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2 potter about
potter around (do odd jobs) lavoricchiare; (go about daily chores) lavoricchiare in casa; (pass time idly) bighellonare* * *potter around (do odd jobs) lavoricchiare; (go about daily chores) lavoricchiare in casa; (pass time idly) bighellonare -
3 potter
I ['pɒtə(r)]nome vasaio m. (-a), ceramista m. e f.II ['pɒtə(r)]verbo intransitivo BE muoversi a rilento* * *I ['potə] noun(a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).)- potteryII [potə] verb(to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).)* * *potter /ˈpɒtə(r)/n.1 vasaio; pentolaio● potter's clay, argilla per stoviglie (o per ceramiche); terra da cocci □ ( USA) potter's field, cimitero dei poveri □ potter's wheel, ruota del vasaio; tornio del vasaio.(to) potter /ˈpɒtə(r)/v. i.( spesso to potter about, to potter at) baloccarsi; gingillarsi; lavoracchiare; lavoricchiare: to potter about (o around) in the garden, fare lavoretti in giardino; to potter at an occupation, baloccarsi con un'occupazione● to potter away one's time, sciupare (o sprecare) il tempo.* * *I ['pɒtə(r)]nome vasaio m. (-a), ceramista m. e f.II ['pɒtə(r)]verbo intransitivo BE muoversi a rilento -
4 mess about
1) (act the fool) fare lo stupido, fare fesserieto mess around with — pasticciare o armeggiare con [chemicals, matches]
2) (potter)3) (sexually)he messes around — è un donnaiolo; mess [sb.] around colloq. trattare male
* * *fam1. vi + adv(waste time) perdere tempo, trastullarsi, (play the fool) far confusione, (in water, mud) pasticciarewhat are you doing? — just messing about — cosa fai? — niente di speciale
2. vt + adv* * *1) (act the fool) fare lo stupido, fare fesserieto mess around with — pasticciare o armeggiare con [chemicals, matches]
2) (potter)3) (sexually)he messes around — è un donnaiolo; mess [sb.] around colloq. trattare male
См. также в других словарях:
potter around — or potter about PHRASAL VERB If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying. [BRIT] [V P] I was perfectly happy just pottering around doing up my flat... [V P n] At weekends he would potter around… … English dictionary
potter around/about — [phrasal verb] Brit : to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important He spent his vacation pottering around [=(US) puttering around] the house/garden. • • • Main Entry: ↑potter … Useful english dictionary
potter around — verb To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner. I like to relax pottering around the house doing this and that at the weekends. Syn: potter about See Also: potter … Wiktionary
potter around — verb move around aimlessly • Syn: ↑putter, ↑potter, ↑putter around • Derivationally related forms: ↑potterer (for: ↑potter), ↑putterer ( … Useful english dictionary
Potter, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Potter, New York settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize = mapsize … Wikipedia
potter about — verb To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner. I like to relax pottering about the house doing this and that at the weekends. Syn: potter around See Also: potter … Wiktionary
potter — [[t]pɒ̱tə(r)[/t]] potters, pottering, pottered N COUNT A potter is someone who makes pottery. Phrasal Verbs: potter around potter about … English dictionary
potter about — see potter around … English dictionary
Around the Next Dream — Around the Next Dream … Википедия
potter's wheel — n a piece of equipment that turns around, onto which wet clay is placed so that it can be shaped by hand into a pot … Dictionary of contemporary English
potter — meaning ‘to occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasurable way’, is normally used with about or around. Its inflected forms are pottered, pottering. In AmE the usual spelling is putter … Modern English usage