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pound¹

(pound)

1. Abbr. lb.

a. A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).

b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams). See Table at measurement.

2. A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.

a. See pound-force.

b. See pound-mass.

a. The primary unit of currency in the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 1971. Also called pound sterling.

b. See Table at currency.

5. The primary unit of currency in Ireland and Cyprus before the adoption of the euro.

6. A primary unit of currency in Scotland before the Act of Union (1707). Also called pound scots.

7. The pound key on a telephone.

[Middle English, from Old English pund, from West Germanic *punda-, from Latin (lībra) pondō, (a pound) by weight; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

pound²

(pound)

v. pound·ed, pound·ing, pounds

v.tr.

a. To strike repeatedly and forcefully, especially with the hand or a tool: pounded the nail with a hammer. See Synonyms at beat.

b. To assault with military force: pounded the bunker with mortars.

c. To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush: pound corn into meal.

2. To instill by persistent, emphatic repetition: pounded knowledge into the students' heads.

3. To produce energetically, as from forceful use of the hands. Often used with out: "a tinny piano pounding out Happy Birthday down the block" (Laura Kascischke).

4. To cause harm or loss to; affect adversely: stocks that were pounded when energy prices rose.

5. To defeat soundly: pounded their rivals in the season finale.

6. To attack verbally; criticize: was pounded for months in the press.

7. Slang To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one). Often used with back or down: pounded back a few beers after work.

v.intr.

1. To strike vigorous, repeated blows: He pounded on the table.

2. To move along heavily and noisily: The children pounded up the stairs.

3. To pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb: My heart pounded.

4. To move or work laboriously: a ship that pounded through heavy seas.

1. A heavy blow.

2. The sound of a heavy blow; a thump.

3. The act of pounding.

Idiom:

pound the pavement Slang

To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work.

[Middle English pounden, alteration of pounen, from Old English pūnian.]

pound′er n.

pound³

(pound)

a. An animal shelter, especially one operated by a public agency to house stray or confiscated animals.

b. A public enclosure for the confinement of stray livestock.

a. A tank or submerged cage, as on a boat, in which live fish or shellfish are kept.

b. New England An establishment at which live lobsters are kept and sold, often also offering no-frills restaurant service.

3. A place in which vehicles impounded by the authorities are held until redeemed by their owners.

4. Archaic A prison.

tr.v. pound·ed, pound·ing, pounds

To confine (an animal) in a pound.

[Middle English, from Old English pund-, enclosure (as in pundfall, pen).]

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pound

(paʊnd)

1. (when: intr, often foll by on or at) to strike heavily and often

2. (tr) to beat to a pulp; pulverize

3. (tr) to instil by constant drilling: to pound Latin into him.

4. (foll by: out) to produce, as by typing heavily

5. to walk (the pavement, street, etc) repeatedly: he pounded the pavement looking for a job.

6. (intr) to throb heavily

7. a heavy blow; thump

8. the act of pounding

[Old English pūnian; related to Dutch puin rubble]

ˈpounder n

pound

(paʊnd)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an enclosure, esp one maintained by a public authority, for keeping officially removed vehicles or distrained goods or animals, esp stray dogs

2. a place where people are confined

a. a trap for animals

b. a trap or keepnet for fish. See pound net

(tr) to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain

[C14: from Late Old English pund- as in pundfeald pinfold]

pound

(paʊnd)

1. (Units) an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453 592 kilograms. Abbreviation: lb

2. (Units) a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373 242 kilograms. Abbreviation: lb tr or lb t

3. (Units) an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy

4. (Units) (not in technical usage) a unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound avoirdupois where the acceleration of free fall is 32.174 feet per second per second. Abbreviation: lbf

5. (Currencies)

a. the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and various UK overseas territories, divided into 100 pence. Official name: pound sterling

b. (as modifier): a pound coin.

6. (Currencies) (the standard monetary unit of the following countries)

a. Cyprus: divided into 100 cents

b. Egypt: divided into 100 piastres

c. Lebanon: divided into 100 piastres

d. Sudan: divided into 100 piastres

e. South Sudan: divided into 100 piastres

f. Syria: divided into 100 piastres

7. (Currencies) another name for lira²

8. (Historical Terms) Also called: pound Scots a former Scottish monetary unit originally worth an English pound but later declining in value to 1 shilling 8 pence

9. (Currencies) Also called: punt the former standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence; replaced by the euro in 2002

[Old English pund, from Latin pondō pound; related to German Pfund pound, Latin pondus weight]

Pound

(paʊnd)

(Biography) Ezra (Loomis). 1885–1972, US poet, translator, and critic, living in Europe. Indicted for treason by the US government (1945) for pro-Fascist broadcasts during World War II, he was committed to a mental hospital until 1958. He was a founder of imagism and championed the early work of such writers as T. S. Eliot, Joyce, and Hemingway. His life work, the Cantos (1925–70), is an unfinished sequence of poems, which incorporates mythological and historical materials in several languages as well as political, economic, and autobiographical elements

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pound¹

(paʊnd)

v.t.

