Pot·ter (p t  r), (Helen) Beatrix 1866-1943. British writer and illustrator. Her animal stories include The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1900) and The Tailor of Gloucester (1902). |
| pot·ter 1 (ptr) n. One who makes pottery. |
| pot·ter 2 (ptr) v. Chiefly British Variant of putter2. |
Potter [ˈpɒtə]
n
1. (Biographies / Potter, (Helen) Beatrix (1866-1943) F, British, WRITING: children's author, ARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator) (Helen) Beatrix. 1866-1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
2. (Biographies / Potter, Dennis (Christopher George) (1935-1994) M, British, THEATRE: dramatist) Dennis (Christopher George). 1935-94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989)
3. (Biographies / Potter, Paulus (1625-1654) M, Dutch, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Paulus. 1625-54, Dutch painter, esp of animals
4. (Biographies / Potter, Stephen (1900-1970) M, British, WRITING: humorous writer, WRITING: critic) Stephen. 1900-70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over others
potter1
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a person who makes pottery
potter2 esp US and Canadian, putter Chiefly Brit
vb
1. (intr; often foll by about or around) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
2. (intr; often foll by along or about) to move with little energy or direction to potter about town
3. (tr; usually foll by away) to waste (time) to potter the day away
n
the act of pottering
[C16 (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English potian to thrust; see put]
potterer esp US and Canadian, putterer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  potter - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln |
| Verb | 1. |  potter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"puddle - mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint" work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| 2. | potter - work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" | |
| 3. | potter - move around aimlessly move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
potter
Translations
potter1 [ˈpɒtəʳ]
potter2 [ˈpɒtəʳ] VI (Brit) → entretenerse haciendo un poco de todo
I pottered round the house all day → estuve todo el día en casa haciendo un poco de todo
we pottered round the shops → nos paseamos por las tiendas
A. N → alfarero/a m/f; (artistic) → ceramista mf
B. CPD potter's clay N → arcilla f de alfarería
potter's field N (US) → cementerio m de pobres
potter's wheel N → torno m de alfarero
potter's field N (US) → cementerio m de pobres
potter's wheel N → torno m de alfarero
potter2 [ˈpɒtəʳ] VI (Brit) → entretenerse haciendo un poco de todo
I pottered round the house all day → estuve todo el día en casa haciendo un poco de todo
we pottered round the shops → nos paseamos por las tiendas
potter [ˈpɒtər]
n → potier/ière m/f
potter1
potter2, (US also) putter
potter2, (US also) putter
vi (= do little jobs) → herumwerkeln; (= wander aimlessly) → herumschlendern; she potters away in the kitchen for hours → sie hantiert stundenlang in der Küche herum; to potter round the house → im Haus herumwerkeln; to potter round the shops → einen Geschäftebummel machen; to potter along the road (car, driver) → dahinzuckeln; we potter along quite happily → wir leben recht zufrieden vor uns hin
potter1 [ˈpɒtəʳ] n → ceramista m/f
potter2 [ˈpɒtəʳ] vi (Am) putter [ˈpʌtəʳ] vi to potter round the shops → fare un tranquillo giretto per i negozi
to potter round the house → sbrigare con calma le faccende di casa
he likes pottering about in the garden → gli piace fare qualche lavoretto in giardino
