melting pot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for melting pot in the English»French Dictionary

melting pot N (of people, nationalities)

melting pot

melting-pot m

to be in the melting pot

être remis en question

to throw sth into the melting pot

remettre qc en question

Translations for melting pot in the French»English Dictionary

creuset

melting pot

Translations for melting pot in the English»French Dictionary

I.melt [Brit mɛlt, Am mɛlt] N

1. melt (thaw):

melt

dégel m

melt

fonte f des neiges

2. melt Am FOOD:

melt

sandwich m recouvert de fromage fondu

II.melt [Brit mɛlt, Am mɛlt] VB trans

1. melt lit heat, sun, person snow, metal, plastic, butter, chocolate:

melt

faire fondre

2. melt fig pity, plea, person heart, person:

melt

attendrir

III.melt [Brit mɛlt, Am mɛlt] VB intr

1. melt lit snow, ice, butter, metal, plastic, chocolate:

melt

fondre (at à)

to melt in the sun/in your mouth

fondre au soleil/dans la bouche

I'm melting!

je suis en nage!

2. melt (soften) fig:

melt heart, person:

fondre (with de)

3. melt (merge):

to melt into the crowd/background/forest

se fondre dans la foule/le fond/la forêt

to melt into sb's arms

fondre dans les bras de qn

melting [ˈmeltɪŋ] ADJ

1. melting look, word, gaze:

melting

attendri

2. melting snow, ice:

melting

fondu

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

melting pot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for melting pot in the English»French Dictionary

melting pot N fig

melting pot

melting-pot m

cultural melting pot

creuset m culturel

Translations for melting pot in the English»French Dictionary

I.melt [melt] VB intr

melt

fondre

II.melt [melt] VB trans a. fig

melt

fondre

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

melting pot Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for melting pot in the French»English Dictionary

métissage des cultures

cultural melting pot

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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People of various beliefs and backgrounds a melting pot, if you will must unify for a common goal for the team to be successful.

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A melting pot that has a lot to offer to the pages of history.

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These areas are an ethnic, religious and political melting pot.

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The park is a contemporary melting pot of cultural expression where local artists and musicians produce exhibits and performances.

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In other words, a melting pot of genres makes up the lack thereof.

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The city is a melting pot of students, professionals, artists, scholars and the literati coming from different parts of the country and the world.

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He then compels the employees to interact and mix up the melting pot.

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The second generation assimilated easily and quickly, as described by the melting pot phenomenon.

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Such communities are a global melting pot of diverse professions and skills that contribute to the progression of the goals represented by the software.

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To others, diversity means the mixing and reunification of races and cultures into one, as per the melting pot idea.

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