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pounding [ˈpaʊndɪŋ]1. adjective2. noun[of heart, waves, hooves] martèlement m• Manchester United took a real pounding from Liverpool (inf) Manchester United s'est fait battre à plate couture par Liverpool* * *['paʊndɪŋ] -
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A n1 Meas ⇒ Weight measurement livre f (de 453,6 g) ; 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 ; to lose ten pounds in weight ≈ perdre quatre kilos et demi ;2 ( unit of currency) ⇒ Currencies and money livre f ; the British/Irish/Maltese pound la livre sterling/irlandaise/maltaise ; £500 worth of traveller's cheques, spoken) five hundred pounds' worth of traveller's cheques 500 livres sterling en chèques de voyage ; I'll match your donation pound for pound je donnerai exactement la même somme que toi ;B modif [weight] d'une livre, de 453,6 grammes ; [coin, note] d'une livre ; a £200,000 house, spoken) a two hundred thousand pound house une maison de 200 000 livres sterling ; a two million pound fraud/robbery une escroquerie/un hold up de deux millions de livres ; a five/ten pound note un billet de cinq/dix livres.C vtr1 Culin ( crush) piler [spices, grain, salt] ; aplatir [meat] ; to pound sth to réduire qch en [powder, paste, pieces] ;2 ( beat) [waves] battre [shore] ; to pound one's chest se frapper la poitrine ; to pound sth with one's fists frapper sur qch avec ses poings [door, table] ; to pound a stake into the ground enfoncer un pieu dans la terre ;4 ( tread heavily) to pound the streets battre le pavé ; to pound the beat [policeman] faire sa ronde.D vi3 ( run noisily) to pound up/down the stairs monter/descendre l'escalier d'un pas lourd ; to come pounding down ou along the street descendre la rue d'un pas lourd ;■ pound away:▶ pound away at [sth]1 ( strike hard) taper à tour de bras sur [piano, typewriter] ;2 ( work doggedly) travailler d'arrache-pied sur [novel, report].■ pound out:▶ pound out [music] retentir ;▶ pound [sth] out, pound out [sth]1 ( play) faire ressortir [rhythm, tune] ;2 ○ ( produce) pondre ○ [qch] sur une machine à écrire [script] ;■ pound up:▶ pound [sth] up, pound up [sth] concasser [rocks, pepper].
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