How is the phrase en mettant sa main en coupe translated from French to English

English translation
cupping a hand
phrase

En courbant la main en forme de coupe.

Curving the hand into a bowl shape.

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  • Il a crié en mettant sa main en coupe devant sa bouche. — He shouted, cupping a hand to his mouth.

  • En mettant sa main en coupe sous le robinet, elle a bu. — Cupping a hand under the tap, she drank.

  • Elle a attrapé le papillon de nuit en mettant sa main en coupe dessus. — She caught the moth by cupping a hand over it.

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