pafund in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pafund in the English»French Dictionary

I.pound [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] N

1. pound (unit of weight):

pound

livre f (de 453, 6 g)

two pounds of apples

≈ un kilo de pommes

pears are 80 pence a or per pound

les poires sont à 80 pence la livre

pound for pound chicken is better value than pork

tout comparé le poulet revient moins cher que le porc

to lose ten pounds in weight

≈ perdre quatre kilos et demi

to lose ten pounds in weight attr weight

d'une livre, de 453, 6 grammes

2. pound (unit of currency):

pound

livre f

the British/Irish/Maltese pound

la livre sterling/irlandaise/maltaise

£500 worth of traveller's cheques (spoken), five hundred pounds' worth of traveller's cheques

500 livres sterling en chèques de voyage

I'll match your donation pound for pound

je donnerai exactement la même somme que toi

I'll match your donation pound for pound attr coin, note

d'une livre

a £200, 000 house (spoken), a two hundred thousand pound house

une maison de 200 000 livres sterling

a two million pound fraud/robbery

une escroquerie/un hold up de deux millions de livres

a five/ten pound note

un billet de cinq/dix livres

3. pound (compound):

pound (for dogs, cars)

fourrière f

II.pound [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound FOOD (crush):

pound spices, grain, salt

piler

pound meat

aplatir

to pound sth to powder, paste, pieces

réduire qc en

2. pound (beat) waves:

pound shore

battre

to pound one's chest

se frapper la poitrine

to pound sth with one's fists door, table

frapper sur qc avec ses poings

to pound a stake into the ground

enfoncer un pieu dans la terre

3. pound (bombard) artillery:

pound city

pilonner

4. pound (tread heavily):

to pound the streets

battre le pavé

to pound the beat policeman:

faire sa ronde

III.pound [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound (knock loudly):

to pound on door, wall

marteler

2. pound (beat):

pound heart:

battre

to pound on waves: beach, rocks

battre contre

3. pound (run noisily):

to pound up/down the stairs

monter/descendre l'escalier d'un pas lourd

to come pounding down or along the street

descendre la rue d'un pas lourd

4. pound (throb):

my head is pounding, I've got a pounding headache

j'ai des élancements dans la tête

pink pound N Brit

pink pound

pouvoir d'achat de la communauté homosexuelle

I.pound away VB [Brit paʊnd -, Am paʊnd -] (pound away at [sth])

1. pound away (strike hard):

pound away piano, typewriter

taper à tour de bras sur

2. pound away (work doggedly):

pound away novel, report

travailler d'arrache-pied sur

I.pound out VB [Brit paʊnd -, Am paʊnd -] (pound out)

pound out music:

pound out

retentir

II.pound out VB [Brit paʊnd -, Am paʊnd -] (pound [sth] out, pound out [sth])

1. pound out (play):

pound out rhythm, tune

faire ressortir

2. pound out (produce):

pound out inf

pondre [qc] sur une machine à écrire inf

3. pound out Am FOOD (flatten):

pound out steak

aplatir

I.pound up VB [Brit paʊnd -, Am paʊnd -] (pound [sth] up, pound up [sth])

pound up rocks, pepper:

pound up

concasser

pound sign N

pound sign

symbole m de la livre sterling (£)

pound cake [Brit, Am ˈpaʊn(d) ˌkeɪk] N

pound cake

≈ quatre-quarts m inv

multi-million-pound [Brit ˌmʌltɪmɪljənˈpaʊnd] ADJ

multi-million-pound project, deal:

multi-million-pound

de plusieurs millions de livres

I.refund N [Brit ˈriːfʌnd, Am ˈriˌfənd]

refund

remboursement m

to get a refund on sth

se faire rembourser qc

did you get a refund?

est-ce que tu t'es fait rembourser?

II.refund VB trans [Brit rɪˈfʌnd, Am rəˈfənd, ˈriˌfənd]

refund price, charge, excess paid:

refund

rembourser

your expenses will be refunded

vos frais vous seront remboursés

I took the book back and they refunded the money

j'ai rapporté le livre et ils me l'ont remboursé

I.fund [Brit fʌnd, Am fənd] N

1. fund (cash reserve):

fund

fonds m

emergency/relief/unemployment fund

caisse f de prévoyance/secours/chômage

strike/disaster fund

collecte f en faveur des grévistes/des sinistrés

2. fund (store) fig:

she's a fund of wisdom

c'est un puits de sagesse

he has a fund of wit/experience

il a énormément d'humour/d'expérience

II.funds N npl

1. funds (capital):

funds

fonds mpl

funds

capitaux mpl

to be in funds

avoir de l'argent

government fund , public fund

fonds publics

2. funds (credit balance):

funds (of individual)

argent m

funds (of company)

capitaux mpl

3. funds (on cheque):

‘No funds’, ‘insufficient funds’

‘défaut de provision’

III.Funds

Funds pl Brit:

the Funds

les fonds mpl d'État

IV.fund [Brit fʌnd, Am fənd] VB trans

1. fund (finance):

fund company, project

financer

2. fund (convert):

fund debt

consolider

V.funded ADJ

government-funded

financé par l'État

a publicly funded project

un projet à fonds publics

under-funded

insuffisamment financé

pafund in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pafund in the English»French Dictionary

pound¹ [paʊnd] N

pound (unit of weight, currency):

pound

livre f

ten pounds sterling

dix livres sterling

a one pound coin

une pièce d'une livre

100-pound bill

billet m de 100 livres

Phrases:

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

exiger réparation à qn sans faire de concession

I.pound² [paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound (hit repeatedly):

pound

frapper

to pound the table fig

frapper du poing sur la table

the waves pounded the ship

les vagues fouettaient le navire

2. pound (crush):

pound spices

piler

to pound to pieces

réduire en miettes

3. pound (beat):

pound

battre

4. pound (bombard):

pound a. fig

pilonner

to pound sb with questions

assaillir qn de questions

5. pound (walk along):

to pound the pavement

battre le trottoir

to pound the beat

patrouiller

6. pound (instill):

to pound sth into sb's head

faire rentrer qc dans la tête de qn

II.pound² [paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound (beat on noisily):

pound

frapper

to pound on a locked door

marteler une porte fermée à clef à grands coups de poings

to pound on a table

frapper fort sur une table

to pound on a wall

cogner sur un mur

to pound away at sth

taper sur qc à tour de bras

to pound away at the keyboard

taper sur le clavier comme un forcené

2. pound (throb):

pound

battre fort

pound heart

battre vite

my head is pounding

j'ai des élancements dans la tête

3. pound (walk/run noisily):

pound

marcher/courir d'un pas pesant

pound³ [paʊnd] N (place for stray animals, cars)

pound

fourrière f

I.refund [ˈri·fʌnd, vb: riˈ·fʌnd] N

refund

remboursement m

to get a refund

se faire rembourser

II.refund [ˈri·fʌnd, vb: riˈ·fʌnd] VB trans

refund

rembourser

public funds N pl

public funds

Trésor m public