1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.

2. to produce or effect by or as if by striking or thumping (often fol. by out).

3. to force (a way) by battering; batter (often fol. by down).

4. to crush into a powder or paste by beating repeatedly.

v.i.

5. to strike heavy blows repeatedly.

6. to beat or throb violently, as the heart.

7. to give forth a thumping sound.

8. to walk or go with heavy steps.

9. to work with force or vigor (often fol. by away).

10. the act of pounding.

11. a heavy or forcible blow.

12. a thump.

Idioms:

pound the pavement, Informal. to walk the streets unremittingly, as to find work.

[before 1000; Middle English pounen, Old English pūnian; akin to Dutch puin rubbish]

pound′er, n.

syn: See beat.

pound²

(paʊnd)

n., pl. pounds, (collectively) pound.

1. a unit of weight and of mass, varying in different periods and countries.

a. (in English-speaking countries) an avoirdupois unit of weight equal to 7000 grains, divided into 16 ounces (0.453 kg), used for ordinary commerce. Abbr.: lb., lb. av.

b. a troy unit of weight, in the U.S. and formerly in Britain, equal to 5760 grains, divided into 12 ounces (0.373 kg), used for precious metals. Abbr.: lb. t.

c. (in the U.S.) a unit of apothecaries' weight equal to 5760 grains, divided into 12 ounces (0.373 kg).

3. Also called pound sterling. the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, formerly equal to 20 shillings or 240 pence: equal to 100 new pence after decimalization in 1971.Abbr.: L; Symbol:£

4. the basic monetary unit of Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria.

5. punt ⁴.

6. a former monetary unit of various countries, as Israel, Libya, and Nigeria.

Idioms:

pound of flesh, something justly owed but costly to the payer.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English pund (c. Dutch pond, German Pfund, Old Norse, Gothic pund) « Latin pondō pound, abl. of pondus weight, in the phrase libra pondō a pound by weight; see libra]

pound³

(paʊnd)

n.

1. an enclosure maintained by public authorities for confining stray or homeless animals.

2. an enclosure for sheltering, keeping, confining, or trapping animals.

3. an enclosure or trap for fish.

4. a place of confinement or imprisonment.

5. a place where illegally parked vehicles are impounded.

[1350–1400; Middle English poond; compare late Old English pund- in pundfald pinfold; akin to pond]

Pound

(paʊnd)

n.

1. Ezra Loomis, 1885–1972, U.S. poet.

2. Roscoe, 1870–1964, U.S. legal scholar and botanist.

pound

(pound)

A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 453.6 grams). See Table at measurement. See Note at weight.

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pound

Past participle: pounded
Gerund: pounding

Imperative
pound
pound

Present
I pound
you pound
he/she/it pounds
we pound
you pound
they pound

Preterite
I pounded
you pounded
he/she/it pounded
we pounded
you pounded
they pounded

Present Continuous
I am pounding
you are pounding
he/she/it is pounding
we are pounding
you are pounding
they are pounding

Present Perfect
I have pounded
you have pounded
he/she/it has pounded
we have pounded
you have pounded
they have pounded

Past Continuous
I was pounding
you were pounding
he/she/it was pounding
we were pounding
you were pounding
they were pounding

Past Perfect
I had pounded
you had pounded
he/she/it had pounded
we had pounded
you had pounded
they had pounded

Future
I will pound
you will pound
he/she/it will pound
we will pound
you will pound
they will pound

Future Perfect
I will have pounded
you will have pounded
he/she/it will have pounded
we will have pounded
you will have pounded
they will have pounded

Future Continuous
I will be pounding
you will be pounding
he/she/it will be pounding
we will be pounding
you will be pounding
they will be pounding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pounding
you have been pounding
he/she/it has been pounding
we have been pounding
you have been pounding
they have been pounding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pounding
you will have been pounding
he/she/it will have been pounding
we will have been pounding
you will have been pounding
they will have been pounding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pounding
you had been pounding
he/she/it had been pounding
we had been pounding
you had been pounding
they had been pounding

Conditional
I would pound
you would pound
he/she/it would pound
we would pound
you would pound
they would pound

Past Conditional
I would have pounded
you would have pounded
he/she/it would have pounded
we would have pounded
you would have pounded
they would have pounded

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pound

(lb) A unit of mass equal to 453.59 g.

