poke about (Brit) or around
- poke about (Brit) or around
vi
1) herumstochern
2) stöbern, schnüffeln
3) +prep obj (herum)bummeln
we spent a pleasant day poking around the shops — wir haben einen netten Tag mit Geschäftebummeln verbracht
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