pound

[US]/paʊnd/
[UK]/paʊnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at knuse eller pulverisere
at slå med kraft
at begrænse eller tilbageholde
vi. at slå gentagne gange eller kraftigt
n. Det forenede Kongeriges valutaenhed
et indhegning til dyr
et hårdt slag, lyden af et hårdt slag
et sted for tilbageholdelse
Word Forms
Third Person Singularpounds
Pluralpounds
Past Tensepounded
Present Participlepounding
Past Participlepounded

Phrases & Collocations

pound sterling

pund sterling

pound sign

pundtegn

pound cake

pundkage

pound of flesh

et pund kød

in the pound

i pund

by the pound

pr. pund

pound on

pund på

pound note

pundseddel

Example Sentences

pound the garlic to a mash.

Knus hvidløget til en mos.

grinding a pound of beef.

at male en pound oksekød.

he was a 250-pound dumpling.

Han var en 250-punds dumpling.

the pound was firm against the dollar.

punden var stabil i forhold til dollaren.

a pound of stewing steak.

En pund stegt oksekød.

The value of the pound swung downwards.

Pundens værdi faldt.

All I've got is a 20 pound note and about a pound in silver.

Jeg har kun en 20 punds seddel og omkring en pund i sølv.

chunk four pounds of pears.

fire pund pærer i stykker.

a policy of letting the pound float.

en politik om at lade pundet flyde.

the pounding of the surf on a sandy beach.

Havets bølgers bulder mod en sandstrand.

he was thirty pounds underweight.

Han var omkring 30 pund for let.

offer 1.000 pounds for the house

Tilbyder 1.000 pund for huset

Who is pounding thedoor?

Hvem hamrer på døren?

hear drums pounding in the distance

høre trommer banke i det fjerne

keep pounding away at one's study

Fortsæt med at arbejde hårdt på sin studier.

Real-world Examples

It carries up to 350,000 pounds of gas.

Det kan transportere op til 350.000 pund gas.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Shut up. The camera adds 10 pounds.

Hold kæft. Kameraet tilføjer 10 pund.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

En ounce forebyggelse er værd en pund kur.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

The price is 60 pounds per person including a continental breakfast.

Prisen er 60 pund per person, inklusive en continental morgenmad.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

He squats 708 pounds and dead-lift 728 from the floor.

Han kan squatte 708 pund og dødløfte 728 pund fra gulvet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Elon Musk is down around $1,000 a pound.

Elon Musk er faldet omkring 1.000 dollars per pund.

Source: PBS Business Interview Series

Farmable soil, if you go to purchase it, costs four dollars a pound.

Jord, der kan dyrkes, koster fire dollars per pund, hvis du vil købe den.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: 30-Day Check-in with 105 Words (Including Translations)

They can weigh more than 300 pounds.

De kan veje mere end 300 pund.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2020 Collection

Shut up, the camera adds ten pounds.

Hold kæft, kameraet tilføjer ti pund.

Source: Friends Season 2

Mommy needs to lose a few pounds.

Mor har brug for at tabe et par pund.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

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