pepper pot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pepper pot in the English»French Dictionary

pepper pot, pepper shaker N

pepper pot

poivrier m

Translations for pepper pot in the French»English Dictionary

poivrière

pepper pot Brit

poivrier (récipient)

pepper-pot Brit

Translations for pepper pot in the English»French Dictionary

I.pepper [Brit ˈpɛpə, Am ˈpɛpər] N

1. pepper (spice):

pepper

poivre m

black/white pepper

poivre noir/blanc

2. pepper (vegetable):

pepper

poivron m

red/green pepper

poivron rouge/vert

II.pepper [Brit ˈpɛpə, Am ˈpɛpər] VB trans

1. pepper lit meal, food:

pepper

poivrer

2. pepper (sprinkle liberally):

pepper fig

parsemer (with de)

to be peppered with swearwords, criticisms

être parsemé de

3. pepper (fire at):

pepper person, wall, area

cribler (with de)

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

pepper pot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pepper pot in the English»French Dictionary

I.pepper [ˈpepəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. pepper no pl (hot spice):

pepper

poivre m

a pepper sauce/steak

une sauce/un steak au poivre

2. pepper (vegetable):

pepper

poivron m

II.pepper [ˈpepəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. pepper (add pepper to):

pepper

poivrer

2. pepper (pelt):

to pepper sb/sth with sth

assaillir qn/qc de qc

to pepper sb with bullets

cribler qn de balles

to be peppered with sth

être émaillé de qc

to be peppered with mistakes

être truffé de fautes

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

Here, you're clearly an under-achiever if it isn't parked near the silver pepper pot, flashing at you all night long.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The towers -- nicknamed the salt and pepper pots -- were built in 1938 to help meet demand for electricity from the ever-insatiable steel industry.

www.thestar.co.uk

He was a pepper pot.

en.wikipedia.org

Not bad for a pun of shrill-voiced pepper pots.

www.wired.com

We'll refrain from explaining further, but the title does rather give away that the bad guys here are of the pepper pot-shaped variety.

metro.co.uk

He watched with crowds as the salt and pepper pots, as they were known, were demolished in 2008.

www.independent.co.uk

When the petals have fallen, the pepper pot seed capsules become almost as decorative, each retaining its irregular ruff of green bracts.

www.dailymail.co.uk

A certain proportion have to be houses of an affordable nature, so whether there is a whole street set aside, or you pepper pot them throughout.

www.newstalkzb.co.nz

They've been ridiculed on the show plenty of times, described once even as a pepper pot.

whatculture.com

Their main staple foods are cassava bread, farine and pepper pot that is mostly prepared by the women and also sometimes by the men.

en.wikipedia.org