poll

poll
[pəʊl]
sustantivo
1votación (f) (voting)
  • (opinion) poll -> sondeo (m) or encuesta (f) (de opinión) (survey)
  • to go to the polls -> acudir a las urnas
verbo transitivo
2obtener (votes); sondear (people)

poll [poul]
sustantivo
1Cabeza de una persona; y de aquí, la persona misma.
2Matrícula o lista de los que votan en una elección y la votación en una elección.
3Capitación, repartimiento de tributos o contribuciones por cabeza (plural)
sustantivo
pl. Paraje donde se vota.
1Descabezar, descopar, desmochar, quitar la cima o copa a los árboles.
2Descornar, quitar los cuerno a las reses.
3Encabezar, formar una matrícula con los nombres de las personas que se deben incluir para el objeto con que se forma (lead); preguntar la opinión política de esas persona
sustantivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Encabezar, registrar o poner en matrícula a uno.
5Votar en las elecciones.
6Contar los votos.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
7Dar voto en las elecciones. (n)
va.

poll [pəʊl]
noun
1 (voting) votación; (f) (election) elecciones; (f)
in the poll of 1945 en las elecciones de 1945; a poll was demanded exigieron una votación; insistieron en que se llevara a cabo una votación; to head the poll obtener la mayoría de los votos; to take a poll on sth someter algo a votación; a poll was taken among those present se llevó a cabo una votación entre los asistentes
2 (total votes) votos; (m) votación; (f)
there was a poll of 84% el 84% del electorado acudió a las urnas; the candidate achieved a poll of 5000 votes el candidato obtuvo 5000 votos; the poll has been a heavy one ha votado un elevado porcentaje del electorado
3 polls (voting place) urnas; (f)
to go to the polls acudir a las urnas
4 (opinion poll) encuesta; (f) sondeo; (m) (Telec) interrogación; (f)
to take a poll hacer una encuesta
verb:transitive
1 [+votes] obtener
he polled only 50 votes obtuvo solamente 50 votos
2 (in opinion poll) encuestar
1068 people were polled encuestaron a 1068 personas
3 (remove horns from) [+cattle] descornar
verb:intransitive
he polled badly obtuvo pocos votos; tuvo escaso apoyo; we expect to poll well esperamos obtener muchos votos
modifier
poll rating (n) resultado obtenido en las encuestas; (m)
The party's poll rating is 59 per cent, up from 56 per cent last month Party members say their opinion poll rating does not reflect the true level of support in Britain for environmental politics
poll tax (n) (contribución de) capitación; (f) (f) (Britain) (formerly) impuesto municipal por cabeza; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "poll"

Imperative
  • poll
  • you poll
  • he/she polls
  • we poll
  • you poll
  • they poll
Preterite
  • I polled
  • you polled
  • he/she polled
  • we polled
  • you polled
  • they polled
Present Continuous
  • I am polling
  • you are polling
  • he/she is polling
  • we are polling
  • you are polling
  • they are polling
Present Perfect
  • I have polled
  • you have polled
  • he/she has polled
  • we have polled
  • you have polled
  • they have polled
Past Continuous
  • I was polling
  • you were polling
  • he/she was polling
  • we were polling
  • you were polling
  • they were polling
Past Perfect
  • I had polled
  • you had polled
  • he/she had polled
  • we had polled
  • you had polled
  • they had polled
Future
  • I will poll
  • you will poll
  • he/she will poll
  • we will poll
  • you will poll
  • they will poll
Future Perfect
  • I will have polled
  • you will have polled
  • he/she will have polled
  • we will have polled
  • you will have polled
  • they will have polled
Future Continuous
  • I will be polling
  • you will be polling
  • he/she will be polling
  • we will be polling
  • you will be polling
  • they will be polling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been polling
  • you have been polling
  • he/she has been polling
  • we have been polling
  • you have been polling
  • they have been polling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been polling
  • you will have been polling
  • he/she will have been polling
  • we will have been polling
  • you will have been polling
  • they will have been polling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been polling
  • you had been polling
  • he/she had been polling
  • we had been polling
  • you had been polling
  • they had been polling
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