potter

potier, céramiste

Personne qui fabrique des pots, des bols et d’autres objets en argile.

En anglais simple : Someone who makes pots, bowls, and other objects from clay.

• The potter made a bowl.
• She trained as a potter before opening her shop.
• Local potters displayed their work at the market.

Synonymes : ceramicist

Expressions courantes : skilled potter, potter's wheel, local potter

bricoler, s'occuper à de petites tâches

Passer du temps à faire de petites tâches plaisantes, sans se presser.

En anglais simple : To spend time doing small, enjoyable jobs without hurrying.

• I like to potter in the garden.
• She pottered about, watering plants and sorting seeds.
• We spent Sunday pottering around the house and fixing little things.

Comment l'utiliser : potter about/around somewhere (He likes to potter around the garden, pulling weeds.)

Synonymes : putter, fiddle about

Expressions courantes : potter in something, potter about, potter around something

flâner, aller et venir

Se déplacer lentement dans un endroit sans but précis.

En anglais simple : To move slowly around a place without a clear purpose.

• He pottered around the house.
• We spent the afternoon pottering about town.
• She pottered from room to room with no particular destination.

Comment l'utiliser : potter around/about somewhere (We pottered about the village until lunchtime.)

Synonymes : wander, amble, putter

Expressions courantes : potter around, potter about, potter around town