noun🔗ShareEscalfadoThe act of cooking in simmering liquid."Her egg poaches took a little longer than expected, but they were perfectly soft. "Sus huevos escalfados tardaron un poco más de lo esperado, pero quedaron perfectamente blandos.foodutensilprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalfarTo cook something in simmering liquid."My mother poaches eggs for breakfast on Sundays. "Mi madre escalfa huevos para el desayuno los domingos.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalfarTo be cooked in simmering liquid"My mom poaches eggs in milk for a light breakfast. "Mi madre escalfa huevos en leche para un desayuno ligero.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAblandarse, empantanarseTo become soft or muddy."After the heavy rain, the dirt path in the park poaches under your feet, making it hard to walk. "Después de la fuerte lluvia, el camino de tierra en el parque se empantana bajo tus pies, dificultando la caminata.environmentnatureweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAblandar, empaparTo make soft or muddy."Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud."El ganado que venía a beber había perforado y empapado la orilla del río, convirtiéndola en un desastre de barro.environmentgeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClavar, perforar, arponearTo stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish."The fisherman poaches salmon with a long, sharp spear. "El pescador arponea el salmón con una lanza larga y afilada.weaponactionfishfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIntroducir, sumergirTo force, drive, or plunge into anything."The bully poaches smaller kids into giving him their lunch money. "El abusón obliga a los niños más pequeños a darle el dinero de su almuerzo.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareComenzar y no completarTo begin and not complete."He often poaches ideas for his stories but never finishes writing them. "A menudo comienza a usar ideas para sus historias, pero nunca termina de escribirlas.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInterceptación, roboThe act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return.""His constant poaches at the net frustrated his doubles partner, who was perfectly positioned for those volleys." "Sus constantes robos en la red frustraban a su compañero de dobles, que estaba perfectamente posicionado para esas voleas.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCazar furtivamenteTo take game or fish illegally."The man poaches deer in the national park at night. "El hombre caza furtivamente ciervos en el parque nacional por la noche.lawgameenvironmentanimalfishnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCazar furtivamente, robarTo take anything illegally or unfairly."The new bakery owner poaches employees from other shops by offering them much higher salaries. "El nuevo dueño de la panadería roba empleados de otras tiendas ofreciéndoles salarios mucho más altos.lawpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFicharTo entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own."The rival company often poaches our best engineers by offering them higher salaries. "La empresa rival a menudo ficha a nuestros mejores ingenieros ofreciéndoles salarios más altos.businessjoborganizationeconomycommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
