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Pound [paʊnd] n (Biographies / Pound, Ezra (Loomis) (1885-1972) M, US, WRITING: poet, WRITING: translator, WRITING: critic) 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 pound1 vb 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. (tr; 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 n 1. a heavy blow; thump 2. the act of pounding [Old English pūnian; related to Dutch puin rubble] pounder n pound2 n 1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453 592 kilograms Abbreviation lb 2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373 242 kilograms Abbreviation lb tr, lb t 3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy 4. (Mathematics & Measurements / 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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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. Syria: divided into 100 piastres 7. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) another name for lira [2] 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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence; replaced by the euro in 2002 Also called punt 10. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a former monetary unit of the Sudan replaced by the dinar in 1992 [Old English pund, from Latin pondō pound; related to German Pfund pound, Latin pondus weight] pound3 n 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 3. a. a trap for animals b. a trap or keepnet for fish See pound net vb (tr) to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain [from Late Old English pund- as in pundfeald pinfold]
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pound1 noun enclosure, yard, pen, compound, kennels, corral (chiefly U.S. & Canad.) The dog has been sent to the pound. pound2 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. Translations pound1 [paʊnd] A. N pound2 [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 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 pound3 [paʊnd] N (= enclosure) (for dogs) → perrera f; (for cars) → depósito m de coches pound [ˈpaʊnd] n (= weight) → livre = 453g)f > 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 vt (= 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 vi [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 contrepound on vt fus [+ door, table] → frapper à grands coups àpound out vt sep [+ tune, song] → martelerpound coin n → pièce f d'une livre a pound coin → une pièce d'une livre pound1 n pound2 vt (= 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 vi pound3 n (for stray dogs) → städtischer Hundezwinger; (esp Brit: for cars) → Abstellplatz m (für amtlich abgeschleppte Fahrzeuge) pound1 [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 pound2 [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 pound3 [paʊnd] n (enclosure, for dogs) → canile m municipale; (for cars) → deposito m auto inv (per auto sottoposte a rimozione forzata) n pound [paund] 1 (alsopound sterling usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence. pond جُنيه استرليني лира libra pund; pund sterling das Pfund λίρα, στερλίνα libra esterlina nael(sterling) پوند punta livre sterling לִירָה שְׂטֶרלִינג ब्रिटिश मुद्रा प्रणाली, पौण्ड (पैसे की इकाई) funta (britanski novac) font (pénzegység) poundsterling, mata uang Inggris (sterlings)pund sterlina ポンド通貨 파운드 svaras (sterlingų) (sterliņu) mārciņa paun pond pund (sterling) funt (szterling) libra liră sterlină фунт (стерлингов) libra funt funta pund หน่วยเงินตราของอังกฤษ sterlin, İngiliz lirası 英鎊 фунт стерлінгів برطانيہ کي معياري کرنسي đồng bảng 英镑 2 (usually abbreviated tolb(s)when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms). pond رَطْل фунт libra engelske pund; pund das Pfund λίβρα libra nael پوند naula livre לִיטרָה पौण्ड (माप की इकाई) funta (0,45 kg) font (súlymérték) pon pund sterlina ポンド (무게) 파운드 svaras mārciņa (svara vienība) paun pound engelsk pund funt libra livră фунт libra funt funta []pund หน่วยวัดน้ำหนัก libre 磅 фунт چار سو چون گرام کا وزن đơn vị cân nặng pound = 0,454 kilograms 磅 pound2 n pound [paund] an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put a dog-pound. skut زَريبَه кучкарник ohrada dyreinternat; -internat das Tierasyl μάντρα corral, (para perros) perrera tarandik خانه حیوانات گمشده tarha fourrière מִכלָאָה बाड़ा, घेड़ा obor ól kandang kví, rétt recinto 囲い 유치장 aptvaras aizžogojums tempat kurungan binatang asiel inngjerding zagroda canil îngrăditură, ţarc загон ohrada staja štenara fålla, inhägnad ที่ขังสัตว์ hayvan bakım evi (走失的牲畜)待領場 загорода обора باڑا chỗ nhốt súc vật đi lạc (走失的牲畜)待领场 pound3 v pound [paund] 1 to hit or strike heavily; to thump He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano. slaan يَضْرِب بِقُوَّه удрям bušit, mlátit hamre løs hämmern κοπανώ, χτυπώ δυνατά aporrear, golpear taguma کوبیدن jyskyttää frapper fermement (sur qqch.) לַהָלוֹם मारना udarati,tući zörög, ver (zongorát stb.) mengetuk, memukul lemja, hamra battere; strimpellare 強く打つ 세게 두드리다 daužyti, belsti sist; dauzīt; bungāt menumbuk beuken op hamre løs på, dundre walić bater a bate tare; a zdrăngăni бить; колотить búchať tolči udariti dunka, banka, hamra ตีอย่างแรง güm güm vurmak, yumruklamak 猛擊,重擊 бити, лупцювати صرب لگانا đánh mạnh 猛击,重击 2 to walk or run heavily He pounded down the road. stap swaar يَرْكُض أو يَمْشي بِتَثاقُل вървя тежко těžce jít, dusat trampe stampfen περπατώ, τρέχω με βαριά πατήματα caminar/correr con pasos pesados kõmpima با گام های سنگین حرکت کردن kävellä raskaasti marcher/courir d'un pas lourd לִשעוֹט धमा-चौकड़ी gaziti,klipsati (le)dübörög lari atau berjalan dengan berat hlunkast, hlaupa þunglega (procedere pesantemente) どしんどしんと行く 쿵쾅거리며 걷다 lapnoti, plumpinti slāt; smagi skriet; slampāt berlari berdegap-degap stampen trampe, stampe człapać andar pesadamente a merge cu paşi apăsaţi тяжело идти, бежать dupať topotati teško se kretati trampa tungt, klampa เดินหรือวิ่งอย่างเร็ว sert ve hızlı adımlarla yürümek/koşmak 腳步沉重地走 просуватися через силу بوجھل قدموں سے چلنا chạy rầm rập 脚步沉重地走 3 to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid She pounded the dried herbs. stamp يَسْحَق، يَدُق счуквам (roz)tloukat knuse; støde zerstoßen κοπανίζω moler, triturar (puruks) tampima خرد کردن hienontaa piler, broyer לִכתוֹש कूटना tucati,drobiti porrá tör menumbuk mylja tritare たたきつぶす 가루, 액체로 만들다 grūsti, plakti saberzt, sagrūst (piestā) menumbuk fijnstampen knuse, støte tłuc triturar a pisa (mărunt) толочь roztĺcť zdrobiti tucati pulvrisera, krossa ตำ ufalamak, dövmek 搗爛 товкти کوٹنا giã 捣烂 Pound → رطل libra pund Pfund λίρα libra punta livre funta libbra ポンド 파운드 pond pund funt libra фунт pund เงินปอนด์ pound đồng bảng 磅 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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