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flowerpot
A container, usually made of clay, ceramic, or plastic, that is filled with soil in order to grow ornamental or useful plants in it.
Diese Pflanze ist zu groß geworden, ich muss sie in einen neuen Blumentopf umsetzen.
This plant has grown too big; I need to move it into a new flowerpot.
The word is made up of 'Blume' (flower) and 'Topf' (pot), connected by an 'n'. So it literally describes a pot for flowers.
Auf dem Balkon stehen mehrere Blumentöpfe mit Kräutern.
There are several flowerpots with herbs on the balcony.
The idiom 'keinen Blumentopf gewinnen' (to win no flowerpot) is almost always used in a negated form. It means that you will not succeed with something or will not receive recognition.
Wenn du immer zu spät kommst, wirst du hier keinen Blumentopf gewinnen.
If you're always late, you won't get anywhere here.
In connection with the container, the verbs 'pflanzen' (to plant), 'setzen' (to place/plant), and 'umtopfen' (to repot) are often used to describe the action of putting a plant into the pot.
Ich habe die Tomatenpflanze in einen größeren Blumentopf umgetopft.
I repotted the tomato plant into a larger flowerpot.
You can recognize the literal meaning from the context of plants, gardening, or decoration. The figurative meaning is a fixed expression and is always used with 'keinen' (no/not any) or another negation.
Mit so einer unhöflichen Art gewinnt man keinen Blumentopf.
With such a rude manner, you won't get anywhere.
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'der Topf' and 'der Blumentopf' can both refer to a container for plants. 'Topf' is shorter and more general. The context has to make it clear that you are talking about a plant, because 'Topf' can also mean cookware. 'Blumentopf' is more specific and directly means a container with soil for flowers or other plants. The words can be confused because in everyday speech people often simply say 'Topf'. If no plant is mentioned in the context, 'Blumentopf' is clearer.
Nach dem Umzug steht der Blumentopf mit der Basilikumpflanze auf dem Balkon.
After the move, the flowerpot with the basil plant is on the balcony.
Am Abend hat Lena die neue Pflanze in einen größeren Topf gesetzt.
In the evening, Lena put the new plant into a larger pot.