noun🔗SharePochageThe act of cooking in simmering liquid."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.foodutensilprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePocherTo cook something in simmering liquid."My mother poaches eggs for breakfast on Sundays. "Ma mère poche des œufs pour le petit-déjeuner le dimanche.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePocherTo be cooked in simmering liquid"My mom poaches eggs in milk for a light breakfast. "Ma mère poche des œufs dans du lait pour un petit-déjeuner léger.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'amollir, se détremperTo become soft or muddy."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.environmentnatureweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRamollir, détremperTo make soft or muddy."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.environmentgeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePercer, transpercer, harponnerTo stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish."The fisherman poaches salmon with a long, sharp spear. "Le pêcheur harponne le saumon avec une longue lance pointue.weaponactionfishfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'introduire, s'engouffrerTo force, drive, or plunge into anything."The bully poaches smaller kids into giving him their lunch money. "Le tyran force les plus petits à lui donner leur argent de poche.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCommencer et ne pas acheverTo begin and not complete."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.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVoler, intercepterThe 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." "Ses interceptions constantes au filet frustraient son partenaire de double, qui était parfaitement positionné pour ces volées.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBraconnerTo take game or fish illegally."The man poaches deer in the national park at night. "L'homme braconne des cerfs dans le parc national la nuit.lawgameenvironmentanimalfishnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBraconner, pillerTo take anything illegally or unfairly."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.lawpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDébaucherTo 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. "L'entreprise rivale débauche souvent nos meilleurs ingénieurs en leur offrant des salaires plus élevés.businessjoborganizationeconomycommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
