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1 poke
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
3) ( pierce)•Phrasal Verbs:- poke at- poke out•• -
2 poke
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). -
3 dig
A n1 ( poke) ( with elbow) coup m de coude (in dans) ; ( with fist) coup m de poing (in dans) ; to give sb a dig in the ribs donner à qn un coup de coude dans les côtes ;2 ○ ( jibe) pique ○ f (at à) ; to take ou get in a dig at sb lancer une pique ○ à qn ; that was a dig at you tu étais visé par cette remarque ;B digs npl GB ( lodgings) chambre f (meublée) (chez des particuliers) ; to live in digs habiter dans une chambre (meublée).1 ( excavate) creuser [ditch, tunnel, grave, trench] (in dans) ; to dig a path through the snow creuser un chemin dans la neige ; to dig one's way ou oneself out of sth se creuser un chemin pour sortir de qch ;4 ( embed) enfoncer, planter [knife, needle etc] (into dans) ; you're digging your nails into my arm! tu m'enfonces tes ongles dans le bras! ;5 ○ surtout US ( like) she really digs that guy ce mec la botte ○ ; I don 't dig westerns je n'adore pas les westerns ;1 ( excavate) gen creuser (into dans) ; Hort bêcher ; [animal, bird] fouir (for pour trouver) ; Archeol fouiller, faire des fouilles (into dans) ; to dig for creuser pour trouver [ore, treasure, remains] ; to dig into one's reserves piocher ○ dans ses réserves ;2 ( search) to dig in ou into fouiller dans [pockets, bag, records] ; she dug into her bag for the ticket elle a fouillé dans son sac pour trouver le billet ; to dig into sb's past fouiller dans le passé de qn ;■ dig in▶ dig in [sth], dig [sth] in Hort enterrer [compost etc] ; ( embed) enfoncer [teeth, weapon, stake] ; to dig oneself in Mil, fig se retrancher.■ dig into:▶ dig into [sth]1 fouiller dans [bag, pockets] ;2 fig fouiller dans [sb's past] ;3 ○ ( eat) attaquer ○ [meal, cake].■ dig out:▶ dig out [sth], dig [sth] out lit déterrer [animal] (of de) ; arracher [root, weed] (of de) ; enlever [splinter, nail] (of de) ; dégager [body] (of de) ; fig dénicher ○ [book, facts, information] (of dans).■ dig up: -
4 jab
1 noun∎ she gave him a sharp jab in the ribs (with her elbow) elle lui a mis un coup de coude dans les côtes∎ to give sb a jab faire une injection□ ou une piqûre à qn; (for TB, malaria etc) vacciner qn□ ;∎ I've got to get a tetanus jab je dois me faire vacciner contre le tétanos□(a) (poke, prick)∎ to jab sb/sth (with sth) piquer qn/qch (avec qch ou du bout de qch);∎ to jab sb with one's elbow/a knife donner un coup de coude/de couteau à qn;∎ she jabbed him in the eyes with her fingers elle lui a planté ses doigts dans les yeux∎ she jabbed a finger at him to emphasize her point elle a pointé le doigt dans sa direction pour appuyer ses propos(a) (poke, prick)∎ to jab at sb/sth (with sth) piquer qn/qch (avec qch, du bout de qch);∎ to jab at sb with a knife/an umbrella donner un coup de couteau/de parapluie à qn
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poke — I n. punch (colloq.) to give smb. a poke (in the eye) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to poke at ( to jab ) (he kept pokeing at me) 2) (D; tr.) ( to jab ) to poke in (to poke smb. in the ribs) 3) (d; tr.) ( to extend ) to poke out of (to poke one s head out… … Combinatory dictionary
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poke — 1 verb 1 WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC (T) to quickly push into something or someone with your finger, a stick, or something pointed: Andy poked the fish to see if it was still alive. | Be careful with that umbrella, or you ll poke someone in the eye.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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dig — I n. (colloq.) excavation 1) to go on a dig 2) an archeological dig poke 3) to give smb. a dig (in the ribs) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to dig for ( to search for ) (to dig for gold) 2) (d; intr.) ( to delve ) to dig into (to dig into a report) 3) (d;… … Combinatory dictionary
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