potter2 [ˈpɒtəʳ] vi (Am) putter [ˈpʌtəʳ] vi to potter round the shops → fare un tranquillo giretto per i negozi
to potter round the house → sbrigare con calma le faccende di casa
he likes pottering about in the garden → gli piace fare qualche lavoretto in giardino
n potter [ˈpotə]
a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln). pottebakker خَزَاف، فُخّاري грънчар hrnčíř pottemager; keramiker der/die Töpfer(in) αγγειοπλάστης alfarero; ceramista pottsepp کوزه گر savenvalaja potier/-ière קַדָר, קַדָרִית कुम्हार lončar fazekas pembuat gerabah leirkerasmiður vasaio 陶工 도공, 웅기쟁이 puodžius podnieks tukang tembikar pottenbakker keramiker, pottemaker garncarz oleiro olar гончар hrnčiar lončar grnčar krukmakare, keramiker ช่างปั้นหม้อ çömlekçi 陶工 гончар کمہار thợ gốm 陶工
n pottery
1 articles made by fired clay He is learning how to make pottery. pottebakkerskuns فُخّار керамика keramika keramik die Töpferware κεραμικά alfarería; cerámica keraamika ظروف سفالی keramiikka poterie כְּלִי חֶרֶס बरतन lončarska roba agyagáru gerabah leirmunir ceramica 陶器 도기 moliniai indai, keramikos dirbiniai podniecība barang tembikar aardewerk keramikk, steintøy wyroby garncarskie olaria olărit керамика keramika lončenina grnčarija keramik, lergods เครื่องปั้นดินเผา çanak çömlek 陶器(總稱) гончарні вироби مٹي کے برتن đồ gốm 陶器（总称）
2 (pluralˈpotteries) a place where articles of fired clay are made He is working in the pottery. pottebakkery مَصْنَع الفُخّار грънчарница hrnčířská dílna pottemageri; keramikværksted die Töpferei εργαστήριο κεραμικής alfar, alfarería pottsepatöökoda کارگاه سفالگری keramiikkapaja atelier de poterie בֵּית הַיוֹצֵר भांडकर्म lončarija fazekasműhely tempat pembuatan gerabah, lio leirkeragerð fabbrica di ceramiche 陶器製造場 도기 제조소 keramikos dirbtuvė podniekdarbnīca tempat membuat tembikar pottenbakkerij keramikkverksted, pottemakeri garncarnia olaria atelier de olărie гончарня hrnčiarska dielňa lončarna mesto gde se pravi grnčarija krukmakeri โรงงานผลิตเครื่องปั้นดินเผา çömlekçi 陶器廠 гончарна майстерня کمہار کي دکان xưởng gốm 陶器厂
3 the art of making such articles He is learning pottery. pottebakkery صِناعَة الفُخّار грънчарство hrnčířství pottemageri; keramikkunst die Töpferei κεραμική alfarería; cerámica pottsepatöö سفالگری savenvalanta poterie קַדָרוּת कुंभकारी lončarstvo fazekasmesterség seni pembuatan gerabah leirkeragerð arte ceramica 陶芸 도예 puodininkystė, keramika podniecība seni tembikar het pottenbakken keramikkunst garncarstwo cerâmica olărie гончарное дело hrnčiarstvo lončarstvo grnčarstvo krukmakeri ศิลปะการปั้นเครื่องปั้นดินเผา çömlekçilik 陶術 гончарна справа مٹي کے برتن بنانے کا کام nghề gốm 陶术
potter2
v potter [potə]
to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important I spent the afternoon pottering (about). rondslenter صانِع الفُخّار разтакавам се poflakovat se nusse rundt herumtrödeln χαζεύω, απασχολούμαι σε ασήμαντες δουλειές entretenerse haciendo cosas/trabajillos poco importantes, no hacer nada de particular nokitsema ول گشتن puuhailla sitä sun tätä flâner, s'amuser à des riens לְהַעֲבִיר זְמָן בְּעֲבוֹדוֹת קָלוֹת समय गंवाना besposličariti pepecsel keluyuran slæpast, dunda gingillarsi ぶらぶらする 빈둥거리다 krapštytis niekoties; slaistīties bergelandang rondscharrelen pusle (rundt), stelle og stulle włóczyć się vaguear a-şi face de lucru заниматься ерундой, зря тратить время motať sa postopati prčkati [] knåpa, pyssla ใช้เวลาทำในสิ่งที่ไม่เป็นแก่นสาร ufak tefek işlerle vakit geçirmek 閒盪 ліниво працювати; ледарювати آوارہ پھرنا، چھوٹے چھوٹے کام کرنا đi lang thang 闲荡
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