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Englisch > Deutsch
pole
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] (magnetischer) Pol
3. [2] der Pfahl, die Stange
4. [3] junger Baum, mit einem geraden Stamm
5. [4] Kurzform von fishing pole
6. [5] Kurzform von ski pole
7. [6] Stange, an der Vorderseite einer Kutsche. Dient der Befestigung des Zuggeschirrs; Deichsel
8. [7] veraltet: Längenmaß
9. [8] veraltet: Flächenmaß
10. [9] Geometrie: die zwei Schnittpunkte einer Kugel mit ihrer Achse
11. [10] der Nullpunkt, Bezugspunkt eines Koordinatensystems
12. [11] positiver oder negativer Pol/ Enden einer Batterie, Maschine oder elektrischen Zelle
13. [12] zwei gegensätzliche Meinungen/ Standpunkte in einer Auseinandersetzung
14. [13] zwei einander gegensätzliche Enden von etwas
15. [14] die zwei Pole eines Planeten; Nordpol, Südpol
16. [15] lange Stange aus Holz oder Fiberglas um Stabhochsprung auszuüben
17. [16] Kurzform von pole position, der vordersten Startposition in einem Autorennen
18. [17] "(Segel-)Schifffahrt:" untere Querstange an einem Segel, dient der Stabilisierung
19. [18] der Mittelpunkt der öffentlichen Meinung/ Aufmerksamkeit
20. [19] Zeltstange
Englisch > Englisch
pole
1. subst. Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
2. subst. (angling) A type of basic fishing rod.
3. subst. A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
4. subst. (slang) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
5. subst. (historical) A unit of length, equal to a perch (¼ chain or 5½ yards).
6. subst. (motor racing) Pole position.
7. subst. (US, rap music slang) A gun.
8. v. To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.
9. v. To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.
10. v. To furnish with poles for support.
to pole beans or hops
11. v. To convey on poles.
to pole hay into a barn
12. v. To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
13. subst. Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
14. subst. A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
15. subst. (geometry) A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
16. subst. (electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
17. subst. (complex analysis) For a meromorphic functionf(z), any pointa for whichf(z) \rightarrow \infty asz \rightarrow a.
The functionf(z) = \frac1z-3 has a single pole atz = 3.
18. subst. (obsolete) The firmament; the sky.
19. subst. Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
20. v. To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.
Deutsch > Englisch
Stange
1. n-f. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
2. n-f. small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch)
3. n-f. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets)
4. n-f. (colloquial) a lot (especially of money); a packet
eine Stange Geld - a lot of money
5. n-f. (in von der Stange or compounds) run-of-the-mill, chiefly with clothes (referring to the poles on which clothes are presented in large fashion shops)
Stangenkleidung ist mir nicht individuell genug. - I find run-of-the-mill garments lacking in individuality.
6. n-f. (Austria, sports) crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)