polling

poll  (pl)

n.

1. The casting and registering of votes in an election.

2. The number of votes cast or recorded.

3. The place where votes are cast and registered. Often used in the plural with the.

4. A survey of the public or of a sample of public opinion to acquire information.

5. The head, especially the top of the head where hair grows.

6. The blunt or broad end of a tool such as a hammer or ax.

v. polled, poll·ing, polls

v.tr.

1. To receive (a given number of votes).

2. To receive or record the votes of: polling a jury.

3. To cast (a vote or ballot).

4. To question in a survey; canvass.

5. To cut off or trim (hair, horns, or wool, for example); clip.

6. To trim or cut off the hair, wool, branches, or horns of: polled the sheep; polled the trees.

v.intr.

To vote at the polls in an election.

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[Middle English pol, head, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.]

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poller n.

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polling [ˈpəʊlɪŋ]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  the casting or registering of votes at an election

b.  (as modifier) polling day

2. the conducting of a public opinion poll

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing the automatic interrogation of terminals by a central controlling machine to determine if they are ready to receive or transmit messages

Translations

polling [ˈpəʊlɪŋ]

A. N → votación f
polling will be on Thursday → las elecciones se celebrarán el jueves, se votará el jueves
polling has been heavy → ha votado un elevado porcentaje de los electores

B. CPD polling booth N → cabina f electoral
polling day N → día m de las elecciones
polling place N (US) = polling station polling station N → centro m electoral

polling [ˈpəʊlɪŋ] n

(British) (= voting) → scrutin m

(= opinion surveying) → sondages mpl
Their polling indicates that → Leurs sondages indiquent que ...
polling booth n (British) → isoloir m
polling day n (British) → jour m des élections
polling place (US) n → bureau m de vote
polling station n (British) → bureau m de vote
poll rating n → cote f de popularité

polling

n

→ Stimmabgabe f, → Wahl f; polling will be on Thursday → die Wahl ist am Donnerstag; polling has been heavy → die Wahlbeteiligung war (sehr) hoch or stark; the polling was extremely low → die Wahlbeteiligung war äußerst gering

(Comput, Internet) → Polling nt

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polling:

polling booth

n → Wahlkabine f, → Wahlzelle f

polling card

n → Wahlausweis m

polling day

n (esp Brit) → Wahltag m

polling station

n (Brit) → Wahllokal nt

polling [ˈpəʊlɪŋ] n

a. (Brit) (Pol) → votazioni fpl
polling has been heavy → c'è stata un'alta percentuale di votanti

b. (Comput) → interrogazione f ciclica, polling m