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polling

/ˈpoʊlɪŋ/

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verb

Abstimmen, befragen

To take, record the votes of (an electorate).

Examples :

"The school is polling the students to decide on the theme for the next school dance. "

Die Schule befragt die Schüler, um über das Thema für den nächsten Schulball zu entscheiden.

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verb

Umfragen durchführen, abstimmen lassen

To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).

Examples :

"Before the class election, the teacher was polling the students to see who they might vote for. "

Vor der Klassensprecherwahl befragte die Lehrerin die Schüler, um zu sehen, wen sie wählen würden.

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verb

Wählen

To vote at an election.

Examples :

"Citizens are polling today to elect their new mayor. "

Die Bürger wählen heute, um ihren neuen Bürgermeister zu wählen.

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verb

Wählen, abstimmen

To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.

Examples :

"He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent."

Er erhielt hundert Stimmen mehr als sein Gegner.

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verb

Abschneiden, beschneiden

To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.

Examples :

"to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass"

Das Haar abschneiden; Wolle beschneiden; Gras schneiden

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verb

Scheren

To cut the hair of (a creature).

Examples :

"The groomer is polling the dog's fur before the show. "

Der Groomer schert das Fell des Hundes vor der Show.

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verb

Entfernen der Hörner

To remove the horns of (an animal).

Examples :

"The farmer is polling the young calves to prevent them from injuring each other later. "

Der Bauer entfernt den jungen Kälbern die Hörner, um zu verhindern, dass sie sich später gegenseitig verletzen.

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verb

Beschneiden, stutzen

To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.

Examples :

"to poll a tree"

Einen Baum beschneiden.

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verb

Abfragen, den Status abfragen

(communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).

Examples :

"The computer is polling the printer every few seconds to check if it's ready to print. "

Der Computer fragt alle paar Sekunden den Drucker ab, um zu überprüfen, ob er druckbereit ist.

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verb

In einer Umfrage bewertet werden

(with adverb) To be judged in a poll.

Examples :

"She is polling well in the student council election. "

Sie wird in der Studentenratswahl gut bewertet.

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verb

Ausbeuten, plündern

To extort from; to plunder; to strip.

Examples :

"The corrupt tax collector was known for polling vulnerable citizens, leaving them with barely enough to survive. "

Der korrupte Steuereintreiber war dafür bekannt, schutzbedürftige Bürger auszubeuten, so dass ihnen kaum genug zum Überleben blieb.

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verb

Besteuern

To impose a tax upon.

Examples :

"The government is considering polling gasoline to fund road repairs. "

Die Regierung erwägt die Besteuerung von Benzin zur Finanzierung von Straßenreparaturen.

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verb

Steuern zahlen

To pay as one's personal tax.

Examples :

"Because he was traveling abroad during the tax season, John arranged to poll his taxes early to avoid any late fees. "

Weil er während der Steuersaison im Ausland unterwegs war, regelte John seine Steuern frühzeitig, um Verspätungsgebühren zu vermeiden.

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verb

Eintragen, erfassen, registrieren

To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.

Examples :

"The census worker is polling each household in the neighborhood to count all the residents. "

Der Zensusmitarbeiter erfasst jedes Haus in der Nachbarschaft, um alle Bewohner zu zählen.

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verb

Glatt rasieren, scheren

To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation.

Examples :

"a polled deed"

Eine glatt rasierte Urkunde.

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noun

Abstimmung, Wahl

The action of taking a poll.

Examples :

"The polling for student council president is happening next week. "

Die Wahl zum Schülerratspräsidenten findet nächste Woche statt.

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noun

Abfrage, ständiges Befragen

A technique that continually interrogates a peripheral or service to see if it has data to transfer.

Examples :

"The printer uses polling to regularly check if a computer has a document ready to be printed. "

Der Drucker verwendet Abfrage, um regelmäßig zu überprüfen, ob ein Computer ein zu druckendes Dokument hat.

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noun

Wahl, Abstimmung

The process of voting in an election.

Examples :

"Sentence: "The school announced the start of polling for the student council elections." "

Die Schule kündigte den Beginn der Wahl für die Schülervertretungswahlen an.

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