Polls in spanish
pronunciation: θentɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun
poll1 = encuesta, sondeo.
Example: The results of these polls can often be used as a basis for further information action.more:
» Gallup poll = sondeo de opinión.
Example: A 1976 Gallup poll in the United States found that while eighty-two percent mentioned printed matter as a source of information, only one in five made use of a library for information.» go to + the polls = acudir a las urnas, celebrar elecciones, ir a las urnas.
Example: Clearly, both political parties are making an all-out effort to woo young and first-time voters in the state which goes to polls later this year.» opinion poll = sondeo de opinión.
Example: Opinion polls are also carried out on specific topics, such as women in society and the European public's attitude towards scientific and technical development.» poll card = tarjeta de interrogación. [En una terminal tonta, tarjeta de comunicaciones que sirve para que el ordenador central conozca qué terminales tiene conectadas y cuándo está siendo utilizadas]
Example: This article discusses problems of forgetting transmission speeds and about poll cards when older terminals are discontinued or superseded.» poll ratings = resultados de las encuestas, resultados de los sondeos.
Example: Up until then the conventional wisdom had it that the Liberal Democrats were doomed to oblivion based on their poll ratings.» public opinion poll = sondeo de opinión pública.
Example: For the social scientist public opinion polls provide a rich source of data for secondary analysis.» rig + a poll = manipular una encuesta, manipular un sondeo (de opinión), amañar una encuesta, amañar un sondeo (de opinión).
Example: Scientists already know how to rig the data and the evidence, now they are learning how to rig the polls.» straw poll = sondeo informal de opinión.
Example: Their last straw poll listed Hillary at a 6% popularity among its members, who are considered 'lefties'.» telephone opinion poll = sondeo de opinión por teléfono.
Example: This article presents a reanalysis of data from a national telephone opinion poll of 1,181 US residents conducted in 1991.poll2 = encuestar, sondear.
Example: College freshman enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes towards two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook.more:
» poll + a terminal = interrogar un terminal. [Usado generalmente en informática]
Example: One factor affecting the efficiency of OPACs (On-line public access catalogues) is the amount of time that is allowed to elapse between user entries before the computer assumes that the terminal is abandoned and stops polling the terminal (called the interactive timeout interval or ITI).» poll + votes = recibir votos.
Example: In a remarkable turn-around on the previous three-cornered contest in 1993, the Nationals polled less than 10% of the vote.poll3 = desmochar, podar.
Example: The Environment Agency spends about £34 million a year on dredging watercourses, clearance of debris, polling trees and removal of weeds.