poke
poke(
pok
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (jab)
a. el empujón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She gave him a poke in class so he'd turn around and look at her.Le dio un empujón en clase para que se volteara a mirarla.
b. el codazo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Brandy gave her brother a poke so he'd move forward in the cafeteria line.Brandy le dio un codazo a su hermano para que avanzara en la fila de la cafetería.
2. (vulgar) (sexual) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la cogida (F) (vulgar) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She just wants a poke.Solo quiere que alguien le de una cogida.
b. el palo (M) (vulgar) (Central America) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
He just wants a poke.Solo quiere echarse un palo.
c. el polvo (M) (vulgar) (Colombia) (River Plate) (Spain) (Venezuela)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Spain
Regionalism used in Venezuela
Michael said he wants to have a poke with Sarah.Michael dijo que quiere echarse un polvo con Sarah.
3. (old-fashioned) (sack) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to jab)
a. clavar
Ouch! Did you just poke me with your umbrella on purpose?¡Ay! ¿Me acabas de clavar tu paraguas a propósito?
b. hincar
They were giving out ninja turtles at the movies and in all the excitement I poked a boy in the eye.En el cine estaban dando las tortugas ninjas y con la emoción le hinqué el ojo a un niño.
d. dar
I turned around and he poked me in the eye with his book.Me di la vuelta y me dio en el ojo con su libro.
f. dar un codazo (with elbow)
My friend poked me in the side during the movie.Mi amiga me dio un codazo en las costillas durante la película.
a. meter
The electrician poked the wire into the connector.El electricista metió el cable en el conector.
a. sacar
Rick poked his head out the window to get a better view.Rick sacó la cabeza por la ventana para ver mejor.
a. hacer
I accidentally poked a hole in my cup while I was driving.Por accidente, hice un agujero en mi vaso mientras manejaba.
8. (to punch)
a. pegarle un puñetazo
The boxer poked his opponent in the jaw.El boxeador le pegó un puñetazo en la mandíbula a su oponente.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
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