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n [pl] (also the football pools)
a British gambling competition in which people try to predict the results of football matches. Every week people taking part fill in pools coupons (= special documents for marking the results of the matches that will take place on Saturday). Those who predict the results most accurately receive the most prize money. It was the most popular form of gambling in Britain before the National Lottery was introduced in the 1990s:
I’d buy a big house like that if I won the pools.
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Universalium. 2010.
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Pools — Porté en Belgique, semble correspondre au néerlandais pool (= polonais). On ne peut cependant écarter l hypothèse d une variante de Poels, forme génitive flamande du prénom Paul … Noms de famille
pools — /pulz/ (say poohlz) plural noun the → football pools … Australian English dictionary
pools — adjective Polish … Wiktionary
pools — see poolI 4 * * * see see pool 14 … Combinatory dictionary
pools — n. (United Kingdom) systematized form of gambling carried out by mail involving the prediction of the outcome of soccer games puËl n. swimming pool, man made tank used for swimming; pond, small lake; puddle, very small and shallow body of water… … English contemporary dictionary
pools — loops … Anagrams dictionary
POOLS — … Useful english dictionary
pools coupons — ➡ pools * * * … Universalium
Pools in Scripture — • In the English Bibles, the word pool stands for three Hebrew words . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pools in Scripture Pools in Scripture … Catholic encyclopedia
Pools of Darkness — Éditeur Strategic Simulations, Inc. Développeur Strategic Simulations, Inc. Date de sortie 1991 Genre rôle Mode de jeu Un joueur Pl … Wikipédia en Français
