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poaches

/ˈpoʊtʃɪz/

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noun

Pochage

The act of cooking in simmering liquid.

Examples :

"Her egg poaches took a little longer than expected, but they were perfectly soft. "

La cuisson de ses œufs pochés a pris un peu plus de temps que prévu, mais ils étaient parfaitement moelleux.

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verb

Pocher

To cook something in simmering liquid.

Examples :

"My mother poaches eggs for breakfast on Sundays. "

Ma mère poche des œufs pour le petit-déjeuner le dimanche.

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verb

Pocher

To be cooked in simmering liquid

Examples :

"My mom poaches eggs in milk for a light breakfast. "

Ma mère poche des œufs dans du lait pour un petit-déjeuner léger.

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verb

S'amollir, se détremper

To become soft or muddy.

Examples :

"After the heavy rain, the dirt path in the park poaches under your feet, making it hard to walk. "

Après la forte pluie, le sentier de terre dans le parc s'amollit sous vos pieds, ce qui rend la marche difficile.

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verb

Ramollir, détremper

To make soft or muddy.

Examples :

"Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud."

Le bétail venu boire avait perforé et détrempé la berge de la rivière en un amas de boue.

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verb

Percer, transpercer, harponner

To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.

Examples :

"The fisherman poaches salmon with a long, sharp spear. "

Le pêcheur harponne le saumon avec une longue lance pointue.

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verb

S'introduire, s'engouffrer

To force, drive, or plunge into anything.

Examples :

"The bully poaches smaller kids into giving him their lunch money. "

Le tyran force les plus petits à lui donner leur argent de poche.

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verb

Commencer et ne pas achever

To begin and not complete.

Examples :

"He often poaches ideas for his stories but never finishes writing them. "

Il commence souvent des idées pour ses histoires, mais ne finit jamais de les écrire.

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noun

Voler, intercepter

The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return.

Examples :

""His constant poaches at the net frustrated his doubles partner, who was perfectly positioned for those volleys." "

Ses interceptions constantes au filet frustraient son partenaire de double, qui était parfaitement positionné pour ces volées.

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verb

Braconner

To take game or fish illegally.

Examples :

"The man poaches deer in the national park at night. "

L'homme braconne des cerfs dans le parc national la nuit.

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verb

Braconner, piller

To take anything illegally or unfairly.

Examples :

"The new bakery owner poaches employees from other shops by offering them much higher salaries. "

Le nouveau propriétaire de la boulangerie débauche des employés d'autres magasins en leur offrant des salaires beaucoup plus élevés.

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verb

Débaucher

To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.

Examples :

"The rival company often poaches our best engineers by offering them higher salaries. "

L'entreprise rivale débauche souvent nos meilleurs ingénieurs en leur offrant des salaires plus élevés.

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