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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.) potte, gryte, krukke2. verb(to plant in a pot.) plante i potte- potted- pothole
- pot-shot
- take pot luckgryte--------kanne--------krukke--------potteIsubst. \/pɒt\/1) potte2) gryte, kasserolle, krukke, glass, kanne, ølkrus (med lokk)• jam pot• tea pot3) ( for fisk og krepsdyr) teine4) (sport, også hverdagslig) premie, pokal5) ( hverdagslig) mengde6) ( hverdagslig) stor\/høy innsats7) ( kortspill) pott, pulje8) (hverdagslig, i veddeløp) favoritt9) ( slang) kulemage, tjukkas10) ( hverdagslig) pamp, storkar13) leirgods, leirvarer14) ( hverdagslig) slengeskudd, slumpeskudd, skudd i blindebig pot en av de store guttago to pot ( hverdagslig) gå i vasken, falle i fisk, gå skeiskeep the pot boiling ( overført) holde saken varm, holde det gående klare seg økonomiskthe pot is calling the kettle back en skal ikke kaste stein når en sitter i glasshuspot of gold ( overført) gullgruve, lykketreffput the pot on sette mange penger påa watched pot never boils for den som venter, er tiden alltid langIIverb \/pɒt\/1) legge på glass, salte ned, sylte ned, hermetisere2) plante i potte3) (om baby, hverdagslig) sette på potte4) ( hverdagslig) skyte, plaffe ned5) ( hverdagslig) få fatt på, få tak i, fikse6) ( slang) narre, lure, snyte7) forkorte, sammentrengepot a ball ( biljard) støte en ball i hulletpot on somebody informere om noen, sladre på noenpot up potte om plante i potte(r)\/krukke(r) -
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.) klokke, ur2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt3) (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.) vakt(mannskap)2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) se på, betrakte, iaktta2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) speide etter, stå vakt, holde utkikk3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) passe på, være forsiktig4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) passe på, holde øye med, vokte5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) (av)vente, passe på•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch overklokke--------ur--------våkeIsubst. \/wɒtʃ\/1) armbåndsur, klokke• what time is it by your watch?2) vakt, vakthold (også sjøfart), bevoktning3) oppsikt, utkikk, spaning4) ( om person) vakt, vekter, utkikk5) (om person, kollektivt) nattevakt, vakt, vaktmannskap (også sjøfart)• did you set a watch?6) ( sjøfart) vakt, skift, tørnbe on the watch against være på vakt mot, se opp forbe on the watch for holde utkikk etter, spane på, speide etter være på vakt, se oppbe on watch stå på vakt, holde vakt være forsiktigfirst watch ( sjøfart) første vakt (kl. 20-00)keep watch holde utkikkholde vaktmiddle watch ( sjøfart) hundevakt (kl.00-04)morning watch ( sjøfart) dagvakt (kl. 04-08)watch below ( sjøfart) frivaktwatches ( litterært eller gammeldags) våkne nattetimerIIverb \/ˈwɒtʃ\/1) se på, kikke på, betrakte2) holde vakt, stå på vakt, vokte, passe på• would you like me to watch your sheep?3) overvåke, passe på, holde et øye med4) spionere, følge etter, overvåke5) følge med6) passe på, utvise forsiktighet, utvise selvbeherskelse7) ( gammeldags) våke, være våken, holde seg våkena watched pot never boils ( ordtak) om man venter på noe, skjer det aldribe watched by somebody være overvåket av noen, være under overvåkningwatch by somebody våke hos noenwatch for holde utkikk etter, vente på, se etteravvente, vente påwatch it! pass deg!, se deg for!watch out for se opp for, være på vakt overfor, ha oppsikt med, våke overwatch over vokte, overvåke, ha oppsikt med våke over, følge, følge med på, holde øye medwatch yourself! bare pass deg!
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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