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1 take pot luck
(to take whatever happens to be available, eg as an unexpected guest at a meal-time.) contentarse con lo que hayaexpr.• conformarse con lo que haya expr. -
2 pot
pot
1. noun(any one of many kinds of deep container used in cooking, for holding food, liquids etc or for growing plants: a cooking-pot; a plant-pot; a jam-pot; The waiter brought her a pot of tea.) pote, cacerola, puchero; tarro; maceta, tiesto
2. verb(to plant in a pot.) plantar en una maceta, plantar en un tiesto- potted- pothole
- pot-shot
- take pot luck
pot n1. olla2. tiesto / macetatr[pɒt]1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (container) pote nombre masculino, tarro; (for cooking) olla, puchero; (earthenware) vasija; (teapot) tetera; (coffee pot) cafetera2 (of paint) bote nombre masculino3 (flower pot) maceta, tiesto4 (chamber pot) orinal nombre masculino1 (plant) plantar en una maceta, plantar en un tiesto2 (shoot game) cazar3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (pocket ball in billiards) meter (en la tronera)1 (in card games) el bote\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go to pot echarse a perder, irse al trasteto have pots of money estar forrado,-ato make pots of money forrarsepots and pans batería de cocina, cacharros nombre masculino plural de cocinapot shot tiro al azar————————tr[pɒt]1 familiar (marijuana) maría, hierbapot n1) : olla f (de cocina)2)pots and pans : cacharros mpln.• bote s.m.• cacharro s.m.• cachivache s.m.• caldera s.f.• caldereta s.f.• caldero s.m.• marmita s.f.• olla s.f.• piñata s.f.• pote s.m.• puchera s.f.• puchero s.m.• tiesto s.m.pot* (Marijuana)n.• hierba* (Marihuana) s.f.• maría* (Marihuana) s.f.
I pɑːt, pɒt1) ca) ( cooking pot) olla fpots and pans — cacharros mpl (fam), trastes mpl (Méx)
it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black — dijo la sartén al cazo: retírate que me tiznas
to go to pot — (colloq) echarse a perder, venirse* abajo
a watched pot never boils — el que espera, desespera
b) (for jam, honey etc) tarro m, bote m (Esp)d) ( in pottery) vasija f2) c ( flowerpot) maceta f, tiesto m (Esp)3) (no pl)a) ( in card games) pozo m, bote m (esp Esp)b) ( kitty) fondo m común, bote m (esp Esp)4) c ( large amount) (esp BrE) (often pl) (colloq)5) u ( shot) tiro m al azarto take a pot at something — disparar or tirar al azar contra algo
6) u ( marijuana) (colloq) hierba f (fam), maría f (Esp arg), mota f (Méx fam)
II
1) \<\<plant\>\> plantar ( en una maceta)2) (in snooker, billiards) (BrE) meter, entronerar
I [pɒt]1. N1) (for cooking) cazuela f, olla f (LAm); (for jam) tarro m, pote m (S. Cone); (for flowers) tiesto m, maceta f ; (=teapot) tetera f ; (=coffee pot) cafetera f ; (=chamber pot) orinal m ; (=piece of pottery) cacharro mpots and pans — batería fsing de cocina, cacharros mpl
- keep the pot boiling- go to pot2) (=potful) cazuela fa pot of coffee for two — café m para dos
3) (Cards) pozo m ; (esp US) (=kitty) bote m4) pots* (=lots)5) (Sport) * (=prize) copa f6) (Snooker, Billiards) billa f7) * (=shot)8) * (=stomach) panza * f, barriga f2. VT1) [+ jam, meat etc] conservar en tarros3) (Snooker, Billiards) meter en la tronera4) * (=shoot) [+ duck, pheasant] matar3.VI (=shoot)4.CPDpot belly N — (from overeating) panza * f ; (from malnutrition) barriga f hinchada
pot cheese N — (US) ≈ requesón m
pot luck N —
pot-bellied, pot-roastpot scourer N — (metal) estropajo m metálico, esponja f metálica
II
** [pɒt]N (=marijuana) maría * f, chocolate * m, mota f (LAm) ** * *
I [pɑːt, pɒt]1) ca) ( cooking pot) olla fpots and pans — cacharros mpl (fam), trastes mpl (Méx)
it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black — dijo la sartén al cazo: retírate que me tiznas
to go to pot — (colloq) echarse a perder, venirse* abajo
a watched pot never boils — el que espera, desespera
b) (for jam, honey etc) tarro m, bote m (Esp)d) ( in pottery) vasija f2) c ( flowerpot) maceta f, tiesto m (Esp)3) (no pl)a) ( in card games) pozo m, bote m (esp Esp)b) ( kitty) fondo m común, bote m (esp Esp)4) c ( large amount) (esp BrE) (often pl) (colloq)5) u ( shot) tiro m al azarto take a pot at something — disparar or tirar al azar contra algo
6) u ( marijuana) (colloq) hierba f (fam), maría f (Esp arg), mota f (Méx fam)
II
1) \<\<plant\>\> plantar ( en una maceta)2) (in snooker, billiards) (BrE) meter, entronerar
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