poking in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poking in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] N

1. poke (prod):

poke

colpo m

poke

ditata f

a poke in the eye

una ditata nell'occhio

a poke in the eye fig

un'umiliazione

to give the fire a poke

attizzare il fuoco

2. poke (punch):

poke

pugno m

to take a poke at sb

tirare un pugno a qn

to take a poke at sb fig

fare una battuta ai danni di qn

3. poke (sex):

poke vulg sl

scopata f

poke vulg sl

botta f

to have a poke

scopare

II.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB trans

1. poke (jab, prod):

poke person

spingere

poke pile, substance

dare dei colpetti a

poke fire

attizzare

to poke sb in the ribs

dare una gomitata nelle costole a qn

to poke sb in the eye

ficcare un dito in un occhio a qn

to poke oneself in the eye with a pencil

ficcarsi la matita nell'occhio

he poked his food with his fork

esaminava il contenuto del suo piatto con la forchetta

2. poke (push, put):

to poke sth into hole, pot

infilare qc in

to poke one's finger into a hole, pot

infilare le dita in un buco, vaso

to poke one's finger up one's nose

mettersi le dita nel naso

to poke one's head round the door

fare capolino dalla porta

to poke one's head out of the window

sporgere la testa dalla finestra

to poke food through the bars

passare del cibo attraverso le sbarre

3. poke (pierce):

to poke a hole in sth

fare un buco in qc (with con)

III.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB intr

poke elbow, toe, blade, spring:

spuntare fuori

poke flower:

spuntare

to poke through spring, stuffing: hole, old mattress

venire fuori da

to poke through flower: snow, rubble

spuntare tra

to poke from under bed, covers

spuntare da sotto

IV.poke [Brit pəʊk, Am poʊk]

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

è meglio che un pugno in un occhio

poke around VB [pəʊk -] VB [pəʊk -] Brit

poke around poke about

frugare, rovistare (in in; for per)

I.poke out VB [pəʊk -] (poke out)

poke out elbow, toe, blade, spring:

spuntare fuori

poke out flower:

spuntare

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

venire fuori da

to poke out through flower: snow, rubble

spuntare su

to poke out from under bed, covers

spuntare da sotto

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

poke out head, nose

mettere fuori

poke out tongue

tirare fuori

to poke sb's eye out

cavare un occhio a qn

poke up VB [pəʊk -]

poke up flower, shoot:

poke up

spuntare (through tra)

poke at VB [pəʊk -] (poke at [sth])

poke at food, plate:

poke at

giocherellare con

Translations for poking in the Italian»English Dictionary

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rinfocolamento

poking

sbraciare

to poke

ditata

poke

dare una ditata in un occhio a qn

to give sb a poke in the eye

riattizzare fuoco

to poke [sth] again

corbellare

to poke fun at

poking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poking in the English»Italian Dictionary

poke¹ [poʊk] N dial (bag)

poke

borsa f

poke

sacca f

I.poke² [poʊk] N

poke (push)

spinta m

poke (with elbow)

gomitata f

to give sb a poke

dare una gomitata a qu

II.poke² [poʊk] VB trans

1. poke:

poke (with finger)

dare una ditata a

poke (with elbow)

dare una gomitata a

to poke a hole in sth

fare un buco in qc

to poke holes in an argument

trovare difetti in un'argomentazione

to poke one's nose into sb's business

ficcare il naso nelle faccende di qu

2. poke (emerge):

to poke one's arm through a sleeve

infilarsi una manica

it poked its head out of the water

fece capolino dall'acqua

Phrases:

to poke fun at sb/sth

mettere in ridicolo qu/qc

III.poke² [poʊk] VB intr

to poke at sth/sb

percuotere qc/qu

to poke through (sth)

spuntare fuori (da qc)

poke around VB intr

poke around

frugare

poke up VB intr

poke up

spuntare

I.poke out VB intr

to poke out (of sth)

spogere fuori (da qc)

II.poke out VB trans

1. poke out (stick out):

to poke one's head out

sporgere la testa

2. poke out (push out):

to poke sth out

spingere fuori qc

to poke sb's eye(s) out

strappare gli occhi a qu

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to buy/sell a pig in a poke

comprare/vendere a scatola chiusa

to make fun of sb, to poke fun at sb

prendere in giro qu

to poke one's nose into sth inf

ficcare il naso in qc

Translations for poking in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ditata

poke

spuntare

to poke up

poking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to poke out (of sth)

spogere fuori (da qc)

to poke one's head out

sporgere la testa

to make fun of sb, to poke fun at sb

prendere in giro qu

to poke one's nose into sth inf

ficcare il naso in qc

to buy/sell a pig in a poke

comprare/vendere a scatola chiusa

to poke a hole in sth

fare un buco in qc

to poke holes in an argument

trovare difetti in un'argomentazione

to poke one's nose into sb's business

ficcare il naso nelle faccende di qu

to poke one's arm through a sleeve

infilarsi una manica

to poke through (sth)

spuntare fuori (da qc)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And he was poking a stick at us.

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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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They lie in wait buried by sand, with only their eyes poking out from the substrate.

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Cheeky children from the park's scattered hamlets, wearing patched trousers and traditional woollen hats with a pumpkin-like stem poking up, shepherded their animals close by.

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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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The authenticity of passion was attained by the film director's off-screen manipulation of a safety pin strategically poking her bottom.

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Spotting a chicken wing bone gnawed clean poking out from under a place mat, my father went on, inspired.

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Back in the living room, the other guy is absently poking at his phone.

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He appears shrunken, scrawny in the way pensioners sometimes do, his head poking out from his shirt collar like the head of a tortoise.

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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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