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drain the cup

/dreɪn ðə kʌp/

Traducción: Expresión arcaica o poética que significa beber todo el líquido de una copa o cáliz, usada a menudo metafóricamente para indicar experimentar o soportar algo por completo, especialmente dificultades o aflicciones.

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/dreɪn ðə kʌp/C1formalobsoleto
  • esExpresión arcaica o poética que significa beber todo el líquido de una copa o cáliz, usada a menudo metafóricamente para indicar experimentar o soportar algo por completo, especialmente dificultades o aflicciones.

An archaic or poetic expression meaning to drink all the liquid from a cup, often used metaphorically to mean enduring or experiencing something fully, especially hardship or sorrow.

  1. Drink completelyB1formal

    To drink all the liquid from a cup or glass.

    esvaciar la copa

    • He drained the cup of tea in one long gulp.
    • She drained the cup and set it down on the table.
    • The knight drained the cup of wine after the toast.
  2. Endure a difficult experienceC1formal

    To experience or endure something unpleasant or difficult to its fullest extent.

    esApurar el cáliz

    • He had to drain the cup of sorrow after losing his job.
    • She drained the cup of humiliation during the public scandal.
    • The nation drained the cup of war for many years.