What does pôle in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word pôle in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pôle in French.

The word pôle in French means pole, pole, terminal, center, administrative hub, celestial pole, hub of activity, cluster of activity, interchange, center of excellence, skill centre, centre of excellence, centre of expertise, specialist service, centre of expertise, centre of excellence, innovation centre, development center, Job Centre, financial centre, industrial sector, magnetic pole, North Pole, pole position, South Pole, university group. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pôle

pole

nom masculin (Géographie : extrémité de la Terre) (point)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur notre Terre, il y a le pôle Nord et le pôle Sud.
On our Earth, there is a North and a South pole.

pole

nom masculin (Géographie : région polaire) (region)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les savants préparent une expédition au pôle.
The scientists prepare for an expedition to the pole.

terminal

nom masculin (électricité : borne) (electricity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur une pile électrique il y a le pôle positif et le pôle négatif.
On an electric battery, there is a positive terminal and a negative terminal.

center

nom masculin (Économie,... : point central de [qch] d'attractif) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
XX développe son pôle aéronautique.
XX is developing its aeronautics centre.

administrative hub

nom masculin (regroupement d'administrations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

celestial pole

nom masculin (zone du ciel où pointe l'axe de la Terre) (astronomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hub of activity, cluster of activity

nom masculin (entités à activités communes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

interchange

nom masculin (lieu de correspondance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pôle d'échange est un espace d'articulation des réseaux qui vise à faciliter les pratiques intermodales entre différents modes de transport de voyageurs.

center of excellence

nom masculin (regroupement d'entités à but communs) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Près de Toulouse se trouve un pôle d'excellence aéronautique.

skill centre, centre of excellence, centre of expertise

nom masculin (région technologique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toulouse est un pôle de compétence dans les activités aéronautiques et spatiales.

specialist service

nom masculin (service spécialisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque hôpital a souvent un pôle de compétence qui lui est propre.

centre of expertise

nom masculin (ensemble des ressources d'un domaine) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

centre of excellence, innovation centre

nom masculin (groupement d'entreprises de pointe) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

development center

nom masculin (lieu pour développement d'entreprises) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Job Centre

nom masculin (France (agence anti-chômage) (UK equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pôle emploi est une agence gouvernementale qui aide les chômeurs à retrouver un emploi. Il faut que je passe au Pôle emploi pour voir s'ils auraient des offres pour moi.

financial centre

nom masculin (regroupement de services financiers) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

industrial sector

nom masculin (regroupement d'industries)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce quartier est le pôle industriel de la ville.

magnetic pole

nom masculin (pôle indiqué par une boussole) (compass point)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

North Pole

nom masculin (calotte supérieure de la Terre) (geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pole position

nom féminin (anglicisme (position de tête) (motor racing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur un circuit automobile, la pole position est la première place de la grille de départ.

South Pole

nom masculin (calotte inférieure de la Terre) (geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

university group

nom masculin (regroupement d'universités)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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