pounding in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pounding in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pounding [Am ˈpaʊndɪŋ, Brit ˈpaʊndɪŋ] N no pl

1. pounding:

pounding (of heart)

fuertes latidos mpl

pounding (of guns)

martilleo m

there was a loud pounding on the door

alguien aporreó la puerta con insistencia

the pounding in my head

el martilleo que sentía en la cabeza

the pounding of the waves

el embate de las olas

2. pounding (beating):

pounding inf

paliza f inf

pounding inf

vapuleo m

the dollar took a pounding

el dólar sufrió una fuerte caída

our team took a pounding

le dieron una paliza a nuestro equipo inf

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

Translations for pounding in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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martilleante

pounding attr

machaqueo

pounding

un martilleo terrible en las sienes

a terrible pounding in the temples

pounding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pounding in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pounding [ˈpaʊndɪŋ] N

1. pounding no pl:

pounding (noise)

golpeteo m

pounding (of heart)

fuerte latido m

pounding of sea

embate m

pounding in head

martilleo m

2. pounding no pl:

pounding (crushing)

trituración f

pounding (grinding)

molienda f

3. pounding a. fig:

pounding (attack)

ataque m

pounding (beating)

paliza f inf

to take a pounding a. fig

recibir una paliza

the film took a heavy pounding

la película tuvo muy malas críticas

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 pounding in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

embate

pounding

libra

pound

libra esterlina

pound sterling

una libra de judías

a pound of beans

libra esterlina

pound sterling

perrera (de perros callejeros)

dog pound

pounding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I could hear him pounding the floor upstairs

podía oír sus pasos en el piso de arriba

to pound away on a piano

aporrear un piano

my head is pounding!

¡me estalla la cabeza!

to take a pounding a. fig

recibir una paliza

the film took a heavy pounding

la película tuvo muy malas críticas

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 pounding of the infiltrometer into the ground deforms the soil causing cracks and increasing the measured infiltration capacity. 2.

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In this version, there are seven daughters, and the last one eats the hand by pounding it into a pill she can swallow.

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It still thrills with its pounding rhythms and daring harmonies, which still cause a frisson today.

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He squinted in the dark to see that the fifty-man lifeboat had partially ripped from its two-inch-thick steel cleats and was pounding against the hull.

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He gets fuzzed up, snotty, swaggering where others might hesitate, pounding where others might punch once and plays to its simplicities.

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The sound is characterized by pounding drums, highly distorted guitar drones, and falsetto vocals.

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Storms are blowing his world to bits and great troubles are pounding him on a reef.

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Except for grinding, water power has also been used for the pounding or finalizing of woolen cloths.

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It all sounds like it comes from a man/child who recently drop-kicked the waste-paper basket into the next room after pounding on the floor with his fists.

ipolitics.ca

Once was to inform them that the little new-growth tree in the yard didn't provide sufficient shelter from the blazing sun and pounding rainstorms.

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