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I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) charco2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) charco3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) pozo4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) piscina
II
1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.)
2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.) reunir, juntar, poner en común- pools
pool n1. charca / charco2. piscinatr[pʊːl]2 (common supply of services) servicios nombre masculino plural comunes; (of resources) fondo; (of vehicles) parque nombre masculino1 (funds, money) reunir, juntar; (ideas, resources) poner en común1 las quinielas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do the pools hacer una quiniela————————tr[pʊːl]1 (of water, oil, blood, etc) charco; (of light) focopool ['pu:l] vt: mancomunar, hacer un fondo común depool n1) : charca fa swimming pool: una piscina2) puddle: charco m3) reserve, supply: fondo m común (de recursos), reserva f4) : billar m (juego)n.• alberca s.f.• banco (de recursos) s.m.• charca s.f.• charco s.m.• encharcada s.f.• estanque s.m.• fondo común s.m.• juego de billar s.m.• laguna s.f.• piscina s.f.• pozanco s.m.• pozo s.m.v.• juntar v.• mancomunar v.
I puːl1) ca) ( collection of water) charca fb) ( swimming pool) piscina f, pileta f (RPl), alberca f (esp Méx)c) ( puddle) charco mmotor o (BrE) car pool — parque m or (AmL tb) flota f de automóviles
pool of resources — fuente f de recursos
3) pools pl (BrE) football pools4) u ( billiards) billar m americano, pool m
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transitive verb hacer* un fondo común de
I [puːl]1. N1) (natural) charca f ; (artificial) estanque m ; (=swimming pool) piscina f, alberca f (Mex), pileta f (de natación) (S. Cone); (in river) pozo m2) [of spilt liquid] charco m ; (fig) [of light] foco m2.CPDpool attendant N — encargado(-a) m / f de la piscina
II [puːl]1. N1) (=common fund) fondo m (común); (Cards) polla f2) (=supply, source) reserva f ; [of genes etc] fondo m, reserva fcar 2., typing 2.3)the pools — (Brit) (=football pools) las quinielas (Sp)
4) (=form of snooker) billar m americanoto shoot pool — (US) jugar al billar americano
5) (Comm) fondos mpl comunes; (US) (=monopoly, trust) consorcio mcoal and steel pool — comunidad f de carbón y acero
2.VT juntar, poner en común3.CPDpool hall, pool room N — sala f de billar
pool player N — jugador(a) m / f de billar americano
pool table N — mesa f de billar
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I [puːl]1) ca) ( collection of water) charca fb) ( swimming pool) piscina f, pileta f (RPl), alberca f (esp Méx)c) ( puddle) charco mmotor o (BrE) car pool — parque m or (AmL tb) flota f de automóviles
pool of resources — fuente f de recursos
3) pools pl (BrE) football pools4) u ( billiards) billar m americano, pool m
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transitive verb hacer* un fondo común de -
2 absolute
'æbsəlu:t(complete: absolute honesty.) absolutoabsolute adj absolutotr['æbsəlʊːt]1 (gen) absoluto,-a2 (total) total3 (unlimited) absoluto,-a4 (irrefutable) irrefutable, incontrovertible\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLabsolute majority mayoría absolutaabsolute zero cero absolutoabsolute ['æbsə.lu:t,.æbsə'lu:t] adj1) complete, perfect: completo, pleno, perfecto2) unconditional: absoluto, incondicional3) definite: categórico, definitivoadj.• absoluto (Matemática) adj.• incondicional adj.• puro, -a adj.• total adj.n.• absoluto s.m.'æbsəluːt1)a) ( complete) <trust/confidence> absoluto, plenoit was an absolute disaster — fue un absoluto desastre or un desastre total
2)a) ( unconditional) < right> incuestionable; <pardon/freedom> incondicional; < guarantee> absolutob) <monarch/rule> absoluto['æbsǝluːt]1. ADJ1) (=complete, unqualified) [certainty, confidence, majority, need] absoluto; [support] incondicional, total; [refusal] rotundo; [prohibition, command] terminante; [proof] irrefutable; [denial] rotundo, categórico; [right] incuestionable•
it's an absolute fact that... — es indiscutible el hecho de que...•
the divorce was made absolute — concedieron el divorcio por sentencia firme•
it was the absolute truth, I promise — era la pura verdad, se lo prometo2) (=unlimited) [power, monarch] absoluto3) (=not relative) [value] absoluto4) (as intensifier) [liar, villain] redomado•
it's the absolute end! — ¡es el colmo!•
it's absolute rubbish! — ¡es puro disparate!5) (Gram) absoluto2.N(Philos)•
the absolute — lo absoluto3.CPDabsolute alcohol N — alcohol m puro
absolute liability N — (Econ, Jur) responsabilidad f total
absolute majority N — mayoría f absoluta
absolute pitch N — (Mus) oído m absoluto
absolute temperature N — temperatura f absoluta
absolute zero N — cero m absoluto
* * *['æbsəluːt]1)a) ( complete) <trust/confidence> absoluto, plenoit was an absolute disaster — fue un absoluto desastre or un desastre total
2)a) ( unconditional) < right> incuestionable; <pardon/freedom> incondicional; < guarantee> absolutob) <monarch/rule> absoluto
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