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pot1 n 1. (Cookery) a container made of earthenware, glass, or similar material; usually round and deep, often having a handle and lid, used for cooking and other domestic purposes 3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the amount that a pot will hold; potful 4. a chamber pot, esp a small one designed for a baby or toddler 5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a handmade piece of pottery 6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a large mug or tankard, as for beer 7. Austral any of various measures used for serving beer 8. (General Sporting Terms) Informal a cup or trophy, esp of silver, awarded as a prize in a competition 9. (Group Games / Card Games) the money or stakes in the pool in gambling games, esp poker 10. (often plural) Informal a large amount, esp of money 11. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a wicker trap for catching fish, esp crustaceans a lobster pot 12. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker a shot by which a ball is pocketed 13. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Chiefly Brit short for chimneypot 14. (Business / Commerce) US informal a joint fund created by a group of individuals or enterprises and drawn upon by them for specified purposes 15. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Hunting See pot shot 16. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) See potbelly go to pot to go to ruin; deteriorate vb pots, potting, potted (mainly tr) 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) to set (a plant) in a flowerpot to grow 2. (Cookery) to put or preserve (goods, meat, etc.) in a pot 3. (Cookery) to cook (food) in a pot 4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) to shoot (game) for food rather than for sport 5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) to shoot (game birds or animals) while they are on the ground or immobile rather than flying or running 6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (also intr) to shoot casually or without careful aim at (an animal, etc.) 7. to sit (a baby or toddler) on a chamber pot 8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) (also intr) to shape clay as a potter 9. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker to pocket (a ball) 10. Informal to capture or win; secure See also pot on [Late Old English pott, from Medieval Latin pottus (unattested), perhaps from Latin pōtus a drink; compare Middle Low German pot, Old Norse pottr] pot2 n (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a. Scot and northern English dialect a deep hole or pothole b. (capital when part of a name) Pen-y-Ghent Pot [perhaps identical with pot1 but possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect putt water hole, pit] pot3 n (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang cannabis used as a drug in any form, such as leaves (marijuana or hemp) or resin (hashish) [perhaps shortened from Mexican Indian potiguaya] pot4 n (Physics / General Physics) Informal short for potentiometer Pot a mass-like material filling a pot-hole; a large sum of money; a conventional quantity or measure; a gallon measure, 1545. Examples: pot of ale, 1724; of apples (five pecks), 1681; of butter (14 lb.), 1662; of coins, 1886; of jelly, 1587; of money, 1621; of mutiny, 1858; of porter, 1833; of sugar (70 lb.), 1775; of tea, 1773; of wine, 1535.
