pokey

UK
/ˈpəʊki/
US
/ˈpoʊki/
pokeysubstantiv
pokeys
Pl.
UK
/ˈpəʊ.ki/
US
/ˈpoʊ.ki/
Übersetzungen
He spent a night in the pokey for a minor offense.
Он провел ночь в тюрьме за незначительное правонарушение.
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Definitionen
US informal: a jail or prison.
He ended up in the pokey for the night after the bar fight.
pokeyadjektiv
pokier
Komp.
pokiest
Super.
UK
/ˈpəʊki/
US
/ˈpoʊki/
Übersetzungen
The pokey apartment barely had enough space for a bed and a table.
Тесная квартира едва вмещала кровать и стол.
The pokey turtle slowly made its way across the road.
Медлительная черепаха медленно пересекала дорогу.
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Small and cramped.
The apartment was pokey, with barely enough room to move around.
Slow or sluggish.
The pokey internet connection made it difficult to stream videos.
Dull, uninteresting, or lacking excitement.
He found the film rather pokey and left halfway through.
Having sharp points that can poke; prickly or spiky.
The hedgehog looked cute but felt pokey to the touch.