poke around in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.around [Am əˈraʊnd, Brit əˈraʊnd] ADV around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool around, knock around, move around, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc).

II.around [Am əˈraʊnd, Brit əˈraʊnd] PREP

See also ␂enesenre-Brit-s␂ also turn round, look around

␂enesenre-Brit-s␂ also turn round">

I.look around VB [Am lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + adv, v + prep + o) (survey, investigate)

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II.look around VB [Am lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + adv) (seek)

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I.poke1 [Am poʊk, Brit pəʊk] VB trans

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II.poke1 [Am poʊk, Brit pəʊk] VB intr

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III.poke1 [Am poʊk, Brit pəʊk] N

See also nose, fun

I.nose [Am noʊz, Brit nəʊz] N

1. nose ANAT:

nose (of person)
nariz f
nose (of animal)
hocico m
nose (of animal)
nariz f
to blow one's nose
sonarse (la nariz)
her nose was bleeding
le salía sangre de la nariz
her nose was bleeding
le sangraba la nariz
she always has her nose in a book
siempre está enfrascada en un libro
as plain as the nose on your face
más claro que el agua
as plain as the nose on your face
más claro échale or echarle agua
not to look/see beyond the end of one's nose
no ver más allá de sus (or mis etc.) narices
on the nose inf my guess was right on the nose
di en el clavo inf
we arrived at 2 o'clock on the nose
llegamos a las 2 en punto or a las 2 clavadas
(right) under sb's nose inf, it was right under my nose all the time
lo tenía delante de las narices inf
he stole it from under our very noses
se lo robó en nuestras propias narices inf
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
tirar piedras al or contra el propio tejado
to follow one's nose (go straight on)
seguir derecho or todo recto
to follow one's nose (act intuitively)
dejarse guiar por la intuición
to get a bloody nose they thought it was a cinch, but they got a bloody nose
creían que era pan comido, pero les dieron tremenda paliza inf
to get one's nose in front esp Brit inf
ponerse en la delantera
to get up sb's nose Brit inf that's the sort of thing that gets right up my nose
ese es el tipo de cosa que me enferma or me revienta inf
to keep one's nose clean inf
no meterse en líos inf
to keep one's nose out of sth
no meter las narices en algo inf
to keep one's nose out of sth
no meterse en algo
just keep your nose out of my affairs
no te metas en mis asuntos
just keep your nose out of my affairs
no metas las narices en mis asuntos inf
to keep one's nose to the grindstone
trabajar duro
to keep one's nose to the grindstone
darle al callo Spain inf
to lead sb by the nose
tener a alguien agarrado por las narices
to lead sb by the nose
manejar a alguien a su (or mi etc.) antojo
to look down one's nose at sb
mirar a alguien por encima del hombro
he looked down his nose at the idea
la idea le pareció tonta (or ridícula etc.)
she looks down her nose at his work
desprecia su trabajo
to pay through the nose inf
pagar un ojo de la cara or un riñón inf
we/I paid through the nose for it
nos/me costó un ojo de la cara or un riñón inf
to poke or stick one's nose in inf
meter las narices en algo inf
she's always poking or sticking her nose in where she's not wanted
siempre está metiendo las narices donde no la llaman inf
to put sb's nose out of joint inf
hacer que alguien se moleste or se ofenda
to rub sb's nose in sth inf
restregarle or refregarle algo a alguien por las narices inf
to thumb one's nose at sb/sth inf
burlarse de alguien/algo
to turn one's nose up at sth/sb inf
despreciar algo/a alguien
I don't turn my nose up at anything
yo no le hago ascos a nada
to win by a nose
ganar por un pelo or por los pelos
to win by a nose horse:
ganar por una nariz
with one's nose in the air
mirando a todos por encima del hombro

II.nose [Am noʊz, Brit nəʊz] VB intr

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I.fun [Am fən, Brit fʌn] N U

fun
diversión f
the fun ended when …
la diversión se acabó cuando …
this is fun!
¡qué divertido (es esto)!
to have fun
divertirse
to have fun
pasarlo or pasársela bien
what fun we used to have!
¡qué bien nos la pasábamos!
what fun we used to have!
¡cómo nos divertíamos!
goodbye, have fun
adiós, que lo pases bien or que te diviertas
cooking can be great fun
cocinar puede ser de lo más divertido
it's not much fun just sitting here
no te creas que es muy divertido estar aquí sentado
it's not my idea of fun
no es lo que yo entiendo por pasarlo or pasarla bien
it's all good, clean fun
es una diversión sana
he's good fun
es muy divertido
to do sth for fun or for the fun of it
hacer algo por gusto
to do/say sth in fun
hacer/decir algo en broma
all the fun of the fair
todas las diversiones habidas y por haber
all the fun of the fair iron
todo lo peor que te puedas imaginar
fun and games we had some fun and games with the baby last night
ayer pasamos una noche de perros con el bebé
we had some fun and games putting it together again
fue toda una odisea volver a armarlo
like fun Am my best friend? like fun he is
¿mi mejor amigo? ¡ni hablar! or ¡de eso nada!
to make fun of sb/sth
reírse de alguien/algo
to poke fun at sb/sth
burlarse de alguien/algo

II.fun [Am fən, Brit fʌn] ADJ attr

poke2 [Am poʊk, Brit pəʊk] N Am inf

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Translations for poke around in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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poke1 [pəʊk, Am poʊk] N dial (bag)

I.poke2 [pəʊk, Am poʊk] N (push)

II.poke2 [pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB trans

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III.poke2 [pəʊk, Am poʊk] VB intr

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