flower pot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flower pot in the English»French Dictionary

I.flower [Brit ˈflaʊə, Am ˈflaʊ(ə)r] N

1. flower (bloom, plant):

flower

fleur f

to be in flower

être en fleur

to come into flower

fleurir

the roses are just coming into flower

les roses commencent à fleurir

in full flower

en pleine floraison

‘No flowers by request’

‘Ni fleurs ni couronnes’

2. flower (best part) fig:

the flower of age, era, group

la fine fleur de

in the flower of her youth

dans la fleur de l'âge

in full flower

en plein épanouissement

II.flower [Brit ˈflaʊə, Am ˈflaʊ(ə)r] VB intr lit

flower flower, tree:

fleurir

flower idea, love, person, talent:

s'épanouir

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

flower pot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flower pot in the English»French Dictionary

flower pot N

flower pot

pot m de fleurs

Translations for flower pot in the English»French Dictionary

I.flower [ˈflaʊəʳ, Am ˈflaʊɚ] N

flower

fleur f

to be in flower

être en fleur

II.flower [ˈflaʊəʳ, Am ˈflaʊɚ] VB intr a. fig

flower

fleurir

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

It had flower pot fret markers and an ornate headstock.

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At the same time it looks clumsy and too cozy with a flower pot full of geraniums.

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When he tries to escape, she knocks him out with a flower pot and tapes him to a toilet.

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The cylinder tapers about a half inch on the way down, making it kind of look like a tall flower pot.

arstechnica.com

After following several clues, they find a monocle, a pole from a strip club and an oddly shaped flower pot.

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He had gone to see the vicar for the area and found he was using the font as a flower pot.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Each flower pot is wired with sensors, a processor and software that checks on the plant and provides it with fertilizer and water as needed.

techcrunch.com

After it was accidentally left behind, the photographer used it as a flower pot until the team retrieved it.

www.thetelegram.com

By the end of the century, many other styles were introduced, among them hats with wide brims and flat crowns, the flower pot and the toque.

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This would allow the gnome to teleport back to his previous position after moving a flower pot.

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