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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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