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I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) tečaj2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pol3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pol4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pol•- 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.) drog* * *I [póul]nounastronomy geography tečaj, pol (zemeljski); mathematics pol, skrajna točka osi skozi krog ali kroglo; electrical physics (pozitivni ali negativni) pol, magnetni pol; figuratively nasprotje, ekstremto be poles asunder ( —ali apart) — biti diametralno nasproten, daleč narazenII [póul]nounkol; (telegrafski) drog; prekla (za fižol)sport palica (za skoke); ojnica (voza); nautical jadrnik; drog za potiskanje čolnov; dolžinska mera (5,029 m); površinska mera (2ɜ,29ʌ m2); figuratively to climb up the greasy poles — premagati velike težave, lotiti se težke stvarinautical under bare poles — s spuščenimi jadrislang up the pole — čez les, prismojen; v škripcihIII [póul]transitive verbporivati čoln z drogom; preklati fižol
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