poteau

poteau

Post or pole.

Here, 'poteau' refers to a vertical support, commonly used to describe objects like poles or posts in structures.

Le chat a sauté sur le poteau pour attraper l'oiseau.

The cat jumped onto the pole to catch the bird.

In this sentence, 'poteau' is used to mean the posts that support fences or similar structures.

Nous avons installé un nouveau poteau pour la clôture du jardin.

We installed a new post for the garden fence.

Here, 'poteau' is used in the context of sports, denoting the goalpost in soccer or other goal-based games.

Le joueur a tiré au but, mais le ballon a touché le poteau.

The player shot at the goal, but the ball hit the goalpost.