Translations for „poke“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . poke [pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB trans

1. poke (prod):

poke

szturchać [perf szturchnąć]

to poke [up] a fire

grzebać [perf po-] w palenisku

2. poke (with sth pointed):

poke

dźgać [perf dźgnąć]

to poke a hole in sth

dziurawić [perf prze-] coś

3. poke (make a thrust):

to poke sth into sth

wtykać [perf wetknąć] coś w coś

to poke one's nose into sb's business inf

wtykać nos w nie swoje sprawy

she poked her head out of the window

wytknęła głowę z okna

Phrases:

to poke fun at sb

nabijać się z kogoś

II . poke [pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB intr

1. poke (jab repeatedly):

to poke at sth with a stick

dziobać [perf po-] w czymś kijem

she only poked at her food

podziobała tylko w talerzu

2. poke (be seen):

something was poking out of his pocket

coś wystawało z jego kieszeni

a head poking out of the quilt

stercząca [lub wystająca] spod kołdry głowa

III . poke [pəʊk, Am poʊk] N

poke

szturchaniec m

to give the fire a poke

grzebać [perf po-] w palenisku

poke about, poke around VB intr inf

poke about

myszkować [perf po-]

poke about

szperać [perf po-]

Usage examples with poke

to poke [up] a fire

grzebać [perf po-] w palenisku

to poke sth into sth

wtykać [perf wetknąć] coś w coś

to poke fun at sb

nabijać się z kogoś

to poke a hole in sth

dziurawić [perf prze-] coś

to give the fire a poke

grzebać [perf po-] w palenisku

make [or poke] fun of/at sb

żartować [sobie] z kogoś

to poke one's nose into sb's business inf

wtykać nos w nie swoje sprawy

to poke at sth with a stick

dziobać [perf po-] w czymś kijem

to poke [or stick] one's nose into sth inf

wtykać nos w nie swoje sprawy

to buy [or get] a pig in a poke

kupować kota w worku

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Beyond these there are more "acting schools" than you can poke a stick at.

www.abc.net.au

There are armholes in strange places, dangling sleeves, holes that look like a head could and should poke through.

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A resident had buried a horse in their backyard, but not deeply enough, and before long the legs started to poke up through the soil.

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Syringes poke up amidst the clutter of vials, pill bottles, tubes and beakers.

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The way this question is asked is to poke at someone who is ungrateful.

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But when you build something that is going to poke up through and get hit by the jet stream from time to time, then it becomes shockingly much more difficult.

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Activity stopped briefly to allow a velvety snout to poke up through the grass before the burrowing continued.

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For extra pay one could even poke her with a stick or finger.

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In one corner of the bare dirt yard the dregs of last season's onion harvest poke up through the melting snow.

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Even through the winter, the bubbling spring never freezes, and plants often poke through snow surrounding the watercress-bordered pool in the coldest months.

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