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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).
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