pound in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pound in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pound¹ [Am paʊnd, Brit paʊnd] N

1. pound (measure):

pound

libra f (454 gramos)

you've lost a few pounds

has adelgazado unos kilitos

2. pound (currency):

pound

libra f

Egyptian/Israeli pound

libra egipcia/israelí

attr a pound coin

una moneda de (una) libra

a ten-pound note Brit

un billete de diez libras

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

1. pound:

pound corn/spices

machacar

pound garlic/chili

majar

pound garlic/chili

machacar

pound dough

trabajar

pound the millet down to a fine powder

macháquese el mijo hasta reducirlo a un polvo fino

2. pound table/door:

pound

aporrear

pound

golpear

he pounded the pavement looking for work

pateó las calles en busca de trabajo inf

the waves pounded the wall

las olas batían contra el muro

3. pound MIL:

pound defenses

batir

pound defenses

bombardear

mortars pounded the village to rubble

los morteros redujeron el pueblo a escombros

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

1. pound (strike, beat):

pound

aporrear

pound

golpear

he pounded at the door/on the table

aporreó or golpeó la puerta/la mesa

waves pounded against the cliffs

las olas batían contra el acantilado

he was pounding away at the piano

estaba aporreando el piano

the music pounded away all night

la música retumbó toda la noche

2. pound:

pound heart:

palpitar

pound heart:

latir con fuerza

pound sound:

retumbar

my head is pounding

tengo la cabeza a punto de reventar or estallar

my head is pounding

me martillea la cabeza

3. pound (move) + adv compl:

the trucks pounded past

los camiones pasaban retumbando

I could hear his feet pounding down the corridor

oía sus pesados pasos por el pasillo

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

pound (for cars)

depósito m

pound (for dogs)

perrera f

pound sterling N

pound sterling

libra f esterlina

pound sign N

1. pound sign Am:

pound sign COMPUT, TELEC

tecla f (del signo) de número

pound sign COMPUT, TELEC

tecla f numeral

pound sign COMPUT, TELEC

tecla f de almohadilla Spain

2. pound sign Brit (for pound sterling):

pound sign

signo de la libra esterlina (£)

pound-cost averaging N U Brit FIN

pound-cost averaging

inversión periódica de un monto constante en valores o títulos

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one pound avoirdupois

una libra or 453, 6 gramos

Translations for pound in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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libra

pound

libra

pound

libra esterlina

pound sterling

tecla de número

pound key Am

pound in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pound in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pound¹ [paʊnd] N

1. pound (weight):

pound

libra f (454 g)

by the pound

por libras

2. pound (currency):

pound

libra f

pound coin

moneda f de una libra

pound note

billete m de una libra

pound sterling

libra esterlina

pound² [paʊnd] N

pound (for cars)

depósito m

pound for dogs

perrera f

pound (for sheep)

redil m

I.pound³ [paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound:

pound (hit repeatedly)

aporrear

pound (beat)

golpear

pound (with a hammer)

martillear

the waves pounded the ship

las olas batían contra el barco

2. pound (walk heavily):

pound

patear

I could hear him pounding the floor upstairs

podía oír sus pasos en el piso de arriba

3. pound (crush) spices:

pound

machacar

pound

moler

pound MIL

batir

to pound sth to rubble

reducir algo a escombros

II.pound³ [paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound:

pound (beat)

dar golpes

pound (on a door, table)

aporrear

pound heart, pulse

latir con fuerza

pound music

retumbar

to pound away on a piano

aporrear un piano

the waves pounded against the shore

las olas azotaban la orilla

my head is pounding!

¡me estalla la cabeza!

2. pound (run):

to pound downstairs

bajar corriendo

3. pound fig:

to pound away at sth

insistir en algo

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to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

pound sterling

libra esterlina

Translations for pound in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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libra

pound

libra esterlina

pound sterling

una libra de judías

a pound of beans

libra esterlina

pound sterling

perrera (de perros callejeros)

dog pound

machucar

to pound

me dio dos libras de propina

he/she gave me a two pound tip

pound Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pound sth to rubble

reducir algo a escombros

to pound away on a piano

aporrear un piano

to pound downstairs

bajar corriendo

to pound away at sth

insistir en algo

quarter hour/pound

un cuarto de hora/libra

a pound's worth of apples

una libra de manzanas

to change a dollar/a pound

cambiar un dólar/una libra

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

in for a penny, in for a pound

de perdidos al río

he/she gave me a two pound tip

me dio dos libras de propina

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The athletes had their choice of weight and were allowed to advance upwards in increments as small as one pound.

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Less convincing, however, is the penny-wise-pound-foolish sale of valuable embassy properties around the world.

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Intelligence involves analysis of raw reports, not merely their enumeration or weighing them by the pound.

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When the idea was initially raised, the European Development Fund was ready to put up a multi-million pound incentive to share, for the good of the city.

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This fleet, shifty 185-pound fullback gained 1,270 yards on 196 rushes and scored 16 touchdowns this season.

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The primary objective of the flight, to place the 12.95 pound (5.87 kg) scientific payload in the vicinity of the moon, failed.

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He is 17 years old, 190 pound weighty and 6 feet, 1 inch tall.

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By the mid 1930s, many governments introduced tariffs and autarkic policies and the pound sterling lost its dominance as a reserve currency.

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It served to keep the pound at a very high level which thereby exacerbated the very current account deficit that the capital inflow was financing.

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Of leaves collected, 99% are mulched into the grass around campus, saving a half pound of nitrogen each year.

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