poles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poles in the English»French Dictionary

I.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. pole (stick):

pole (gen)

perche f

pole (for tent, flag)

mât m

pole (for athletics, boat, garden)

perche f

pole RIDING

barre f

pole (for skiing)

bâton m

pole (piste marker)

piquet m

pole (for scaffolding)

perche f

2. pole:

pole GEOG, PHYS

pôle m

North/South pole

pôle m Nord/Sud

negative/positive pole

pôle m négatif/positif

to go from pole to pole fig

faire le tour de la terre

to be at the opposite pole from fig

être aux antipodes de

3. pole FISH:

pole

canne f à pêche

4. pole (unit of length):

pole

≈ 5 mètres

II.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] VB trans

pole boat:

pole

pousser [qc] à la perche

III.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl]

to be up the pole inf (wrong)

se tromper

to be up the pole (mad)

être toqué inf

to be poles apart theories, methods:

être aux antipodes

to be poles apart people:

être vraiment différents

to be poles apart opinions:

être diamétralement opposés

I wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole Am

je ne voudrais rien avoir à faire avec lui

I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole Am

je ne voudrais de cela pour rien au monde

barber's pole Brit, barber pole Am N

barber's pole

enseigne f de coiffeur

totem pole N

totem pole

totem m

totem pole

mât m totémique

curtain pole N

curtain pole

tringle f (à rideaux)

ridge pole N

ridge pole (of roof)

faîte m

ridge pole (of roof)

madrier m de faîtage

ridge pole (of tent)

barre f horizontale (de faîte)

pole-axed [Brit ˈpəʊlakst] ADJ inf

pole-axed to be pole-axed:

to be pole-axed

être renversé (par la surprise)

pole dancing [Brit] N

pole dancing

pole dancing m

pole dancer [ˈpəʊl ˌdɑːnsə(r)] N

pole dancer

pole danseur/-euse m/f

pole position N

pole position

pole position f

to be in/to have pole position lit

être en/avoir la pole position

to be in pole position fig

être à la meilleure place

pole vaulter [ˈpəʊlvɔːltə(r)] N

pole vaulter

perchiste mf

poles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poles in the English»French Dictionary

pole¹ [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

pole

poteau m

pole for tent

mât m

pole for skiing

bâton m

electricity/telegraph pole

poteau électrique/télégraphique

fishing pole Am

canne f à pêche

Phrases:

to be up the pole Brit wrong

se planter

to be up the pole mad

être complètement fou

pole² [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. pole (axis of rotation):

pole

pôle m

the minus/positive pole

pôle négatif/positif

2. pole (one of two opposed positions):

pole

antipode m

to be poles apart

être aux antipodes l'un de l'autre

ski pole N

ski pole

bâton m de ski

pole position N no pl

pole position

pole position f

to be in pole position

être en pole position

pole vaulter N

pole vaulter

perchiste mf

ridge pole N

ridge pole

faîtière f

pole vault N

pole vault

saut m à la perche

tent pole N

tent pole

mât m de tente

Pole [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N (person)

Pole

Polonais(e) m (f)

telegraph pole, telegraph post N Brit, Aus

telegraph pole

poteau m télégraphique

poles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

electricity/telegraph pole

poteau électrique/télégraphique

fishing pole Am

canne f à pêche

to be up the pole Brit wrong

se planter

to be up the pole mad

être complètement fou

to not touch sb/sth with a barge pole, to not touch sb/sth with a ten-foot pole Am

ne pas toucher à qn/qc pour tout l'or du monde

to be in pole position

être en pole position

the minus/positive pole

pôle négatif/positif

to be poles apart

être aux antipodes l'un de l'autre

poles Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for poles in the French»English Dictionary

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nombre de pôles

number of poles

moteur commutable

pole changing motor

démarrage à x pôles

x pole start

démarrage et commutation immédiate sur fonctionnement à 4 pôles

start and change over to a 4 pole operation

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has been heavily exploited for its strong, dark red, resinous wood, which is useful for the construction of buildings, bridges, boats, and telephone poles.

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The resulting effect would be like having positive and negative poles like ina battery, but inside an optical fibre.

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Some of the other members of the group entered, armed with beach umbrella poles they had taken from the side of the house.

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The rotor consists of soft magnetic material, such as laminated silicon steel, which has multiple projections acting as salient magnetic poles through magnetic reluctance.

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Global groundwater storage is roughly equal to the total amount of freshwater stored in the snow and ice pack, including the north and south poles.

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These dazed birds are captured using bamboo poles by the locals.

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Trolleybus drivers were required to drive very slowly because the trolley poles were extended to their limits.

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Thick twisted wires dangled from knocked-down electrical poles and trees were uprooted.

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Strengthening storm systems within the troposphere can act to intensify the polar vortex by significantly cooling the poles.

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Some say it developed from the totem poles of ancient tribes.

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