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poach 1

(pōch)
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 the appearance of poached eggs, in which the yolk is enclosed by the white), of Germanic origin.]
poach′a·ble adj.

poach 2

(pōch)
v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es
v.intr.
1. To take fish or game illegally, especially by trespassing on another's property.
2.
a. To take or appropriate something unfairly or illegally.
b. To encroach on another person's rights or responsibilities: felt the guys in accounting were poaching on his turf.
c. Sports To play a ball out of turn or in another's territory, as in doubles tennis.
3. To become muddy or broken up from being trampled. Used of land.
4. To sink into soft earth when walking.
v.tr.
1. To take (fish or game) illegally, especially by trespassing on another's property.
2.
a. To take or appropriate unfairly or illegally: poaching another firm's best employees.
b. Sports To play (a ball) out of turn or in another's territory.
3. To make (land) muddy or broken up by trampling.
[Early Modern English poche, poach, to poke, probe, intrude, poach (game), from Middle French pocher, to poke (in the eye), from Old French pochier, to poke, gouge, from poche, bag, pouch (from the resemblance of an empty eye socket to a pouch), of Germanic origin; akin to Old North French poke; see poke3.]
poach′a·ble adj.
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poached

(pəʊtʃt)
adj
(Cookery) cooked gently in boiling water, milk, or other liquid
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Adj. 1. poached - cooked in hot water
cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
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Translations
jemně povařenýupytlačenýztracené
grebet i krybskytteripocheret
haudutettusalaa pyydystetty
krivolovljenpoširan
buggyantott
soîinn
ポーチした密漁した
밀렵한서서히 끓인
stratené
olovligen fångadpocherad
เคี่ยวอาหารรุกล้ํา
bị săn trộmninh

poached

[pəʊtʃt] ADJ [egg] → escalfado ; [fish etc] → hervido
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poached

[ˈpəʊtʃt] adj [fish, fruit] → poché(e)poached egg n → œuf m poché
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poach1

(pəutʃ) verb
to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk. kook يَسْلُقُ بيْضاً مَفْقوسا варя cozinhar vařit pochieren pochere σιγοβράζω escalfar, hervir poðeerima آب پز کردن kypsentää kuumassa vedessä 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 gotować we wrzątku په غوړو يا اوبو كښې پخول escalfar a fierbe (un ou fără coajă) варить в кипящей жидкости variť poširati poširati pocherad, förlorat [ägg] ต้มหรือเคี่ยว kabuksuz yumurta haşlama 水煮 варити яйце-пашот ابالنا kho; rim 水煮
poached adjective
a poached egg. kook بيْضَة مسلوقَة بدون قِشْره варен cozido ztracené (vejce) pochiert pocheret ποσέ escalfado poðeeritud آب پز uppomuna 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 په مايعاتو كښې پخ شوې لكه ايشول شوې هګى escalfado fiert сваренный в кипящей жидкости stratené (vajce) poširan poširan pocherad, förlorat [ägg] ซึ่งต้ม haşlanmış 水煮的 яйце-пашот ابالا ہوا trứng chần nước sôi 水煮的
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poached

→ مَسْلوق , مَطْهُو فِي مَاءٍ أَوْ سَائِلٌ مَغْلِيّ jemně povařený, upytlačený grebet i krybskytteri, pocheret gewildert , pochiert λαθροθηρικός , ποσέ cocido a fuego lento , escalfado , furtivo haudutettu, salaa pyydystetty braconné , poché krivolovljen, poširan cacciato di frodo , in camicia ポーチした, 密漁した 밀렵한, 서서히 끓인 gepocheerd , gestroopt posjert , tyvfanget ugotowany caçado ilegalmente , escaldado , escalfado пойманный браконьерским образом , приготовленный на медленном огне olovligen fångad, pocherad เคี่ยวอาหาร, รุกล้ํา haşlanmış , kaçak avlanmış bị săn trộm, ninh 偷猎的 , 水煮的
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