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Noun	1.	pound - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" lb avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights oz., ounce - a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams half pound - 8 ounces avoirdupois stone - an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone" quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
	2.	pound - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid British monetary unit - monetary unit in Great Britain penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
	3.	pound - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy force unit - a unit of measurement of physical force
	4.	pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters Syrian pound piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Syrian monetary unit - monetary unit in Syria
	5.	pound - the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters Sudanese pound piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Sudanese monetary unit - monetary unit in the Sudan
	6.	pound - the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters Lebanese pound piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Lebanese monetary unit - monetary unit in Lebanon
	7.	pound - formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence Irish pound, Irish punt, punt penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound Irish monetary unit - monetary unit in Eire
	8.	pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters Egyptian pound Egyptian monetary unit - monetary unit in Egypt piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
	9.	pound - the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents Cypriot pound Cypriot monetary unit - monetary unit in Cyprus mil - a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
	10.	pound - a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec lbf. force unit - a unit of measurement of physical force quarter pound - 4 ounces avoirdupois
	11.	Pound - United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Pound
	12.	pound - a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) pound sign symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
	13.	pound - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" dog pound enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
	14.	pound - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" hammering, pounding, hammer blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	pound - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" thump, poke hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	2.	pound - strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" ram, ram down thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
	3.	pound - move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" lumber walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	4.	pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" thump, beat move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" palpitate, flutter - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" thrash - beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
	5.	pound - partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" pound off partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
	6.	pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" pound up restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" impound, pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
	7.	pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" impound restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" pound up, pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
	8.	pound - break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

pound

noun enclosure, yard, pen, compound, kennels, corral (chiefly U.S. & Canad.) The dog has been sent to the pound.

pound

verb

1. (sometimes with on) beat, strike, hammer, batter, thrash, thump, pelt, clobber (slang), pummel, belabour, beat the living daylights out of He pounded the table with his fist.

2. crush, powder, bruise, bray (dialect), pulverize, comminute (rare) She paused as she pounded the maize grains.

3. pulsate, beat, pulse, throb, palpitate, pitapat I'm sweating and my heart is pounding.

4. (often with out) thump, beat, hammer, bang A group of tribal drummers pounded out an unrelenting beat.

5. stomp, tramp, march, thunder (informal), clomp I pounded up the stairs to my room and slammed the door.

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pound

verb

1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:

assail, assault, baste, batter, beat, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh.

Informal: lambaste.

Slang: clobber.

Idiom: rain blows on.

2. To shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows:

beat, forge, hammer.

3. To make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements:

beat, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, throb.

4. To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition:

drill, drive, implant, impress, inculcate, instill.

noun

1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:

bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

2. A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:

beat, clunk, thud, thump.

Translations

جِنِيهجُنيه استرلينيرَطْلزَريبَهيَرْكُض أو يَمْشي بِتَثاقُل

фунт

libramlátitohradatěžce jíttloukat

pundpund sterlingstødetrampe=-internat

PfundVerwahrstellezerstoßen Zwinger stampfen

λίρα μάντρα μαντρί λίβρα

libra libra esterlina machacar perrera pilar

puntarusikoidasulkuallastakavarikkoaluetakoa

livre fourrière piler frapper fermement livre sterling

funta

font

bangahlunkast, hlaupa òunglegakví, réttlemja, hamramylja

libbra battere battere forte fare a pezzi lira sterlina

ポンド

파운드

aizžogojumsbungātdauzītmārciņasaberzt, sagrūst

lirălivrăpfund

libraroztĺcť

funtlestvica

pund

เงินปอนด์

dövmek güm güm vurmakhayvan bakım eviİngiliz lirasılibre

đồng bảng

磅脚步沉重地走英镑走失的牲畜待领场重击

pound

¹ [paʊnd]

A. N

1. (= weight) → libra f (= 453,6gr)
half a pound → media libra
two dollars a pound → dos dólares la libra
they sell it by the pound → lo venden por libras
to demand one's pound of flesh → exigir todo lo que le corresponde a uno IMPERIAL SYSTEM

2. (= money) → libra f
one pound sterling → una libra esterlina
the pound (Econ) → la libra esterlina

B. CPD pound coin N → moneda f de una libra
pound note N → billete m de una libra

pound

² [paʊnd]

A. VT

1. (strike)

1.1. (with fists) [+ door, table] → aporrear, golpear
he pounded the table with his fist → aporreó or golpeó la mesa con el puño
to pound one's fists against sth → golpear algo con los puños
to pound sth to pieces (with one's fists) → destrozar algo (a puñetazos or con los puños)

