pot in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pot¹ [Am pɑt, Brit pɒt] N

1.1. pot (for cooking):

pot

olla f

pots and pans

cacharros mpl inf

pots and pans

trastes mpl Mex

it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black

dijo la sartén al cazo: retírate que me tiznas

to go to pot inf

echarse a perder

to go to pot inf

venirse abajo

to keep the pot boiling

mantener el ambiente caldeado

a watched pot never boils

el que espera, desespera

1.2. pot (for jam, honey etc):

pot

tarro m

pot

bote m Spain

1.3. pot:

pot (for tea)

tetera f

pot (for coffee)

cafetera f

a pot of tea for two

té para dos

1.4. pot (in pottery):

pot

vasija f

1.5. pot (drinking vessel):

pot arch

jarro m

2.1. pot:

flowerpot

maceta f

flowerpot

tiesto m

2.2. pot → chamber pot

2.3. pot:

lobster pot

nasa f

3.1. pot no pl (in card games):

pot

pozo m

pot

bote m esp Spain

to win the pot

llevarse el pozo

to win the pot

llevarse el bote esp Spain

to sweeten the pot (in cards)

subir el pozo

to sweeten the pot (in cards)

subir el bote esp Spain

we can throw in the air conditioning to sweeten the pot

podemos incluir el aire acondicionado para hacer más atractiva la oferta

3.2. pot no pl (kitty):

pot

fondo m común

pot

bote m esp Spain

4. pot (large amount) esp Brit often pl inf:

he made pots or a pot of money

se forró inf

he made pots or a pot of money

hizo un montón de plata AmS inf

he made pots or a pot of money

hizo un montón or la tira de dinero Spain inf

5. pot (in snooker):

pot Brit

billa f

6. pot (potbelly):

pot inf

panza f inf

pot inf

barriga f inf

7. pot → potshot

II.pot¹ <pres part potting; pt, pp potted> [Am pɑt, Brit pɒt] VB trans

1. pot plant:

pot

plantar (en una maceta)

2. pot (in snooker, billiards):

pot Brit

meter

pot Brit

entronerar

3. pot rabbit/pheasant:

pot

cobrar

pot

cazar

See also potshot, gold, chamber pot

potshot [Am ˈpɑtˌʃɑt, Brit ˈpɒtʃɒt] N SPORTS

potshot

tiro m al azar

to take potshots at sb/sth

disparar or tirar al azar contra alguien/algo

to take potshots at sb/sth

disparar or tirar al tuntún contra alguien/algo inf

her new play takes a potshot at feminism

su nueva obra arremete contra el feminismo

I.gold [Am ɡoʊld, Brit ɡəʊld] N

1.1. gold U:

gold

oro m

solid/pure/24-carat gold

oro macizo/puro/de 24 quilates

that woman is pure gold

esa mujer vale (su peso en) oro

as good as gold

buenísimo

they've been as good as gold

se han portado muy bien or como unos santos

the baby slept through it all as good as gold

el bebé durmió como un angelito sin enterarse de nada

to strike gold

dar con una mina de oro

all that glitters or glisters is not gold

no es oro todo lo que reluce

all that glitters or glisters is not gold

no todo lo que brilla es oro

all that glitters or glisters is not gold attr ring/ingot/reserves

de oro

the gold market

el mercado del oro

1.2. gold U (money):

gold

monedas fpl de oro

gold

oro m

everything she touches turns to gold

todo lo que toca se convierte en oro

the crock or pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

un imposible

1.3. gold C or U (medal):

gold inf

medalla f de oro

to go for gold

tratar de ganar la medalla de oro

to go for gold

ir a por la de oro Spain inf

2. gold U (color):

gold

dorado m

gold

color m (de) oro

gold

oro m liter

II.gold [Am ɡoʊld, Brit ɡəʊld] ADJ

gold dress:

gold

dorado

gold paint

purpurina f (dorada)

chamber pot N

chamber pot

orinal m

chamber pot

bacinica f

chamber pot

escupidera f CSur

pot² [Am pɑt, Brit pɒt] N U (marijuana)

