poke in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poke in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] N

II.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB trans

III.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB intr

poke → poke at

See also poke out, poke up, poke at

I.poke out VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -] (poke out)

II.poke out VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -] (to poke out [sth], to poke [sth] out)

I.poke at VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -] (poke at [sb/sth])

poke around VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -], poke about VB Brit

I.poke out VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -] (poke out)

II.poke out VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -] (to poke out [sth], to poke [sth] out)

I.poke at VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -] (poke at [sb/sth])

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to buy a pig in a poke

Translations for poke in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

poke in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poke in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to buy a pig in a poke
to poke one's nose into sth inf

Translations for poke in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

poke Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to buy a pig in a poke
to buy a pig in a poke pej
to give sb a poke
to poke a hole in sth
to poke (up) a fire
to poke one's nose into sth inf
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Whilst at the crime scene, her children play with a dead body, on which they paint cat whiskers and poke it with sticks.
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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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In other words, if you want to have a life, don't you dare poke your nose out of that closet.
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Poke holes in egg carton cups, then let your little one string them on a pipe cleaner to make a little train.
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Beyond these there are more "acting schools" than you can poke a stick at.
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Indeed, the phrase was a staple of many comedy programmes, radio and television, in the early 1960s aiming to poke fun at safe, staid and undemanding middle-class lifestyles.
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Syringes poke up amidst the clutter of vials, pill bottles, tubes and beakers.
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I was able to poke about enough to get the right buttons doing the right things.
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For extra pay one could even poke her with a stick or finger.
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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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