WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| poaching n | (illegal hunting) | caza furtiva nf + adj |
| | | caza ilegal nf + adj mf |
| | | furtivismo nm |
| | Elephant poaching is a serious problem on the reserve. |
| | La caza furtiva de elefantes es un problema serio en la reserva. |
| Additional Translations |
| poaching n | (act of simmering in liquid) | escalfado nm |
| | | hervido nm |
| | | cocción nf |
| | Poaching is my favorite way to prepare eggs. |
| | Mi forma preferida de preparar huevos es el escalfado. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| poach [sth]⇒ vtr | (cook in liquid) | escalfar⇒ vtr |
| | | hervir⇒ vtr |
| | (huevos) | pochar⇒ vtr |
| | The restaurant poaches eggs instead of frying them, as it's healthier. |
| | El restaurante escalfa los huevos en vez de freírlos porque es más saludable. |
| poach [sth] vtr | (hunt illegally) | cazar furtivamente loc verb |
| | The hunters poached an endangered species of elephant. |
| | Los cazadores cazaron furtivamente a una especie de elefante en peligro de extinción. |
| poach [sth] vtr | informal (steal) | robar⇒ vtr |
| | | quedarse con v prnl + prep |
| | A man poached my seat during the intermission! |
| | ¡Un hombre robó mi asiento durante el entreacto! |
| poach [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (steal: customers, staff, etc.) (coloquial) | robarse a, llevarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | quedarse con v prnl + prep |
| | That new tech company poached their software engineers from a rival firm. |
| | La nueva compañía se robó a los ingenieros de la compañía rival. |
| poach⇒ vi | (hunt on another's property) | cazar en zona vedada loc verb |
| | | cazar en propiedad ajena loc verb |
| | The men who were poaching had enough money to pay off the property owner. |
| | Los hombres que cazaban en zona vedada ganaban suficiente dinero para pagarle al dueño de la propiedad. |