Translations for „poke“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

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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

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

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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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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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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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But when you build something that is going to poke up through and get hit by the jet stream from time to time, then it becomes shockingly much more difficult.

www.fastcodesign.com

Activity stopped briefly to allow a velvety snout to poke up through the grass before the burrowing continued.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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

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Beyond these there are more "acting schools" than you can poke a stick at.

www.abc.net.au

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.

www.nzherald.co.nz

I was able to poke about enough to get the right buttons doing the right things.

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