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Meanings of pocket in English

Spanish
faldiquera
Wikidata

Flat pouch of fabric with a bound slit in the outer surface, worn suspended from ties which fasten around the waist.

        faldiquera
        Russian
        карман
        Portuguese
        bolsos
        Spanish
        bolsillo
        Catalan
        butxaca
        Wikidata

        Small compartment in clothing where minor objects can be carried inside.

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                карман
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                Examples for "pockets"
                Examples for "pockets"
                1
                Certainly it was an effective way to put money into peasants' pockets.
                Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
                2
                In the most stubborn pockets of crime and poverty, police make thousands.
                Reuters
                3
                Question 3: Palm's got a new daddy, and he's got deep pockets.
                Reuters
                4
                I'm not sure who said 'there are no pockets in a shroud'.
                The Irish Times
                5
                But pockets of violence remain and tit-for-tat killings on both sides continued.
                Reuters
                1
                The little hanging pocket testified that Lockwin must tarry in that hateful locality and pick up the treasure and documents.
                David Lockwin—The People's Idol
                2
                He put it in a hanging pocket of his coat, and waited till he could catch a companion to fill the opposite pocket.
                What Necessity Knows
                Portuguese
                saca
                Spanish
                bolsillo
                Catalan
                bossa

                An enclosed space.

                      saca
                      Portuguese
                      roubar
                      Spanish
                      embolsillarse

                      To take possession of property belonging to another without the consent of this owner; most typically when not observed, rather than by force.

                            roubar
                            Usage of pocket in English
                            1
                            Penalties include higher premiums and lower company contributions for out-of-pocket health costs.
                            Reuters
                            2
                            I feel my phone buzz in my back pocket: a new text.
                            Before I fall
                            3
                            Henry unfolded a paper from his breast pocket and scanned the text.
                            G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
                            4
                            In the time-table I carry in my pocket I unfold the earth.
                            The Voice of the Machines / An Introduction to the Twentieth Cen...
                            5
                            In civilized countries everyone but the pariahs carried a pocket receiving set.
                            Star Maker
                            6
                            Every so often, a secession is attempted for assorted pocket-lining political reasons.
                            Internecine
                            7
                            He replaced the first in his pocket unread; the second he opened.
                            The Slave of the Lamp
                            8
                            I've had lots of different sorts of paper money in my pocket.
                            Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
                            9
                            It was the truth; I had only eleven sous in my pocket.
                            Nobody's Boy / Sans Famille
                            10
                            Sources have said UniCredit wants to pocket 3 billion euros from Pioneer.
                            Reuters
                            11
                            The only formula in the world is here in my coat pocket.
                            The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
                            12
                            A niggardly purse in the pocket becomes a thorn in the side.
                            Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
                            13
                            Put it in your pocket and think about it later,' said Mikey.
                            Climbing Magazine
                            14
                            However, the pocket was occupied by dioxane molecules from the crystallization solution.
                            Pubmed
                            15
                            The grooms can't say precisely when; they do not carry pocket watches.
                            A river in the sky
                            16
                            Jimmy, in fact, has French Cheese stuck way deep into his pocket.
                            From those wonderful folks who gave you pearl harbor: front-line...
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