verb🔗ShareDünstenTo cook something in simmering liquid."My mom is poaching an egg for my breakfast. "Meine Mutter dünsten ein Ei für mein Frühstück.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDünstenTo be cooked in simmering liquid"My mother is poaching an egg for breakfast. "Meine Mutter dünstet ein Ei zum Frühstück.foodutensilprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAufweichen, aufweichenTo become soft or muddy."After the heavy rain, the dirt path was poaching, making it difficult to walk without sinking. "Nach dem starken Regen weichte der Feldweg auf, was das Gehen erschwerte, ohne einzusinken.environmentnatureconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAufweichen, aufweichenTo make soft or muddy."Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud."Vieh, das zum Trinken kam, hatte das Ufer aufgeweicht und in einen Schlammhaufen verwandelt.environmentconditionagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStechen, durchbohrenTo stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish."The fisherman was poaching salmon in the river with a long spear. "Der Fischer stach mit einem langen Speer Lachs im Fluss.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEintauchen, hineinstürzenTo force, drive, or plunge into anything."The bully was poaching students into the alley to steal their lunch money. "Der Schläger drängte die Schüler in die Gasse, um ihnen das Pausengeld zu stehlen.environmentanimallawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbbrechen, aufgebenTo begin and not complete."He started cleaning his room but, poaching on the task, he got distracted by his phone and never finished. "Er begann, sein Zimmer zu putzen, brach die Aufgabe aber ab, ließ sich von seinem Handy ablenken und beendete sie nie.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareWildern, illegal jagenTo take game or fish illegally."The man was arrested for poaching deer in the national park. "Der Mann wurde wegen Wilderei von Hirschen im Nationalpark verhaftet.environmentanimallawgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareWildern, illegal jagenTo take anything illegally or unfairly.""The company was accused of poaching employees from its competitor by offering them much higher salaries." "Dem Unternehmen wurde vorgeworfen, Mitarbeiter von seinem Konkurrenten abzuwerben, indem es ihnen viel höhere Gehälter anbot.lawenvironmentanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbwerbenTo entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own."The tech company was accused of poaching engineers from its rival by offering them higher salaries and better benefits. "Dem Technologieunternehmen wurde vorgeworfen, Ingenieure von seinem Konkurrenten abzuwerben, indem es ihnen höhere Gehälter und bessere Leistungen anbot.businessjoborganizationeconomycommerceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWildereiIllegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting."The increased poaching of elephants for their ivory is threatening the species' survival. "Die zunehmende Wilderei von Elefanten wegen ihres Elfenbeins gefährdet das Überleben der Art.environmentanimallawnatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
