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Ilustración visual de pools: Charcos, estanques - Image 1

noun

Charcos, estanques

A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water.

"the pools of Solomon"

los estanques de Salomón

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noun

Charcos, charcas

A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.

"After the heavy rain, there were many pools of water on the sidewalk. "

Después de la fuerte lluvia, había muchos charcos de agua en la acera.

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Ilustración visual de pools: Recursos, reservas - Image 1

noun

Recursos, reservas

A supply of resources.

"There is a limited pool of candidates from which to choose the new manager."

Hay un conjunto limitado de candidatos entre los que elegir al nuevo gerente.

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noun

Recursos, reservas

(by extension) A set of resources that are kept ready to use.

"The company maintains pools of temporary workers to cover staff absences. "

La empresa mantiene recursos de trabajadores temporales para cubrir las ausencias del personal.

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noun

Charcos

A small amount of liquid on a surface.

"a pool of blood"

Un charco de sangre.

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Ilustración visual de pools: Charcos de luz, reflejos - Image 1

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Charcos de luz, reflejos

A localized glow of light.

"The flashlight created small pools of light on the dark classroom floor. "

La linterna creó pequeños charcos de luz en el suelo oscuro del aula.

appearance

Ilustración visual de pools: Acumularse, empozar - Image 1

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verb

Acumularse, empozar

(of a liquid) To form a pool.

"The rain pools on the classroom floor after the storm. "

La lluvia se empoza en el suelo del aula después de la tormenta.

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noun

Billar

(game) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game.

""Back in the day, smoky billiard halls often featured games of pools, where the winner took all the money staked by the other players." "

En el pasado, las salas de billar llenas de humo a menudo presentaban juegos de billar, donde el ganador se llevaba todo el dinero apostado por los otros jugadores.

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noun

Pool, billar

A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour, 7 of another, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.

"After dinner, we went to the pub to play pools. "

Después de cenar, fuimos al pub a jugar al billar.

sport game entertainment

Ilustración visual de pools: En tiro de rifle, un concurso en el que cada competidor paga una cierta suma por cada disparo que realiza, y las ganancias netas se dividen entre los ganadores

noun

En tiro de rifle, un concurso en el que cada competidor paga una cierta suma por cada disparo que realiza, y las ganancias netas se dividen entre los ganadores

In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.

""At the shooting range competition, they organized several pools, where participants paid per shot and the best shooters split the prize money." "

En la competencia de tiro, organizaron varios concursos, donde los participantes pagaban por disparo y los mejores tiradores se repartían el premio en metálico.

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Apuestas conjuntas, botes

Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.

"At the office, people often form pools to bet on the winner of the World Cup. "

En la oficina, la gente suele formar botes para apostar por el ganador de la Copa del Mundo.

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El bote, la apuesta

The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a share; also, the receptacle for the stakes.

"Before the poker game started, everyone put $10 into the pools, making a total of $50 to be won. "

Antes de que comenzara la partida de póquer, todos pusieron 10 dólares en el bote, lo que hizo un total de 50 dólares para ganar.

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Pool, grupo

A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed.

"He put $10,000 into the pool."

Él puso 10.000 dólares en el grupo.

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Grupo de jugadores

A set of players in quadrille etc.

"During the quadrille tournament, several pools of players competed against each other for the championship. "

Durante el torneo de cuadrilla, varios grupos de jugadores compitieron entre sí por el campeonato.

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Pools, acuerdo mutuo

A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.

"The competing bakeries formed pools of their profits, agreeing to divide the earnings equally at the end of each month, regardless of individual sales. "

Las panaderías competidoras formaron pools de sus ganancias, acordando dividir las ganancias por igual al final de cada mes, independientemente de las ventas individuales.

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