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pot noun 1. container, bowl, pan, vessel, basin, vase, jug, cauldron, urn, utensil, crock, skillet metal cooking pots use a large terracotta pot or a wooden tub 3. kitty, funds, pool If there is more money in the pot, all the members will benefit proportionally. 4. paunch, beer belly or gut (informal), spread (informal), corporation (informal), gut, bulge, spare tyre (Brit. slang), potbelly He's already developing a pot from all the beer he drinks. go to pot decline, slump, deteriorate, worsen, go downhill (informal), go to the dogs (informal), run to seed, go to rack and ruin This neighbourhood is really going to pot. Translations pot1 [pɒt] A. N 1. (for cooking) → cazuela f, olla f (LAm); (for jam) → tarro m, pote m (S. Cone); (for flowers) → tiesto m, maceta f; (= teapot) → tetera f; (= coffee pot) → cafetera f; (= chamber pot) → orinal m; (= piece of pottery) → cacharro m pots and pans → batería fsing de cocina, cacharros mpl to keep the pot boiling (= earn living) → ganarse la vida; (= make things progress) → mantener las cosas en marcha to go to pot → irse al traste that's the pot calling the kettle black → el puchero le dijo a la sartén -apártate que me tiznas 2. (= potful) → cazuela f a pot of coffee for two → café m para dos to make a pot of tea → hacer el té 4. pots (= lots) we have pots of it → tenemos montones to have pots of money → estar forrado de dinero 5. (Sport) (= prize) → copa f 6. (Snooker, Billiards) → billa f B. VT 4. (= shoot) [+ duck, pheasant] → matar C. VI (= shoot) to pot at sb → disparar sobre algn D. CPD pot belly N (from overeating) → panza f; (from malnutrition) → barriga f hinchada pot cheese N (US) → requesón m pot herb N → hierba f aromática pot luck N to take pot luck → conformarse con lo que haya pot plant N → planta f de interior pot roast N → carne f asada a la cazuela pot shot N → tiro m al azar to take a pot shot at sth → disparar contra algo al azar see also pot-bellied, pot-roast pot2 [pɒt] N (= marijuana) → maría f, chocolate m, mota f (LAm) pot [ˈpɒt] n (also cooking pot) → cocotte f (= saucepan) → casserole f the pots and pans → la batterie de cuisine it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black → c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité (for plants) → pot m (also teapot) → théière f (= container) (for jam, marmalade) → pot m; (for paint) → pot m a pot of jam → un pot de confiture a pot of red paint → un pot de peinture rouge (= piece of pottery) → poterie f to go to pot → partir à vau-l'eau vt [+ plant, cuttings] → mettre en pot pot n → Topf m; (= teapot, coffee pot) → Kanne f; (dated: = tankard) → Krug m; (= lobster pot) → Korb m; (= chimneypot) → Kaminaufsatz m; pots and pans → Töpfe und Pfannen; a pint pot → ˜ ein Humpen m; to keep the pot boiling (= earn living) → dafür sorgen, dass der Schornstein raucht (inf); (= keep sth going) → den Betrieb aufrechterhalten; that’s (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black (prov) → ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr (prov); to go to pot (inf) (person, business) → auf den Hund kommen (inf); (plan, arrangement) → ins Wasser fallen (inf) (inf: = large amount) to have pots of money/time → massenhaft (inf) → or jede Menge (inf) → Geld/Zeit haben (inf: = marijuana) → Pot nt (sl) (inf: = prize, cup) → Topf m (inf) (inf: = potbelly) → Spitzbauch m pot: potbellied adj person → spitzbäuchig; (through hunger) → blähbäuchig; pot pig → Hängebauchschwein nt; pot stove → Kanonenofen m potbelly n (= stomach) (from overeating) → Spitzbauch m; (from malnutrition) → Blähbauch m; (= stove) → Kanonenofen m potboiler n → rein kommerzielles Werk pot-bound adj plant → eingewachsen pot cheese adj (US) = cottage cheese pot: potherb n → Küchenkraut nt potholder n (US) → Topflappen m pothole n (in road) → Schlagloch nt (Geol) → Höhle f potholed adj → voller Schlaglöcher; workmen are already beginning to mend the pot roads → Arbeiter haben schon damit begonnen, die Schlaglöcher in den Straßen auszubessern potholer n → Höhlenforscher(in) m(f) potholing n → Höhlenforschung f pothook n (for pot) → Kesselhaken m (in writing) → Krakel m pothunter n (Sport) → unwaidmännischer Jäger (for prizes) → Pokalsammler(in) m(f) pot: pot luck potluck dinner n (esp US) großes Abendessen, bei dem sich alle Anwesenden selbst mitgebrachte Speisen teilen