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Общая лексика: когда ждёшь, время тянетсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > watched pot never boils
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посл.Котелок, за которым наблюдают, никогда не закипает (т. е. когда ждешь, время тянется бесконечно долго).Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > watched pot never boils
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посл."кто над чайником стоит, у того он не кипит"; ≈ когда ждешь, время тянется медленноWhat's the use of watching? A watched pot never boils, and I see you are after watching that weather-cock. (E. Gaskell, ‘Mary Barton’, ch. XXXI) — Чего вы все смотрите туда? Кто над чайником стоит, у того он не кипит, а вы, видно, решили глаз с флюгера не сводить.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > a watched pot never boils
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1) Общая лексика: пока смотришь на чайник, он не закипит2) Пословица: ждать да догонять - нет хуже, ждать да догонять - хуже всего, когда ждёшь, время тянется медленно, кто над чайником стоит, у того он не кипит, котелок, за которым наблюдают, никогда не закипает (т.е. когда ждёшь, время тянется бесконечно долго)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a watched pot never boils
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7 A watched pot never boils.
<03> Котелок, за которым наблюдают, никогда не закипает (т. е. когда ждешь, время тянется бесконечно долго).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > A watched pot never boils.
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סיר אשר מתבוננים בו לעולם אינו רותח (ניב מושאל, מטפורי), הזמן עובר מהר יותר כאשר אדם מעסיק עצמו (בעת המתנה)* * *◙ (הנתמה תעב) ומצע קיסעמ םדא רשאכ רתוי רהמ רבוע ןמזה,(ירופטמ,לאשומ בינ) חתור וניא םלועל וב םיננובתמ רשא ריס◄ -
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хто над чайником стоїть, у того він не кипить коли чекаєш, час тягнеться дуже повільноEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a watched pot never boils
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11 (a) watched pot never boils
когда ждешь, время тянется медленноEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) watched pot never boils
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12 a watched pot or kettle never boils
English-spanish dictionary > a watched pot or kettle never boils
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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)
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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
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** [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)
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[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) -
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♦ pot /pɒt/n.10 (fam., = pot of money) mucchio di quattrini; forte somma di denaro: to have [to inherit, to make] pots of money, avere [ereditare, fare] un sacco di quattrini; to put the pot on a favourite horse, puntare una grossa somma su un cavallo favorito15 (= pot-shot) sparo (o tiro) a casaccio; tiro facile; ( anche fig.) tentativo vano; critica infondata● (fam.) pot belly, grossa pancia; pancione; trippa; ( USA anche) stufetta panciuta □ pot-bellied, con una grossa pancia; dal ventre sporgente; ( anche di oggetto) panciuto: pot-bellied stove, stufetta panciuta □ pot-boy, garzone d'osteria □ ( slang USA) pot bust, retata di drogati □ pot clay, argilla per vasi (o per crogioli) □ pot culture, (bot.) coltivazione in vaso; ( slang antiq.) la cultura della marijuana □ pot-herbs, erbe da cucina; erbe aromatiche □ pot lead, piombaggine usata per scafi d'imbarcazioni da corsa □ ( cucina) pot liquor, sugo di cottura ( che resta nella pentola) □ pot luck ► potluck □ (bot.) pot marigold ( Calendula officinalis), calendola; fiorrancio □ pot-metal, (metall.) lega di rame e piombo; ( anche) vetro colorato nel crogiolo □ a pot of tea, una teiera (piena) di tè □ pot plant, pianta da vaso □ ( cucina) pot roast, arrosto morto ( nel tegame) □ (archeol.) pot-sherd, frammento di vaso □ pot-shot = def. 15 ► sopra □ (ind.) pot still, distillatore □ (fam.) to go to pot, andare in malora (o in rovina) □ (fig.) to keep the pot boiling, mandare avanti la baracca; riuscire a tirare avanti □ ( poker) to be in the pot, giocare; starci (fam.) □ (fig.) to make the pot boil, guadagnarsi il pane; sbarcare il lunario □ ( poker) to stay in the pot = to be in the pot ► sopra □ (fam.) ( It's a case of) the pot calling the kettle black, (senti) da che pulpito viene la predica!; senti chi parla! □ (prov.) A watched pot never boils, pentola guardata non bolle mai; il desiderio rende più lunga l'attesa.(to) pot /pɒt/A v. t.B v. i. -
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pot [pɒt]1. nouna. (for flowers, jam) pot m ; ( = piece of pottery) poterie f ; (for cooking) marmite f ; ( = saucepan) casserole f ; ( = teapot) théière f ; ( = coffeepot) cafetière fa. [+ plant, jam] mettre en pot( = make pottery) faire de la poterie4. compounds* * *[pɒt] 1.1) ( container) pot mto make a pot of tea/coffee — faire du thé/du café
2) ( piece of pottery) poterie f3) (colloq) ( hashish) hasch (colloq) m4) ( for infant) pot m2.transitive verb (- tt-)1) mettre [quelque chose] en pot [jam]2) ( in billiards) blouser [ball]3) (also pot up) mettre [quelque chose] en pot [plant]3.potted past participle adjective1) Culinarypotted meat — GB terrine f de viande
potted shrimps — crevettes fpl conservées ( dans du beurre)
