poke

poke
poke [pəʊk]
1. noun
( = jab) (petit) coup m (de canne, avec le doigt)
• she gave him a little poke elle lui a donné un petit coup
• to give the fire a poke tisonner le feu
• to give sb a poke in the ribs donner un coup de coude dans les côtes à qn
• to have a poke around (inf) ( = rummage) farfouiller (inf)
2. transitive verb
( = jab with finger, stick) donner un coup à ; ( = thrust) [+ stick, finger] enfoncer
• to poke the fire tisonner le feu
• he poked me with his umbrella il m'a donné un petit coup avec la pointe de son parapluie
• he poked his finger in her eye il lui a mis le doigt dans l'œil
• to poke a finger into sth enfoncer le doigt dans qch
• he poked me in the ribs il m'a donné un coup de coude dans les côtes
• to poke one's head out of the window passer la tête par la fenêtre
• 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 holes in an argument trouver des failles dans une argumentation
3. intransitive verb
• to poke through/up dépasser
► poke about (inf)
► poke around (inf) intransitive verb farfouiller (inf)
• to poke about in a drawer farfouiller (inf) dans un tiroir
• 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
• he poked at me with his finger il m'a touché du bout du doigt
• she poked at her food with a fork elle jouait avec sa nourriture du bout de sa fourchette► poke in separable transitive verb
• to poke one's nose in (inf) fourrer son nez dans les affaires des autres► poke out
1. intransitive verb
( = stick out) dépasser
• the window opened and a head poked out la fenêtre s'est ouverte et une tête est apparue
2. separable transitive verb
   a. ( = stick out) sortir
• the tortoise poked its head out la tortue a sorti la tête
   b. ( = dislodge) déloger
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[pəʊk] 1.
noun (prod) coup m
2.
transitive verb
1) (jab, prod) pousser [quelqu'un] du bout du doigt [person]; donner un coup dans [pile, substance]; tisonner [fire]

he poked his food with his fork — il inspecta le contenu de son assiette avec sa fourchette

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)

to poke a hole in something — faire un trou dans quelque chose (with avec)

Phrasal Verbs:
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it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) — c'est mieux que rien


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