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♦ pound (1) /paʊnd/n.1 libbra ( unità di peso, pari a 454 grammi circa; abbr. lb.): to shed pounds, perdere libbre; dimagrire molto2 (= pound sterling) sterlina; lira sterlina ( banconota o, dal 1983, moneta metallica; unità del sistema monetario ingl.; abbr. £1): a fifty-pound note, un biglietto da cinquanta sterline; It cost me sixty pounds, mi è costato sessanta sterline; You owe me ten pounds forty, mi devi dieci sterline e 40 penny5 (mecc.) libbra-forza6 (fig.) potere economico (o finanziario): grey pound, potere economico degli anziani; pink pound, potere economico dei gay● pound coin, moneta da una sterlina □ (telef., USA) pound key, tasto con cancelletto □ ( USA) pound sign, (il) simbolo \#; cancelletto □ avoirdupois pound, libbra di sedici once (del sistema «avoirdupois»; pari a 454 grammi circa) □ (fig.) to exact one's pound of flesh, esigere fino all'ultimo centesimo; pretendere tutto quello che ci è dovuto; essere inesorabile □ troy pound, libbra di dodici once (del sistema «troy»; pari a 373 grammi circa).pound (2) /paʊnd/n.1 forte colpo; botta; tonfopound (3) /paʊnd/n.5 (fig.) luogo di confino; prigione● dog pound, canile municipale.(to) pound (1) /paʊnd/v. t.(to) pound (2) /paʊnd/v. t. e i.1 ( anche to pound at, to pound on) battere ( alla porta, ecc.); colpire ( coi pugni, ecc.); pestare; (mil.) bombardare; strimpellare: My heart was pounding, mi batteva il cuore; Who is pounding ( out) a tune on the piano?, chi sta strimpellando un motivo al pianoforte?2 pestare; tritare● (fig.) to pound on sb. 's head, redarguire, sgridare q. □ (fig.) to pound the pavement looking for a job, battere tutta la città in cerca di lavoro □ to pound st. to pieces, fare a pezzi (o frantumare) qc. a furia di battere.(to) pound (3) /paʊnd/v. t.2 (fig.) rinchiudere; imprigionare.
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troy pound — n POUND (a) … Medical dictionary
troy pound — noun an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams • Syn: ↑apothecaries pound • Hypernyms: ↑apothecaries unit, ↑apothecaries weight, ↑troy unit • Part Meronyms: ↑ounce, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
troy pound — noun A former unit of mass equal to 5760 grains … Wiktionary
Troy weight — is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals, black powder, and gemstones.Named after Troyes, France, the troy system of weights was known to exist in medieval times. One cubic inch of distilled water, at 62 °F (17 °C), and… … Wikipedia
Troy — Troy, n. Troy weight. [1913 Webster] {Troy weight}, the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed. It was so named from Troyes, in France, where it was first adopted in Europe. The troy ounce is supposed to have been brought … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Troy weight — Troy Troy, n. Troy weight. [1913 Webster] {Troy weight}, the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed. It was so named from Troyes, in France, where it was first adopted in Europe. The troy ounce is supposed to have been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Troy-Gewicht — (engl. Troy weight, Imperial Standard Troy Pound), das jetzt noch in England gebräuchliche Gewicht für edle Metalle, Arzneien u. zu wissenschaftlichen Zwecken; es ist nach der französischen Münzstadt Troyes benannt, war ursprünglich sonst in… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Pound (mass) — Lb. redirects here. For other uses, see LB. Lbs. redirects here. For other uses, see LBS. For the unit of force, see Pound force. The pound or pound mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, lbm, ℔[1] ) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States… … Wikipedia
Pound sterling — GBP redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Pound sterling Peuns sterling (Cornish) Punt steirling (Irish) Punt Sostynagh … Wikipedia
pound — 1. (lb, lbm, or #) a traditional unit of mass or weight. The Romans used a pound (the libra pondo, pound of weight ) divided into 12 ounces. All the countries of western Europe used similar units, divided into 12 or 16 ounces, until the… … Dictionary of units of measurement
pound — pound1 pounder, n. /pownd/, v.t. 1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc. 2. to produce or effect by striking or thumping, or in a manner resembling this (often fol. by out): to pound out a… … Universalium