poles in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poles in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pole¹ [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. pole:

pole (stick)

palo m

pole (stick)

asta f

pole (for garden, scaffolding, tent)

palo m

pole (for flag, athletics)

asta f

pole (for boat)

albero m

pole (for skiing)

racchetta f

pole (for skiing)

bastoncino m

pole (piste marker)

paletto m

2. pole HORSE RAC (starting position):

pole

= posizione di partenza nella parte più interna della pista

3. pole HISTORY (measure of land):

pole

pertica f

II.pole¹ [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] VB trans

pole (provide with poles)

mettere pali a, sostenere con pali

pole (push with a pole) boat, barge

spingere [qc] con una pertica

III.pole¹ [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl]

to be up the pole inf (wrong)

sbagliarsi di grosso

to be up the pole (in difficulties)

essere nei casini

to be up the pole (mad)

essere svitato or fuori di testa

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

preferisco stargli alla larga

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

non voglio averci a che fare

pole² [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

pole GEOG, PHYS

polo m

North, South Pole

Polo Nord, Sud

negative, positive pole

polo negativo, positivo

to go from pole to pole fig

passare da un estremo all'altro

to be at the opposite pole from fig

trovarsi agli antipodi rispetto a

to be poles apart theories, methods, opinions:

essere diametralmente opposti

to be poles apart people:

essere ai poli opposti

pole position [Brit, Am poʊl pəˈzɪʃən] N

pole position

pole position f

to be in pole position

essere in pole position also fig

to have pole position

avere la pole position

ridge pole [Am ˈrɪdʒpoʊl] N

ridge pole (of roof)

trave f di colmo

ridge pole (of tent)

traversa f

totem pole [Brit, Am ˈtoʊdəm ˌpoʊl] N

totem pole

totem m

punt-pole [ˈpʌntˌpəʊl] N

punt-pole

pertica f da barcaiolo

I.pole vault [Brit, Am ˈpoʊl vɔlt] N

pole vault

salto m con l'asta

II.pole vault [Brit, Am ˈpoʊl vɔlt] VB intr

pole vault

fare salto con l'asta

curtain pole [ˈkɜːtnˌpəʊl] N

curtain pole

bastone m per le tende

vaulting pole [ˈvɔːltɪŋˌpəʊl] N

vaulting pole

asta f (per il salto in alto)

pole-axed [Brit ˈpəʊlakst] ADJ inf

to be pole-axed

essere colpito da una mannaia

to be pole-axed (with distress, surprise) fig

rimanere steso, stecchito

poles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poles in the English»Italian Dictionary

pole¹ [poʊl] N

pole

palo m

electricity pole

palo electricity [o utility] [o power] pole della luce m

flag pole

asta f della bandiera

fishing pole

canna f da pesca

telegraph pole

palo m del telegrafo

Phrases:

to not touch sth with a 10-foot pole

tenersi alla larga di qc

pole² [poʊl] N

1. pole GEO, ELEC:

pole

polo m

the magnetic poles GEO

i poli magnetici

the negative/positive pole

il polo negativo/positivo

2. pole fig:

opposite poles

poli opposti

to be poles apart

essere agli antipodi

political poles

poli m pl (politici)

tent pole N

tent pole

paletto m (da tenda)

ski pole N

ski pole

racchetta f da sci

magnetic pole N

magnetic pole

polo m magnetico

telegraph pole N

telegraph pole

palo m del telegrafo

pole position N

pole position

pole f position inv

to be in pole position

essere in pole position

pole vaulter N

pole vaulter

saltatore(-trice) m (f) con l'asta

pole vault N

pole vault

salto m con l'asta

Pole¹ [poʊl] N (person)

Pole

polacco(-a) m (f)

poles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

flag pole

asta f della bandiera

to not touch sth with a 10-foot pole

tenersi alla larga di qc

the magnetic poles GEO

i poli magnetici

the negative/positive pole

il polo negativo/positivo

opposite poles

poli opposti

to be poles apart

essere agli antipodi

political poles

poli m pl (politici)

to be in pole position

essere in pole position

negative pole

polo m negativo

greased pole with prizes at the top

albero della cuccagna

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is flattened at the poles and pulses eerily, no doubt because of its tremendous rotational speed -- perhaps as fast as 80,000 kilometers per hour.

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

en.wikipedia.org

Electric and transformer poles further congest the areas, obstructing free flow of traffic.

www.hindustantimes.com

First they place vertical poles, then fill between the poles with a crisscross of horizontally placed branches.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.reuters.com

In reality, around the equinoxes the day is almost 14 minutes longer than the night at the equator, and even more towards the poles.

en.wikipedia.org

No ice pick, poles, shelter - any of the things that are appropriate for climbing a mountain.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Long and straight bamboo poles are polished and greased, after which a small bag containing the prize is tied to the top.

en.wikipedia.org

Performers would therefore gracefully step in and out of bamboo poles, arranged in a criss-cross fashion while manipulating either fans or simply their bare hands.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.theage.com.au