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A n1 ( vote casting) scrutin m, vote m ; ( election) élections fpl ; ( number of votes cast) voix fpl, suffrages mpl ; ( counting of votes) dépouillement m (du scrutin) ; to take a poll on procéder à un vote sur ; on the eve of the poll à la veille des élections ; the result of the poll les résultats du scrutin ; to top ou head the poll arriver en tête du scrutin ; they got 45% of the poll ils ont obtenu 45% des suffrages exprimés ; a light/heavy poll une faible/forte participation électorale ; there was a 75% poll le taux de participation aux élections a été de l'ordre de 75% ; to go to the polls se rendre aux urnes ; the party sustained a heavy defeat at the polls le parti a subi une lourde défaite aux élections ;3 ( survey) sondage m (on sur) ; to conduct a poll effectuer un sondage ; a poll of teachers/workers un sondage effectué auprès des enseignants/ouvriers.B vtr1 ( obtain in election) obtenir [votes] ;2 ( canvass) interroger [group] ; a majority of those polled were against censorship une majorité des personnes interrogées étaient contre la censure ;3 Comput interroger.C vi1 ( obtain votes) to poll badly/well recueillir peu de/beaucoup de voix ;2 ( cast vote) voter. -
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poll [pəʊl]1 noun∎ the poll took place in June les élections ont eu lieu en juin;∎ to go to the polls voter, se rendre aux urnes;∎ the country will go to the polls in September la population se rendra aux urnes en septembre, le pays votera en septembre;∎ the party is likely to be defeated at the polls le parti sera probablement battu aux élections∎ there was an unexpectedly heavy poll contrairement aux prévisions, il y a eu un fort taux de participation au scrutin;∎ the ecology candidate got three percent of the poll le candidat écologiste a obtenu ou recueilli trois pour cent des suffrages ou des voix(c) (survey → of opinion, intentions) sondage m (d'opinion);∎ to conduct a poll (on or about sth) faire un sondage (sur qch);∎ the latest poll puts the Socialists in the lead le dernier sondage donne les socialistes en tête(d) (count, census) recensement m∎ the Greens polled 14 percent of the vote les verts ont obtenu 14 pour cent des voix∎ most of those polled were in favour of the plan la plupart des personnes interrogées ou sondées étaient favorables au projet(a) (cast one's vote) voter∎ the party polled well le parti a remporté une bonne proportion des suffrages ou des voix -
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[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) élection2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) suffrages3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) sondage2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) obtenir des votes- polling-station - go to the polls -
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poll [pəʊl]1. nouna. ( = opinion survey) sondage m[+ votes] obtenir ; [+ people] interroger• they polled the students to find out whether... ils ont effectué un sondage auprès des étudiants pour savoir si...• 40% of those polled supported the government 40 % des personnes interrogées étaient favorables au gouvernement4. compounds* * *[pəʊl] 1.1) ( vote casting) scrutin m, vote m; ( election) élections fpl; ( number of votes cast) voix fpl2) ( list of voters) liste f électorale; ( list of taxpayers) liste f de contribuables3) ( survey) sondage m (on sur)2.transitive verb1) ( obtain in election) obtenir [votes]2) ( canvass) interroger [group]3) Computing interroger3.to poll badly/well — recueillir peu de/beaucoup de voix
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