Significato di “pot” nel dizionario inglese

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“pot” in inglese

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potnoun

uk ​ /pɒt/ us ​ /pɑːt/

pot noun (CONTAINER)

B1 [ C ] any of various types of container, usually round, especially one used for cooking food:

Fill a large pot with salted water and bring it to the boil.
There's plenty of cupboard space in the kitchen for all your pots and pans.
See also
teapot

B1 [ C ] mainly UK any of different types of containers, with or without a lid, especially for storing food or liquids:

a pot of cream/jam/paint/ink

B1 [ C ] a flowerpot :

a terracotta plant pot
Most lilies grow well in pots.

› [ C ] the amount that is contained inside a pot:

I've just drunk a whole pot of tea!
She'd made a large pot of chicken soup.

› [ C ] used in combination to refer to a container of a stated type:

a coffee pot
a flowerpot
a teapot
a cooking pot

› [ C ] a dish, bowl, etc. made by hand out of clay

pots of sth

› a large amount of something:

She's got pots of money (= she's very rich).

Altri esempi

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pot noun (HIT BALL)

› [ C ] UK an act of hitting a ball into a hole, especially in games such as snooker:

Dawson made a difficult pot look very easy.

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Espressione idiomatica/espressioni idiomatiche

not have a pot to piss in
the pot calling the kettle black

potverb

uk ​ /pɒt/ us ​ /pɑːt/ -tt-

pot verb (HIT BALL)

› [ T ] UK in games such as snooker, to hit a ball so that it falls into one of the holes at the edge of the table

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pot verb (PUT IN CONTAINER)

› [ T ] to put a plant into a container to grow:

I'm just going to pot (up) these seedlings.

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(Definizione di “pot” dal Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“pot” in inglese americano

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potnoun [ C ]

us ​ /pɑt/

pot noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)

› a round container used for cooking, serving, storing, and other purposes:

a clay/brass pot
a flower pot
We need space for our pots and pans.

› A pot is also the substance contained in a pot:

The pot was simmering.
He made a new pot of coffee.

pot noun [ C ] (AMOUNT)

› infml a large amount, esp. of money:

There are pots of money involved in this deal.

› infml A pot is also all the money being risked at a single time in a card game.

Espressione idiomatica/espressioni idiomatiche

the pot calling the kettle black

potverb [ T ]

us ​ /pɑt/ -tt-

pot verb [ T ] (CONTAIN)

› to put a plant into a pot:

We should be potting the roses.

(Definizione di “pot” dal Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“pot” in inglese per gli affari

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potnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /pɒt/ us ​ FINANCE

› an amount of money available for something:

in the pot This could mean an extra £10,000 in the pot compared to a traditional pension.
a pot of sth The new cash will be added to a pot of $200 million in federal grants.
He cautioned that the center only has a small pot of money allocated to it.
a bonus/pension/prize pot

(Definizione di “pot” dal Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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