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Detailed Translations for pound from English to French

pound:

pound [the ~] nomen

  1. the pound
    la livre

to pound verb (pounds, pounded, pounding)

  1. to pound
    tabasser; frapper; donner des coups de marteau; cogner; travailler au marteau; battre; taper; marteler; tamponner
    • tabasser verb (tabasse, tabasses, tabassons, tabassez, )
    • frapper verb (frappe, frappes, frappons, frappez, )
    • cogner verb (cogne, cognes, cognons, cognez, )
    • battre verb (bats, bat, battons, battez, )
    • taper verb (tape, tapes, tapons, tapez, )
    • marteler verb (martèle, martèles, martelons, martelez, )
    • tamponner verb (tamponne, tamponnes, tamponnons, tamponnez, )
  2. to pound

Conjugations for pound:

present
  1. pound
  2. pound
  3. pounds
  4. pound
  5. pound
  6. pound
simple past
  1. pounded
  2. pounded
  3. pounded
  4. pounded
  5. pounded
  6. pounded
present perfect
  1. have pounded
  2. have pounded
  3. has pounded
  4. have pounded
  5. have pounded
  6. have pounded
past continuous
  1. was pounding
  2. were pounding
  3. was pounding
  4. were pounding
  5. were pounding
  6. were pounding
future
  1. shall pound
  2. will pound
  3. will pound
  4. shall pound
  5. will pound
  6. will pound
continuous present
  1. am pounding
  2. are pounding
  3. is pounding
  4. are pounding
  5. are pounding
  6. are pounding
subjunctive
  1. be pounded
  2. be pounded
  3. be pounded
  4. be pounded
  5. be pounded
  6. be pounded
diverse
  1. pound!
  2. let's pound!
  3. pounded
  4. pounding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for pound:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
battre beat off
livre pound book; volume
- British pound; British pound sterling; Cypriot pound; Egyptian pound; Irish pound; Irish punt; Lebanese pound; Sudanese pound; Syrian pound; dog pound; hammer; hammering; lb; lbf.; pound sign; pound sterling; pounding; punt; quid
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
battre pound affect; bang; battle with; beat up; churn; clack; clapper; clatter; combat; concern; contest; drum; dust; fight; ground; hammer; hit; knock; move; quarrel; slap; smack; spike; stir; strike; tap; tap at; thump; touch; whip
cogner pound bang; bang into; bump into; bump up against; collide; crash; hammer; hit; knock; punch; push; slap; smack; tap; tap at; thump
donner des coups de marteau pound bang; drum; ground; hammer; spike; thump
frapper pound bang; bash someone; batter; beat; drum; ground; hammer; hit; knock; punch; push; slap; smack; smash; spike; strike; tap; tap at; thump
marteler pound bang; emphasise; emphasize; hammer; tear; thump; underline; urge on
tabasser pound bang; beat up; castigate; cudgel; drub; fight; flog; hammer; hit out hard; lash; rack; scrap; scuffle; thump; thwack; trounce; wallop; whack; whip
tamponner pound bang; buffer; dab; die; hammer; moisten; seal; stamp; thump; wet
taper pound bang; bind; close; demarcate; drum; fence off; ground; hammer; hit; knock; plug; punch; push; put under seal; seal; shut; slap; smack; spike; stop up; tap; tap at; thump; type; typewrite
travailler au marteau pound
écraser en frottant pound
- beat; impound; lumber; poke; pound off; pound up; ram; ram down; thump
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- pounding

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Synonyms for "pound":


Related Definitions for "pound":

  1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)1
  2. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs1
    • unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound1
  3. a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)1
  4. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec1
  5. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence1
  6. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents1
  7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters1
  8. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence1
  9. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters1
  10. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters1
  11. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters1
  12. 16 ounces avoirdupois1
    • he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds1
  13. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy1
  14. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle1
    • pound the roots with a heavy flat stone1
  15. place or shut up in a pound1
    • pound the cows so they don't stray1
  16. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits1
    • The prisoners are safely pounded1
  17. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument1
    • the salesman pounded the door knocker1
  18. partition off into compartments1
    • The locks pound the water of the canal1
  19. strike or drive against with a heavy impact1
    • pound on the door1
  20. move rhythmically1
  21. move heavily or clumsily1

Wiktionary Translations for pound:

pound
noun
  1. unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois)
  2. unit of currency
  3. place for the detention of stray animals
  4. place for detention of automobiles
  5. -
verb
  1. to strike hard repeatedly
pound
verb
  1. frapper de coups répétés.
  2. Réduire en parcelles, en poudre ou en pâte.
  3. broyer, écraser quelque chose avec un pilon.
noun
  1. Lieu de dépôt
  2. Unité monétaire
  3. Unité de mesure de masse britannique
  4. Ancienne unité de mesure de masse française (489,5 grammes)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
pound livre pond — munteenheid die in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en sommige van zijn vroegere kolonies gebruikt wordt
pound pilonner beuken — ergens fors op slaan
pound livre Pfundveraltet, umgangssprachlich: Maßeinheit der Masse für ca. 500 Gramm
pound livre Pfundbritische und amerikanische Maßeinheit der Masse = 453,59237 Gramm
pound livre Pfundmit Adjektivzusatz: Währungseinheit verschiedener Staaten

Pound:


Translation Matrix for Pound:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- Ezra Loomis Pound; Ezra Pound

Related Definitions for "Pound":

  1. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)1