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pottering

UK
/ˈpɒtərɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɑːtərɪŋ/

Translations

potteringnoun
flânerieAction de s’occuper à de petites tâches de manière détendue et sans but précis.
She spent the afternoon pottering around the garden, tending to her plants and enjoying the sunshine.
Elle a passé l’après-midi dans la flânerie au jardin, à s’occuper de ses plantes et à profiter du soleil.
Synonyms
tinkering
messing about
dawdling
puttering
fiddling
potteringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈpɒt.ər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɑː.t̬ɚ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is moving or acting in a leisurely, aimless manner.
flânantDécrit une manière de se déplacer lentement et sans but précis.
He took a pottering walk through the village lanes.
Il a fait une promenade flânante dans les ruelles du village.
Synonyms
loitering
futzing
dilly-dallying
lingering
meandering
ambling
moseying
tinkering
fiddling
idling
loafing
dawdling
puttering about
puttering
potterverb

pottering

Gerund

pottered
Past Simple
pottered
Past Participle
pottering
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɒtə/
US
/ˈpɑːtər/
flânerS’emploie pour un déplacement lent, sans hâte.
He pottered down the street, enjoying the sunny weather.
Il flânait dans la rue en profitant du beau temps.
traînerS’emploie surtout pour une activité faite sans but précis, en prenant son temps.
She spent the afternoon pottering around the garden, rearranging the flower pots.
Elle a passé l’après-midi à traîner dans le jardin, en réarrangeant les pots de fleurs.
Synonyms
create
form
craft
shape
mold

Definitions

potteringnoun
The act of occupying oneself in a leisurely or aimless manner, often involving small tasks or activities.
She spent the afternoon pottering around the garden, tending to her plants and enjoying the sunshine.
potteringgerund / present participle
Moving or acting in a slow, leisurely, and somewhat aimless way.
He took a pottering walk through the village lanes.
potterverb
To occupy oneself in a leisurely or aimless manner.
She spent the afternoon pottering around the garden, rearranging the flower pots.
To move or go in a casual, unhurried way.
He pottered down the street, enjoying the sunny weather.
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