Meanings (ES + gloss)
escalfar • pochar
To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of…
escalfarse • pocharse
To be cooked in such manner.
The white of an egg with spirit of wine, doth bake the egg into clots, as if it began to poach.
Phrases
Meanings (ES + gloss)
(poaching) practicar furtivismo • cazar furtivamente • pescar furtivamente • recolectar furtivamente • talar furtivamente
To take game or fish illegally.
A 2016 study using carbon dating of more than 200 tusks from seizures spanning nine countries suggested that illegal ivory originates from elephants poached recently, instead of be…
hurtar • quitar furtivamente
To take anything illegally or unfairly.
Chelsea's embarrassment was symbolised by Ross Barkley's inexplicable header straight to the feet of Aguero to poach his second and Ilkay Gundogan capped that early blitz with a lo…
cazar cabeza
To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.
EBay has accused three Amazon managers of illegally conspiring to poach its sellers, escalating a monthslong feud between two of the country’s largest e-commerce companies.