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pound
  1. noun
    1. (weight measurement) livre f (= 453.6 g);
      two ~s of apples ≈ un kilo de pommes;
    1. (unit of currency) livre f;
    1. (for dogs, cars) fourrière f.
  1. transitive verb
    1. Culin piler (spices, grain);
      aplatir (meat);
    1. (waves) battre (shore);
    1. (artillery) pilonner (city).
  1. intransitive verb
    1. to ~ on marteler (door, wall);
    1. (heart) battre;
    1. to ~ up/down the stairs monter/descendre l'escalier d'un pas lourd;
    1. my head is ~ing j'ai l'impression que ma tête va éclater.

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pound: WordReference French-English Dictionary © 2008
Principal Translations/Principales traductions
pound (beat, hammer)vtrmarteler
 
Additional Translations:
pound (for stray animals)nffourrière (pour animaux abandonnés)
pound (sterling) UKnflivre (unité monétaire)
pound (weight)nflivre (unité de poids)
pound (beat)vibattre (cœur)
poundvprse déplacer lourdement
pound (crush)vtrconcasser (broyer : pierre, sucre)
Compound Forms/Formes composées
a ten-poundde dix livres
dog poundnffourrière
five-poundadjcinq livres
foot-poundnflivre-pied
half-poundnfdemi-livre
hundred-poundadjcent livre
pound awayvtravailler avec acharnement
pound cakenmquatre-quarts
pound of fleshnm
pound outvretentir
pound out (US)vaplatir (steak)
pound out (familier)vpondre (quelque chose)
pound sterlinglivre sterling
pound-cakenmquatre-quarts
pound-foolishadjdépensier (gaspilleur)
pound-foolishadjgaspilleur
pound-footnflivre-pied
quarter-poundnmquart de livre
six-poundadjde six pounds
two-poundde deux pounds
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