poach(
poch
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (culinary)
b. cocer a fuego lento (fish)
Poach the cod in the milk for ten minutes, then remove it from the liquid.Cuece el bacalao en la leche a fuego lento durante diez minutos, luego sácalo del líquido.
a. cazar furtivamente
Two men were arrested for poaching elephant tusks for export.Detuvieron a dos hombres por cazar furtivamente colmillos de elefante para su exportación.
3. (to steal)
a. robar
Headhunters are poaching our best employees.Los cazatalentos nos están robando nuestros mejores empleados.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. cazar furtivamente
If I catch him poaching on my land again, I'll report him to the police.Si lo vuelvo a sorprender cazando furtivamente en mi propiedad, lo denuncio a la policía.
b. cazar en terreno vedado
When times were hard, my father had to poach to put a meal on the table.Cuando las cosas se ponían difíciles, mi padre tenía que cazar en terreno vedado para poder darnos de comer.
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