plantpot in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for plantpot in the English»Italian Dictionary

plant pot [ˈplɑːntˌpɒt, ˈplænt-] N

plant pot

vaso m

pot plant [Brit] N

pot plant

pianta f d'appartamento

Translations for plantpot in the English»Italian Dictionary

pot, also plant pot

vaso m (of di)

Translations for plantpot in the Italian»English Dictionary

pianta d'appartamento

pot plant

Translations for plantpot in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] N

1. plant BOT:

plant

pianta f

plant (seedling)

piantina f

tobacco, flowering plant

pianta di tabacco, fiorita

tobacco, flowering plant before n disease, reproduction

delle piante

2. plant:

plant (factory)

stabilimento m

plant (factory)

impianto m

plant (power station)

centrale f

steel plant

acciaieria

3. plant U (in manufacturing):

plant (buildings, machinery, fixtures)

impianto m

plant (buildings, machinery, fixtures)

impianti mpl

plant (fixed machinery)

installazioni fpl

plant (movable machinery)

attrezzatura f

4. plant:

plant (person)

infiltrato m

plant (person)

talpa f

plant (person)

spia f

plant (piece of evidence)

= prova falsa usata per incastrare qn

he claimed that the cocaine found in his flat was a plant

sostenne che la cocaina era stata messa appositamente nel suo appartamento per incastrarlo

II.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] VB trans

1. plant (put to grow):

plant seed, bulb, tree

piantare

plant crop

seminare

to plant a field with wheat

seminare un campo a grano

to plant one's garden with trees

piantare alberi nel proprio giardino

2. plant (illicitly put in place):

plant bomb, explosive, tape recorder, spy

mettere, collocare, piazzare

to plant drugs, a weapon on sb

fare trovare qn con della droga, un'arma

to plant a story

mettere in giro una storia

to plant a question

= fare una domanda di cui si è concordata prima la risposta

3. plant:

to plant a kiss on sth

stampare un bacio su qc

to plant a foot on sth

lasciare una pedata su qc

to plant a knife, a spade in sth

conficcare un coltello, una vanga in qc

4. plant (start, engender):

plant idea

dare

plant doubt

fare nascere, seminare

to plant doubt in sb's mind

fare venire dei dubbi a qn

to plant an idea in sb's mind

mettere in testa a qn un'idea

III.to plant oneself VB refl

to plant oneself between, in front of

piantarsi tra, davanti a

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

plantpot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plantpot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.plant [plænt] N

1. plant BOT:

plant

pianta f

2. plant (factory):

plant

stabilimento m

plant

fabbrica f

3. plant (machinery):

plant

macchinari m pl

4. plant (misleading evidence):

he said that the drugs were a plant

disse che la droga era stata messa lì per incriminarlo

he said that the drugs were a plant (spy)

infiltrato(-a) m (f)

II.plant [plænt] VB trans

1. plant AGR (put in earth):

plant

piantare

to plant the fields with wheat

seminare i campi a grano

2. plant (put):

plant

piazzare

to plant oneself somewhere inf

piazzarsi da qualche parte

to plant one's feet on the ground

piantare i piedi per terra

to plant a bomb

mettere una bomba

to plant a secret agent

infiltrare un agente segreto

3. plant inf (incriminate):

to plant evidence on sb

nascondere prove false addosso a qu per incriminarlo

III.plant [plænt] ADJ

plant

vegetal

the plant kingdom

il regno vegetale

plant life

vita f vegetale

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

I absolutely adore my decorative indoor-plant pot holder.

montrealgazette.com

One of them threw a plant pot through the plate-glass window of a restaurant, triggering the burglar alarm.

thoughcowardsflinch.com