pounds

v. golpear, aporrear, batir a golpes, dar golpes a, golpear duramente a; moler, machacar, majar, majar en mortero, martillar, martillear, triturar

s. libra; golpe; perrera, corral de perros; aprisco, redil; garlito, nasa

v.- machacar | majar | moler | batir | batir fuertemente | latir | palpitar | azotar | golpear | apalear | aporrear - s.- libra esterlina | libra (454 gramos estadounidenses; 500 gramos latinoamericanos) | perrera | depósito de automóviles (en decomiso) | tecla numérica # (Latinoamérica) | # numeral (Colombia) | # almohadilla (España)

<sustantivo>
1 [unit of money, weight] libra
the pound la libra (esterlina).
2 [for cars] depósito (de coches)
[for animals] perrera, corral, aprisco
[for people] prisión, encierro<verbo transitivo>
1 [hammer on] golpear, aporrear.
2 [pulverize] machacar, moler, majar
3 [close] encerrar, acorralar
4 [general] trabajar duro, andar pesadamente
<verbo intransitivo>
1 [hammer]: to pound on something
golpear / aporrear algo.
2 [beat, throb] palpitar.

Def: Unidad monetaria
Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
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*penny wise, pound foolish = economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades
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*pound sterling (£) = libra esterlina (£)

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

(n.) = libra

Def: Unidad monetaria.
Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
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* in for a penny, in for a pound = de perdíos al río
* penny wise, pound foolish = economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades
* pound sterling (£) = libra esterlina (£)

(n.) = libra

Def: Unidad de peso.
Ex: Since entering foster care, she has gained 20 pounds.

(n.) = perrera
Ex: The maximum time an animal can be kept in a pound is determined by considerations such as available space and the likelihood of adoption.
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* dog pound = perrera, perrera municipal
* poundkeeper = propietario de perrera

(v.) = dar golpes, aporrear, machacar
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
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* pound + the streets = recorrer las calles

(v.) = palpitar
Ex: He was obviously having a nightmare and his heart was pounding so fast that she thought he was dying.