pound the table

golpear la mesa

Golpear una mesa con fuerza con la mano o el puño, a menudo varias veces.

En inglés sencillo: Hit a table hard, often repeatedly, with your hand or fist.

• He began to pound the table.
• She pounded the table with her fist.
• Please stop pounding the table during dinner.

Sinónimos: bang the table

Expresiones frecuentes: pound the table, pound the table hard

defender con vehemencia, insistir

Defender una opinión con mucha fuerza e insistir en que los demás la acepten.

En inglés sencillo: Express your opinion very strongly and insist that others should accept it.

• He pounded the table for reform.
• Our manager pounds the table whenever safety is discussed.
• They pounded the table to defend their rights.

Cómo se usa: pound the table for something (She pounded the table for better funding.)

Sinónimos: insist, argue strongly

Expresiones frecuentes: pound the table, pound the table for

argumentar sin pruebas, vociferar

Discutir a gritos y con fuerza por no tener buenos datos o razones que respalden la propia opinión.

En inglés sencillo: Argue loudly and forcefully because you have no good facts or reasons to support your view.

• Without evidence, he could only pound the table.
• The lawyer pounded the table instead of answering the question.
• When their facts fail, they pound the table.

Sinónimos: bluster

Expresiones frecuentes: pound the table, just pound the table

promocionar, promover

Hablar con entusiasmo de productos para convencer a otros de que los compren.

En inglés sencillo: Talk enthusiastically about products to persuade people to buy them.

• The salesman pounded the table for his products.
• Their agents pound the table for every new release.
• She pounded the table to attract more buyers.

Cómo se usa: pound the table for something (The broker pounded the table for the new investment fund.)

Sinónimos: promote, pitch, plug

Expresiones frecuentes: pound the table, pound the table for