Translations for „poke“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

poke¹ [pəʊk] N

1. poke esp Scot (bag):

poke

vrečka f

poke

škrnicelj m

2. poke Am inf (purse):

poke

denarnica f

I . poke² [pəʊk] N

1. poke (jab):

poke

sunek m

poke

zbodljaj m

poke

pik m

2. poke (sex):

poke vulg sl

fuk m

poke vulg sl

kavs m

II . poke² [pəʊk] VB trans

1. poke (prod):

poke

drezati [perf dregniti]

poke

suvati [perf suniti]

to poke sb in the arm/ribs

dregniti koga v roko/rebra

to poke a hole in sth

narediti luknjo v kaj

2. poke:

to poke sth into/through sth (prod with)

vtakniti kaj v/skozi kaj

to poke sth into/through sth (thrust)

poriniti kaj v/skozi kaj

3. poke (stir):

to poke [up] a fire

razgrebsti žerjavico

4. poke (extend):

to poke one's head up

dvigniti glavo

to poke one's head through the window

pomoliti glavo skozi okno

5. poke Am (hit):

inf to poke sb [on the nose]

dregniti koga [v nos]

to poke fun at sb

norčevati se iz koga

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

vmešavati se v zadeve koga

III . poke² [pəʊk] VB intr

1. poke (jab repeatedly):

poke at

drezati [perf podrezati ]v

to poke at sth with one's finger/a stick

drezati v kaj s prstom/palico

to poke at one's food

drezati hrano

2. poke (break through):

to poke through

pomoliti

poke round VB intr Brit

poke PHRVB poke around:

See also poke about

poke about, poke around VB intr inf

poke

brskati naokrog [perf pobrskati naokrog]

poke (without permission)

stikati naokrog

poke about, poke around VB intr inf

poke

brskati naokrog [perf pobrskati naokrog]

poke (without permission)

stikati naokrog

I . poke out VB intr to poke out [of sth]

poke

moleti iz [česa]

II . poke out VB trans

1. poke (stick out):

to poke one's head out

pomoliti glavo ven

to poke one's tongue out

pomoliti jezik ven

2. poke (remove):

poke

iztikati [perf iztakniti]

to poke out sb's eyes

iztakniti oči koga

I . poke up VB intr

poke

moleti

poke

štrleti

to poke up over sth

pogledati čez kaj

II . poke up VB trans

to poke up a fire

razgrebsti žerjavico

Usage examples with poke

to poke fun at sb

norčevati se iz koga

to poke up a fire

razgrebsti žerjavico

to poke one's head out

pomoliti glavo ven

to poke one's tongue out

pomoliti jezik ven

to poke out sb's eyes

iztakniti oči koga

to poke [up] a fire

razgrebsti žerjavico

to poke one's head up

dvigniti glavo

to poke at one's food

drezati hrano

to poke sb in the arm/ribs

dregniti koga v roko/rebra

to poke a hole in sth

narediti luknjo v kaj

inf to poke sb [on the nose]

dregniti koga [v nos]

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

vmešavati se v zadeve koga

to poke one's head through the window

pomoliti glavo skozi okno

to poke at sth with one's finger/a stick

drezati v kaj s prstom/palico

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Tops of fences poke up, the only signs left of yards and pastures.

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

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

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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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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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As a satire, its aim was to poke fun at the superficial nature of the record industry, and celebrity in general.

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

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