pot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pot in the English»French Dictionary

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

chimney pot N

chimney pot

mitron m (sur cheminée)

coffee pot N

coffee pot

cafetière f

lobster pot N

lobster pot

casier m à homards

I.pot roast [Brit, Am ˈpɑt ˌroʊst] N

pot roast

rôti m (cuit dans une cocotte)

II.pot-roast VB trans

pot-roast trans:

pot-roast

faire cuire [qc] à la cocotte

chamber pot N

chamber pot

pot m de chambre

pot-hook N

pot-hook

crémaillère f

pot plant N

pot plant

plante f d'appartement

pot scrub N

pot scrub

tampon m à récurer

pot pie N Am

pot pie

tourte f à la viande

pot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pot in the English»French Dictionary

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

pot roast N

pot roast

rôti m à la cocotte

chimney pot N

chimney pot

conduit m de cheminée

pot plant N

pot plant

plante f d'appartement

coffee pot N

coffee pot

cafetière f

melting pot N fig

melting pot

melting-pot m

cultural melting pot

creuset m culturel

pot luck N no pl

to take pot luck (choose at random)

choisir au hasard

to take pot luck take what is available

prendre ce qu'il y a

pot-herb N

pot-herb

herbe f potagère

flower pot N

flower pot

pot m de fleurs

pot Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a pot of tea

une théière

to take a pot at sb/sth

tirer à l'aveuglette sur qn/qc

to go to pot inf country, economy, business

aller à la ruine

to go to pot hopes, plan

tomber à l'eau

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

to take pot luck take what is available

prendre ce qu'il y a

to keep the pot boiling

faire bouillir la marmite

it's a sort of chamber pot [or bedpan]

c'est un(e) espèce de pot de chambre

small pot of plain fromage frais

petit-suisse

pot Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for pot in the French»English Dictionary

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métissage des cultures

cultural melting pot

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Compare alcohol to pot and watch all the high horse close minded people clutch their bottles of poison.

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The princess had the prince throw down a flower pot, which became a forest, which slowed the witch as she had to chop through it.

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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.

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

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My hand is hovering nervously by the lobster pot.

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All these medical growers are secretly against total legalization, and they plant anti-pot arguments to sway opinion against legalization.

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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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Before the days of electrically lighted road barriers, highway construction zones were marked at night by kerosene fired, pot-bellied torches.

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

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Refreshments during the intermission are pot luck so remember to bring along some finger food snacks if you are able to.

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