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potter

['pɔtə] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. гончар; горшечник
2. продавец глиняной посуды, гончарных изделий
1. гл.
  1. заниматься несистематически, непрофессионально (чем-л.)
  2. = potter about / around
    1. заниматься лёгкой работой, работать не в полную силу
    2. ковыряться, копаться
  3. = potter away бесцельно проводить время, заниматься ерундой
2. сущ.
  1. пустяковая работа
  2. бесцельная прогулка, гулянье, фланирование
сущ.
1. тот, кто занимается консервированием мяса и др. продуктов
2. охотник, убивающий всякую дичь без разбора

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potter

гончар м

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The potter sat on a clean mat with his tea-things at his side.
Гончар сидел на чистом мате, рядом была расставлена чайная посуда.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / From sea to seaКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / От моря до моря
От моря до моря
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© Издательство "Мысль", 1983
From sea to sea
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© BiblioLife, LLC

He said, "I am a potter.
Он отвечал: «Я горшечник.
Osho, Bhagvan Shree Rajneesh / The Messiah, Volume 2Ошо Бхагван Шри Раджниш / Мессия. Том 2
Мессия. Том 2
Ошо Бхагван Шри Раджниш
The Messiah, Volume 2
Osho, Bhagvan Shree Rajneesh

"The potter knew my history as well, though he did not speak of it to me in the beginning when I went to work for him.
Гончар тоже знал мою историю, хотя первое время, когда я только начала у него работать, не говорил мне об этом.
Brooks, Terry / First King of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Первый король Шаннары
Первый король Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1996 by Terry Brooks

'So you potter about in the dust at this hour of the day?' he said gaily, as he stooped to grasp the Abbe's hands.
– Что это ты вздумал в эдакую жару шлепать по пыли? – весело сказал доктор, высовываясь из экипажа, чтобы пожать аббату руку.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

They drive down Potter Avenue toward the highway.
Они спускаются по Поттер-авеню к шоссе.
Updike, John / Rabbit, RunАпдайк, Джон / Кролик, беги
Кролик, беги
Апдайк, Джон
© Издательство «Правда», 1990
Rabbit, Run
Updike, John
© 1998 by Ballantine Books

"If anybody tells, let Muff Potter do it, if he's fool enough. He's generally drunk enough."
— Если доносить, пускай уж лучше Мэф Поттер доносит, раз он такой дурак, да еще и пьяница; а пьяному море по колено.
Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома Сойера
Приключения Тома Сойера
Твен, Марк
© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.

Potter dropped his knife, and exclaimed:
Поттер уронил свой нож и закричал:
Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома Сойера
Приключения Тома Сойера
Твен, Марк
© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.

Garp was already leaving and the bartender had to pull Benny Potter out of the sink and set him down, off the bar.
Но Гарп уже шел к выходу. Бармену пришлось вытащить Бенни из раковины и усадить за самый дальний столик
Irving, John / The world According to GarpИрвинг, Джон / Мир глазами Гарпа
Мир глазами Гарпа
Ирвинг, Джон
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by John Irving
© И. Тогоева, перевод на русский язык, 2009
© ООО Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2009
The world According to Garp
Irving, John
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by John Irving

Potter would have fallen if they had not caught him and eased him to the ground.
Поттер упал бы, если б его не подхватили и не опустили осторожно на землю.
Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома Сойера
Приключения Тома Сойера
Твен, Марк
© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.

A gory knife had been found close to the murdered man, and it had been recognized by somebody as belonging to Muff Potter — so the story ran.
Возле убитого был найден окровавленный нож, и, как говорили, кто-то признал в нем карманный нож Мэфа Поттера.
Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома Сойера
Приключения Тома Сойера
Твен, Марк
© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.

Potter and Injun Joe were carrying a handbarrow with a rope and a couple of shovels on it.
Поттер и индеец Джо везли тачку с веревками и лопатами.
Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома Сойера
Приключения Тома Сойера
Твен, Марк
© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.

"You little gnat, Potter," Garp said.
— Ты просто гнида, Поттер, — сказал он.
Irving, John / The world According to GarpИрвинг, Джон / Мир глазами Гарпа
Мир глазами Гарпа
Ирвинг, Джон
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by John Irving
© И. Тогоева, перевод на русский язык, 2009
© ООО Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2009
The world According to Garp
Irving, John
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by John Irving

He reeled and fell partly upon Potter, flooding him with his blood, and in the same moment the clouds blotted out the dreadful spectacle and the two frightened boys went speeding away in the dark.
Тот зашатался и повалился на Поттера, заливая его своей кровью; в эту минуту на луну набежали облака и скрыли страшную картину от перепуганных мальчиков, которые бросились бежать, в темноте не разбирая дороги.
Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома Сойера
Приключения Тома Сойера
Твен, Марк
© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.

