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1 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.) lonec2. verb(to plant in a pot.) posaditi v lonček- potted- pothole
- pot-shot
- take pot luck* * *I [pɔt]nounlonec, lonček, ročka; kangla, vrč (za pivo); technical talilni lonec, topilnik; colloquially pehar denarja; sport colloquially pokal, nagrada; colloquially polog (pri kvartanju); past (košara) za lov na rake; slang marihuana; okrogel klobuk; mera za sadje; z vodo napolnjena luknja; colloquially "visoka živina"slang big pot — visoka živina, pomembna osebaslang a pot of money — na kupe denarjaslang to go to pot — propasti, iti k vraguto put the pot on — preveč zahtevati, pretiratislang to take a pot at — streljati na kogaa watched pot never boils — kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočakaII [pɔt]1.transitive verbvložiti (sadje), dati v lonec, kuhati v sopari, dušiti; posaditi lončnice; ustreliti z bližine (samo za hrano); pograbiti; colloquially doseči kaj; opehariti koga;2.intransitive verbstreljati z bližine (at na) -
2 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ura2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) straža3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) straža na ladji2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) gledati2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) prežati na3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) paziti (se)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) paziti5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) čakati na•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *I [wɔč]1.nounžepna, zapestna ura; budnost, opazovanje, oprez(ovanje), pazljivost; zalezovanje; straža, stražar; nautical straža na ladji; obsolete bedenje; straža pri mrliču, nočna straža; history eno od 3 ali 4 razdobij nočiin the watches of the night — čas, preživet v bedenjuon the watch — na opazovanju, v pazljivem pričakovanjuwatch and ward — (prvotno) stražarjenje podnevi in ponoči, (danes) naporno, napeto, ostro stražarjenjefirst watch — prva nočna straža na ladji (20,00-24,00 ure)to be (up) on the watch — biti buden; paziti seto keep (a) close watch over ( —ali on) — stražiti, bedeti, paziti na, pazljivo nadzirati, ostro opazovatito pass as a watch in the night figuratively biti hitro pozabljento set a watch (up) on s.o. — dati koga (skrivno, tajno) opazovati;2.adjectivestražni; opazovalniII [wɔč]1.transitive verbopazovati, gledati; čuvati (živino), paziti, stražiti; pazljivo ogledovati, motriti; prežati na; figuratively paziti na (koga); čakati na, pričakovatiwatch it! American slang pazi!watched pot never boils figuratively v čakanju je čas dolg;2.intransitive verbbedeti, čuti, biti pazljiv; paziti, popaziti, prežati; biti na oprezu; vohuniti; military stražariti, biti na stražito watch over a child, a flock — čuvati otroka, čredo;
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watched pot never boils — If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen, it seems to take forever. A proverb. * /Jane was nine months pregnant and Tom hovered over her anxiously. She said, You might as well go away and play some golf. A watched pot never… … Dictionary of American idioms
watched pot never boils — If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen, it seems to take forever. A proverb. * /Jane was nine months pregnant and Tom hovered over her anxiously. She said, You might as well go away and play some golf. A watched pot never… … Dictionary of American idioms
watched\ pot\ never\ boils — proverb If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen, it seems to take forever. Jane was nine months pregnant and Tom hovered over her anxiously. She said, You might as well go away and play some golf. A watched pot never boils,… … Словарь американских идиом
a watched pot never boils — ◇ The expression a watched pot never boils means that time passes very slowly when you are waiting for something to happen if that is the only thing you are thinking about. • • • Main Entry: ↑boil a watched pot never boils see ↑boil, 1 • • • Main … Useful english dictionary
a watched pot never boils — 1848 GASKELL Mary Barton II. xiv. What’s the use of watching? A watched pot never boils. 1880 M. E. BRADDON Cloven Foot III. viii. Don’t you know that vulgar old proverb that says that ‘a watched pot never boils’? 1940 C. BOOTHE Europe in Spring… … Proverbs new dictionary
a watched pot never boils — ► a watched pot never boils proverb time seems to drag endlessly when you re waiting anxiously for something to happen. Main Entry: ↑pot … English terms dictionary
(a) watched pot never boils. — something that you say which means if you wait anxiously for something to happen, it seems to take a very long time. There s no point sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring. A watched pot never boils … New idioms dictionary
a watched pot never boils — Some things work out in their own time, so being impatient and constantly checking will just make things seem longer … The small dictionary of idiomes
(a) watched pot never boils — a watched ˌpot never ˈboils idiom (saying) used to say that when you are impatient for sth to happen, time seems to pass very slowly Main entry: ↑watchidiom … Useful english dictionary
a watched pot never boils — things seem not to take as long if one occupies oneself while one is waiting (metaphorical idiom) … English contemporary dictionary
pot — Ⅰ. pot [1] ► NOUN 1) a rounded or cylindrical container, especially one of ceramic, used for storage or cooking. 2) a flowerpot. 3) (the pot) the total sum of the bets made on a round in poker, brag, etc. 4) Billiards & Snooker a shot in which a… … English terms dictionary