pool

• Nom désignant un plan d'eau stagnant, généralement naturel ou artificiel, ou un jeu de billard sur table à tapis avec des boules et des queues, notamment la variante américaine.

A noun referring to a small body of still water, typically one formed naturally or artificially, or a game played on a felt-covered table with balls and cues.

1. Swimming poolA1formal

   A man-made structure filled with water for swimming or recreation.

   Piscine

   • The children spent the afternoon at the pool.
   • Our hotel has a heated outdoor pool.
   • She jumped into the pool to cool off.

   Synonymeslidonatatoriumswimming pool

2. Game of poolA2informal

   A game played on a felt-covered table with pockets, using a cue and balls.

   Billard (jeu)

   • They played a game of pool at the bar.
   • He is very good at pool and rarely loses.
   • The pool table is in the back room.

   Synonymesbilliardspocket billiards

3. Shared resource or groupB1formal

   A collection or supply of resources, money, or people that is shared among a group.

   Pool (ressource partagée)

   • The company has a large pool of talented employees.
   • They created a car pool to save on fuel costs.
   • We contributed to a pool of funds for the charity event.

   Synonymesbankcachefundhoardkittypotreservestocksupply

   Antonymesindividualprivateseparate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mettre en commun des ressources, de l'argent ou des efforts dans un but commun, ou de regrouper des éléments ou des données en un ensemble partagé.

A verb used to indicate the act of combining resources, money, or efforts for a common purpose.

1. Combine resourcesB1formal

   To put resources, money, or efforts together for a common purpose.

   mettre en commun

   • The neighbors pooled their money to buy a new playground.
   • We pooled our ideas to create a better solution.
   • The companies pooled their resources for the research project.

   Synonymesamalgamatecombineconsolidatecontributejoinmergeshareunite

   Antonymesdistributedivideseparatesplit

2. Share or collectB2formal

   To gather or collect things, such as data or information, into a common group.

   mettre en commun

   • The researchers pooled their data for the study.
   • They pooled their knowledge to solve the problem.
   • The team pooled their efforts to finish the project early.

   Synonymesamasscombineconsolidatemergeshareunite

   Antonymesdispersedistributedivideseparatesplit