Potter took out a large spring-knife and cut off the dangling end of the rope and then said:
Поттер достал из кармана большой складной нож, обрезал болтающийся конец веревки и сказал:
Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома Сойера
Приключения Тома Сойера
Твен, Марк
© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.

"Mr. Potter?" the other asked as Tirrell approached.
– Мистер Поттер? – спросил тот, когда Тирелл приблизился.
Zahn, Timothy / A Coming Of AgeЗан, Тимоти / Планета по имени Тигрис
Планета по имени Тигрис
Зан, Тимоти
© 1985 by Timothy Zahn
© Перевод. И. Рассохин, В. Иванов, 2006
© Издание на русском языке ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2007
A Coming Of Age
Zahn, Timothy
© 1985 by Timothy Zahn

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'pɔtəNounгончар; горшечникExamples

potter's wheel — гончарный круг

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Collocations

potter about the garden

ковыряться в саду

potter about the garden

копаться в саду

Harry Potter

Гарри Поттер

Potter-Bucky grid

отсеивающий растр

potter's clay

гончарная глина

potter's earth

гончарная глина

potter's field

земля горшечника

potter's field

кладбище для бедняков и бродяг

potter's wheel

гончарный круг

pottering about

возня

potter's earth

горшечная глина

potter's lung

астма гончаров

Word forms

potter

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	potter	potters
Possessive case	potter's	potters'

potter

verb

Basic forms
Past	pottered
Imperative	potter
Present Participle (Participle I)	pottering
Past Participle (Participle II)	pottered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I potter	we potter
you potter	you potter
he/she/it potters	they potter

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pottering	we are pottering
you are pottering	you are pottering
he/she/it is pottering	they are pottering

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pottered	we have pottered
you have pottered	you have pottered
he/she/it has pottered	they have pottered

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pottering	we have been pottering
you have been pottering	you have been pottering
he/she/it has been pottering	they have been pottering

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pottered	we pottered
you pottered	you pottered
he/she/it pottered	they pottered

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pottering	we were pottering
you were pottering	you were pottering
he/she/it was pottering	they were pottering

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pottered	we had pottered
you had pottered	you had pottered
he/she/it had pottered	they had pottered

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pottering	we had been pottering
you had been pottering	you had been pottering
he/she/it had been pottering	they had been pottering

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will potter	we shall/will potter
you will potter	you will potter
he/she/it will potter	they will potter

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pottering	we shall/will be pottering
you will be pottering	you will be pottering
he/she/it will be pottering	they will be pottering

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pottered	we shall/will have pottered
you will have pottered	you will have pottered
he/she/it will have pottered	they will have pottered

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pottering	we shall/will have been pottering
you will have been pottering	you will have been pottering
he/she/it will have been pottering	they will have been pottering

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would potter	we should/would potter
you would potter	you would potter
he/she/it would potter	they would potter

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pottering	we should/would be pottering
you would be pottering	you would be pottering
he/she/it would be pottering	they would be pottering

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pottered	we should/would have pottered
you would have pottered	you would have pottered
he/she/it would have pottered	they would have pottered

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pottering	we should/would have been pottering
you would have been pottering	you would have been pottering
he/she/it would have been pottering	they would have been pottering

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pottered	we are pottered
you are pottered	you are pottered
he/she/it is pottered	they are pottered

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pottered	we are being pottered
you are being pottered	you are being pottered
he/she/it is being pottered	they are being pottered

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pottered	we have been pottered
you have been pottered	you have been pottered
he/she/it has been pottered	they have been pottered

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pottered	we were pottered
you were pottered	you were pottered
he/she/it was pottered	they were pottered

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pottered	we were being pottered
you were being pottered	you were being pottered
he/she/it was being pottered	they were being pottered

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pottered	we had been pottered
you had been pottered	you had been pottered
he/she/it had been pottered	they had been pottered

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pottered	we shall/will be pottered
you will be pottered	you will be pottered
he/she/it will be pottered	they will be pottered

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pottered	we shall/will have been pottered
you will have been pottered	you will have been pottered
he/she/it will have been pottered	they will have been pottered

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potter

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potter

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potter

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