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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.pound /paʊnd/ n.
  1. See lexical note→ 37, 7 metrol. libbra f.;
    two ~s of apples due libbre di mele;
    pears are 80 pence a o per ~ le pere vengono 80 penny alla libbra;
    ~ for ~ chicken is better value than pork a parità di peso conviene di più il pollo del maiale
  1. (unit of currency) sterlina f.;
    I’ll match your donation ~ for ~ donerò una somma pari alla tua.
2. pound /paʊnd/ n. (for dogs) canile m.;
(for cars) deposito m.3. pound /paʊnd/
  1. tr.
    1. gastr. (crush) pestare [spices, salt];
      battere [grain, meat];
      to ~ sth. to ridurre qcs. in [powder, paste];
      fare qcs. a [pieces]
    1. (beat) [waves] battere contro [shore];
      to ~ sth. with one’s fists battere coi pugni a [door];
      battere coi pugni su [table]
    1. (bombard) [artillery] bombardare [city]
    1. (tread heavily) to ~ the streets battere le strade
  1. intr.
    1. (knock loudly) to ~ on battere su [door, wall]
    1. (beat) [heart] battere;
      to ~ on [waves] infrangersi contro [beach, rocks]
    1. (run noisily) to ~ up, down the stairs correre rumorosamente su, giù per le scale
    1. (throb) my head is ~ing mi sta scoppiando la testa.

Phrasal verbs:
pound away: ~ away at [sth.]
  1. (strike hard) pestare su [piano]
  1. (work doggedly) lavorare sodo a [novel].


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pound: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

pound (British pound)sterlina britannica nf
pound (Cypriot pound)sterlina cipriota nf
pound (Egyptian pound)sterlina egiziana nf
pound (Irish pound)sterlina irlandese nf
pound (Lebanese pound)sterlina libanese nf
pound (Syrian pound)sterlina siriana nf
pound (Sudanese pound)sterlina sudanese nf
pound (weight measure) unità di misuralibbra nf
pound (to walk heavily)battere i piedi v
pound (dog pound)canile nm
pound (to pound something)colpire ripetutamente v
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pound: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
by the poundadv (weight: per imperial pound)in libbre avv
dog poundn (shelter for stray dogs, dogs' home)canile nm
I canili, a causa dell'abbandono degli animali, sono sempre strapieni.
five-pounddi cinque libbre adj
four-pounddi quattro libbre adj
half-pounddi mezza libbra
hundred-poundda cento sterline
pound awayvi literal (bang repeatedly at sth)martellare senza sosta
The young drummer pounded away at his drums, while dreaming of being a famous rock drummer.
pound awayvi figurative (persevere)non desistere⇒, perseverare⇒ vi
pound away atvtr literal (bang repeatedly)battere continuamente su
pound away atvtr figurative (persevere with)insistere a, perseverare⇒ vi
pound cake, poundcaken (baking: sponge cake)pan di Spagna
pound for poundadv (proportionally)in proporzione
Pound for pound, these two wrestlers are well matched.
pound inrinchiudere v
pound noten (paper money: one pound sterling) GBbanconota da una sterlina
pound of fleshn figurative (repayment of debt)il dovuto, ciò che è dovuto
You've taken your pound of flesh, now leave me in peace.
pound onpestare su v
pound outvtr (produce by typing)scrivere a macchina, battere a macchina vtr
She pounded out the last chapter of her novel in record time.
 dattiloscrivere⇒ vtr
Ha dattiloscritto l'ultimo capitolo del romanzo in tempo record.
pound outvtr (rhythm: produce by banging) musica, testocreare martellando
pound shopn UK (store selling items for £1) GBnegozio "tutto per una sterlina"
pound sterlingn (British unit of currency) UK, formalelira sterlina nf
Nota: We only use the term "pound sterling" as opposed to "pounds" when talking about currencies, not when buying things in the shops or talking about money in general.
The pound sterling is doing very badly against the Euro and the dollar.
La lira sterlina è la valuta del Regno Unito.
 UKsterlina nf
Il cambio Euro-Sterlina è piuttosto alto.
pound-weightdel peso di una libbra
ten-poundda dieci sterline
thousand-poundda mille sterline
three-poundda tre sterline
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'pound' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'pound':
2-pound gun
A pound was a pound was a pound
all-time best pound-for-pound fighter
All'incirca sessanta pound alla settimana
An ounce of blood is worth a pound of friendship
by square foot and pound for pound
Chop it up, pound the pavement, walk the "biz-neat"
get from the pound
Give me a pound
I'm liable as not to pound his head through
in every pound
In for a penny, in for a pound
per pound of body weight
Pound cake
pound for pound
pound for pound
pound the earth
pound-sign
Pound, Shelter, Rescue
Selling England By The Pound
struck at XX to the pound
There's a high gear ratio to take every pound into orbit.
To drop a pound of flesh

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