pot
Meanings
Noun
1. pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton (a container of any of various materials)
2. cooking pot (any vessel used to cook food)
3. dish (cooking)
4. potty (the pot used when toilet-training children) (childish)
5. drink, jar, bevvy (alcoholic beverage) (colloquial)
6. do (UK), bash, drinks party (a small, informal party or celebration) (colloquial)
7. pot, kitty, pool (money staked at cards, etc.) (card games)
8. luck (success; chance occurrence, especially when favourable) (informal)
9. a half-litre bottle or measure of wine (wine)
10. a pre-metric unit of measure, equivalent to 1.5 litres
11. a paper size, about 40 by 31 cm
12. arse, ass (the buttocks) (slang, vulgar)
13. pot, weed (cannabis, marijuana) (North America)
Examples57
pot d’eau
vase of water
pot de verre
(glass) jar
pot à épices
spice jar
Le pot est sur la cuisinière.
The pot is on the stove.
Mais le pot est trop grand pour lui.
But the seat is too big for him.
On a eu un coup de pot.
We caught a lucky break.