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poach
(redirected from poach on territory)

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poach 1  (pch)
tr.v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es
To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid: Poach the fish in wine.

[Back-formation from Middle English poched, poached, from poche, dish of poached eggs, from Old French, from past participle of pochier, to poach eggs, from poche, pocket, bag (from their appearance), of Germanic origin.]

poacha·ble adj.

poach 2  (pch)
v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es
v.intr.
1. To trespass on another's property in order to take fish or game.
2. To take fish or game in a forbidden area.
3. To become muddy or broken up from being trampled. Used of land.
4. To sink into soft earth when walking.
5.
a. To take or appropriate something unfairly or illegally.
b. Sports To play a ball out of turn or in another's territory, as in doubles tennis.
v.tr.
1. To trespass on (another's property) for fishing or hunting.
2. To take (fish or game) illegally.
3. To make (land) muddy or broken up by trampling.
4.
a. To take or appropriate unfairly or illegally.
b. Sports To play (a ball) out of turn or in another's territory.

[Obsolete French pocher, to poke, thrust, intrude, from Old French pochier, to poke, gouge, of Germanic origin.]

poacha·ble adj.

poach1
vb
1. to catch (game, fish, etc.) illegally by trespassing on private property
2. to encroach on or usurp (another person's rights, duties, etc.) or steal (an idea, employee, etc.)
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) Tennis Badminton to take or play (shots that should belong to one's partner)
4. to break up (land) into wet muddy patches, as by riding over it, or (of land) to become broken up in this way
5. (intr) (of the feet, shoes, etc.) to sink into heavy wet ground
[from Old French pocher, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch poken to prod; see poke1]

poach2
vb
(Cookery) to simmer (eggs, fish, etc.) very gently in water, milk, stock, etc.
[from Old French pochier to enclose in a bag (as the yolks are enclosed by the whites); compare poke2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.poach - hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"
hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
2.poach - cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"
cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

poach
verb
1. steal, rob, plunder, hunt or fish illegally Many national parks are invaded by people poaching game.
2. take, steal, appropriate, snatch (informal), nab (informal), purloin allegations that it had poached members from other unions
Translations
poach1 [pəʊtʃ] VT (Culin) [+ egg] → escalfar; [+ fish etc] → hervir
poach2 [pəʊtʃ]
A. VT
1. (= hunt) → cazar en vedado; (= fish) → pescar en vedado
2. (fig) (= steal) → birlar, quitar
B. VI (= hunt) → cazar furtivamente; (= fish) → pescar furtivamente
to poach on sb's preserves or territoryinvadir or pisar el terreno a algn

poach [ˈpəʊtʃ]
vt
(= cook) → pocher
(= steal) [+ fish] → pêcher sans permis; [+ game] → chasser sans permis
[+ member, customer] → voler; [+ worker] → débaucher
to poach sb from sth [+ members, customers, workers] → voler qn à qch
They poached members from other unions → Ils ont volé des membres à d'autres syndicats.
[+ ideas] → voler
vi (= steal game, fish) → braconner

poach1
vt eggpochieren; fish(blau) dünsten; poached eggpochiertes or verlorenes Ei; (in poacher) → ˜ Ei ntim Glas

poach2
vtunerlaubt fangen, schwarzfangen (inf); (fig) ideastehlen; members, customersabwerben
vi
(lit)wildern (→ for auf +acc); to poach for salmonLachs ohne Berechtigung fangen or schwarzfangen (inf)
(fig) to poach (on somebody’s territory) (in sport) → jdm ins Gehege or in die Quere kommen; (in work also) → jdm ins Handwerk pfuschen

poach1 [pəʊtʃ] vt (Culin) (fish) → cuocere in bianco
poached egg → uovo affogato or in camicia
poach1 [pəʊtʃ] vt (Culin) (fish) → cuocere in bianco
poached egg → uovo affogato or in camicia
poach2 [pəʊtʃ]
1. vt (hunt, game) → cacciare di frodo; (fish) → pescare di frodo (fig) (fam) (steal) → soffiare, portar via
2. vicacciare (or pescare) di frodo
to poach on sb's preserves (fig) → invadere il campo di qn