pot inf

hierba f inf

pot inf

maría f Spain sl

pot inf

mota f Mex inf

smudge pot N

smudge pot

brasero m

lobster pot N

lobster pot

nasa f

lobster pot

langostera f

melting pot N

melting pot

crisol m

a melting pot of different cultures

un crisol de culturas diversas

to be in the melting pot

estar sobre el tapete

pension pot N

pension pot

alcancía f de pensiones LatAm

pension pot

hucha f de pensiones Spain

plant pot N

plant pot

maceta f

plant pot

tiesto m

plant pot

macetero m AmS

pepper pot [Am ˈpɛpər pɑt, Brit] N

pepper pot

pimentero m

I.pot roast [Am ˈpɑt ˌroʊst, Brit] N C or U

1. pot roast (dish):

pot roast

estofado m

pot roast

carne f a la cacerola LatAm

2. pot roast (cut of meat):

pot roast

carne f para estofar

II.pot-roast VB trans

pot-roast

estofar

pot pie [ˈpɑt ˌpaɪ] N Am FOOD

pot pie

estofado de carne y verduras cubierto de masa hojaldrada

pot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pot¹ [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] N

1. pot (container):

pot

bote m

2. pot (for cooking):

pot

olla f

pots and pans

cacharros m pl

3. pot:

pot (of food)

tarro m

pot (of drink)

jarro m

pot (for coffee)

cafetera f

pot (for tea)

tetera f

4. pot:

pot (for plants)

maceta f

pot (for flowers)

tiesto m

5. pot inf GAMES:

to win the pot

llevarse el bote

6. pot inf (a lot):

pot

montón m

pots of money

montones de dinero

7. pot iron (potbelly):

pot

barriga f inf

Phrases:

it's (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black

dijo la sartén al cazo, apártate que me tiznas

to go to pot inf

echarse a perder

to go to pot business, plan

irse al garete

II.pot¹ [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] VB trans -tt-

1. pot (put in a pot):

pot food

conservar en un tarro

to pot (up) plants

plantar

2. pot (shoot):

pot

cazar

3. pot Brit SPORTS:

pot

meter en la tronera

pot² [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] N no pl inf (marijuana)

pot

hierba f

pot

mota f Mex

to smoke pot

fumar maría

pot roast N

pot roast

estofado m

pot luck N no pl

to take pot luck

tomar lo que haya

melting pot N a. fig

melting pot

crisol m

flower pot N

flower pot

maceta f

lobster pot N

lobster pot

nasa f

chamber pot N

chamber pot

orinal m

chamber pot

escupidera f LatAm

chamber pot

tibor m Cuba

paint pot N

paint pot

bote m de pintura

pepper pot N Aus, Brit, pepper shaker N Am

pepper pot

pimentero m

pot Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take pot luck

tomar lo que haya

to win the pot

llevarse el bote

it's (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black

dijo la sartén al cazo, apártate que me tiznas

to go to pot inf

echarse a perder

to go to pot business, plan

irse al garete

to pot (up) plants

plantar

to smoke pot

fumar maría

to take the lid off the pot

destapar la olla

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Meaning watch the pot, it is very possibly the ancestor of all rummy games.

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It shows the seated milkmaid weeping over her broken pot, which has been converted into a water feature by a channeled feed from a nearby spring.

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Thanks to some clever jiggery-pokery, the one sensor can also be used to monitor all of your plants from just the one pot.

www.pocket-lint.com

No more meat-loaf wrapped in pancetta, for instance, or home style pot roast in red wine gravy.

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Depending on the season, tribes are usually given a machete, a pot, water canteens, and a special water well created for the show.

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The weasel does feel hungry, but agrees to let the mouse tell him four stories that will go in the pot.

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And because we haven't got a unit nearby, it's pot luck where she's sent to.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

My hand is hovering nervously by the lobster pot.

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Fruits are cooked in a pot or in the oven with sugar, carnation and cinnamon (without adding water).

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While it's possible to get government permission to use pot in clinical studies, you obviously have no idea what a herculean task it is.

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