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1 poach
I [pəu ] verb(to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk.) poširati- poachedII [pəu ] verb(to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land.) loviti na divje- poacher* * *I [póuč]transitive verbskrkniti (jajce)II [póuč]1.transitive verbpoteptati, razriti, zmehčati (zemljo); tatinsko loviti, krasti divjad; figuratively kršiti tuje pravice, speljati komu stranke, ukrasti idejo itd.; slang doseči prednost na nepošten način; vtakniti prst v kaj; žokati; beliti papir;2.intransitive verbbiti divji lovec; zmehčati se (tla), biti poteptan, razrit; vriniti se na tuje področje (on); igrati proti pravilom -
2 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) (ob)varovati2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) ohraniti3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) vkuhati2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) domena2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) rezervat3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) marmelada•- preservative* * *I [prizɜ:v]noun(navadno plural) vkuhana, konservirana hrana, konserva; gozdni, rečni rezervatplural zaščitna očala (proti prahu); figuratively to poach on s.o.'s preserves — vtikati se v tuje področjeII [prizɜ:v]transitive verbohraniti, varovati, obvarovati ( from pred); shraniti; vkuhati, konservirati; gojiti ribe (divjačino), ograditi (lovišče)preserved fruit — vkuhano sadje, konserva
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poach — [pəʊtʆ ǁ poʊtʆ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to persuade someone to leave an organization and come and work for you: • Wall Street firms have always poached each other s star brokers. poach from • We prefer not to poach from … Financial and business terms
poach — [pəutʃ US poutʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cook)¦ 2¦(animals)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(steal ideas)¦ 5 poach on somebody s territory/preserve ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pochier, from poche bag, pocket ] [Sense: 2 5; Date: 1600 1700; … Dictionary of contemporary English
poach — [ poutʃ ] verb 1. ) transitive to cook something in water, milk, or another liquid that is boiling gently: Poach the chicken in white wine for 15 minutes. a ) to cook an egg without its shell in water that is boiling gently 2. ) intransitive or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poach — Ⅰ. poach [1] ► VERB ▪ cook by simmering in a small amount of liquid. ORIGIN Old French pochier (earlier in the sense enclose in a bag ), from poche bag, pocket . Ⅱ. poach [2] ► VERB 1) illegally take (ga … English terms dictionary
Poach — Poach, v. t. [Cf. OF. pocher to thrust or dig out with the fingers, to bruise (the eyes), F. pouce thumb, L. pollex, and also E. poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and poke to thrust against.] 1. To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. [Obs.] Carew.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poach — Poach, v. i. To become soft or muddy. [1913 Webster] Chalky and clay lands . . . chap in summer, and poach in winter. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poach — (p[=o]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poached} (p[=o]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Poaching}.] [F. pocher to place in a pocket, to poach eggs (the yolk of the egg being as it were pouched in the white), from poche pocket, pouch. See {Pouch}, v. & n.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poach — Poach, v. i. To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poach — poach·wood; poach; poach·er; … English syllables
poach|er — poach|er1 «POH chuhr», noun. a person who poaches or trespasses, especially to hunt or fish illegally. ╂[< poach1 + er1] poach|er2 «POH chuhr», noun. a vessel or pan for poaching, as eggs or fish. ╂[< poach2 + er1] … Useful english dictionary
poach — I verb appropriate, carry off, filch, furtim feras intercipere, make off with, misappropriate, peculate, pilfer, pirate, plunder by stealth, purloin, rifle, run off with, snatch, steal, take by illegal methods, take by unfair methods, take… … Law dictionary
