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EXACT MATCHES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
pot1, s. 1 a Pota m. (Flower-)pot, croca m bláthanna. To drink a pot of beer, bleánach beorach a ól. Chamber-pot, pota m seomra. S.a. CHIMNEY-POT, COFFEE-POT, INKPOT, JAM-POT, TEA-POT. b Pots and pans, gréithe cócaireachta. To go to pot, imeacht le cúr na habhann, chun na tubaiste. A case of the pot calling the kettle black, an óinseach ag aoir ar an amadán. c (Melting-)pot, corcán m leáite. S.a. MELTING-POT. d Sp: F: Corn m. 2 Fish: Pota m. S.a. CRAB-POT, LOBSTER-POT. 3 a F: Pots of money, a pot of money, mám f airgid. To make pots of money, airgead a charnadh, a shlámáil. b Cards: The pot, an ciste. 4 F: (Of pers.) A big pot, boc mór. 5 Paperm: =POT-PAPER. 6 =POT-SHOT.
pot2, v.tr. 1 a Cuirim i bpota. b Bill: Cuirim i bpóca. 2 a Caithim, maraím (géim). b v.i. To pot at (game), caitheamh le, scaoileadh le (géim).
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To keep the pot boiling, (i) an pota a choinneáil ag fiuchadh; (ii) riar a gcáis a sholáthar don teaghlach; (iii) na himeachta a choinneáil ar siúl.
Copper-bottomed pot, corcán coparthónach.
Chamber(-pot), árthach m.
F: Chimney-pot (hat), hata ard síoda.
He dipped his spoon into the pot, thum sé a spúnóg sa chorcán.
An earthen pot, pota m cré.
A large pot, fiachorcán.
Everything is in the melting-pot, tá an t-iomlán dá athmhúnlú. i mbéal a athraithe.
He has a pot of money, tá cara airgid aige.
To put on the pot, an pota a chur síos.
The pot is boiling over, tá an pota ag cur amach.
Pots and pans, potaí mpl agus corcáin mpl.
He wrote them as pot-boilers, leis an snáithe a choinneáil faoin bhfiacail a scríobh sé iad.
Road full of pot-holes, bóthar lán de phoill.
To take pot luck, an t-arán a ghlacadh mar a gheofá é.
F: To take a pot-shot at sth., urchar reatha a thabhairt faoi rud.
Potted foods, bia potáin; bia leasaithe.
To put the pot on, an pota a chur síos.
The vegetables have stuck to the pot, tá na glasraí ceangailte don phota.
To take the pot off the fire, an pota a thógáil den tine.
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