straw poll in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for straw poll in the English»French Dictionary

straw poll N POL

straw poll

sondage m nonofficiel

Translations for straw poll in the English»French Dictionary

I.poll [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. poll:

poll (vote casting)

scrutin m

poll (vote casting)

vote m

poll (election)

élections fpl

poll (number of votes cast)

voix fpl

poll (number of votes cast)

suffrages mpl

poll (counting of votes)

dépouillement m (du scrutin)

to take a poll on

procéder à un vote sur

on the eve of the poll

à la veille des élections

the result of the poll

les résultats du scrutin

to top or head the poll

arriver en tête du scrutin

they got 45% of the poll

ils ont obtenu 45% des suffrages exprimés

a light/heavy poll

une faible/forte participation électorale

there was a 75% poll

le taux de participation aux élections a été de l'ordre de 75%

to go to the polls

se rendre aux urnes

the party sustained a heavy defeat at the polls

le parti a subi une lourde défaite aux élections

2. poll:

poll (list of voters)

liste f électorale

poll (list of taxpayers)

liste f de contribuables

3. poll (survey):

poll

sondage m (on sur)

to conduct a poll

effectuer un sondage

a poll of teachers/workers

un sondage effectué auprès des enseignants/ouvriers

II.poll [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] VB trans

1. poll (obtain in election):

poll votes

obtenir

2. poll (canvass):

poll group

interroger

a majority of those polled were against censorship

une majorité des personnes interrogées étaient contre la censure

3. poll COMPUT:

poll

interroger

III.poll [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] VB intr

1. poll (obtain votes):

to poll badly/well

recueillir peu de/beaucoup de voix

2. poll (cast vote):

poll

voter

straw [Brit strɔː, Am strɔ] N

1. straw (gen):

straw (substance)

paille f

straw (single stem)

fétu m de paille

straw (single stem)

brin m de paille

bedding straw

paille f à litière

bedding straw attr bag, hat

de paille

2. straw (for thatching):

straw

chaume m

3. straw (for drinking):

straw

paille f

to drink sth with a straw

boire qc avec une paille or à la paille

to draw straws

tirer à la courte paille

to draw the short straw

tirer le mauvais numéro

to grasp or clutch at straws

se raccrocher à une chimère

it's not worth a straw

cela ne vaut pas un clou inf

I don't care a straw inf

je m'en moque éperdument

the last or final straw

la goutte qui fait déborder le vase

a man of straw

un homme de paille

a straw in the wind

un indice

to make bricks without straw

faire avec ce que l'on a

straw poll in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for straw poll in the English»French Dictionary

straw poll N

straw poll

sondage m d'opinion

Translations for straw poll in the French»English Dictionary

indicatif (-ive) vote

straw poll

Translations for straw poll in the English»French Dictionary

I.poll [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. poll (public survey):

poll

sondage m

a public opinion poll

un sondage d'opinion

2. poll:

the polls pl (voting places)

urnes fpl

to go to the polls

aller aux urnes

3. poll (results of a vote):

poll

scrutin m

4. poll (number of votes cast):

poll

voix fpl

II.poll [pəʊl, Am poʊl] VB trans

1. poll (record the opinion):

poll

interroger

half the people polled

la moitié des personnes interrogées

2. poll (receive):

to poll votes

obtenir des voix

straw [strɔ:, Am strɑ:] N

1. straw no pl (dry cereal stems):

straw

paille f

a straw hat

un chapeau de paille

to draw straws

tirer à la courte paille

2. straw (drinking tube):

straw

paille f

Phrases:

to not care a straw inf

s'en moquer complètement

a straw in the wind

un signe

to be the straw that breaks the camel's back [or to be the last straw]

être la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase

to clutch at straws

se raccrocher à de faux espoirs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He warned of violence, and attempted a straw poll by show of hands.

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However, no straw poll is released to indicate levels of support to the general public.

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In the straw poll, he finished last among ten candidates, receiving or.

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This is merely a straw poll to indicate overall interest.

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The jury deliberated for an hour before taking a straw poll.

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Finally, a straw poll, called a "presidential preference poll", is taken of the individuals in the room.

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No straw poll was taken at the caucus, but the delegates were bound to the candidate they pledged themselves to before the voting started.

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Then, a straw poll, called a "presidential preference ballot", is taken of the individuals in the room.

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At the event's straw poll, he received less than one percent of the vote.

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Following the straw poll, delegates are then elected from the remaining participants in the room, as most voters leave once their vote is cast.

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