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potion
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po·tion  (pshn)
n.
A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
[Middle English pocion, from Old French, from Latin pti, ptin-; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
potion [ˈpəʊʃən]
n
1. a drink, esp of medicine, poison, or some supposedly magic beverage
2. a rare word for beverage
[via Old French from Latin pōtiō a drink, especially a poisonous one, from pōtāre to drink]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.potion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beveragepotion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
beverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
elixir - a substance believed to cure all ills
love-philter, love-philtre, love-potion, philter, philtre - a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it
potion
noun concoction, mixture, brew, tonic, cup, dose, draught, elixir, philtre Socrates killed himself by drinking a potion containing hemlock seeds.
Translations
potion [ˈpəʊʃən] N → poción f, pócima f
potion [ˈpəʊʃən] n → potion f
a magic potion → une potion magique
pot luck potluck [ˌpɒtˈlʌk] n
to take pot luck (= take a chance) → tenter sa chance; (for meal) → manger à la bonne franquette potluck dinner
potluck dinner n → dîner m à la fortune du pot
pot plant n (British) → plante f verte
potion
n → Trank m
potion [ˈpəʊʃ/ən] n → pozione f, filtro
potion
n potion [ˈpəuʃən]
a drink containing eg medicine or poison, or having a magic effect a love-potion. drankie جُرْعَه еликсир lektvar, elixír trylledrik der Trank μαγικό φίλτρο poción, pócima nõiajook معجون juoma potion, philtre שִיקוּי चुस्की, खुराक napitak (varázs)ital ramuan mixtúra, (töfra)drykkur pozione 一服 1회분 stebuklingas gėrimas, nuodai dzēriens ar maģisku spēku ubat drank mikstur, (medisin)dose; (gift)drikk magiczny napój, trucizna, lubczyk poção poţiune, filtru настойка; зелье elixír napoj napitak dryck ยาเสน่ห์ iksir (液體藥或毒物的)一服，一劑 доза ліків чи отрути دوا کي خوراک، زہر کا گھونٹ thuốc độc （液体药或毒物的）一服，一剂
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There was no salvation from a musical point of view, either, In fact, the magic potion that the two eponymous heros drink at the end of Act I seems, in Marthaler's case, to have been more a sleeping potion than a love potion and Tristan and Isolde remain somnambulists in what should be one of the most passionate love stories.
Bayreuth's 'Tristan' or Love in the GDR by AFP / AFP Global Edition
In restaging it for American Ballet Theatre, Anna-Marie Holmes has pared down the long, three-act, five-scene ballet to fit modern tastes and beefed up the action, using silent-movie tricks: sleeping potions, sword fights, a fantastic storm and a shipwreck.
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Byline: Louise Palfreyman THERE were so many bowed heads in Symphony Hall on Tuesday that I wondered if a sleeping potion had infiltrated the air-conditioning.
Nod along with string of musical complexities by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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