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1 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) libra2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) libraII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) canilIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) bater2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) andar pesadamente3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) triturar* * *pound1[paund] n 1 curral para gado extraviado. 2 fig armadilha. • vt encurralar.————————pound2[paund] n libra: a) medida de peso equivalente a 453,59 g. b) libra esterlina: unidade monetária inglesa. a pound’s worth in gold o valor de uma libra em ouro. by pound por libra. ten pound ten dez libras e dez xelins. troy pound = 373,24 gramas.————————pound3[paund] n 1 ato ou processo de socar ou triturar. 2 contusão. 3 pancada. • vt+vi 1 pilar, pisar, socar, triturar. 2 bater, esmurrar. 3 martelar, malhar (piano, etc.) 4 andar ou dançar pesadamente. he pounds his books ele estuda com assiduidade. to pound the pavement bater a calçada (em procura de serviço ou negócios). -
2 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) libra esterlina2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) libraII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) curral, cercadoIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) bater2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) andar pesadamente3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) pilar, triturar -
3 shilling
['ʃiliŋ]1) (in Britain until 1971, a coin worth one-twentieth of `1.)2) (in certain East African countries, a coin worth 100 cents.) xelim* * *shil.ling[ʃ'iliŋ] n 1 xelim: moeda inglesa que era equivalente a 5 pence, hoje extinta. 2 moeda usada no Quênia, na Somália, Tanzânia e em Uganda (África). a shilling in the pound cinco por cento. the King’s (ou Queen’s) shilling dinheiro de recrutamento. to cut somebody off a shilling deserdar. -
4 penny
['peni]plurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) centavo3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo•* * *pen.ny[p'eni] n (pl pennies, pence) 1 pêni: moeda divisionária inglesa (1/100 da libra). 2 Amer coll centavo. 3 fig ninharia. 4 fig dinheiro. • adj que vale ou custa um pêni. a penny plain and twopence coloured aparentar mais que o valor real. a penny saved is a penny got de tostão em tostão se faz um milhão. a pretty penny coll uma boa bolada, uma nota preta. in for a penny, in for a pound quem começa tem de ir até o fim. the penny dropped! por fim ele(a) entendeu!, Braz a ficha caiu! to spend a penny coll fazer xixi. to turn an honest penny ganhar um dinheirinho honestamente.
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