poll

sondage

Enquête qui demande à un groupe de personnes leur avis sur un sujet et compte leurs réponses.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a poll of someone (A poll of local residents showed strong support.); a poll on something (The newspaper published a poll on transport costs.)

Synonymes : survey

Expressions courantes : opinion poll, conduct a poll, poll results, a recent poll

scrutin, vote

Vote officiel organisé pour choisir quelqu’un ou prendre une décision.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : vote, election, ballot

Expressions courantes : go to the poll, win the poll, hold a poll

bureau de vote

Lieu où l’on va voter ; ce sens s’emploie généralement au pluriel en anglais.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : polling place, polling station

Expressions courantes : at the poll, outside the poll

sonder, interroger

Demander leur avis à un groupe de personnes et compter leurs réponses.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : poll someone on/about something (The researchers polled parents about school lunches.)

Synonymes : survey, canvass

Expressions courantes : poll voters, poll local residents, poll someone about something

recueillir des voix, obtenir des voix

Obtenir ou enregistrer un certain nombre de voix lors d’une élection.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : poll + number/percentage of votes (The candidate polled forty percent of the votes.)

Synonymes : receive, obtain, garner

Expressions courantes : poll more votes, poll ten percent, poll a majority

tondre, couper

Couper pour raccourcir, notamment les cheveux, la laine ou l’herbe.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : clip, crop, shear

Expressions courantes : poll the hair, poll the wool, poll the grass

sans cornes, acère

Qui naît sans cornes en raison de la sélection de sa race.

En anglais simple : Naturally without horns because of breeding.

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

Synonymes : polled, hornless

Contraires : horned

Expressions courantes : poll cattle, poll bull, poll Hereford