pound

pound [paʊnd]

1. noun

   a. ( = weight) livre f ( = 453,6 grammes)

• sold by the pound vendu à la livre

• $3 a pound 3 dollars la livre → IMPERIAL SYSTEM

   b. ( = money) livre f

• pound sterling livre f sterling

• pound coin pièce f d'une livre

   c. (for dogs, cars) fourrière f

2. transitive verb

[+ spices] piler ; [+ rocks] concasser ; [+ earth] pilonner ; [guns, bombs, shells] pilonner

• to pound sth to a powder pulvériser qch

• the ship was pounded by huge waves d'énormes vagues battaient contre le navire

• to pound sth with one's fists marteler qch à coups de poing

3. intransitive verb

[heart] battre fort ; (with fear, excitement) battre la chamade ; [sea, waves] battre

• he pounded on the door il frappa de grands coups à la porte

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[paʊnd] 1.

noun

1) (weight measurement) livre f (de 453,6g)

two pounds of apples — ≈ un kilo de pommes

pears are 80 pence a ou per pound — ≈ les poires sont à 80 pence la livre

pound for pound chicken is better value than pork — tout comparé le poulet revient moins cher que le porc

2) (unit of currency) livre f

I'll match your donation pound for pound — je donnerai exactement la même somme que toi

3) (compound) (for dogs, cars) fourrière f

2.

transitive verb

1) Culinary (crush) piler [spices, grain, salt]; aplatir [meat]

to pound something to — réduire quelque chose en [powder, paste, pieces]

2) (beat) [waves] battre [shore]

to pound something with one's fists — frapper sur quelque chose avec ses poings [door, table]

3) (bombard) [artillery] pilonner [city]

4) (tread heavily)

to pound the streets — battre le pavé

3.

intransitive verb

1) (knock loudly)

to pound on — marteler [door, wall]

2) (beat) [heart] battre

to pound on — [waves] battre contre [beach, rocks]

3) (run noisily)

to pound up/down the stairs — monter/descendre l'escalier d'un pas lourd

4) (throb)

my head is pounding — j'ai des élancements dans la tête

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pound away

English-French dictionary. 2013.