pool
noun
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[pʰuəɫ]
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- A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
- A small amount of liquid on a surface.
- A localized glow of light.
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flaque
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groupe,
pool,
réserve
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- Any small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
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mare,
étang
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- (by extension, computing) A set of resources that are kept ready to use.
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pool
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pool
verb
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/pʉl/
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[pʰuəɫ]
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- (intransitive) To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.
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mettre en commun
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- (transitive) To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.
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réunir
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pool
noun
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/puːl/
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/pʉl/
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[pʰuəɫ]
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- (sport) A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour or solids, 7 of another color or stripes, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.
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billard
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Poole
properNoun
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- A town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England.
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piscine
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