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pound

1. noun
   1. (weight measurement) livre f (= 453.6 g);
      two ~s of apples ≈ un kilo de pommes;
   2. (unit of currency) livre f;
   3. (for dogs, cars) fourrière f.

2. transitive verb
   1. Culin piler (spices, grain);
      aplatir (meat);
   2. (waves) battre (shore);
   3. (artillery) pilonner (city).

3. intransitive verb
   1. to ~ on marteler (door, wall);
   2. (heart) battre;
   3. to ~ up/down the stairs monter/descendre l'escalier d'un pas lourd;
   4. my head is ~ing j'ai l'impression que ma tête va éclater.

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'pound' found in these entries:

English:

against - coin - hammer - in - punt - sign - worth

French:

cogner - fourrière - livre - marteler - quatre-quarts - sterling

pound: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations
pound	(beat, hammer)	vtr	marteler ⇒
Additional Translations:
pound	(for stray animals)	nf	fourrière (pour animaux abandonnés)
pound	(sterling) UK	nf	livre (unité monétaire)
pound	(weight)	nf	livre (unité de poids)
pound	(beat)	vi	battre ⇒ (cœur)
pound		vpr	se déplacer lourdement
pound	(crush)	vtr	concasser ⇒ (broyer : pierre, sucre)
Compound Forms/Formes composées
a ten-pound			de dix livres
dog pound		nf	fourrière
five-pound		adj	cinq livres
foot-pound		nf	livre-pied
half-pound		nf	demi-livre
hundred-pound		adj	cent livre
pound away		v	travailler avec acharnement
pound cake		nm	quatre-quarts
pound of flesh		nm	dû
pound out		v	retentir ⇒
pound out (US)		v	aplatir ⇒ (steak)
pound out (familier)		v	pondre ⇒ (quelque chose)
pound sterling			livre sterling
pound-cake		nm	quatre-quarts
pound-foolish		adj	dépensier (gaspilleur)
pound-foolish		adj	gaspilleur
pound-foot		nf	livre-pied
quarter-pound		nm	quart de livre
six-pound		adj	de six pounds
two-pound			de deux pounds
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# symbol: pound, hash
a hundred thousand pound or a hundred and fifty thousand to put before the public
against the pound
An ounce of disorganization is worth a pound of confusion
another pound on top of her ten pound ten
eighty pound paper
go pound sand somewhere else
half pound jar of putty
I'll take a pound of turkey breat
In for a penny, in for a pound
leisure pound
penny wise and pound foolish
per pound ?
playground pound
pound each other into the ground
pound for pound
Pound key
pound note
Pound of flesh
pound the pavement
pound the table
pound-foot of torque
Scarcely half a pound, all told.
Selling England by the pound
sound as a pound
the pound sign # (telephone)
To pound a nail in someone's head

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