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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.) pund (sterling)2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) engelsk pundII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) inngjerdingIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) hamre løs på, dundre2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) trampe, stampe3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) knuse, støtehamre--------pundIsubst. \/paʊnd\/1) ( vektenhet) pund (vanligvis = 16 ounces, 454 gram)2) (britisk, myntenhet) pund (= 100 pence)• she's only eighteeen bob in the pound, you knowhun er litt kort, vet duexact\/have\/demand one's pound of flesh ( litterært) kreve sitt uten skruplerin the pound per pund, på pundetIIsubst. \/paʊnd\/1) kve, innhegning (spesielt for bortløpne husdyr)2) ( for feilparkerte biler) oppsamlingsplass3) ( gammeldags) arrest(lokale)IIIsubst. \/paʊnd\/bump, dunk, dundring, hamring, hardt slagIVverb \/paʊnd\/( gammeldags) ta i forvaring, sette innpound up sette i kveVverb \/paʊnd\/1) dundre, dunke, hamre, slå, banke (sterkt)2) hamre\/slå løs på, hamre mot3) ( om bølge) slå mot4) støte, knuse, pulverisere5) (hverdagslig, om motstander) slå, banke6) stampe, trampe7) ( sjøfart) stampe (hugge i sjøen)pound at\/on slå på, dundre påpound away at hamre i vei på, slå løs påpound out hamre nedpound the beat ( om politi) patruljere -
2 penny
'peniplurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny, cent2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) skilling, øre3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, cent•subst. (: om mynt pennies, om verdipence) \/ˈpenɪ\/1) penny (engelsk mynt = 1\/100 pund (før 1971= 1\/12 shilling))2) (amer. hverdagslig) cent (1\/100 dollar)a penny for your thoughts hva er det du tenker på?he hasn't got a penny to his name han eier ikke nåla i veggenin for a penny, in for a pound har man sagt A får man si B, den som vil være med på leken, må også tåle stekenlook at every penny snu (og vende) på skillingenpenny plain enkel, kjedelig, prosaiskpretty penny en pen skillingspend a penny ( hverdagslig) gå på et visst sted, gå på dotake care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves ( svarer omtrent til) mange bekker små gjør en stor å(at last) the penny dropped nå gikk det endelig et lys oppthey are ten\/two a penny det går tretten av dem på dusinetturn an honest penny tjene til sitt levebrød på en ærlig måte
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