poach
to take something (unfairly)
TRANSLATION
poach = abwerben, wildern; pochieren (z.b. ein Ei) --- How important is this English word? poach: 947,000 Google Hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The ongoing legal battle over Google's hiring of a Microsoft executive is a reminder that POACHING of top employees is alive and well.
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The hunting offences first came to light in November 2003, when wildlife officers in Saskatchewan intercepted Quebec residents POACHING deer in that province…….
(Government of Canada Web site)
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The hunting offences first came to light in November 2003, when wildlife officers in Saskatchewan intercepted Quebec residents POACHING deer in that province…….
(Government of Canada Web site)
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poach
verb
1. to catch and kill animals without permission on someone else's land.
2. to take and use for yourself unfairly or dishonestly something, usually an idea, that belongs to someone else.
3. to persuade someone who works for someone else to come and work for you.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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ETYMOLOGY
Obsolete French pocher, to poke, thrust, intrude, from Old French pochier, to poke, gouge, of Germanic origin.
Poach also means to cook something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently boiling water or other liquid.
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verb
1. to catch and kill animals without permission on someone else's land.
2. to take and use for yourself unfairly or dishonestly something, usually an idea, that belongs to someone else.
3. to persuade someone who works for someone else to come and work for you.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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ETYMOLOGY
Obsolete French pocher, to poke, thrust, intrude, from Old French pochier, to poke, gouge, of Germanic origin.
Poach also means to cook something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently boiling water or other liquid.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“Our biggest competitor poached another of our top sales people.”
