pool [puːl]
English to Spanish
pool(
pul
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (place to swim)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We swim at the pool every Saturday.Nadamos en la piscina todos los sábados.
b. la alberca (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
The new pool can be used at night.La alberca nueva se puede utilizar por las noches.
2. (body of water)
3. (puddle)
a. el charco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The dishwasher is leaking and now there's a pool of water on the kitchen floor.El lavaplatos está chorreando y ahora hay un charco de agua en el piso de la cocina.
4. (billiards)
a. el billar americano (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He is very good at playing pool.Es muy bueno jugando al billar americano.
5. (gambling)
6. (group)
b. la reserva (F) (supply)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They had a pool of genes at the lab.Tenían una reserva de genes en el laboratorio.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
7. (to join resources)
a. juntar
They pooled their money for the trip expenses.Juntaron su dinero para los gastos del viaje.
b. mancomunar
We'll be more efficient if we pool our efforts.Si mancomunamos nuestros esfuerzos, seremos más eficaces.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
8. (to form a puddle)
The rain pooled in the yard during the heavy downpour.La lluvia formó un charco en el patio durante el aguacero.
poolNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (game)
a. el billar americano(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
pool tablemesa de billar americano
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pool [puːl]
noun
2 (supply, source) reserva (f); [of genes etc] fondo (m); reserva (f)
an untapped pool of ability una reserva de inteligencia no utilizada
3
the pools (Britain) (football pools) las quinielas; (Esp) to do the (football) pools hacer las quinielas
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