pool [puːl]
noun
1 (natural) charca (f); (artificial) estanque (m); (swimming pool) piscina (f); alberca (f); (Méx) pileta (f) (de natación); (S. Cone) (in river) pozo (m)
2 [of spilt liquid] charco (m); [of light] foco (m)
The lamps threw warm pools of light on the polished wood
modifier
pool attendant (n) encargadoaencargada (m) (f) de la piscina;a encargada
pool [puːl]
noun
1 (common fund) fondo (m) (común); (Cards) polla (f)
2 (supply, source) reserva (f); [of genes etc] fondo (m); reserva (f)
an untapped pool of ability una reserva de inteligencia no utilizada
3
the pools (Britain) (football pools) las quinielas; (Esp) to do the (football) pools hacer las quinielas
4 (form of snooker) billar (m) americano
to shoot pool (US) jugar al billar americano
that's dirty pool (US) eso no es jugar limpio
5 (Comm) fondos (m) comunes; (US) (monopoly, trust) consorcio (m)
coal and steel pool comunidad (f) de carbón y acero
transitive verb
juntar; poner en común
modifier
pool hall pool room (n) sala (f) de billar
pool table (n) mesa (f) de billar