pools

[/puːlz/]

noun

piscinas

1. Bodies of water for swimming and recreation, typically man-made and contained

The hotel has two swimming pools for guests.

O hotel tem duas piscinas para os hóspedes.

2. Groups of people or resources combined together for a common purpose

They formed a carpool pool to share driving duties.

Eles formaram um grupo de compartilhamento de caronas.

3. Betting or gambling arrangements where money is pooled

The office organized a lottery pool for the draw.

O escritório organizou um bolão para o sorteio.

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

piscinas

Most common term for swimming pools

Portugal

piscinas

Standard Portuguese term; sometimes 'tanques' for smaller pools

General Brazilian

bolão

Used for betting pools or lottery pools

typing pool - grupo de datilógrafas compartilhadas

car pool - caronas compartilhadas

gene pool - pool genético

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