poke

[US]/pəʊk/
[UK]/poʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. stabbe; prøye; utvide; pry; lovere
vt. stabbe; prøye; åpne opp
n. prøye; stabbe; pose; loafer
Word Forms
Pluralpokes
Third Person Singularpokes
Past Participlepoked
Present Participlepoking
Past Tensepoked

Phrases & Collocations

poke a hole

påle et hull

poke around

påle rundt

poke the fire

påle ilden

poke fun at

påle fun av

poke out

påle ut

poke and prod

påle og prodere

poke into

påle inn i

Example Sentences

a poke in the jaw.

en stikk i kaken.

poked about in the desk.

stikket rundt i skrivebordet.

He poked the fire with a stick.

Han stikket ilden med en stokk.

he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed.

Han prønte Benny i ribbene og pekte.

she poked her tongue out.

hun stikket ut tungen.

It’s a programme that likes to poke fun at the royal family.

Det er et program som gjerne stikker fun av det kongelige huset.

I poked my way to the front of the crowd.

Jeg stikket meg frem til foran folket.

A seal poked its head out of the water.

En seal stakk hodet ut av vannet.

just poked along all morning.

bare stikket seg frem hele morgenen.

The child's head poked from under the blankets.

Barnets hode stakk opp fra under deklene.

he fished out a poke of crisps from under the counter.

han fisket opp en stikk med krisprør fra under disken.

Then he took a poke at my hair, telling me I looked like a scarecrow!

Så tok han en stikk i hår, og sa at jeg så ut som en skrikfugl!

keep adding water until you can comfortably poke your finger into the soil.

Fortsett å tilsette vann til du komfortabelt kan stikke fingeren ned i jorden.

I poked my head around the door to see what was going on.

Jeg stakk hodet rundt døren for å se hva som skjedde.

A butterfly rests on a nunatak, a small mountain tip that pokes through glacial ice.

En fjærøy ligger på en nunatak, en liten fjellspiss som stikker ut gjennom glasial is.

His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve.

Hans albue stakk ut gjennom det revne skjortearmen.

I wish you would mind your own business, and not poke your nose into my affairs.

Jeg ønsker at du ville tenke på dine egne saker, og ikke stikke snuten inn i mine saker.

What happens in this department does not concern him. Why does he have to poke his nose into everything all the time?

Hva som skjer i denne avdelingen, angår ikke ham. Hvorfor må han stikke snuten inn i alt hele tiden?

Make sure you take the car for a proper test drive—you don’t want to buy a pig in a poke, do you?

Sørg for at du tar bilen på en ordentlig testkjøring – du vil vel ikke kjøpe en gris i en stikk, hva?

Real-world Examples

But what shall we poke it with?

Men hva skal vi pokes den med?

Source: Hi! Dog Teacher (Video Version)

How can I hold still when you're poking me?

Hvordan skal jeg holde meg stille når du pokes meg?

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Hermione poked her head around the door.

Hermione poke hodet sitt rundt døren.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The guest speaker was hilarious when she was poking fun at her celebrity friend.

Gjesteforeleseren var grunnleggende når hun pokes fun på sin kjente venn.

Source: BBC Authentic English

Who wouldn't want to take a good poke at her.

Hvem ville ikke ønske å ta en god poke på henne.

Source: Mad Men

We push and pull and poke and prod things.

Vi trykker og trekker og poke og prod ting.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

Hey, why did the Jaguar refuse to play poker anymore?

Hei, hvorfor nekte Jaguar å spille poker lenger?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Wilbur was poking the straw with his snout.

Wilbur pokes staven med snuten sin.

Source: Charlotte's Web

All right, ladies and gentlemen, let's poke.

Okay, damer og herrer, la oss poke.

Source: Friends Season 3

Look at that spear poking into our space.

Se på den piken som poke inn i vår rom.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

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