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n. pund; skålpund; fålla, inhägnad; slag, bankande--------v. dunka, hamra, slå; krossa; röra sig tungt* * *I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) pund2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) []pundII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) fålla, inhägnadIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) dunka, banka, hamra2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) trampa tungt, klampa3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) pulvrisera, krossa
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