pound
pound
englantipunta +luokka|en|valuutta
naula (painomitta)
tarha
Synonyymisanakirja
pound
voiman yksikkö, pauna, lbf., avoirdupois-yksikkö, naula, lb.
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Englannin sanakirja
pound (englanti > suomi)
pound englanniksi
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
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A unit of mass equal to 12 troy weight|troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
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The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependency dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
(quote-book)|title=The Mill on the Floss|volume_plain=book 5|chapter=6|passage="Only a hundred and ninety-three pound," said Mr. Tulliver. "You've brought less o' late; but young fellows like to have their own way with their money. Though I didn't do as I liked before I was of age." He spoke with rather timid discontent.
Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel.
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Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
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Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.
puhekieltä The people who work for the pound
(quote-video)|time=00:27:30|passage=(Police officer to a dog owner) "He'd better stay calm or I'll have the pound come and get him."
A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
(quote-book)|title=(w); A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England|passage=And he who were pleasantly disposed, could not well avoid to liken it to the exploit of that gallant man, who thought to pound up the crows by shutting his park gate.
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puhekieltä To eat or drink very quickly.
puhekieltä To pitch consistently to a certain location.
To advance heavily with measured steps.
(quote-book)|title=s:Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness|section=s:Heart of Darkness/Section I|section 1|passage=We pounded along, stopped, landed soldiers; went on, landed custom–house clerks to levy toll in what looked like a God–forsaken wilderness, with a tin shed and a flag–pole lost in it; landed more soldiers—to take care of the custom–house clerks, presumably.
A hard blow.