polling station in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for polling station in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mesa electoral

group of people who preside over a polling station on election day

Translations for polling station in the English»Spanish Dictionary

polling [Am ˈpoʊlɪŋ, Brit ˈpəʊlɪŋ] N U

polling

votación f

polling closes at eight o'clock

la votación termina a las ocho

most districts reported light polling

la mayoría de los distritos registraron una escasa participación

polling card (in UK)

≈ tarjeta f de votantes

polling clerk

escrutador m / escrutadora f

I.poll [Am poʊl, Brit pəʊl] N

1.1. poll (ballot):

poll

votación f

to take a poll on sth

someter algo a votación

he criticized the conduct of the poll

criticó la forma en que se había llevado a cabo la votación

1.2. poll (number of votes cast):

there has been a particularly low/heavy poll

pocos/muchos electores han acudido a las urnas

there was a 62% poll

la participación electoral fue de un 62%

the poll for the candidate was 18, 731 Brit

el cómputo de votos para el candidato fue de 18.731

1.3. poll:

opinion poll

encuesta f (de opinión)

opinion poll

sondeo m (de opinión)

2. poll <polls, pl > (polling stations):

the polls, to go to the polls

ir or acudir a las urnas

if she wins at the polls

si gana las elecciones

a defeat at the polls

una derrota electoral

the polls have not yet closed

se continúa votando

the polls have not yet closed

las mesas electorales no han cerrado aún

II.poll [Am poʊl, Brit pəʊl] VB trans

1. poll POL votes:

poll (obtain)

obtener

poll (cast)

emitir

the Democratic candidate polled 88, 052 votes

el candidato demócrata obtuvo 88.052 votos

2. poll (question):

poll electorate

sondear

poll electorate

encuestar

she polled the board of directors

sondeó or tanteó a la junta directiva

a majority of those polled

la mayoría de los encuestados

union members are to be polled on the proposal

la propuesta se va a someter a votación entre los miembros del sindicato

3. poll FARM:

poll sheep/cattle

descornar

4. poll COMPUT:

poll

interrogar

III.poll [Am poʊl, Brit pəʊl] VB intr Brit

he polled better than expected

obtuvo más votos de lo que se esperaba

I.station [Am ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n, Brit ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1.1. station RAIL:

station

estación f

railroad or Brit railway station

estación de ferrocarril

subway or Brit underground station

estación de metro

subway or Brit underground station

estación de subterráneo RioPl

1.2. station:

bus station

estación f de autobuses

bus station

terminal f de autobuses

2. station (place of operations):

police station

comisaría f

research station

centro m de investigación

coastguard station

puesto m de guardacostas

3. station TV:

station

canal m

4. station RADIO:

station

emisora f (de radio)

station

estación f (de radio) LatAm

5.1. station MIL:

station

puesto m

action stations!

¡zafarrancho de combate!

action stations!

¡a sus puestos de combate!

it was panic stations when the inspector arrived inf

hubo tremendo revuelo cuando llegó el inspector inf

5.2. station REL:

the Stations of the Cross

el Vía Crucis

the Stations of the Cross

las Estaciones de la Cruz

6. station (social rank):

station

condición f

station

clase f social

her station in life forbade such action

una mujer de su condición no podía hacer tal cosa

to have ideas above one's station

tener delirios de grandeza

he married beneath his station

se casó con una mujer de posición social inferior a la suya

7. station Am (subsidiary post office):

station

sucursal f de correos

8. station Aus FARM:

cattle/sheep station

finca f ganadera/ovina

cattle/sheep station

hacienda f ganadera/ovina esp LatAm

cattle/sheep station

rancho m ganadero/ovino Mex

cattle/sheep station

estancia f ganadera/ovina RioPl

II.station [Am ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n, Brit ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] VB trans

1. station (position):

station equipment

emplazar

station equipment

instalar

station sentries

apostar

station sentries

emplazar

she stationed herself behind the wall

se colocó detrás de la pared

2. station (post) usu pass:

station personnel

destinar

station personnel

destacar

station fleet/troops

emplazar

station fleet/troops

estacionar

See also gas station, fire station

gas station N Am

gas station

estación f de servicio

gas station

estación f de nafta RioPl

gas station

gasolinera f

gas station

bomba f And Cuba Ven

gas station

bencinera f Chil

gas station

grifo m Peru

fire station N

fire station

estación f de bomberos

fire station

parque m de bomberos Spain

fire station

bomba f Chil

polling station in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for polling station in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mesa electoral

officials in charge of a polling station

Translations for polling station in the English»Spanish Dictionary

polling N no pl

polling

votación f

I.poll [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. poll (public survey):

poll

encuesta f

opinion poll

sondeo m de la opinión pública

to conduct a poll

hacer una encuesta

2. poll pl (elections):

to go to the polls

acudir a las urnas

3. poll (results of a vote):

to head the poll

obtener la mayoría de votos

4. poll (number of votes cast):

poll

votos m pl

there was a heavy/light poll

ha habido una alta/baja participación en las elecciones

II.poll [pəʊl, Am poʊl] VB trans

1. poll (record the opinion):

poll

sondear

half the people polled

la mitad de los encuestados

2. poll (receive):

to poll votes

obtener votos

I.station [ˈsteɪʃən] N

1. station RAIL:

station

estación f

2. station (place):

station

sitio m

research station

centro m de investigación

police station

comisaría f

petrol [or gas] station

gasolinera f

3. station:

station RADIO

emisora f

station TV

canal m

4. station (position):

station

puesto m

action stations! MIL

¡a sus puestos!

5. station (social position):

station

clase f social

6. station Aus AGR:

station

explotación f

sheep station

explotación de ganado ovino

II.station [ˈsteɪʃən] VB trans

1. station (place):

station

colocar

2. station MIL:

station

destinar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In every constituency, each candidate has a billboard outside every polling station, upon which to display a campaign poster.

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It is also used as a polling station.

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At each polling station, tellers for each party will collect the unique poll numbers of voters from their polling cards.

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There was also an incident were a land mine was exploded outside the polling station in the same division.

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A constitutional referendum is valid no matter how many electors go to the polling station.

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It served as a post office and polling station for the community of mill workers in the area.

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The system has less protection to ensure a secret ballot, in that people cast their vote outside the security of a polling station.

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In this polling station, you can vote on a mayor and, depending on the country you live in, cast a vote for your national government.

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Polling station officials colluding with election scrutineers may therefore determine how individual electors have voted.

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Police officers may intervene if tellers irritate voters, exert undue influence or obstruct the polling station.

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