pot plant n → Topfpflanze f pot: pot roast n → Schmorbraten m vt → schmoren potsherd n (Archeol) → Scherbe f pot shot n → Schuss m → aufs Geratewohl; to take a pot at somebody/something → aufs Geratewohl auf jdn/etw schießen; (fig inf: = criticize) → jdn/etw herunterputzen (inf) pot [pɒt] 1. n a. (for cooking) → pentola, casseruola; (teapot) → teiera; (coffeepot) → caffettiera; (for jam) → vasetto, barattolo; (piece of pottery) → ceramica; (for plants) → vaso pots and pans → pentole to go to pot (fam) (plans, business) → andare in malora (person) → lasciarsi andare b. (potful) a pot of jam → un vasetto di marmellata a pot of tea for two, please → tè per due, per piacere d. (fam) (marijuana) → erba 2. vt a. (plant) → mettere in un vaso, invasare; (jam) → mettere nei vasetti b. (shoot, pheasant, rabbit) → ammazzare c. (Billiards) → mandare in buca or biglia pot [pɒt] 1. n a. (for cooking) → pentola, casseruola; (teapot) → teiera; (coffeepot) → caffettiera; (for jam) → vasetto, barattolo; (piece of pottery) → ceramica; (for plants) → vaso pots and pans → pentole to go to pot (fam) (plans, business) → andare in malora (person) → lasciarsi andare b. (potful) a pot of jam → un vasetto di marmellata a pot of tea for two, please → tè per due, per piacere d. (fam) (marijuana) → erba 2. vt a. (plant) → mettere in un vaso, invasare; (jam) → mettere nei vasetti b. (shoot, pheasant, rabbit) → ammazzare c. (Billiards) → mandare in buca or biglia n pot [pot] any one of many kinds of deep container used in cooking, for holding food, liquids etc or for growing plants a cooking-pot; a plant-pot; a jam-pot; The waiter brought her a pot of tea. pot وعاء، إبْريق гърне hrnec, květináč gryde; -gryde; potte; -potte; kande; -kande der Topf βάζο, γλάστρα pote, cacerola, puchero; tarro; maceta, tiesto pott, kruus دیگ؛ گلدان pata pot סִיר, עָצִיץ बरतन lonac,vrč panci pottur, ketill pentola; vaso つぼ 단지 puodas, puodelis, indelis katls; pods; kanna periuk pot potte, gryte, krukke garnek, donica, dzbanek pote vas; borcan; cană горшок; кастрюля; чайник hrniec; kvetináč; kanvica lonec lonac gryta, kruka, burk, pyts, kanna หม้อ kap 壺,罐 горщик; чайник برتن ấm; bình 壶,罐 v – past tense, past participle ˈpotted – to plant in a pot. in 'n pot plant يَزْرَع في وعاء слагам в гърне zasadit do květináče plante eintopfen φυτεύω σε γλάστρα plantar en una maceta, plantar en un tiesto potti istutama در گلدان گذاشتن istuttaa mettre en pot לִשתוֹל गमले में लगाना staviti (posaditi) u lonac cserépbe ültet menanam dalam pot planta/rækta í potti mettere in vaso 鉢植えにする 포트에 심다 sodinti á vazonà iestādīt puķupodā menanam sst dlm pasu potten plante i potte sadzić do doniczek plantar a conserva сажать в горшок zasadiť do kvetináča posaditi v lonček staviti u lonac plantera i en kruka ปลูกลงกระถาง saksıya dikmek 把...栽在花盆裡 садити в горщик گملے ميں پودا لگانا trồng trong bình 把...栽在花盆里 adj potted 1 (of food) pressed into a pot or jar in order to preserve it potted meat. ingelegde مَحْفوظ في عُلَب، مُعَلَّب консервиран konzervovaný henkogt -konserve διατηρημένος σε βάζο (για φαγητό) en conserva sissetehtud کنسرو شده säilötty en pot/terrine מְשוּמָר बर्तन में रखा हुआ konzervirati konzerv- menaruh dalam panci niðursoðinn (conservato in un vasetto) びん詰めの 단지에 담은 konservuotas indelyje konservēts pekasam ingemaakt hermetisert, nedlagt på glass konserwowany w naczyniach em conserva conservat консервированный konzervovaný vložen stavljen u teglu inlagd, konserverad ที่ใส่ไว้ในหม้อ konserve 罐裝的 консервований مرتبان ميں محفوظ giữ trong chậu; xoong 罐装的 2 contained in a pot a potted plant. in 'n pot geplant مَحْفوظ في وِعاء консервиран v květináči potte- Topf-... φυτεμένος σε γλάστρα en una maceta; en un tarro; en un cacharro poti- گلدانی ruukku- en pot שָׁתוּל בְּעָצִיץ गमले में उत्पन्न posađena (biljka) cserepes dalam pot potta- (in vaso) 鉢植えの 포트에 심은 vazone auginamas, pasodintas podā augošs; poda- dlm pasu pot{#169} potte- doniczkowy