1.2. (with hammer) → martillear; (with other instrument) → golpear
he pounded the stake into the ground with a rock → clavó la estaca en la tierra golpeándola con una piedra
to pound sth to pieces (with a hammer) → destrozar algo (a martillazos)
they pounded him into a pulp with their sticks → lo molieron a palos

1.3. [sea, waves] → azotar, batir contra
the waves pounded the boat to pieces → las olas batieron contra el bote hasta destrozarlo

1.4. (Mil) day after day long-range artillery pounded the city → día tras día fuego de artillería de largo alcance cayó sobre la ciudad causando estragos
the bombs pounded the city to rubble → las bombas redujeron la ciudad a escombros

2. (Culin) [+ herbs, spices] → machacar; [+ garlic, mixture] → machacar, majar; [+ meat] → golpear; [+ dough] → trabajar

3. (= thump) [+ piano, typewriter] → aporrear
to pound the beat → rondar las calles (como policía)
to pound the pavement(s) (US) → patear las calles

B. VI

1. (= throb, pulsate) [head] → estar a punto de estallar; [heart] → palpitar; [music] → retumbar
the blood pounded in his ears → podía oír el pulso de la sangre en los oídos
his heart pounded with fear/joy/excitement → el corazón le palpitaba de miedo/de alegría/de emoción

2. (= strike) the sea pounded against or on the rocks → el mar azotaba las rocas or batía contra las rocas
somebody began pounding at or on the door → alguien empezó a aporrear la puerta
we listened to the rain pounding on the roof → oíamos la lluvia cayendo con fuerza sobre el tejado

3. (= move heavily) he was pounding along the road → corría con paso pesado or pesadamente por la carretera
to pound up/down the stairs → subir/bajar las escaleras con paso pesado or pesadamente
the train pounded past → el tren pasó retumbando

pound out VT + ADV he was pounding out a tune on the piano → aporreaba una canción en el piano
the drums pounded out the good news → los redobles de los tambores lanzaron a los cuatro vientos la buena noticia

pound

³ [paʊnd] N (= enclosure) (for dogs) → perrera f; (for cars) → depósito m de coches

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pound

[ˈpaʊnd]

(= weight) → livre f (= 453g)
a pound of carrots → une livre de carottes
Her weight was under ninety pounds → Elle pesait moins de quarante et un kilos
half a pound → une demi-livre
half a pound of butter → une demi-livre de beurre

(= money) → livre f
a five-pound note → un billet de cinq livres
How many euros do you get for a pound? → Combien d'euros a-t-on pour une livre? pound coin, pound sign

(for dogs, cats) → fourrière f

(for cars) → fourrière f

(= beat) [+ table, door, dashboard] → marteler
He pounded the table with his fist → Il martela la table avec son poing.

[wind, waves, rain] → s'abattre sur
The ship was pounded by huge waves
BUT D'énormes vagues battaient le navire.

(= walk) [+ streets, pavements] → battre
to pound the pavement looking for work → battre le pavé à la recherche d'un travail

(= crush) [+ grain, garlic, spices] → piler

(with guns) → pilonner

[heart] → cogner dans sa poitrine
My heart was pounding → Mon cœur cognait dans ma poitrine.
my heart pounded with joy → mon cœur me battait de joie, mon cœur battait de joie
her head was pounding → le sang battait dans ses tempes

pound against

vt fus [wind, rain, waves] → battre contre

pound on

vt fus [+ door, table] → frapper à grands coups à

pound out

vt sep [+ tune, song] → martelerpound coin n → pièce f d'une livre
a pound coin → une pièce d'une livre

pound

(= weight) → ˜ Pfund nt; two pounds of apples → zwei Pfund Äpfel; by the pound → pfundweise; he is making sure he gets his pound of flesh → er sorgt dafür, dass er bekommt, was ihm zusteht

(= money) → Pfund nt; one pound sterling → ein Pfund nt → Sterling; five pounds → fünf Pfund; a five-pound note → eine Fünfpfundnote, ein Fünfpfundschein m ? penny

pound

(= hammer, strike) → hämmern; earth, paving slabs → feststampfen; meat → klopfen; dough → kneten, schlagen; piano, typewriter → hämmern auf (+dat); table → hämmern auf (+acc); door, wall → hämmern gegen; (waves, sea) ship → schlagen gegen; (guns, shells, bombs) → ununterbrochen beschießen; (troops, artillery) → unter Beschuss haben; to pound the streets (= jog) → durch die Straßen joggen; the boxer pounded his opponent with his fists → der Boxer hämmerte mit den Fäusten auf seinen Gegner ein; the ship was pounded by the waves → die Wellen schlugen gegen das Schiff; the old-style policeman pounding his beat → der Polizist alten Stils, der seine Runde abmarschiert

