pepper pot in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pepper pot in the English»Italian Dictionary

pepper pot [Brit, Am ˈpɛpər pɑt], pepper shaker [ˈpepəˌʃeɪkə(r)] N

pepper pot

pepaiola f

Translations for pepper pot in the Italian»English Dictionary

pepaiola

pepper pot

pepiera

pepper pot

Translations for pepper pot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pepper [Brit ˈpɛpə, Am ˈpɛpər] N

1. pepper (spice):

pepper

pepe m

black, white pepper

pepe nero, bianco

2. pepper (vegetable):

pepper

peperone m

red, green pepper

peperone rosso, verde

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

1. pepper meal, food:

pepper

pepare

2. pepper (sprinkle liberally):

pepper fig

disseminare, cospargere (with di)

to be peppered with swearwords, criticisms

essere infarcito di

3. pepper (fire at):

pepper wall, area

bersagliare (with di)

pepper person

crivellare (with di)

I.pot¹ [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] N

1. pot (container):

pot (for jam)

barattolo m

pot (for jam)

vasetto m (of di)

pot (for paint, glue)

barattolo m (of di)

2. pot:

pot, also tea pot

teiera f

a pot of tea for two

= due tè

to make a pot of tea

fare del tè

3. pot:

pot, also coffee pot

caffettiera f

to make a pot of coffee

fare del caffè

4. pot (saucepan):

pot

pentola f

pots and pans

pentolame

5. pot (piece of pottery):

pot

ceramica f

to throw a pot

fare un vaso (di ceramica)

6. pot:

pot, also plant pot

vaso m (of di)

7. pot:

pot, also chamber pot

pitale m

pot, also chamber pot (for infant)

vasino m

8. pot (belly):

pot inf

pancia f

9. pot (in billiards):

pot

(messa in) buca f

10. pot Am (in gambling):

pot (pool)

posta f

11. pot (trophy):

pot inf

coppa f

II.pot¹ <forma in -ing potting, pt, pp potted> [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] VB trans

1. pot:

pot jam

conservare [qc] in un barattolo

pot shrimps

conservare [qc] in scatola

2. pot (in billiards):

to pot the red

mandare la rossa in buca

3. pot baby:

pot

mettere [qn] sul vasino

4. pot plant:

pot, also pot up

piantare [qc] in un vaso, mettere [qc] in un vaso

5. pot (shoot) inf:

pot rabbit, pigeon

cacciare

III.pot¹ <forma in -ing potting, pt, pp potted> [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] VB intr

1. pot potter:

pot

fare ceramiche

2. pot inf:

to pot at sth

sparare a casaccio a qc

IV.pot¹ [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt]

to go to pot inf (person)

lasciarsi andare

to go to pot (thing)

andare in rovina

to have, make pots of money Brit inf

avere, fare un mucchio di soldi

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

tenere vivo il gioco

to keep the pot boiling (earn a living)

guadagnarsi il pane

a watched pot never boils

pentola guardata non bolle mai

to take pot luck (for meal) Brit

mangiare quel che passa il convento

to take pot luck (for hotel room, at cinema etc.)

scegliere a casaccio

pot² [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] N inf

pot (drug)

erba f

pot (drug)

maria f

pot (kif)

fumo m

to smoke pot

farsi le canne

pepper pot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pepper pot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pepper [ˈpe·pɚ] N

1. pepper (spice):

pepper

pepe m

black/white pepper

pepe nero/bianco

2. pepper (vegetable):

pepper

peperone m

II.pepper [ˈpe·pɚ] VB trans

1. pepper (add pepper):

pepper

pepare

2. pepper (pelt):

to pepper sb with bullets

crivellare qu di colpi

fig to pepper sb with questions

tempestare qu con/di domande

3. pepper (contain):

to be peppered with sth speech, comments

essere cosparso di qc

to be peppered with mistakes

esere pieno di errori

I.pot¹ [pɑ:t] N

1. pot (container):

pot

recipiente m

2. pot (for cooking):

pot

pentola f

pots and pans

batteria f da cucina

3. pot:

pot (of food)

vasetto m

pot (of food)

barattolo m

pot (of drink)

brocca f

pot (for coffee)

caffettiera f

pot (for tea)

teiera f

4. pot (for plants, flowers):

pot

vaso m

5. pot inf GAMES:

to win the pot

vincere il piatto

6. pot (common fund):

pot

cassa f comune

7. pot inf (a lot):

pot

mucchio m

pots of money

un mucchio di soldi

8. pot fig (beer belly):

pot

trippa f inf

Phrases:

it's like the pot calling the kettle black

da che pulpito viene la predica

to go to pot inf

andare in malora

to go to pot business, plan

andare a rotoli

II.pot¹ <-tt-> [pɑ:t] VB trans

1. pot (put in a pot):

pot food

mettere [o conservare] in vaso

to pot (up) plants

invasare

2. pot (shoot):

pot

uccidere (un selvatico per mangiarlo)

3. pot SPORTS:

pot ball

mettere in buca

pot² [pɑ:t] N inf (marijuana)

pot

erba f

to smoke pot

fumare erba

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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.

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Available in ten colours, they come in something that looks like a pepper pot.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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

whatculture.com

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

There was a campaign to save the towers, known locally as the salt and pepper pots, from demolition with proposals to turn them into a giant art installation.

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These include pepper pots turning upside-down, valuable objects going missing and an unknown voice calling out people's names.

www.somersetlive.co.uk

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

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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.

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