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potion
elixir, brew, concoction; a drink, esp. one having magical powers: a love potion
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portion – a part of a whole; section: A portion of the building was under construction.; segment; ration; allotment
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po·tion
(pō′shən)n.
A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
[Middle English pocion, from Old French, from Latin pōtiō, pōtiōn-; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
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potion
(ˈpəʊʃən)n
1. a drink, esp of medicine, poison, or some supposedly magic beverage
2. a rare word for beverage
[C13: via Old French from Latin pōtiō a drink, especially a poisonous one, from pōtāre to drink]
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po•tion
(ˈpoʊ ʃən)n.
a drink or draft, esp. one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers.
[1300–50; Middle English pocio(u)n (< Anglo-French) < Latin pōtiō drinking, drink, potion =pō-, base of pōtāre to drink, pōculum cup + -tiō -tion]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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potion
noun concoction, mixture, brew, tonic, cup, dose, draught, elixir, philtre Socrates killed himself by drinking a potion containing hemlock seeds.
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Translations
جُرْعَه
elixírlektvar
trylledrik
mixtúra, drykkur
stebuklingas gėrimas
dzēriens ar maģisku spēku
toverdrankje
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
potion
[ˈpəʊʃən] n → potion fa magic potion → une potion magiquepot luck potluck [ˌpɒtˈlʌk] n
to take pot luck (= take a chance) → tenter sa chance; (for meal) → manger à la bonne franquette potluck dinnerpotluck dinner n → dîner m à la fortune du potpot plant n (British) → plante f verte
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potion
n → Trank m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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potion
(ˈpəuʃən) noun a drink containing eg medicine or poison, or having a magic effect. a love-potion.
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po·tion
n. poción, dosis de líquido medicinal.
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