Polls Meaning in English

word · lemma: poll

US

/ˈpoʊɫz/

pohlz

UK

/ˈpəʊlz/

pohlz

التعريف

‘Polls’ can mean surveys that measure opinions, or places where people go to vote during elections.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

‘Polls’ is plural and used for both opinion surveys ('the latest polls show...') and voting locations ('go to the polls'). In elections, 'the polls' refers to polling places; in surveys, it refers to survey results. Don't confuse with 'pole' (the stick). Often used in news and politics.

• Spanish: encuestas - urnas (elecciones)
• Portuguese (BR): pesquisas - urnas (eleição)
• Portuguese (PT): sondagens - urnas (eleição)
• Chinese (Simplified): 民意调查 - 投票站
• Chinese (Traditional): 民意調查 - 投票所
• Hindi: जनमत सर्वेक्षण - मतदान केंद्र
• Arabic: استطلاعات الرأي - صناديق الاقتراع
• Bengali: জরিপ - ভোটকেন্দ্র
• Russian: опросы - избирательные участки
• Japanese: 世論調査 - 投票所
• Vietnamese: khảo sát ý kiến - điểm bỏ phiếu
• Korean: 여론조사 - 투표소
• Turkish: anketler - sandıklar
• Urdu: رائے شماری - پولنگ اسٹیشن
• Indonesian: jajak pendapat - tempat pemungutan suara

جمل نموذجية

The polls close at 8 p.m.

basic

The latest polls show she is leading.

basic

He works at the polls on election day.

basic

Voters lined up early at the polls this morning.

natural

She doesn’t trust the polls, saying they got it wrong last time.

natural

After the polls closed, everyone waited for the results.

natural