chimney pot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chimney pot in the English»French Dictionary

chimney pot N

chimney pot

mitron m (sur cheminée)

Translations for chimney pot in the English»French Dictionary

chimney <pl chimneys> [Brit ˈtʃɪmni, Am ˈtʃɪmni] N

chimney

cheminée f

chimney (on oil lamp)

verre m (de lampe)

chimney (in mountaineering)

cheminée f

in the chimney corner

au coin du feu

I.pot [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] N

1. pot (container):

pot (for jam)

pot m (of de)

pot (for paint, glue)

pot m (of de)

2. pot:

pot, a. tea pot

théière f

a pot of tea for two

deux thés

to make a pot of tea

faire du thé

3. pot:

pot, a. coffee pot

cafetière f

to make a pot of coffee

faire du café

4. pot (saucepan):

pot

casserole f

pots and pans

casseroles

5. pot (piece of pottery):

pot

poterie f

to throw a pot

tourner un pot

6. pot:

pot, a. plant pot

pot m (of de)

7. pot inf:

pot (drug) (marijuana)

herbe f inf

pot (hashish)

hasch m inf

to smoke pot

fumer de l'herbe (or du hasch) inf

8. pot:

pot, a. chamber pot

pot m de chambre

pot, a. chamber pot (for infant)

pot m

9. pot (belly):

pot inf

bedaine f

10. pot (in billiards):

pot

mise f en blouse

11. pot Am (in gambling):

pot (pool)

cagnotte f

12. pot (trophy):

pot inf

coupe f

II.pot <pres part potting; prét potted> [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] VB trans

1. pot:

pot jam

mettre [qc] en pot

pot shrimps

mettre [qc] en conserve

2. pot (in billiards):

to pot the red

blouser la bille rouge

3. pot baby:

pot

mettre [qn] sur le pot

4. pot:

pot, a. pot up plant

mettre [qc] en pot, empoter

5. pot (shoot) inf:

pot rabbit, pigeon

abattre

III.pot [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] VB intr

1. pot potter:

pot

faire de la poterie

Phrases:

to pot inf at sth

canarder qc inf

IV.potted ADJ

1. potted FOOD:

potted meat Brit

terrine f de viande

potted shrimps

crevettes fpl conservées (dans du beurre)

2. potted palm, plant:

potted

en pot

3. potted (condensed):

potted biography, history

bref/brève

potted version

abrégé

V.pot [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt]

to go to pot inf (person)

se laisser aller

to go to pot (thing)

aller à vau-l'eau

to have/make pots of money inf Brit

avoir/faire un tas d'argent inf

to keep the pot boiling (in children's games)

garder le rythme

a watched pot never boils prov

quand on est impatient chaque seconde semble durer une éternité

to take pot luck (for meal) Brit

manger à la fortune du pot

to take pot luck (for hotel room etc)

prendre ce que l'on trouve

chimney pot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chimney pot in the English»French Dictionary

chimney pot N

chimney pot

conduit m de cheminée

Translations for chimney pot in the English»French Dictionary

chimney [ˈtʃɪmni] N

1. chimney (pipe):

chimney

cheminée f

chimney of stove

tuyau m

2. chimney (fire-place):

chimney

âtre m de cheminée

pot¹ [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] N no pl inf

pot

herbe f

I.pot² [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] N

1. pot (container):

pot

pot m

pot for cooking

marmite f

pots and pans

casseroles fpl

coffee pot

cafetière f

2. pot (amount contained in a pot):

pot of paint

pot m

a pot of tea

une théière

3. pot inf (trophy given as a prize):

pot

coupe f

4. pot inf (a lot):

pots of sth

des tas de qc

pots of money

beaucoup d'argent

to have pots of money

rouler sur l'or

5. pot inf (potbelly):

pot

gros ventre m

6. pot Brit (shot):

to take a pot at sb/sth

tirer à l'aveuglette sur qn/qc

Phrases:

it's (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black

c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité prov

to go to pot inf country, economy, business

aller à la ruine

to go to pot hopes, plan

tomber à l'eau

II.pot² <-tt-> [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] VB trans

1. pot (put in a pot):

to pot sth (up) [or to pot (up) sth] plants

mettre en pot qc

to pot sth (up) [or to pot (up) sth] food

mettre qc en conserve

2. pot (put in billiard pocket):

pot

faire rentrer dans le trou

3. pot inf (shoot):

pot

buter

III.pot² [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] VB intr (make pottery)

pot

faire de la poterie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wood burning stoves; badly made start up fires; baffles wide open; insulated flues with rain deflectors on the chimney pot equals burning embers landing on the thatch.

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She emerges from the chimney pot on top of the house and her scattered remains fall to the ground.

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The cowl, usually made of galvanized iron, is fitted to the chimney pot to prevent wind blowing the smoke back down into the room below.

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It's also important not to have any part of the solar panel obscured by shade -- a tree or a chimney pot, for example, might substantially reduce its efficiency.

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The container selected for judging was an old chimney pot with flowering fuchsia, ivy leaf, geraniums and nepeta.

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All three chimney pots are either missing or broken.

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This morning, at the quack of dawn, we heard and then saw, this bird on a pyre -- a duck on our neighbour's chimney pot.

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It consisted of a large open shed with a tiled roof and a round kiln where roof tiles and chimney pots were made.

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An existing farmhouse was not removed, and its chimney pots can be seen in when the water level is extremely low.

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A replica chimney with clay chimney pots and cedar weatherboards will be used to match the existing one as closely as possible.

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