pounds in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pounds in the English»Italian Dictionary

pound¹ [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] N

1. pound (unit of weight):

pound

libbra f

two pounds of apples

due libbre di mele

pears are 80 pence a or per pound

le pere vengono 80 penny alla libbra

pound for pound chicken is better value than pork

a parità di peso conviene di più il pollo del maiale

to lose ten pounds in weight

perdere dieci libbre

to lose ten pounds in weight before n weight

di una libbra

2. pound (unit of currency):

pound

sterlina f

the British, Irish, Maltese pound

la sterlina inglese, irlandese, maltese

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

500 sterline in traveller's cheques

I'll match your donation pound for pound

donerò una somma pari alla tua

I'll match your donation pound for pound before n coin, note

da una sterlina

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

una casa da duecentomila sterline

a two million pound fraud, robbery

una truffa, una rapina da due milioni di sterline

a five, ten pound note

una banconota da cinque, dieci sterline

I.pound² [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound FOOD (crush):

pound spices, salt

pestare

pound grain, meat

battere

to pound sth to powder, paste

ridurre qc in

to pound sth to pieces

fare qc a

2. pound (beat) waves:

pound shore

battere contro

to pound one's chest

battersi il petto

to pound sth with one's fists door

battere coi pugni a

to pound sth with one's fists table

battere coi pugni su

to pound a stake into the ground

conficcare un palo nella terra

3. pound (bombard) artillery:

pound city

bombardare

4. pound (tread heavily):

to pound the streets

battere le strade

to pound the beat policeman:

fare la ronda

II.pound² [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound (knock loudly):

to pound on door, wall

battere su

2. pound (beat):

pound heart:

battere

to pound on waves: beach, rocks

infrangersi contro

3. pound (run noisily):

to pound up, down the stairs

correre rumorosamente su, giù per le scale

to come pounding down or along the street

correre rumorosamente per la strada

4. pound (throb):

my head is pounding

mi sta scoppiando la testa

I've got a pounding headache

ho un mal di testa martellante

pound³ [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] N (compound)

pound (for dogs)

canile m

pound (for cars)

deposito m

pound⁴ [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] N (loud sound)

pound

botto m

pound

tonfo m

pound away VB [paʊnd -] (pound away at [sth])

1. pound away (strike hard):

pound away piano

pestare su

she was pounding away at the typewriter

stava battendo furiosamente a macchina

2. pound away (work doggedly):

pound away novel, report

lavorare sodo a

I.pound out VB [paʊnd -] (pound out)

pound out music:

pound out

risuonare

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

1. pound out (play):

pound out rhythm, tune

suonare pestando forte

2. pound out (produce) inf:

pound out script

battere rumorosamente a macchina qc

3. pound out Am FOOD (flatten):

pound out steak

battere

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

pound cake

= torta che contiene all'incirca una libbra di ogni ingrediente

pound net [ˌpaʊndˈnet] N

pound net

nassa f

pink pound [ˈpɪŋkpaʊnd] N Brit

pink pound

= potere d'acquisto della comunità omosessuale

pound sign [Brit, Am ˈpaʊnd ˌsaɪn] N

1. pound sign:

pound sign

simbolo m della sterlina

2. pound sign Am (hash):

pound sign

cancelletto m

pounds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pounds in the English»Italian Dictionary

pound¹ [paʊnd] N

1. pound (weight):

pound

libbra f (454 g)

by the pound

alla libbra

2. pound (currency):

pound

sterlina f

pound sterling

(lira) sterlina britannica

pound² [paʊnd] N

pound (for cars)

deposito m (auto rimosse per divieto di sosta)

pound (for dogs)

canile m municipale

pound (for sheep)

recinto m

I.pound³ [paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound:

pound (hit repeatedly)

picchiare

pound (beat)

battere

pound (with a hammer)

martellare

the waves pounded the ship

la violenza delle onde squassava la nave

2. pound (walk heavily):

pound

camminare con passo pesante su

I could hear him pounding the floor upstairs

potevo sentirlo camminare a passi pesanti al piano di sopra

3. pound (crush):

pound

macinare

pound spices

pestare (al mortaio)

pound meat

battere

pound MIL

martellare

to pound sth to rubble

ridurre qc a un cumulo di macerie

II.pound³ [paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound:

pound (beat)

battere

pound (on a door)

picchiare

pound (on a table)

dare pugni su

pound heart, pulse

battere forte

pound music

rimbombare

to pound away on a piano

strimpellare il pianoforte

the waves pounded against the shore

le onde si abbattevano sul

my head is pounding!

ho la testa che mi scoppia!

2. pound (run):

to pound downstairs

scendere giù di corsa

3. pound fig:

to pound away at sth

insistere su qc

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to be overweight by several pounds person

essere in sovrappeso di varie libbre

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

risparmiare sulle piccole spese e sperperare nelle grandi

pound sterling

lira sterlina

Translations for pounds in the Italian»English Dictionary

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libbra

pound

cancelletto

pound sign

canile

pound

sterlina

pound (sterling)

pounds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pound away on a piano

strimpellare il pianoforte

to pound downstairs

scendere giù di corsa

to pound away at sth

insistere su qc

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

risparmiare sulle piccole spese e sperperare nelle grandi

a pound and a half

una libbra e mezzo

to weigh in at 176 pounds

pesare 80 chili

I'll take a pound of each

ne prendo una libbra di ognuno

$5 per pound/hour

$5 (al)la libbra/(al)l'ora

to be overweight by several pounds person

essere in sovrappeso di varie libbre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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By this moment his weight had risen to 225 pounds, which led to rumors that he may not have the same abilities.

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

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This includes funds spent for more than 150,000 cans of food, 140,000 pounds of cat litter, and 5,000 doses of antibiotics.

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In a normal production cycle a few hundred pounds of mercury per year are emitted, which accumulate in the environment.

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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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A size increase resulted in slightly more interior space and a weight gain of several hundred pounds.

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He was reported to have sold the song for a few pounds, but made a fortune from the sale of its gramophone recordings.

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They act as the last defense to choke off unintended releases, slamming a gushing pipe with up to 1 million pounds of force.

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The battle last under 30 minutes but in that time thousands of pounds of ordnance was expended.

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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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