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A n1 ( prod) coup m ; a poke in the eye lit un coup dans l'œil ; fig un camouflet ; to give the fire a poke tisonner le feu ;2 ( punch) coup m de poing ; to take a poke at sb lit envoyer un coup de poing à qn ; fig envoyer une pierre dans le jardin de qn ;B vtr1 (jab, prod) pousser [person] ; donner un coup dans [pile, substance] ; tisonner [fire] to poke sb in the ribs/the eye donner un coup dans les côtes/l'œil de qn ; to poke oneself in the eye with a pencil se mettre un crayon dans l'œil ; he poked his food with his fork il inspecta le contenu de son assiette avec sa fourchette ;2 (push, put) to poke sth into enfoncer qch dans [hole, pot] ; to poke one's finger into a hole/pot mettre le doigt dans un trou/pot ; to poke one's finger up one's nose se mettre le doigt dans le nez ; to poke one's head round the door/out of the window passer la tête par la porte/par la fenêtre ; to poke food through the bars passer de la nourriture à travers les barreaux ;3 ( pierce) to poke a hole in sth percer qch, faire un trou dans qch (with avec).it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) c'est mieux que rien.■ poke around, poke about GB fouiner, farfouiller (in dans ; for pour trouver).■ poke at:▶ poke at [sth] chipoter devant [food, plate].■ poke out:▶ poke out [elbow, toe, blade, spring] dépasser ; [flower] poindre ; to poke out through [spring, stuffing] dépasser [hole, old mattress] ; [flower] poindre à travers [snow, rubble] ; to poke out from under dépasser de dessous [bed, covers] ;▶ to poke out [sth], to poke [sth] out sortir [head, nose, tongue] ; to poke sb's eye out crever l'œil de qn.■ poke up [flower, shoot] poindre (through à travers). -
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poke [pəʊk]1. noun( = jab) (petit) coup m (de canne, avec le doigt)( = jab with finger, stick) donner un coup à ; ( = thrust) [+ stick, finger] enfoncer• to poke a hole in sth (with one's finger/stick etc) faire un trou dans qch (avec le doigt/sa canne etc)• to poke through/up dépasser• I spent the morning poking about in antique shops j'ai passé la matinée à farfouiller (inf) dans les magasins d'antiquités► poke at inseparable transitive verb• she poked at her food with a fork elle jouait avec sa nourriture du bout de sa fourchette► poke in separable transitive verb( = stick out) dépassera. ( = stick out) sortirb. ( = dislodge) déloger* * *[pəʊk] 1. 2.transitive verb1) (jab, prod) pousser [quelqu'un] du bout du doigt [person]; donner un coup dans [pile, substance]; tisonner [fire]2) (push, put)to poke something into — enfoncer quelque chose dans [hole, pot]
to poke one's finger into a hole/pot — mettre le doigt dans un trou/pot
to poke one's head round the door/out of the window — passer la tête par la porte/par la fenêtre
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poke [pəʊk]∎ somebody poked me in the back quelqu'un m'a donné un coup dans le dos(b) (stick, insert) enfoncer;∎ she poked her finger/knife into the tart elle enfonça son doigt/son couteau dans la tarte;∎ to poke a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch;∎ he poked his finger at the map il a pointé le doigt vers la carte;∎ he poked his stick at me il fit un mouvement avec son bâton dans ma direction;∎ she opened the door and poked her head in/out elle ouvrit la porte et passa sa tête à l'intérieur/à l'extérieur;∎ he's always poking his nose in other people's business il se mêle toujours de ce qui ne le regarde pas∎ I poked him in the nose je lui ai flanqué un coup de poing sur le nez∎ to poke fun at sb/sth se moquer de qn/qch∎ (prod) to poke at sth (with finger) toucher qch du doigt; (with stick) donner un petit coup dans qch3 noun(a) (push, prod) poussée f, (petit) coup m;∎ he gave me a poke in the back il m'a donné un (petit) coup dans le dos;∎ give the fire a poke donne un coup de tisonnier dans le feu;∎ he's asking for a poke in the nose! il va prendre un marron s'il continue!∎ to have a poke tirer un coup∎ a dog was poking about in the bushes un chien fouinait ou furetait dans les buissons;∎ she was poking about in the wardrobe for something to wear elle fouillait dans l'armoire pour trouver quelque chose à mettre(b) (make unwanted enquiries) fourrer son nez partout, fouiner;∎ that social worker is always poking about cette assistante sociale est toujours en train de fourrer son nez partout(search in) fouiller dans;∎ she loves poking about antique shops elle adore fouiner ou farfouiller dans les magasins d'antiquitésAmerican avancer lentement➲ poke out(stick out) dépasser;∎ the new shoots were just poking out of the ground les nouvelles pousses commençaient tout juste à sortir de terre;∎ her umbrella was poking out of her bag son parapluie sortait ou dépassait de son sac(remove) déloger;∎ to poke sb's eye out crever un œil à qn -
4 pig
1 noun∎ pigs might fly! quand les poules auront des dents!;∎ you made a real pig's ear of that ça, vous avez fait du beau!;∎ he made a pig's ear of laying the carpet il a posé la moquette comme un vrai sagouin;∎ to buy a pig in a poke acheter chat en poche∎ to eat like a pig manger comme un cochon ou un porc;∎ to make a pig of oneself se goinfrer, s'empiffrer∎ to live like pigs vivre dans une écurie ou porcherie∎ fascist pig! sale fasciste!;∎ the dirty pig! quel chameau!;∎ what a selfish pig! quel sale égoïste!∎ it's a real pig of a job ce travail est un véritable cauchemar;∎ cleaning the oven is a pig of a job c'est vraiment chiant de nettoyer le four;∎ the filing cabinet was a pig to move ça a été vachement difficile de déplacer le classeur∎ the pigs les flics mpl, les poulets mpl∎ to pig oneself (on sth) s'empiffrer (de qch), se goinfrer (de qch)(sow) mettre bas, cochonner►► pig farm porcherie f, élevage m de porcs;pig iron fonte f brute;Pig Latin = argot codé utilisé en milieu scolaire, ≃ javanais m;Cookery pig's trotter pied m de porc -
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pig [pɪg]1. nouna. cochon m, porc m• to make a pig of o.s. s'empiffrer (inf)3. compounds* * *[pɪg]1) ( animal) porc m, cochon m2) (colloq) ( greedy) goinfre (colloq) m; ( dirty) cochon/-onne (colloq) m/f; ( nasty) sale type (colloq) m3) (colloq) péjthe pigs — les flics (colloq) mpl
•Phrasal Verbs:- pig out••in a pig's eye! — (colloq) US mon œil! (colloq)
to make a pig's ear of something — bousiller (colloq) quelque chose
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A n2 ○ fig péj ( greedy) goinfre ○ m ; ( dirty) cochon/-onne ○ m/f ; ( nasty) sale type ○ m, salaud ◑ m ; to eat/live like a pig ( dirtily) manger/vivre comme un cochon ; to make a pig of oneself manger comme un goinfre ○, se goinfrer ○ ; you pig! ( greedy person) quel goinfre ○ ! ; ( dirty person) tu es un cochon ○ ! ; ( nasty person) tu es vache ○ ! ;B vi [sow] mettre bas.to buy a pig in a poke acheter chat en poche ; pigs might fly le jour où les poules auront des dents! ; in a pig's eye ○ ! US mon œil ○ ! ; to make a pig's ear of sth bousiller ○ qch ; to pig it ○ vivre comme un cochon.■ pig out se goinfrer ○, s'empiffrer ○ (on de).
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