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1 be poles apart
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être diamétralement opposé à; être aux antipodes [l'un de l'autre]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to be poles apart
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pole [pəʊl]1. nouna. ( = rod) perche f ; (fixed) poteau m ; (for flag, tent) mât m ; ( = telegraph pole) poteau m télégraphique ; (for vaulting, punting) perche fb. ( = ski stick) bâton mc. [of the earth] pôle m2. compounds* * *[pəʊl]1) ( stick) gen perche f; (for tent, flag) mât m; ( in show jumping) barre f; ( for skiing) bâton m; ( piste marker) piquet m2) Geography, Physics pôle mto be at the opposite pole from — fig être aux antipodes de
3) ( in fishing) canne f à pêche••to be poles apart — [people] être complètement différents; [theories, methods, opinions] être diamétralement opposés
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pole [pəʊl]1 noun∎ to travel from pole to pole parcourir la terre entière;∎ figurative they are poles apart ils n'ont absolument rien en commun;∎ their positions on disarmament are poles apart leurs positions sur le désarmement sont diamétralement opposées(b) (rod) bâton m, perche f; (for tent) montant m; (in fence, construction) poteau m, pieu m; (for gardening) tuteur m; (for climbing plants) rame f; (for polevaulting, punting) perche f; (for skier) bâton m; (of stretcher) bras m∎ to be up the pole (crazy) être cinglé ou dingue;∎ to be up the pole with worry être fou ou malade d'inquiétude;∎ he's driving me up the pole! il me rend dingue!(g) (unit of measure) ≃ perche f►► American pole bean haricot m à rames;pole jump saut m à la perche;pole position (in motor racing) pole position f;∎ to be in pole position être en pole position;Pole Star (étoile f) Polaire f;pole vault saut m à la perche -
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I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pôle2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pôle3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pôle4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pôle•- polar- polar bear - the pole star - be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) poteau, mât -
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A n1 ( stick) gen perche f ; (for tent, flag) mât m ; (for athletics, boat, garden) perche f ; Equit barre f ; ( for skiing) bâton m ; ( piste marker) piquet m ; ( for scaffolding) perche f ;2 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 Fishg canne f à pêche ;4 Meas ≈ 5 mètres.to be up the pole ○ ( wrong) se tromper ; ( mad) être toqué ○ ; to be poles apart [theories, methods] être aux antipodes ; [people] être vraiment différents ; [opinions] être diamétralement opposés ; I wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole US je ne voudrais rien avoir à faire avec lui ; I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole US je ne voudrais de cela pour rien au monde.
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