poll in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for poll in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

deed poll N Brit

deed poll

escritura f unilateral

he changed his name by deed poll

≈ se cambió el apellido oficialmente

Gallup poll® [Am ˈɡæləp ˌpoʊl, Brit ˈɡaləp] N

Gallup poll

encuesta f Gallup

Gallup poll

sondeo m Gallup

opinion poll N

opinion poll

sondeo m de opinión

opinion poll

encuesta f de opinión

push poll N

push poll

encuesta a base de preguntas tendeciosas concebida para influir en la opinión del encuestado a favor del candidato patrocinador de la misma

exit poll N

exit poll

encuesta que se efectúa a la salida de los lugares de votación

exit poll

encuesta f a boca de urna LatAm

exit poll

encuesta f en boca de urna LatAm

exit poll

encuesta f de salida AmC Mex

exit poll

sondeo m a pie de urna Spain

poll tax N

poll tax

impuesto m comunitario de capitación (en Gran Bretaña sustituyó durante un tiempo a la contribución inmobiliaria)

straw poll, straw vote N

straw poll

sondeo m informal de opinión

to take a straw poll

hacer un sondeo informal de opinión

public opinion poll N

public opinion poll → opinion poll

See also opinion poll

opinion poll N

opinion poll

sondeo m de opinión

opinion poll

encuesta f de opinión

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encuesta a boca de urna

exit poll

poll in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poll in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

opinion poll N

opinion poll

encuesta f de opinión

Gallup poll [ˈgæləp pəʊl, Am -poʊl] N

Gallup poll

sondeo m de la opinión pública

deed poll N

to do sth by deed poll

hacer algo por escritura unilateral

straw poll N, straw vote N

straw poll

sondeo m informal

exit poll N

User Entry

an exit poll

un sondeo a pie de urna

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encuesta

opinion poll

encuesta no oficial

straw poll

hacer una encuesta

to carry out an opinion poll

poll Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

opinion poll

sondeo m de la opinión pública

to conduct a poll

hacer una encuesta

to head the poll

obtener la mayoría de votos

there was a heavy/light poll

ha habido una alta/baja participación en las elecciones

to poll votes

obtener votos

to do sth by deed poll

hacer algo por escritura unilateral

to carry out an opinion poll

hacer una encuesta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During the voting exercise, the poll officials detected that the accreditation of delegates was hastily done without proper screening and many delegates were given unstamped tags.

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Finally, 8 percent of respondents to our poll said they found the paper tray that came with their printer to be too small.

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Late at night elections staff brought the ballots in that poll to this office and fed them into another tabulator.

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The poll tax worked in conjunction with a variety of disenfranchising measures, such as literacy tests, the white primary, and threats of violence.

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The courts have generally held that direct taxes are limited to taxes on people (variously called capitation, poll tax or head tax) and property.

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Although he was unsuccessful, he was narrowly elected at the following election, in 1989, and then topped the poll in 1993.

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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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In response to a financial crisis in the colony, he proposed to increase the hut and poll taxes.

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One opinion poll found that 70% of smokers supported the ban.

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A public opinion poll, part of the recent analysis, showed strong support for the program among citizens.

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