poke

poke
I [pəʊk]
nome (prod) colpo m., ditata f.; (punch) pugno m.
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it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) — è meglio che un pugno in un occhio

II [pəʊk]
verbo transitivo
1) (jab, prod) spingere [person]; dare dei colpetti a [pile]; attizzare [fire]

to poke sb. in the ribs, in the eye — dare una gomitata nelle costole, ficcare un dito in un occhio a qcn.

he poked his food with his fork — esaminava il contenuto del suo piatto con la forchetta

2) (push, put)

to poke sth. into — infilare qcs. in [hole, pot]

to poke one's head round the door, out of the window — fare capolino dalla porta, sporgere la testa dalla finestra

3) (pierce)

to poke a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

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[pəuk] 1. verb
1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) cacciare; dare un colpetto
2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) (fare un buco)
3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) sporgere
2. noun
(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) gomitata
- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into
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[pəʊk]
1. n
(jab) colpetto, (with elbow) gomitata

to give the fire a poke — attizzare il fuoco

2. vt
1) (jab with stick, finger etc) dare un colpetto a

to poke sb with one's umbrella — dare un colpetto con l'ombrello a qn

you poked me in the eye — mi hai messo or ficcato un dito nell'occhio

to poke the fire — attizzare il fuoco

2)

to poke fun at sb — (mock) prendere in giro qn

3) Am , (fam: punch) dare un pugno a
4) (thrust) cacciare, ficcare

to poke one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra

to poke sth in(to) sth — spingere qc dentro qc

5)

(make by poking) to poke a hole in sth — fare un buco in qc (con il dito, un bastone etc)

3. vi

to poke at — dare dei colpetti a

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poke (1) /pəʊk/
n.
1 colpo (di punta); urto; spinta; gomitata; ditata
2 (fam.) pugno
3 (fam.) posapiano; lumaca (fig.)
4 (volg.) chiavata; scopata
5 (volg.) donna come partner sessuale
6 (Internet) poke (colpetto virtuale inviato per attirare l'attenzione di q.)
● (fig.) poke in the eye, pugno in un occhio: It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!, è meglio di un pugno in un occhio! □ to give the fire a poke, dare un'attizzatina al fuoco.
poke (2) /pəʊk/
n.
1 (dial.) borsa; sacco
2 (slang USA) portafogli; borsellino; (anche) rotolo di banconote; soldi; denaro
● (fig.) to buy a pig in a poke, comprare a scatola chiusa (o alla cieca).
poke (3) /pəʊk/
n.
(un tempo) visiera
poke bonnet, cuffia con ampia visiera (per es., delle donne dell'Esercito della Salvezza).
(to) poke /pəʊk/
A v. t.
1 colpire; urtare; spingere; dare un colpetto (o una gomitata) a: to poke sb. in the ribs, dare una gomitata (o un colpetto confidenziale) a q. nelle costole
2 (anche to poke up) attizzare (il fuoco)
3 conficcare; ficcare; cacciare: to poke one's nose into other people's affairs, ficcare il naso negli affari altrui; to poke one's finger into a crack, cacciare il dito in una fessura
4 (fam.) colpire col pugno; dare un pugno a (q.)
5 (volg.) chiavare; sbattere; scopare (volg.)
B v. i.
1 dare un colpetto
2 sporgere; spuntare: His left knee was poking through a big hole, gli spuntava il ginocchio sinistro da un grosso buco
3 ficcare il naso; curiosare; immischiarsi; intromettersi
to poke and pry, essere un ficcanaso □ to poke at sb., agitare un attizzatoio (o un bastone, ecc.) contro q.; pungolare q. □ (calcio, ecc.) to poke the ball home, toccare la palla in rete; insaccare con un tocchetto □ to poke fun at, deridere; dileggiare; farsi beffe di; prendere in giro □ to poke a hole in st., fare un buco in qc. (con un dito, un bastone, un arnese appuntito).
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I [pəʊk]
nome (prod) colpo m., ditata f.; (punch) pugno m.
••

it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) — è meglio che un pugno in un occhio

II [pəʊk]
verbo transitivo
1) (jab, prod) spingere [person]; dare dei colpetti a [pile]; attizzare [fire]

to poke sb. in the ribs, in the eye — dare una gomitata nelle costole, ficcare un dito in un occhio a qcn.

he poked his food with his fork — esaminava il contenuto del suo piatto con la forchetta

2) (push, put)

to poke sth. into — infilare qcs. in [hole, pot]

to poke one's head round the door, out of the window — fare capolino dalla porta, sporgere la testa dalla finestra

3) (pierce)

to poke a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs


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