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pole1 [poʊl, Brit pəʊl] N

pole2 N

pole GEO, ELEC
pólo m
to be poles apart fig
estar em pontos totalmente opostos

Pole [poʊl, Brit pəʊl] N (person)

Pole
polonês(-esa) m (f)

fishing pole Am, fishing rod N Brit, Aus

North Pole N

pole position N no pl

Pole Star N

pole vault N

pole vaulter N

pole vaulter
saltador(a) m (f)

ski pole N

South Pole N

telephone pole N Am

Usage examples with poles

to be poles apart fig
estar em pontos totalmente opostos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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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
The resulting effect would be like having positive and negative poles like ina battery, but inside an optical fibre.
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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.
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Electric and transformer poles further congest the areas, obstructing free flow of traffic.
www.hindustantimes.com
Strengthening storm systems within the troposphere can act to intensify the polar vortex by significantly cooling the poles.
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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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An electric service wire to a commercial customer was hit two days prior to the pole-line collapse, likely inducing tension pull on the poles. 2.
www.kingstonregion.com
The goal of this obstacle is to hit the sphere with the tips of your skis or poles while clearing it.
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Long and straight bamboo poles are polished and greased, after which a small bag containing the prize is tied to the top.
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