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1 poll
[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) kosningar2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) kosningaþátttaka3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) skoðanakönnun2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) hljóta atkvæði- polling-station
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2 public opinion poll
(a way of finding out public opinion by questioning a certain number of people.) almenn skoðanakönnun -
3 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) póll, (heim)skaut2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) póll, skaut3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) póll, skaut4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) póll, skaut•- 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.) staur -
4 public
(of, for, or concerning, the people (of a community or nation) in general: a public library; a public meeting; Public opinion turned against him; The public announcements are on the back page of the newspaper; This information should be made public and not kept secret any longer.) almennur, almennings-, almanna-; opinber- publicly- publicity
- publicize
- publicise
- public holiday
- public house
- public relations
- public service announcement
- public spirit
- public-spirited
- public transport
- in public
- the public
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5 random
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6 terminal
['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) flugstöð2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) umferðarmiðstöð3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) skaut, póll, úttak4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) útstöð2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) ólæknandi, sem er á lokastigi
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Poll — bezeichnet: Kunststiftung Poll, eine Kunststiftung in Berlin Poll (Film), einen deutsch estnischen Spielfilm von Chris Kraus aus dem Jahr 2010 eine kurze Form einer Online Umfrage, bei der anonym meist nur eine Frage gestellt wird, oft mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Poll — Poll, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown of a hat.] 1. The head; the back part of the head. All flaxen was his poll. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A number or aggregate of heads;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poll — Poll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polling}.] 1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree. [1913 Webster] When he [Absalom] pollled his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poll — I (canvass) noun capitation, catalogue of persons, census, census report, census return, count, enumeration, evaluation, inquiry, numbering, numeration, public opinion, questionary, questionnaire, register, registration, return, statistic, survey … Law dictionary
Poll — 〈[poʊl] m. 6 oder f. 10〉 1. Umfrage, die der Meinungsforschung dient 2. 〈in den USA〉 Wählerverzeichnis [engl., „Abstimmung, Umfrage; Wahllokal“] * * * Poll [poʊl], der; s, s [engl. poll, eigtl. = Kopf(zahl)] (Markt , Meinungsforschung): 1 … Universal-Lexikon
Poll — or polling may refer to:Figurative head counts* Polling, voting * Opinion poll * The polls, polling stations * Polling (computer science), sequential interrogation of devicesOther* Poll (livestock), the top of the head * Polling or pollarding,… … Wikipedia
poll — ⇒POLL, subst. masc. En Angleterre, dépouillement des votes, au moyen d un registre public, dans les élections des membres de la Chambre des communes. Demander le poll; le poll a été remplacé par le scrutin secret (Ac. 1878). Pendant ce temps le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
poll — s.n. (Anglicism) 1. Listă, registru electoral. 2. Urnă de vot; numărul voturilor în alegeri; (p. ext.) consultare publică pentru a afla părerea cetăţenilor asupra unei chestiuni de interes general; sondaj de opinie. v. TOP4. [pron. pol. / <… … Dicționar Român
poll — pōl n the head or a part of it esp the region between the ears of some quadrupeds (as a horse) poll vt to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle) poll adj having no horns * * * (pōl) the back part of the head, especially that of an animal … Medical dictionary
poll — [pōl] n. [ME pol < or akin to MDu, top of the head, head] 1. the head; esp., the crown, back, or hair of the head 2. an individual person, esp. one among several 3. a counting, listing, or register of persons, esp. of voters 4. a voting or… … English World dictionary
Poll — Poll, n. [From Polly, The proper name.] A parrot; familiarly so called. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
