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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.) (sterlings)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.) kví, réttIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) lemja, hamra2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) hlunkast, hlaupa þunglega3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) mylja -
2 surcharge
(an extra amount of money charged: We paid for our holiday abroad in advance but we had to pay a surcharge because of the devaluation of the pound.) aukagreiðsla -
3 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) kveikja á2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) fara í3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) bæta við sig, auka4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) færa upp5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) bæta við6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) þykjast7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) veðja -
4 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) þyngd2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) lóð3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) byrði4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) mikilvægi5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)
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