Pot in spanish
pronunciation: mɑθetɑ part of speech: noun
pot1 = marmita, olla.
Example: The solution that was eventually discovered was to equip the machine with matrices, rather than pre-cast type, and to return the type after printing to the machine's metal pot for recasting.more:
» a watched kettle/pot never boils = el que espera, desespera.
Example: 'A watched pot never boils' and, conversely, 'time flies when you're having fun' nicely capture the observation that the degree of attention paid to the passing of time contributes to its subjective duration = "El que espera desespera" y, lo opuesto, "el tiempo vuela cuando te diviertes" refleja bien la idea de que el grado de atención que se presta al paso del tiempo contribuye a su duración subjetiva.» chamber pot = orinal, escupidera.
Example: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.» clay pot = vasija de arcilla, marmita de arcilla.
Example: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.» coffee pot = cafetera.
Example: 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.» cooking pot = olla, cacerola, marmita, perol, puchero.
Example: Sometimes, it is very common to leave leftover food in a cooking pot for weeks unnoticed.» crockpot = olla de cocción lenta, olla de cocimiento lento.
Example: Cooking dry beans in the crock pot makes them relatively hassle-free = Cocinar las legumbres secas en una olla de cocción lenta es relativamente fácil.» crock pot = olla de cocción lenta, olla de cocimiento lento.
Example: Cooking dry beans in the crock pot makes them relatively hassle-free = Cocinar las legumbres secas en una olla de cocción lenta es relativamente fácil.» crock + the pot = colocar un trozo de maceta sobre el agujero de drenaje, colocar un trozo de tiesto sobre el agujero de drenaje. [Con objeto de que las raíces o la tierra no lo obstruya]
Example: Having crocked the pot, fill it loosely with the cutting mix, making a hole with the hand for the reception of the bulb.» flower pot = maceta, macetero, tiesto.
Example: Four men were last night charged with importing 35 kilograms of cocaine concealed in flower pots.» glue pot = bote de pegamento.
Example: Among the items included are opera glasses, letter openers, clocks, buckles, stamp dispensers, and glue pots.» go to + pot = deteriorarse, arruinarse, desgraciarse, echarse a perder, irse al traste.
Example: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.» honeypot = foco de atracción de turistas.
Example: Hitherto rural excursions have been confined to 'honeypots' with little penetration away from main roads.» honeypot = honeypot, ordenador trampa.
Example: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.» honey pot = tarro de miel.
Example: The energy requirements of the bee colonies were manipulated by the experimenter who emptied the honey pots or added sugar syrup to them.» jackpot = premio máximo, premio gordo.
Example: Las Vegas casinos offer millions in jackpots each month to their players.» like bees around a honey pot = como abejas en panal, como moscas en panal.
Example: Men always did flock around you like bees around a honey pot.» melting pot = crisol.
Example: It was in Alexandria, the melting pot of ideas and peoples and the great intellectual centre of the ancient world, that the greatest library in the world came into being.» plant pot = maceta, macetero, tiesto.
Example: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.» pot-bellied = panzudo, barrigudo, panzón, barrigón, ventrudo.
Example: These little people are said to be about one meter tall, covered in hair, pot-bellied and with ears that stick out.» potbelly = barriga, panza.
Example: It is generally normal for toddlers to have potbellies.» pot luck = fortuito, al azar.
Example: In addition to the 'pot luck' method which some indexers seem to favour, we now have the use of PRECIS to serve as the indexing method in BNB.» potluck = reunión en la que cada persona trae un plato para compartir.
Example: By organizing a potluck, a teacher provides students with an opportunity to use English in an informal setting and to learn about their classmates' cultures.» pot marigold = caléndula, clavelón, maravilla.
Example: When starting off seedlings indoors it is best to start the preparations for growing pot marigolds about 8 weeks before planting out.» pot of coffee = cafetera llena de café.
Example: But the key to a great pot of coffee is no mystery; it merely depends on first-rate ingredients, good equipment and proper technique.» pot of tea = tetera llena de té.
Example: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.» pots and pans = las ollas y las sartenes, cacharros de cocina.
Example: Pots and pans are the most essential part of cookware.» pots and pans set = batería de cocina.
Example: There are many advantages and disadvantages to using a stainless steel pots and pans set.» squeeze a quart into a pint pot = meter un litro en un recipiente de medio. [Proverbio]
Example: Faced with the task of squeezing a quart into a pint pot, many are turning towards new technology to compress information.» take + pot shots at = arremeter contra, criticar, recriminar, reprochar.
Example: The film also takes pot shots at the media and the political system in the country.» take + pot shots at = tirar al azar, disparar al azar, disparar al tuntún, tirar al tuntún.
Example: Clearly there is at least one nutter roaming the river banks of our city taking pot shots at wildlife.» the pot calls the kettle black = le dijo la sartén al cazo: apártate que tiznas.
Example: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush.» the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow = el cofre de oro al final del arco iris. [Expresión utilizada para indicar algo que es inalcanzable o imposible]
Example: They agreed that whenever a rainbow appeared, they would contact each other and would try to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.pot2 = marihuana, mariguana.
Example: Nonetheless: where pot is illegal, Christians should abstain.more:
» smoke + pot = fumar mariguana, fumar marihuana, fumar maría.
Example: One day, quite a few years ago now, a middle-aged mother discovered that her teenage daughter sometimes smoked pot with her friends after school.pot3 = sembrar en maceta, plantar en maceta, poner en maceta.
Example: Choosing the right pot is a very crucial in potting orchids.more:
» pot about/around = hacer esto y aquello sin prisas, matar el rato, matar el tiempo.
Example: In the meantime, we went back into town and just potted around trying to kill some hours before we had to leave.pot4 = Sufijo.
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» fusspot = protestón, quejica, quejoso, remilgado, quisquilloso, tiquismiquis.
Example: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.» sexpot = tía despampanante, tía buena, bombón sexi, bombón.
Example: I really loved the movie and completely understand why Elizabeth Taylor was such a sexpot back in the day.» worrypot = preocupón, aprensivo, don angustias, pesimista.
Example: Some of the characters in the play are barking mad and the Mayor is a worrypot!.pot (pott)5 = pliego de papel de 40 x 32. [En imprenta, tamaño de papel de dimensiones parecidas al A3]
Example: Small sizes of paper (pot, foolscap, and demy) were always more commonly used than large (medium and royal).