(= pulverize) corn etc → (zer)stampfen; drugs, spices → zerstoßen; to pound something to pieces → etw klein stampfen; the guns pounded the walls to pieces → die Kanonen zertrümmerten die Mauern; the waves pounded the boat to pieces → die Wellen zertrümmerten das Boot

(= beat) → hämmern; (heart) → (wild) pochen; (waves, sea) → schlagen (on, against gegen); (drums) → dröhnen; (engine, steamer, hooves) → stampfen; he pounded at or on the door/on the table → er hämmerte an or gegen die Tür/auf den Tisch

(= run heavily) → stampfen; (= walk heavily, stamp) → stapfen; the sound of pounding feet → das Geräusch stampfender Füße; the messenger pounded up to me and handed me a telegram → der Bote stampfte auf mich zu und übergab mir ein Telegramm

pound

n (for stray dogs) → städtischer Hundezwinger; (esp Brit: for cars) → Abstellplatz m (für amtlich abgeschleppte Fahrzeuge)

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pound

¹ [paʊnd] n

a. (weight = 453g, 16 ounces) → libbra
sold by the pound → venduto/a alla libbra
half a pound → mezza libbra

b. (money = 100 pence) → (lira) sterlina
one pound sterling → una sterlina
a ten-pound note → una banconota da dieci sterline

pound

² [paʊnd]

1. vt (hammer, strike, door, table, person) → picchiare; (piano) → pestare i tasti di; (typewriter) → battere sui tasti di; (subj, sea, waves) → sbattere contro; (guns, bombs) → martellare; (pulverize, drug, spices, nuts) → pestare, polverizzare; (knead, dough) → lavorare
to pound sth to pieces → fare a pezzi qc
to pound sth to a pulp → ridurre qc in poltiglia

2. vi

a. (heart) → battere forte; (drums) → rullare; (sea) → sbattere; (person) to pound at or on → dare dei gran colpi a or su; (piano) → pestare i tasti di

b. (run, walk heavily) to pound in/out → entrare/uscire a passi pesanti

pound

³ [paʊnd] n (enclosure, for dogs) → canile m municipale; (for cars) → deposito m auto inv (per auto sottoposte a rimozione forzata)

pound¹

(paund) noun

1. (also pound sterling. usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.

2. (usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).

pound²

(paund) noun

an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put. a dog-pound.

pound³

(paund) verb

1. to hit or strike heavily; to thump. He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.

2. to walk or run heavily. He pounded down the road.

3. to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid. She pounded the dried herbs.

pound

→ جِنِيه libra pund Pfund λίρα libra punta livre funta libbra ポンド 파운드 pond pund funt libra фунт pund เงินปอนด์ pound đồng bảng 磅

pound

n. libra, medida de peso;

v. machacar, golpear.

pound (lb)

n libra (lb)

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Him fella Sati buy 'm slop chest along plantation two tens pounds and one fella pound.

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"It was so at its first discovery, but it has fallen now to nine dollars a pound."

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Garth had failed in the building business, which he had unfortunately added to his other avocations of surveyor, valuer, and agent, had conducted that business for a time entirely for the benefit of his assignees, and had been living narrowly, exerting himself to the utmost that he might after all pay twenty shillings in the pound. He had now achieved this, and from all who did not think it a bad precedent, his honorable exertions had won him due esteem; but in no part of the world is genteel visiting founded on esteem, in the absence of suitable furniture and complete dinner-service.

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S'pose you like 'm, me take 'm one fella pound along you in big book.

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"Take that to the banker's, and bring back a five-hundred pound note," she said.

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'I should say, three pound ten was plenty,' said Mr.

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The doctor, according to very accurate calculations, found that, including the articles indispensable to his journey and his apparatus, he should have to carry a weight of 4,000 pounds; therefore he had to find out what would be the ascensional force of a balloon capable of raising such a weight, and, consequently, what would be its capacity.

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That the Trust was to lapse, and that the young gentleman was to receive the twenty thousand pounds on the day when he came of age, in the month of February, eighteen hundred and fifty.

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a fellow who makes off with fifty-five thousand pounds, no robber?"

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At the account Philip had to pay out nearly forty pounds. It worried him considerably, but he felt that the only course was to hold on: in his circumstances the loss was too great for him to pocket.

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There were poor old men, trying to get a horse or a pony for a few pounds, that might drag about some little wood or coal cart.

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Tell him my charge for this important news is two pounds ten.'

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