poking in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poking in the English»French Dictionary

I.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] N

1. poke (prod):

poke

coup m

a poke in the eye lit

un coup dans l'œil

a poke in the eye fig

un camouflet

to give the fire a poke

tisonner le feu

2. poke (punch):

poke

coup m de poing

to take a poke at sb lit

envoyer un coup de poing à qn

to take a poke at sb fig

envoyer une pierre dans le jardin de qn

3. poke (sex):

poke vulg sl

coup m vulg sl

to have a poke

tirer un coup vulg sl

II.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB trans

1. poke (jab, prod):

poke person

pousser [qn] du bout du doigt

poke pile, substance

donner un coup dans

poke fire

tisonner

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. poke (push, put):

to poke sth into hole, pot

enfoncer qc dans

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. poke (pierce):

to poke a hole in sth

percer qc, faire un trou dans qc (with avec)

III.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB intr

poke → poke at

IV.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk]

it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick)

c'est mieux que rien

See also poke out, poke up, poke at

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

poke out elbow, toe, blade, spring:

dépasser

poke out flower:

poindre

to poke out through spring, stuffing: hole, old mattress

dépasser

to poke out through flower: snow, rubble

poindre à travers

to poke out from under bed, covers

dépasser de dessous

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

poke out head, nose, tongue:

poke out

sortir

to poke sb's eye out

crever l'œil de qn

poke up VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -]

poke up flower, shoot:

poke up

poindre (through à travers)

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

poke at (with finger) person

pousser [qn] du bout du doigt

poke at pile of objects, cake

enfoncer son doigt dans

poke at vegetables, fruit

tâter du bout du doigt

poke at (with stick) pile of objects

piquer dans

poke at food

chipoter dans

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

poke around

fouiner, farfouiller (in dans, for pour trouver)

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

poke out elbow, toe, blade, spring:

dépasser

poke out flower:

poindre

to poke out through spring, stuffing: hole, old mattress

dépasser

to poke out through flower: snow, rubble

poindre à travers

to poke out from under bed, covers

dépasser de dessous

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

poke out head, nose, tongue:

poke out

sortir

to poke sb's eye out

crever l'œil de qn

poke up VB [Brit pəʊk -, Am poʊk -]

poke up flower, shoot:

poke up

poindre (through à travers)

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

poke at (with finger) person

pousser [qn] du bout du doigt

poke at pile of objects, cake

enfoncer son doigt dans

poke at vegetables, fruit

tâter du bout du doigt

poke at (with stick) pile of objects

piquer dans

poke at food

chipoter dans

Translations for poking in the French»English Dictionary

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tisonner

to poke

fourgonner

to poke

éborgner qn hum

to poke sb's eye out

s'éborgner

to poke one's eye out

fouiner dans affaires, vie, passé

to poke one's nose into

arrête de te moquer!

stop teasing ou poking fun!

poking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poking in the English»French Dictionary

poke¹ [pəʊk, Am poʊk] N

to buy a pig in a poke pej

acheter chat en poche

I.poke² [pəʊk, Am poʊk] N

1. poke (jab):

poke

petit coup m

to give sb a poke

donner un petit coup à qn

2. poke (push):

poke

poussée f

to give sb a poke

pousser qn

II.poke² [pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB trans

1. poke (prod):

poke

pousser avec le doigt

to poke one's finger in sb's eye

mettre le doigt dans l'œil de qn

2. poke (extend, make a thrust):

poke

enfoncer

to poke sth out of sth

sortir qc de qc

to poke one's tongue out

tirer la langue

to poke a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc (avec le doigt)

Phrases:

to poke fun at sb

se moquer de qn

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

fourrer son nez dans les affaires de qn

to poke (up) a fire

tisonner le feu

III.poke² [pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB intr

poke

sortir

to poke out from sth

dépasser de qc

to poke at sb/sth

tâter qn/qc

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to buy a pig in a poke

acheter les yeux fermés

to poke one's nose into sth inf

fouiner dans qc

Translations for poking in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tisonner

to poke

fourrer son nez dans qc inf

to poke one's nose into sth

poking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to buy a pig in a poke

acheter les yeux fermés

to buy a pig in a poke pej

acheter chat en poche

to give sb a poke

pousser qn

to poke one's finger in sb's eye

mettre le doigt dans l'œil de qn

to poke one's tongue out

tirer la langue

to poke a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc (avec le doigt)

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

fourrer son nez dans les affaires de qn

to poke (up) a fire

tisonner le feu

to poke one's nose into sth inf

fouiner dans qc

to poke one's nose into sth

fourrer son nez dans qc inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They saw a group of women, poking with a long stick something on the ground that looked like a piece of ivory.

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Ears of corn are peering from their sedgy stems, and delicate blossoms of red and white hibiscus are poking out from their spindly branches.

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Poking our heads through a swing door, we are greeted by a mass of culinary humanity confined to a long narrow space.

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It seems like people have to get their poking fix on the road.

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There are concrete pads at both ends of the strip, but these are badly deteriorated with rebar poking up from the surface.

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Regardless of the intention of the stunt, the message was delivered by poking fun at sign language.

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She had taught him to play cribbage, poking fun at his early mistakes.

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Similarly, keeping your filing cabinet locked will discourage friends or family members in your home from poking around in it.

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It woke her up every morning, poking its nose at the bedcovers.

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Indeed, poking each other's sore spots turns out to be the main order of business.

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