Pole in spanish
pronunciation: poʊloʊ part of speech: noun
pole1 = polo.
Example: By contrasting polar types there is a danger of, first, suggesting that the two poles are in conflict with each other and, second, that there is no linking 'middle ground' between them.more:
» be poles apart = ser polos opuestos, ser dos mundos completamente distintos.
Example: The author discusses the evolving shape of competitor intelligence explaining why to date its aims and realities have been poles apart.» drive + Alguien + up the pole = volver a Alguien loco, sacar de quicio, sacar de las casillas, poner negro, exasperar, traer de cabeza.
Example: The two boys rapidly adopted Ardena as their 'baby sister' and teased, harassed her and drove her up the pole as brothers are supposed to.» North Pole, the = Polo Norte, el.
Example: A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations with a given longitude.» Pole Star [polestar. -USA] = estrella polar.
Example: Its polestar nature has the ability to guide us through the drossy deserts that poetry sometimes founders in.» South Pole, the = Polo Sur, el. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt.pole2 = palo, pértiga, poste.
Example: That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.more:
» curtain pole = barra de cortina.
Example: Unlike curtain rails, curtain poles do not have so many wall brackets.» fishing pole = caña de pescar, vara de pescar.
Example: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.» flagpole = asta de bandera, mástil.
Example: A request such as `Where can I buy a flagpole?' might be dealt with by showing the enquirer where the trade directories are kept.» gallows pole = mástil del patíbulo.
Example: Found guilty and sentenced to death, by the time the rooster crows he'll be hanging from the gallows pole.» light pole = poste de la luz.
Example: If your landing area is close to power lines or light poles, be very careful of them.» pole position = primera posición, primera posición de salida. [En las carreras de automóviles, primeras posiciones que ocupan aquellos participantes que han obtenido mejores tiempos en las pruebas anteriores]
Example: The article 'Europe in the pole position of global patent information' reports on a new initiative to put Europe ahead in global patent information provision.» pole start = primera posición, primera posición de salida.
Example: Leon Haslam started in commanding form, shattering the Norfolk circuit records as he claimed his third pole start of the season, at an average speed of 108.95mph.» pole vault = salto de pértiga.
Example: The author focuses on five sports in which women are relative newcomers: boxing, ski jumping, hammer throwing, triple jump and pole vault.» pole vaulting = salto de pértiga.
Example: In crossbars used in pole vaulting and high jumping a well known problem exists due to the tendency of the crossbar to sag under its own weight.» pruning pole = pértiga de podar.
Example: Small, woody branches with leaves attached can be removed using pruning shears or pruning poles.» telegraph pole = poste de telégrafos.
Example: The first telegraph wires were laid underground but the standard practice soon became to hang them from insulators on telegraph poles.» telephone pole = poste de teléfonos.
Example: These relays are small and self-contained, and can be mounted on existing telephone poles.» would not touch/trust + Nombre + with a barge pole = no fiarse ni un pelo; no fiarse lo más mínimo; no acercarse a Algo/Alguien ni muerto; no hacer Algo ni muerto; no querer tener nada que ver con Algo/Alguien; si no te la da a la entrada, te la da a la salida. [El uso de trust por touch es mucho menos común]
Example: The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'.pole3 = conducir una barca con una pértiga.
Example: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.