Poke in spanish
Meter
pronunciation: meteɹ̩ part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: meteɹ̩ part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
poke = empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento.
Example: True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.more:
» buy + a pig in a poke = comprar a ciegas, dar gato por liebre.
Example: You might say we buy 'a pig in a poke' every four years, except that no pig has ever done the kind of damage our recent presidents have done.» poke about/around = fisgar, fisgonear, indagar, entrometerse, meter las narices en, husmear, curiosear, olisquear, gulusmear.
Example: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.» poke along = avanzar lentamente, avanzar muy despacio.
Example: So we've all seen that guy: the one who plants his car in the far left lane of the highway and then pokes along at or below the speed limit preventing you from overtaking.» poke + fun at = mofarse de, burlarse de, poner en ridículo, gastar bromas a, hacer bromas de.
Example: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.» poke + Posesivo + head = asomar la cabeza.
Example: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.» poke + Posesivo + nose in/into = meter las narices en.
Example: We would not be in the mess we are now if Mostyn had never poked his nose in!.» sell + a pig in a poke = dar gato por liebre.
Example: Workers don't understand that their rights are evaporating and that they are being sold a pig in a poke.» slowpoke = tortuga, huevón, simplón.
Example: The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet -- examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.