pole position

  • 11pole\ position — [ polpozisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1973; mots angl. « position en flèche » ♦ Anglic. Sport autom. Première position sur la grille de départ qu occupe le pilote de formule 1 qui a réussi le meilleur temps aux essais. Fig. Meilleure place. Des pole positions …

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  • 12pole position — If you re in pole position, you re in the best position to win or achieve something …

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  • 13pole position — ► NOUN ▪ the most favourable position at the start of a motor race. ORIGIN from the use of pole in horse racing to mean the starting position next to the inside boundary fence …

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  • 14pole position — (ingl.; pronunc. [pól posísion]) f. En una carrera automovilística, posición más ventajosa en la línea de salida conseguida por un corredor al haber hecho el mejor tiempo en los entrenamientos …

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  • 15Pole Position II — Infobox VG title= Pole Position II developer= Namco publisher= Atari released= vgrelease|JP=1983 vgrelease|NA=1983 genre= Racing modes= Single player platforms= Arcade, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, Mobile Phone input= Steering wheel, gear shifter,… …

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  • 16Pole position — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pole position (homonymie). En sport mécanique sur circuit, la pole position (ou position de tête) est la première place de la grille de départ. Le terme, d origine anglaise, provient du vocabulaire du sport… …

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  • 17pole position — noun the most favorable position at the start of a race • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑place * * * noun, pl ⋯ tions [count, noncount] : the front position at the start of a car race He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time. * * *… …

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  • 18Pole position — The term pole position comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsport, a driver has pole… …

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  • 19pole position — po·le po·si·tion loc.s.f.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS sport nelle gare automobilistiche e motociclistiche, la posizione di partenza più vantaggiosa, in prima fila e nel lato interno alla prima curva, assegnata al corridore che ha ottenuto… …

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  • 20pole position — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pole position : singular pole position plural pole positions the front position at the start of a car race …

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