poll

poll
poll [pəʊl]
1. noun
   a. ( = opinion survey) sondage m
• (public) opinion poll sondage m d'opinion
• to conduct a poll effectuer un sondage (of auprès de)
• a telephone poll un sondage téléphonique
   b. ( = votes cast) suffrages mpl
• the conservatives' highest poll for ten years le meilleur score des conservateurs en dix ans
   c. ► the polls ( = election) scrutin m
• the polls have now closed le scrutin est clos
• to go to the polls aller aux urnes
• a crushing defeat at the polls une écrasante défaite aux élections
2. transitive verb
[+ votes] obtenir ; [+ people] interroger
• they polled the students to find out whether ... ils ont effectué un sondage auprès des étudiants pour savoir si ...
• 40% of those polled supported the government 40 % des personnes interrogées étaient favorables au gouvernement
3. intransitive verb
• the nationalists polled well les nationalistes ont obtenu un bon score
4. compounds
► poll taker noun (US) sondeur m
► poll tax noun (British) (formerly) ≈ impôts mpl locaux
* * *
[pəʊl] 1.
noun
1) (vote casting) scrutin m, vote m; (election) élections fpl; (number of votes cast) voix fpl

the result of the poll — les résultats du scrutin

to go to the polls — se rendre aux urnes

a heavy defeat at the polls — une lourde défaite aux élections

2) (list of voters) liste f électorale; (list of taxpayers) liste f de contribuables
3) (survey) sondage m (on sur)

a poll of teachers — un sondage effectué auprès des enseignants

2.
transitive verb
1) (obtain in election) obtenir [votes]
2) (canvass) interroger [group]
3) Computing interroger
3.
intransitive verb (obtain votes)

to poll badly/well — recueillir peu de/beaucoup de voix


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