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poach [pəʊtʃ](a) (hunt illegally) prendre en braconnant;∎ all the game has been poached les braconniers ont tué tout le gibier∎ several of our staff have been poached by a rival company plusieurs de nos employés ont été débauchés par un de nos concurrents;∎ to poach sb's shots (in tennis) piquer les balles de qn∎ a poached egg un œuf poché;∎ poached salmon saumon m pochébraconner;∎ to poach for hare chasser le lièvre sur une propriété privée;∎ to poach for salmon prendre du saumon en braconnant;∎ figurative to poach on sb's territory or preserves braconner sur les terres de qn, empiéter sur le territoire de qn -
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poach [pəʊt∫]a. [+ game, fish] braconner ; [+ employee] débaucherb. [+ food] pocher2. compounds* * *[pəʊtʃ] 1.transitive verb1) chasser [quelque chose] illégalement [game]; fig ( steal) débaucher [staff, players] ( from de); s'approprier [idea] ( from de)2) Culinary faire pocher2.intransitive verb ( hunt) lit braconner3.to poach on somebody's territory — fig empiéter sur le territoire de quelqu'un
poached past participle adjective Culinary [egg, fish] poché -
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poach on someone's territory — poach on someone’s territory phrase to do something that you do not have the right to do, because someone else is in charge of doing it Thesaurus: to do something wrong, or to be badsynonym Main entry: poach * * * encroach on someone else s… … Useful english dictionary
poach on someone's territory/turf — to do something that someone else should do : to interfere in an area that another person usually controls You can t keep other candidates from poaching on your turf. [=from trying to get voters who usually vote for you or your party to vote for … Useful english dictionary
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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 — UK [pəʊtʃ] / US [poʊtʃ] verb Word forms poach : present tense I/you/we/they poach he/she/it poaches present participle poaching past tense poached past participle poached 1) a) [transitive] to cook an egg without its shell in water that is… … English dictionary
poach — verb 1 COOK (T) a) to cook eggs in a special pan over boiling water: poached eggs on toast b) to cook fish or meat in boiling water or other liquid: Salmon is usually poached in a fish kettle. 2 ANIMALS (I, T) to catch or shoot animals, birds, or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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