pole

poste, palo

Pieza larga y delgada de madera o metal que sirve de soporte o para otros usos prácticos.

En inglés sencillo: A long, thin piece of wood or metal used to support things or for other practical purposes.

• Hold on to the pole.
• Two poles support the tent.
• They attached a flag to a tall pole.

Sinónimos: rod, post

Expresiones frecuentes: tent pole, wooden pole, metal pole, flag pole

polo

Cada uno de los dos puntos situados en el extremo norte y sur de la Tierra.

En inglés sencillo: Either of the two points at the very north and very south of Earth.

• The North Pole is covered in ice.
• Their expedition reached the South Pole.
• Both poles receive little sunlight in winter.

Expresiones frecuentes: North Pole, South Pole, geographic pole

polo, extremo

Una de dos posiciones, opiniones o situaciones muy diferentes u opuestas.

En inglés sencillo: One of two very different or opposite positions, opinions, or states.

• Their views lie at opposite poles.
• Complete freedom represents one pole of the debate.
• Most people's opinions fall between the two poles.

Cómo se usa: at opposite poles (The two writers are at opposite poles politically.)

Sinónimos: extreme

Expresiones frecuentes: opposite pole, one pole, each pole

wicket

Éxito del lanzador al conseguir que un bateador quede eliminado del juego.

En inglés sencillo: A success for a bowler when a player who is batting is put out of the game.

• The bowler took another pole.
• She finished the innings with five poles.
• He needs one more pole to win the match.

Sinónimos: wicket

Expresiones frecuentes: take a pole, another pole

impulsar con una pértiga

Mover algo, especialmente una embarcación, empujándolo con un palo largo.

En inglés sencillo: To move something, especially a boat, by pushing with a long stick.

• He poled the boat slowly.
• We poled our raft along the river.
• She is poling through the shallow water.

Cómo se usa: pole something across/along something (They poled the raft across the shallow river.)

Sinónimos: punt

Expresiones frecuentes: pole a boat, pole a raft, pole along something

identificar con un telescopio

Determinar exactamente qué es algo observándolo con un telescopio.

En inglés sencillo: To identify something exactly by looking at it through a telescope.

• He poled the aircraft through his telescope.
• She poled off the number on the distant plane.
• They could not pole its registration in the fog.

Cómo se usa: pole off something (The spotter poled off the aircraft's registration.)

Sinónimos: identify

Expresiones frecuentes: pole off something, pole an aircraft