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Definition och betydelse av "pound"på engelska

Pound

SUBSTANTIV

pund

a unit for measuring weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms

grammatisk information

animacitetsstatus

icke-animat

morfologisk sammansättning

enkelt

räknebart

singular

not gender specific

pluralform

pounds

Exempel

She bought a pound of coffee beans to grind fresh for her morning cup of coffee.

Hon köpte ett pund kaffebönor att mala färska till sin morgonkopp.

pund

the currency of the UK and some other countries that is equal to 100 pence

Exempel

I exchanged my dollars for pounds before my trip to London.

Jag bytte mina dollar till pund innan min resa till London.

pund, pund sterling

a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

inhägnad, område för husdjur

a small, usually enclosed, area where domesticated animals such as dogs, pigs, or cattle are kept

bankning, stampning

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

Pound, Ezra Pound

United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

pund, pund-kraft

a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

pund, cypriotiskt pund

the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

pund, egyptiskt pund

the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

pund, irländskt pund

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

pund, libanesiskt pund

the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

pund, sudanesiskt pund

the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

pund, syriskt pund

the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

pund, apotekarpund

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

to pound

VERB

slå, hamra

to hit forcefully using the hand or a heavy instrument

Transitive: to pound sb/sth

grammatisk information

morfologisk sammansättning

enkelt

handlingsverb

regelbundet

presens

pound

3:e person singular

pounds

presens particip

pounding

enkelt preteritum

pounded

perfekt particip

pounded

Exempel

The frustrated carpenter pounded the stubborn nail with a hammer.

Den frustrerade snickaren slår den envisa spiken med en hammare.

bulta, slå

to beat or throb with a regular rhythm

Intransitive

Exempel

Her heart pounded with anxiety as she waited for the results.

Hennes hjärta bultade av ångest medan hon väntade på resultaten.

stampa, gå med tunga steg

to walk or run with heavy, forceful steps, often producing a loud sound

Intransitive: to pound | to pound somewhere

Exempel

He pounded down the stairs in a rush to catch the bus.

Han störtade nerför trappan för att hinna med bussen.

stöta, krossa

to crush, grind, or break something into a fine powder or paste by applying pressure or force

Transitive: to pound sth

Exempel

She pounded the garlic cloves into a paste for the sauce.

Hon mortade vitlöksklyftorna till en pasta för såsen.

inspärra, inhägna

to confine an animal in an enclosed area or pen

Transitive: to pound an animal

Exempel

After the horse broke loose, the rancher had to pound it in the corral.

Efter att hästen hade brutit sig loss var ranchern tvungen att inbegränsa den i hagen.

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