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pole

/pɔːl/ /poʊl/ /pɔʊl/

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noun

Poteau, perche

Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.

Examples :

"The tent poles are made of strong wood. "

Les poteaux de la tente sont faits de bois solide.

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noun

Canne à pêche

A type of basic fishing rod.

Examples :

"My grandfather used his old bamboo pole to fish in the creek behind his house. "

Mon grand-père utilisait sa vieille canne à pêche en bambou pour pêcher dans le ruisseau derrière sa maison.

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noun

Perche

A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.

Examples :

"The pole-vaulter used a strong fiberglass pole to leap over the bar. "

Le perchiste a utilisé une perche solide en fibre de verre pour franchir la barre.

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Jumelles, longue-vue

(spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.

Examples :

"The birdwatcher used the spotting pole to identify the rare falcon soaring above the park. "

L'ornithologue a utilisé les jumelles pour identifier le faucon rare planant au-dessus du parc.

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Perche, pôle

A unit of length, equal to a rod (1/4 chain or 5 1/2 yards).

Examples :

"The farmer measured the length of the field using poles, each one representing a quarter chain. "

L'agriculteur a mesuré la longueur du champ à l'aide de perches, chacune représentant un quart de chaîne.

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noun

La pole position

Examples :

"The student who got pole position in the race was first to answer the question. "

L'étudiant qui a obtenu la pole position dans la course a été le premier à répondre à la question.

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Fusil, arme à feu

Examples :

"My grandfather kept his old hunting pole in the shed. "

Mon grand-père gardait son vieux fusil de chasse dans l'abri de jardin.

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Pénis, verge

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's pole carefully during the checkup. "

Le médecin a examiné attentivement le pénis du patient pendant l'examen.

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verb

Pousser à la perche

To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.

Examples :

"Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work."

Huck Finn a poussé ce radeau vers le sud sur le Mississippi parce que remonter vers le nord contre le courant était trop de travail.

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Repérer, localiser

To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.

Examples :

"He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity."

Il a repéré le numéro de série du Gulfstream pour confirmer son identité.

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Équiper de poteaux

To furnish with poles for support.

Examples :

"to pole beans or hops"

Équiper les haricots ou le houblon de poteaux.

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verb

Transporter à l'aide de perches

To convey on poles.

Examples :

"to pole hay into a barn"

Transporter du foin dans une grange à l'aide de perches.

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verb

Remuer, comme du verre en fusion, avec une canne

To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.

Examples :

"The glassblower used a long metal pole to pole the molten glass, shaping it into a bowl. "

Le souffleur de verre a utilisé une longue canne en métal pour remuer le verre en fusion, le façonnant en un bol.

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Frapper fort

To strike (the ball) very hard.

Examples :

"The baseball player poled the ball over the fence for a home run. "

Le joueur de baseball a frappé la balle avec force par-dessus la clôture pour un home run.

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Pôle

Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.

Examples :

"The Earth rotates around its north and south poles. "

La Terre tourne autour de ses pôles nord et sud.

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Pôle, pôle magnétique

A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).

Examples :

"The compass needle always points to the magnetic pole. "

L'aiguille de la boussole pointe toujours vers le pôle magnétique.

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Pôle, point fixe

A fixed point relative to other points or lines.

Examples :

"The flagpole in the schoolyard is a fixed point, providing a reference for students to gather around. "

Le mât du drapeau dans la cour de l'école est un point fixe, servant de référence aux élèves pour se rassembler.

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Borne, pôle

A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.

Examples :

"The battery's positive pole is where the electricity flows out to power the flashlight. "

La borne positive de la batterie est l'endroit où le courant électrique sort pour alimenter la lampe de poche.

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noun

Pôle

For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z) \rightarrow \infty as z \rightarrow a.

Examples :

"The function f(z) = rac{1}{z-3} has a single pole at z = 3"

La fonction f(z) = 1/(z-3) a un seul pôle en z = 3.

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noun

Le firmament, le ciel

The firmament; the sky.

Examples :

"Looking up at the vast pole, the children marveled at the beautiful clouds. "

En regardant le vaste ciel, les enfants s'émerveillèrent des beaux nuages.

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Phase, état

Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.

Examples :

"The patient's recent mood swings were a clear indication of the manic pole of bipolar disorder. "

Les sautes d'humeur récentes du patient étaient une indication claire de la phase maniaque du trouble bipolaire.

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verb

Polariser

To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.

Examples :

"The scientist is poling the crystal to generate a small electrical charge. "

Le scientifique polarise le cristal pour générer une petite charge électrique.

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