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Pokey
UK
/ˈpəʊki/
US
/ˈpoʊki/
Translation of "pokey" into Russian
pokey
Noun
UK
/ˈpəʊki/
US
/ˈpoʊki/
pokey
pokeys pl
He spent a night in the pokey for a minor offense.
Он провел ночь в тюрьме за незначительное правонарушение.
pokey
Adjective
UK
/ˈpəʊki/
US
/ˈpoʊki/
pokey
pokier Comp.
pokiest Super.
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.
Definitions
pokey
Noun
UK
/ˈpəʊki/
US
/ˈpoʊki/
US informal: a jail or prison.
He ended up in the pokey for the night after the bar fight.
pokey
Adjective
UK
/ˈpəʊki/
US
/ˈpoʊki/
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.
Idioms and phrases
pokey little
They lived in a pokey little apartment downtown.
тесный маленький
Они жили в тесной маленькой квартире в центре города.
seem pokey
The service at the restaurant seemed pokey.
казаться медлительным
Обслуживание в ресторане казалось медлительным.
feel pokey
The room felt pokey with all the furniture around.
чувствовать себя тесным
Комната казалась тесной со всей мебелью вокруг.
look pokey
The house looked pokey from the outside.
выглядеть тесным
Дом выглядел тесным снаружи.
sound pokey
Her description made the place sound pokey and unappealing.
звучать тесным
Ее описание заставило это место звучать тесным и непривлекательным.