English-Portuguese translations for chalice

• cálice
  Assim, teremos de dar a nossa opinião sobre o texto em bruto, ou seja, sobre o texto herdado da Comissária de Palácio – o cálice envenenado que deixou à Comissão Europeia. We will therefore have to give our verdict on the raw text, that is to say on Mrs de Palacio’s ‘legacy’ text – the poisoned chalice she bestowed on the European Commission.
• cálix

Definition of chalice

• A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies
• A kind of water-cooled pipe for smoking cannabis

Related words

• chalice vine
• poisoned chalice
• lay chalice