pot - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

pot [coll.] [sl.]   - marijuana of any sort	l'herbe  f. [coll.]   [Drugs]
pot [coll.] [sl.]   - marijuana of any sort	la marihuana   or: marijuana   [Drugs]
pot [coll.] [sl.]   - marijuana of any sort	la marie-jeanne  - pl.: marie-jeannes [coll.]   [Drugs]   - marijuana
luck   - mass noun; good fortune	le pot [vulgar]   - chance
milk pan	le pot à lait
jam jar	le pot de marmelade
honeypot   - container for honey	le pot de miel
pot end [ELEC.]	le bout perdu
yoghurt cup [COOK.]	le pot de yaourt (or: yogourt)
honeypot [COMP.]	le pot de miel [fig.]   - honeypot
coffeepot (or: coffee pot)	la cafetière
cooking pot	la marmite
jam pot	le confiturier   - au sens de : pot à confiture
tea pot [COOK.]	la théière
pot-herb	la fine herbe
bribe	le pot-de-vin  - pl.: pots-de-vin

Adjectives / Adverbs

pott  adj.   - plant	en pot
clingy  adj. [fig.]	pot de colle [fig.] [coll.]   - personne
sadly  adv.   - unfortunately	manque de pot [coll.]

Phrases / Collocations

at full throttle [fig.]	à plein pot [fig.]
to be lucky	avoir du pot [coll.]
to be deaf as a stone	être sourd(e) comme un pot
to pay up  | paid, paid |	payer plein pot [fig.]
to nibble around the edges	tourner autour du pot [fig.]
to go for a jar (Brit.) [coll.]	aller prendre un pot [coll.]
to beat about the bush (Brit.) [fig.] [coll.]	tourner autour du pot [fig.] [coll.]
to beat around the bush (Amer.) [fig.] [coll.]	tourner autour du pot [fig.] [coll.]
to blow the whistle on it [fig.]	dévoiler le pot aux roses [fig.]
The best things come in small packages.	Dans les petits pots, les meilleurs onguents.

Examples

He nibbled around the edges but never dealt with any of the questions I asked him.

Il a tourné autour du pot mais n'a jamais répondu aux questions que je lui ait posées.

Orthographically similar words

plot, poet, port, post, pott, pout, spot

pont, port, pote, spot

Related search terms

marihuana, herb, marijuana

baraka, conserve, heur, veine, bol