pound

I noun

1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) pund (sterling)

2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) engelsk pund

II noun

(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) inngjerding

III verb

1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) hamre løs på, dundre

2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) trampe, stampe

3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) knuse, støte

hamre

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pund

I

subst. \/paʊnd\/

1) (vektenhet) pund (vanligvis = 16 ounces, 454 gram)

2) (britisk, myntenhet) pund (= 100 pence)

be eighteen bob in the pound (slang) være litt kort, ikke være av de smarteste

• she's only eighteeen bob in the pound, you know

hun er litt kort, vet du

exact\/have\/demand one's pound of flesh (litterært) kreve sitt uten skrupler

in the pound per pund, på pundet

II

subst. \/paʊnd\/

1) kve, innhegning (spesielt for bortløpne husdyr)

2) (for feilparkerte biler) oppsamlingsplass

3) (gammeldags) arrest(lokale)

III

subst. \/paʊnd\/

bump, dunk, dundring, hamring, hardt slag

IV

verb \/paʊnd\/

(gammeldags) ta i forvaring, sette inn

pound up sette i kve

V

verb \/paʊnd\/

1) dundre, dunke, hamre, slå, banke (sterkt)

• my heart is pounding

hjertet mitt dunker

2) hamre\/slå løs på, hamre mot

• our guns pounded the walls of the fort

3) (om bølge) slå mot

• waves pounded the beach

4) støte, knuse, pulverisere

5) (hverdagslig, om motstander) slå, banke

6) stampe, trampe

• I could hear her feet pounding on the stairs

jeg hørte trinnene hennes i trappa

7) (sjøfart) stampe (hugge i sjøen)

pound at\/on slå på, dundre på

pound away at hamre i vei på, slå løs på

• she pounded away at her brother

pound out hamre ned

• he pounded out an article on the typewriter

han hamret ned en artikkel på skrivemaskinen

pound the beat (om politi) patruljere