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1 Pound
I [paʊnd]1) 7 metrol. libbra f.pears are 80 pence a o per pound le pere vengono 80 penny alla libbra; pound for pound chicken is better value than pork — a parità di peso conviene di più il pollo del maiale
2) (unit of currency) sterlina f.II [paʊnd] III 1. [paʊnd]1) gastr. (crush) pestare [spices, salt]; battere [grain, meat]2.to pound sth. to — ridurre qcs. in [powder, paste]; fare qcs. a [ pieces]
to pound on — battere su [door, wall]
to pound on — [ waves] infrangersi contro [beach, rocks]
to pound up, down the stairs — correre rumorosamente su, giù per le scale
4) (throb)•* * *I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.)2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).)II noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.)III verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.)2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.)3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.)* * *(Surnames) Pound /paʊnd/* * *I [paʊnd]1) 7 metrol. libbra f.pears are 80 pence a o per pound le pere vengono 80 penny alla libbra; pound for pound chicken is better value than pork — a parità di peso conviene di più il pollo del maiale
2) (unit of currency) sterlina f.II [paʊnd] III 1. [paʊnd]1) gastr. (crush) pestare [spices, salt]; battere [grain, meat]2.to pound sth. to — ridurre qcs. in [powder, paste]; fare qcs. a [ pieces]
to pound on — battere su [door, wall]
to pound on — [ waves] infrangersi contro [beach, rocks]
to pound up, down the stairs — correre rumorosamente su, giù per le scale
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