norwegian:
Bokmål: greie (no) f

Nynorsk: greie f

Romanian: please add this translation if you can

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: kopje thee
Macedonian: шо́лја ча́ј f (šólja čáj)

Spanish: taza de té f

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