poach2 [pəʊtʃ]
1. vt (hunt, game) → cacciare di frodo; (fish) → pescare di frodo (fig) (fam) (steal) → soffiare, portar via
2. vicacciare (or pescare) di frodo
to poach on sb's preserves (fig) → invadere il campo di qn

poach1
v poach [pəutʃ]
to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk. kook يَسْلُقُ بيْضاً مَفْقوسا варя vařit pochere pochieren σιγοβράζω escalfar, hervir poðeerima آب پز کردن keittää kananmunaa ilman kuorta pocher לִשלוֹק בֵּיצָה गरम पानी में अंडा पकाना razbiti u kipuću vodu buggyant (tojást) merebus sesuatu tanpa kulit sjóða (við vægan hita) affogare, cuocere in camicia*; cuocere in bianco ゆでる 삶다 virti vārīt (olu) bez čaumalas memasak telur carak pocheren posjere, trekke (egg uten skallet ) gotować we wrzątku escalfar a fierbe (un ou fără coajă) варить в кипящей жидкости variť poširati poširati pocherad, förlorat [] ต้มหรือเคี่ยว kabuksuz yumurta haşlama 水煮 варити яйце-пашот ابالنا kho; rim
adj poached
a poached egg. kook بيْضَة مسلوقَة بدون قِشْره варен ztracené (vejce) pocheret pochiert ποσέ escalfado poðeeritud آب پز kananmuna, joka on keitetty ilman kuorta poché בֵּיצָה שְׁלוּקָה गरम पानी में पका हुआ अंडा poširana jaja buggyantott (tojás) rebus soðinn (við vægan hita) affogato, in camicia 落とし卵 삶은 virtas vārīts bez čaumalas carak gepocheerd posjert gotowany we wrzątku escalfado fiert сваренный в кипящей жидкости stratené (vajce) poširan poširan pocherad, förlorat [] ซึ่งต้ม haşlanmış 水煮的 яйце-пашот ابالا ہوا trứng chần nước sôi

poach2
v poach [pəutʃ]
to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land. steel يَصْطادُ بصورةٍ غَيْر قانونيَّه бракониерствам pytlačit drive krybskytteri wildern κυνηγώ, ψαρεύω λαθραία cazar/pescar furtivamente salaküttima قاچاقی صید کردن metsästää salaa braconner לַצוּד בְּנִיגוּד לַחוֹק अनधिकार शिकार करना krasti divljač,prelaziti na tuđe područje orvvadászik berburu secara liar veiða ólöglega cacciare/pescare di frodo 密猟する 밀렵하다 brakonieriauti nodarboties ar malumedniecību mencuri-curi stropen drive ulovlig jakt kłusować caçar ilegalmente a face bra­co­naj браконьерствовать pytliačiť loviti na divje krivoloviti tjuvjaga รุกล้ำ kaçak avlanmak 侵入(他人地界)偷獵(或偷捕) займатися браконьєрством, незаконно полювати غير قانوني شکار کرنا săn trộm
n poacher
wilddief صَيّاد غَيْر قانوني бракониер pytlák krybskytte der Wilderer/die Wilderin λαθροθήρας cazador furtivo salakütt شکارچی غیر قانونی salametsästäjä braconnier צַייָד מְסִיג גְבוּל अनधिकार शिकार करने वाला zvjerokradica orvvadász pemburu liar veiðiþjófur bracconiere, cacciatore/pescatore di frodo 密猟者 밀렵꾼 brakonierius malumednieks penceroboh stroper krypskytter kłusownik caçador furtivo braconier браконьер pytliak divji lovec krivolovac tjuvskytt ผู้บุกรุก kaçak avcı 侵入他人地界偷獵者(或捕魚者) браконьєр ناجائز طور پر شکار کھيلنے والا người săn trộm 者(者)


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