poll

encuesta, sondeo

Estudio que pregunta a un grupo de personas qué piensa sobre algo y cuenta sus respuestas.

En inglés sencillo: A study that asks a group of people what they think about something and counts their answers.

• The poll asked about shopping habits.
• A recent poll shows growing support for the plan.
• They conducted two polls before launching the product.

Cómo se usa: a poll of someone (A poll of local residents showed strong support.); a poll on something (The newspaper published a poll on transport costs.)

Sinónimos: survey

Expresiones frecuentes: opinion poll, conduct a poll, poll results, a recent poll

votación, elección

Voto oficial para elegir a alguien o decidir sobre una cuestión.

En inglés sencillo: An official vote to choose someone or decide something.

• The council held a poll.
• Thousands went to the polls on Sunday.
• She won the poll with a large majority.

Sinónimos: vote, election, ballot

Expresiones frecuentes: go to the poll, win the poll, hold a poll

colegio electoral, centro de votación

Lugar al que se acude para votar; en inglés suele usarse en plural.

En inglés sencillo: A place where people go to vote, usually referred to in the plural.

• The polls open at seven.
• Voters queued outside the polls in the rain.
• She arrived just before the polls closed.

Sinónimos: polling place, polling station

Expresiones frecuentes: at the poll, outside the poll

encuestar, sondear

Preguntar a un grupo de personas su opinión y contar las respuestas.

En inglés sencillo: To ask a group of people their opinions and count their answers.

• We polled fifty shoppers.
• Most people polled preferred the smaller design.
• The newspaper polls readers on local issues every month.

Cómo se usa: poll someone on/about something (The researchers polled parents about school lunches.)

Sinónimos: survey, canvass

Expresiones frecuentes: poll voters, poll local residents, poll someone about something

obtener votos, recibir votos

Recibir o registrar un número determinado de votos en una elección.

En inglés sencillo: To receive or record a particular number of votes in an election.

• She polled eight hundred votes.
• Their party polled fewer votes than expected.
• He polled a clear majority in the final ballot.

Cómo se usa: poll + number/percentage of votes (The candidate polled forty percent of the votes.)

Sinónimos: receive, obtain, garner

Expresiones frecuentes: poll more votes, poll ten percent, poll a majority

cortar, esquilar

Cortar algo para acortarlo, especialmente pelo, lana o hierba.

En inglés sencillo: To cut something off or cut it short, especially hair, wool, or grass.

• The barber polled his hair.
• They polled the sheep's wool with sharp shears.
• The gardener polled the grass close to the ground.

Sinónimos: clip, crop, shear

Expresiones frecuentes: poll the hair, poll the wool, poll the grass

mocho, sin cuernos

Que nace sin cuernos por las características de su raza.

En inglés sencillo: Naturally without horns because of breeding.

• The farm raises poll cattle.
• They bought a poll bull for breeding.
• A poll Hereford has no horns.

Sinónimos: polled, hornless

Antónimos: horned

Expresiones frecuentes: poll cattle, poll bull, poll Hereford