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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 pound
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4 pound-foolish
pound-fool.ish[p'aund fu:liʃ] adj perdulário, esbanjador. penny-wise and pound-foolish extravagante com grandes somas, mas meticuloso com pequenas. -
5 pound cake
pound cake[p'aund keik] n bolo inglês. -
6 pound net
pound net[p'aund net] n curral-de-peixe. -
7 pound sterling
pound ster.ling[p'aund stə:liŋ] n libra esterlina. -
8 penny-wise and pound-foolish
pen.ny-wise and pound-fool.ish[peni waiz ənd paund f'u:liʃ] adj diz-se de quem economiza em ninharias e esbanja em outras coisas.————————penny-wise and pound-foolishextravagante com grandes somas, mas meticuloso com pequenas.English-Portuguese dictionary > penny-wise and pound-foolish
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9 a penny in a pound
a penny in a poundum pêni por libra. -
10 a pound’s worth in gold
a pound’s worth in goldo valor de uma libra em ouro. -
11 a shilling in the pound
a shilling in the poundcinco por cento. -
12 avoirdupois pound
av.oir.du.pois pound[ævədəp'ɔiz paund] n libra inglesa (450 gramas). -
13 by pound
by poundpor libra. -
14 one pound sterling
one pound sterlinguma libra esterlina. -
15 one pound troy
one pound troy= 12 ounces.= 373,24 g. -
16 standard pound
stand.ard pound[st'ændəd paund] n libra padrão. -
17 ten pound ten
ten pound tendez libras e dez xelins. -
18 to pound the pavement
to pound the pavementbater a calçada (em procura de serviço ou negócios). -
19 troy pound
troy pound= 373,24 gramas. -
20 poundage
pound.age1[p'aundidʒ] n comissão ou taxa por libra esterlina ou libra de peso.————————pound.age2[p'aundidʒ] n 1 encurralamento. 2 taxa de soltura por animais apreendidos.
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Pound — 〈[ paʊnd] n.; s, od. s; 〉 engl. Gewichtseinheit, 453,6 g * * * Pound [paʊnd], das; , s [engl. pound, eigtl. = Pfund, < aengl. pund < lat. pondo, ↑ Pfund]: englische Gewichtseinheit (453,60 g; Abk.: lb. [Sg.], lbs. [Pl.]). * * * I … Universal-Lexikon
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Pound — Pound, n.; pl. {Pounds}, collectively {Pound} or {Pounds}. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight, pendere to weigh. See {Pendant}.] 1. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Pound — Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English