Signification visuelle de 'pools'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

Illustration visuelle de pools: Flaques, mares - Image 1

noun

Flaques, mares

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"

les mares de Salomon

nature geography environment

noun

Flaques, mares

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

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

Après la forte pluie, il y avait de nombreuses flaques d'eau sur le trottoir.

environment nature geography

Illustration visuelle de pools: Réserves, ressources - Image 1

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noun

Réserves, ressources

A supply of resources.

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

Il existe un nombre limité de candidats parmi lesquels choisir le nouveau directeur.

asset business economy finance

noun

Ressources, réserves

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

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

L'entreprise maintient des réserves de travailleurs temporaires pour couvrir les absences du personnel.

asset business economy

noun

Flaques

A small amount of liquid on a surface.

"a pool of blood"

Une flaque de sang.

environment nature

Illustration visuelle de pools: Flaques de lumière, reflets - Image 1

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noun

Flaques de lumière, reflets

A localized glow of light.

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

La lampe de poche créait de petites flaques de lumière sur le sol sombre de la salle de classe.

appearance

Illustration visuelle de pools: S'accumuler, former une flaque - Image 1

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verb

S'accumuler, former une flaque

(of a liquid) To form a pool.

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

La pluie s'accumule sur le sol de la salle de classe après l'orage.

nature weather

noun

Billard, jeu de billard

(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." "

À l'époque, les salles de billard enfumées proposaient souvent des parties de billard où le gagnant empochait tout l'argent misé par les autres joueurs.

game entertainment sport

noun

Billard américain, pool

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. "

Après le dîner, nous sommes allés au pub pour jouer au billard américain.

sport game entertainment

Illustration visuelle de pools: Concours de tir où chaque concurrent paie une certaine somme pour chaque coup réussi, le produit net étant divisé entre les gagnants

noun

Concours de tir où chaque concurrent paie une certaine somme pour chaque coup réussi, le produit net étant divisé entre les gagnants

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." "

Lors du concours de tir, ils ont organisé plusieurs concours où les participants payaient par coup et les meilleurs tireurs se partageaient le prix.

sport game bet military

noun

Mises en commun, cagnottes

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. "

Au bureau, les gens forment souvent des cagnottes pour parier sur le vainqueur de la Coupe du Monde.

business finance economy game bet

noun

Le pot, l'enjeu

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. "

Avant le début de la partie de poker, tout le monde a mis 10 $ dans le pot, ce qui a fait un total de 50 $ à gagner.

game bet business

noun

Pool, cartel

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."

Il a mis 10 000 dollars dans le pool.

business finance economy

noun

Un ensemble de joueurs

A set of players in quadrille etc.

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

Pendant le tournoi de quadrille, plusieurs ensembles de joueurs se sont affrontés pour le championnat.

game group sport

noun

Pools, entente

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. "

Les boulangeries concurrentes ont formé des pools de leurs bénéfices, convenant de diviser les gains à parts égales à la fin de chaque mois, quels que soient les ventes individuelles.

business economy finance organization