em vaso în ghiveci; la conservă горшечный; комнатный v kvetináči posajen v lonček koji je u saksiji kruk- ที่บรรจุในหม้อ saksıya dikilmiş 盆栽的 кімнатний گملے ميں رکھا ہوا trồng trong chậu 盆栽的 3 brief; summarized a potted history of Britain. kort, opsommend مُخْتَصَر кратък stručný forkortet zusammengefaßt περιληπτικός condensado, resumido lühi- خلاصه شده lyhennetty condensé מְקוּצָר sažet,jezgrovit rövidített ringkas styttur, samandreginn condensato 要約した 요약한 glaustas, trumpas īss; saīsināts; adaptēts ringkas beknopt kortfattet skrócony condensado (pe) scurt сокращённый; адаптированный stručný povzet sažeta sammandragen, koncentrerad, förkortad โดยสรุป kısa, özetlenmiş 摘錄的,簡短的 короткий مختصر tóm tắt 摘录的,简短的 n pothole 1 a hole or cave made in rock by the action of swirling water. sleurgat نُقْرَه ، حُفْرَة في صَخْر بِفِعل الماء понор obří hrnec jættegryde das Strudelloch λακκούβα, σπηλιά cueva uure, nõva گودال؛ چالاب hiidenkirnu marmite de géants בּוֹר עָמוֹק जल गर्तिका doboka jama u kamenu gödör lubang di batu skessuketill (marmitta dei giganti) おう穴 구혈 skrodė, išgrauža bedre; ala gua erosiepijp jettegryte jaskinia caldeirão făgaş котловина obrí hrniec, krasová priepasť vrtača špilja jättegryta ช่องในก้อนหินที่เกิดจากน้ำกัดเซาะ obruk, düşey mağara (地)壺穴 вирва غار، سوراخ hốc đá (地)壶穴 2 a hole worn in a road-surface. slaggat حُفْرَة في الطَّريق дупка на път výmol hul das Schlagloch λακκούβα bache teeauk چاله kuoppa nid-de-poule מַהֲמוּרָה, בּוֹר सड़क पर पड़े गड्ढे rupa u kolniku kátyú lubang di jalan hola/hvarf í vegi buca 穴ぼこ 팬 구멍 duobė gramba; danga lubang kuil hull i veien dziura buraco groapă выбоина výmoľ luknja rupa na putu grop, tjälskott หลุมบนพื้นถนน kasis, yol çukuru 坑,穴 вибоїна سڑک کا گڑھا ổ gà 坑,穴 n pot-shot an easy or casual shot that doesn't need careful aim He took a pot-shot at a bird on the fence. vinnige skoon طَلْقَه عابِرَه изстрел наслуки výstřel nazdařbůh hurtigt skud fra hoften; vildskud der Nahschuß βολή στα τυφλά tiro sin apuntar umbropsu lask تیراندازی آسان umpimähkäinen laukaus יְרִייָה בְּאָקרַאי अनायास लगा हुआ निशाना hitan iz blizine,nelovački hitac-prepucavanje közelről leadott lövés tembakan tanpa membidik skot án þess (að þörf sé á) að miða (tiro a casaccio) 目くら撃ち 가까운 거리에서의 사격 aklas šūvis šāviens uz labu laimi tembakan melulu schot op goed geluk af sleivskudd, skudd på måfå strzał prawie na oślep tiro a esmo foc tras de aproape неприцельный выстрел výstrel do vzduchu strel od blizu nasumičan pucanj hugskott, slängskott การยิงโดยไม่เล็ง rastgele atış 無需仔細瞄準而易命中的射擊 постріл навмання آسان نشانہ cú bắn bừa 无需仔细瞄准而易命中的射击 take pot luck to take whatever happens to be available, eg as an unexpected guest at a meal-time. wat ook al beskikbaar is طَعّام من الأشياء الموجودَه изяждам последната лъжица přijmout, co právě je chance mit dem vorliebnehmen, was es gerade gibt τρώω ό,τι βρίσκεται contentarse con lo que haya õnne peale välja minema انتخاب چیزی که شناختی روی آن نداریم به امید اینکه چیز خوبی از آب درآید syödä mitä on tarjolla manger à la fortune du pot לְאֶכוֹל כָּל מָה שֶׁנִיתָן बिना ज्यादा जानकारी के चुन लेना, पसंद करना nešto učinjeno na sreću azt eszik, amit éppen talál rezeki nomplok láta hendingu ráða (mangiare quello che passa il convento) ありあわせの料理で食事する 닥치는 대로 고르다 pasitenkinti tuo, kas yra ņemt par labu to, kas dabūjams makan apa yg ada eten wat de pot schaft ta til takke med (det huset formår) brać co dają contentar-se com o que houver чем богаты, тем и рады prijať, čo práve je vzeti na slepo srečo prihvatiti hålla till godo med vad huset förmår อาหารที่มีอยู่โดยไม่ต้องเตรียม Allah ne verdiyse onu yemek (請)吃家常便飯 чим багаті, тим і раді; чим хата багата ماحضر کھانا có gì ăn nấy (请)吃家常便饭 pot → إِناء hrnec gryde Topf χύτρα bote kattila pot lonac vaso 深鍋 항아리 pot kasserolle rondel panela горшок kruka หม้อ tencere chậu 壶 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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