poke

donner un petit coup, pousser du doigt

Toucher quelqu’un du doigt, souvent pour attirer son attention.

En anglais simple : To touch someone with your finger, often to get their attention.

• Don't poke your brother.
• She poked my arm and pointed at the door.
• He kept poking me while I was reading.

Comment l'utiliser : poke someone in/on something (She poked me in the ribs to get my attention.)

Synonymes : prod, jab

Expressions courantes : poke someone, poke someone's arm, poke someone gently

piquer, tisonner

Pousser ou piquer quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec un doigt, un bâton ou un autre objet pointu.

En anglais simple : To push against someone or something with a finger, stick, or other pointed object.

• He poked the fire with a stick.
• Be careful not to poke yourself in the eye.
• She poked holes in the soil before planting the seeds.

Comment l'utiliser : poke someone/something with something (He poked the coals with a long stick.); poke at something (She poked at the food with her fork.); poke a hole in something (Poke a hole in the lid to let steam escape.)

Synonymes : prod, jab

Expressions courantes : poke the fire, poke with something, poke a hole

fouiller, farfouiller

Chercher quelque chose en déplaçant des objets ou en passant les mains parmi eux.

En anglais simple : To look for something by moving things around or feeling among them.

• I poked around in my bag.
• She was poking about in the cupboard for a cup.
• Have you poked through those boxes for your keys?

Comment l'utiliser : poke around/about in something (He poked around in the drawer for a pen.); poke through something (She poked through the box of old photographs.)

Synonymes : rummage, search, root around

Expressions courantes : poke around, poke about, poke through something

petit coup

Brève poussée contre quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec un doigt ou un autre objet pointu.

En anglais simple : A quick push against someone or something with a finger or another pointed object.

• She gave me a poke.
• A poke in the ribs woke him up.
• Did you feel that sharp poke?

Synonymes : prod, jab

Expressions courantes : a gentle poke, give someone a poke, a poke in

poke

Plat hawaïen composé de petits morceaux de poisson cru mélangés avec de l’huile et d’autres ingrédients.

En anglais simple : A Hawaiian dish of small pieces of raw fish mixed with oil and other ingredients.

• I ordered a poke bowl.
• This poke contains fresh tuna and seaweed.
• Have you tried salmon poke?

Expressions courantes : poke bowl, tuna poke, salmon poke

sac

Sac servant à transporter ou à contenir des choses, notamment en papier.

En anglais simple : A bag for carrying or holding things, especially one made of paper.

• He carried a paper poke.
• She filled the poke with flour.
• Two pokes of meal stood by the door.

Synonymes : bag, sack

Expressions courantes : a paper poke, a poke of