pound

livre sterling

Unité monétaire principale de la Grande-Bretagne, qui vaut cent pence.

En anglais simple : The main unit of money in Britain, equal to one hundred pence.

• This pen costs one pound.
• I paid twenty pounds for the book.
• The pound rose against the dollar today.

Synonymes : sterling, quid

Expressions courantes : one pound, pound sterling, pound coin

livre

Unité de poids qui vaut seize onces, soit environ 454 grammes.

En anglais simple : A unit for measuring weight, equal to sixteen ounces or about half a kilogram.

• The bag weighs one pound.
• She lost five pounds last month.
• How much is the beef per pound?

Comment l'utiliser : a pound of something (We bought a pound of cheese.)

Synonymes : lb

Expressions courantes : pound of something, half a pound, per pound

dièse, croisillon

Nom du signe #, notamment sur le clavier d’un téléphone.

En anglais simple : The name of the # sign, especially on a telephone keypad.

• Press pound to finish.
• Enter your code, then press the pound key.
• The pound sign is printed below the number nine.

Synonymes : hash, number sign

Expressions courantes : pound key, pound sign, press pound

battre fort, lancer

Battre fortement, pour le cœur, ou produire des pulsations fortes et répétées dans la tête.

En anglais simple : If your heart or head does this, you feel strong, repeated beats inside it.

• My heart began to pound.
• His head pounded after the sleepless night.
• Her heart was pounding as she opened the results.

Comment l'utiliser : pound with something (Her heart pounded with excitement.)

Synonymes : throb, race

Expressions courantes : heart pound, head pound, pound with fear

frapper, marteler

Frapper quelque chose avec force, souvent à plusieurs reprises.

En anglais simple : To hit something hard, often many times.

• He pounded the table angrily.
• Rain pounded on the roof all night.
• Someone is pounding at the front door.

Comment l'utiliser : pound on/at something (Someone was pounding at the door.)

Synonymes : hammer, beat, batter

Expressions courantes : pound the table, pound on something, pound someone's chest

piler, broyer

Réduire quelque chose en petits morceaux ou en poudre en le frappant plusieurs fois.

En anglais simple : To break something into small pieces or powder by hitting it repeatedly.

• Pound the garlic gently.
• She pounded the spices into powder.
• Use a heavy pestle to pound the grains.

Comment l'utiliser : pound something into something (Pound the nuts into a thick paste.)

Synonymes : crush, pulverize

Expressions courantes : pound the spices, pound into powder, pound the garlic

engloutir, descendre

Manger ou boire quelque chose très vite.

En anglais simple : To eat or drink something very quickly.

• He pounded a beer.
• They were pounding drinks before the concert.
• She pounded a burger and rushed back to work.

Synonymes : wolf down, chug, guzzle

Expressions courantes : pound a beer, pound some drinks, pound a burger