pounds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pounds 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

Translations for pounds in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

livre sterling

pound sterling

sterling

pound (sterling)

quatre-quarts

pound cake

pounds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pounds in the English»French Dictionary

pound¹ [paʊnd] N

pound (unit of weight, currency):

pound

livre f

ten pounds sterling

dix livres sterling

a pound coin

une pièce d'une livre

100-pound note [or Am bill]

billet m de 100 livres

Phrases:

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

exiger réparation sans faire de concession

pound² [paʊnd] N (place for stray animals, cars)

pound

fourrière f

I.pound³ [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 (walk heavily and noisily):

pound

marcher d'un pas pesant

to pound in

entrer en martelant le pavé

3. pound (walk along):

to pound the pavement

battre le trottoir

to pound the beat

patrouiller

4. pound (crush):

pound spices

piler

to pound into pieces

réduire en miettes

5. pound (beat):

pound

battre

6. pound (bombard):

pound

pilonner

II.pound³ [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 tours de bras

to pound away at the keyboard

taper sur le clavier comme un forcené

2. pound (walk/run noisily):

pound

marcher/courir d'un pas pesant

3. pound (beat):

pound

battre fort

pound heart

battre vite

my head is pounding

j'ai des élancements dans la tête

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in pounds sterling

en livres sterling

to run off one's pounds [or to run one's pounds off]

perdre des kilos en courant

to want one's pound of flesh

exiger son dû

prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Am prov

mieux vaut prévenir que guérir prov

Translations for pounds in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

livre

pound

livre sterling

pound sterling

livre

pound

pilonner

to pound

fourrière

pound

pounds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ten pounds sterling

dix livres sterling

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

exiger réparation sans faire de concession

to pound on a locked door

marteler une porte fermée à clef à grands coups de poings

to pound away at the keyboard

taper sur le clavier comme un forcené

a pound's worth of apples

pour une livre de pommes

to want one's pound of flesh

exiger son dû

to buy sth at a pound

acheter qc pour une livre

a pound and a half

une livre et demie

in pounds sterling

en livres sterling

to run off one's pounds [or to run one's pounds off]

perdre des kilos en courant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Most were eventually pardoned after paying fines of up to 100 pounds, a very large sum for the time.

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He loses a whopping nineteen pounds, demolishing his goal and securing immunity for himself.

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This metal-catalyzed polymerization process is operated on a vast scale and produces, worldwide, over 200 billion pounds of polyolefins per year.

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He broke his leg and missed the 1993 season and in the spring of 1994, lost 40 pounds because of a bout with mononucleosis.

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It currently produces over half a million pounds of whey protein and lactose powder per day and ships to over 40 countries worldwide.

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Fishing line weight is described in pounds of tensile force before the line parts.

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Runners also carried the "aspis", the hoplites' bronze-covered wood shield, bringing the total encumbrance to at least 50 pounds.

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He was also responsible for tax collection and his own property was assessed at 200 pounds: an amount which one source termed, moderately substantial.

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This is now rare, and a mint copy with a dust cover is worth hundreds of pounds.

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At first, his entire stock consisted of some old books belonging to his father, amounting to thirteen feet of shelf space and worth no more than a few pounds.

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