2) [palm, plant] en pot3) ( condensed) [biography, history] bref/brève••to go to pot — (colloq) ( person) se laisser aller; ( thing) aller à vau-l'eau
to have pots of money — (colloq) GB avoir un tas (colloq) d'argent
a watched pot never boils — Prov quand on est impatient chaque seconde semble durer une éternité
to take pot luck — ( for meal) GB manger à la fortune du pot; ( for hotel room etc) prendre ce que l'on trouve
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A n7 ○ ( drug) ( marijuana) herbe ○ f ; ( hashish) hasch ○ m ; to smoke pot fumer de l'herbe ○ (or du hasch ○) ;9 ○ ( belly) bedaine f ;10 ( in billiards) mise f en blouse ;12 ○ ( trophy) coupe f.1 mettre [qch] en pot [jam] ; mettre [qch] en conserve [shrimps] ;2 ( in billiards) to pot the red blouser la bille rouge ;3 mettre [qn] sur le pot [baby] ;5 ○ ( shoot) abattre [rabbit, pigeon].C vi1 [potter] faire de la poterie ;2 to pot ○ at sth canarder ○ qch.1 Culin potted meat GB terrine f de viande ; potted shrimps crevettes fpl conservées (dans du beurre) ;2 [palm, plant] en pot ;to go to pot ○ ( person) se laisser aller ; ( thing) aller à vau-l'eau ; to have/make pots of money ○ GB avoir/faire un tas ○ d'argent ; to keep the pot boiling ( in children's games) garder le rythme ; a watched pot never boils Prov quand on est impatient chaque seconde semble durer une éternité ; to take pot luck ( for meal) GB manger à la fortune du pot ; ( for hotel room etc) prendre ce que l'on trouve. -
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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) -
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I [pɒt]1) (container) barattolo m., vasetto m.a pot of tea for two — = due tè
3) (anche coffee pot) caffettiera f.4) (saucepan) pentola f.5) (piece of pottery) ceramica f.7) (anche chamber pot) pitale m.; (for infant) vasino m.8) AE (in gambling) posta f.••to go to pot — colloq. [ person] lasciarsi andare; [ thing] andare in rovina
to have pots of money — BE colloq. avere un mucchio di soldi
II [pɒt]to take pot luck — (for meal) BE mangiare quel che passa il convento; (for hotel room etc.) scegliere a casaccio
1) conservare [qcs.] in un barattolo [ jam]III [pɒt]* * *[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.) pentola; vaso2. verb(to plant in a pot.) mettere in vaso- potted- pothole
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- take pot luck* * *I [pɒt]1) (container) barattolo m., vasetto m.a pot of tea for two — = due tè
3) (anche coffee pot) caffettiera f.4) (saucepan) pentola f.5) (piece of pottery) ceramica f.7) (anche chamber pot) pitale m.; (for infant) vasino m.8) AE (in gambling) posta f.••to go to pot — colloq. [ person] lasciarsi andare; [ thing] andare in rovina
to have pots of money — BE colloq. avere un mucchio di soldi
II [pɒt]to take pot luck — (for meal) BE mangiare quel che passa il convento; (for hotel room etc.) scegliere a casaccio
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I1. [pɒt] n1. 1) горшок; котелок; (высокая) кастрюляcooking pot - горшок /котелок/ для варки пищи
pots and pans - кухонная посуда /утварь/
2) банка3) кружка4) ночной горшок5) цветочный горшок6) спец. вегетационный сосуд7) метал. тигель (обыкн. из графита или огнеупорной глины)pot furnace - метал. тигельная печь
pot roasting - метал. обжиг в тигле
8) бак; резервуар9) разг. общий котёл2. содержимое горшка, котелка, кружки и т. п.pot of soup - котелок /кастрюля/ супу
3. спорт. разг. приз, кубок (особ. серебряный)4. разг. выпивка5. разг. куча денегto have pots of money - ≅ денег куры не клюют
6. разг.1) сумма ставок (на скачках и т. п.)2) фаворит ( на скачках)3) кон ( в покере)7. разг. важная персона (тж. big pot)8. ист. каска9. луза ( бильярд)10. плетёная ловушка (для ловли рыбы, крабов и т. п.)11. сл. марихуана, гашиш12. геол. купол13. сокр. от potentiometer14. воен.1) дымовая шашка2) разг. снаряд3) разг. сокр. от pot shot15. разг. пузо; брюхо16. тех. дефлектор, зонт ( дымовой трубы)17. (-pot) как компонент сложных слов:ink-pot - чернильница и т. п.
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pot of gold - золотая жилаin one's pots - пьяный; ≅ под мухой
to go to pot - разориться; погибнуть; ≅ вылететь в трубу
to boil the pot, to make the pot boil - а) зарабатывать на жизнь /на пропитание/; б) подрабатывать, халтурить
to keep the pot boiling - а) = to make the pot boil; he wrote to keep the pot boiling - он пописывал и этим кормился; б) энергично продолжать, поддерживать быстрый темп и т. п.
the pot calls the kettle black - говорил горшку котелок: уж больно ты чёрен, дружок; ≅ сам-то ты хорош!
a little pot is soon hot - только спичку зажёг - уж вскипел котелок; ≅ недалёкого человека легко можно вывести из себя
a watched pot never boils, a watched pot is long in boiling - посл. кто над чайником стоит, у того он не кипит; когда ждёшь, время тянется медленно
the pot goes so often /long/ to the well that it is broken at last - посл. ≅ повадился кувшин по воду ходить, тут ему и голову сломить
2. [pɒt] v1. консервировать; заготавливать впрок2. класть в котелок или варить в котелке2) разг. сажать на горшок ( ребёнка)4. загонять в лузу ( шар в бильярде)5. разг.1) подстрелить на обед ( дичь)2) стрелять дичь на земле или на воде, стрелять в отдыхающее животное; стрелять в упор6. разг. завладевать; присваивать7. сл. перехитрить, надуть8. формовать и обжигать ( глиняные изделия)9. помещать в закрытую камеру; герметизироватьII [pɒt] n диал.1. глубокая яма2. торфяная ямаII [pɒt] vсокращать ( текст); делать резюме, давать в конспективной форме
См. также в других словарях:
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