pound

pund

Definition

Definition of pound - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

devise britanniquemonnaie officielle du Royaume-Uni aussi appelée livre sterling

Le prix est affiché en pounds sur ce site britannique.

livre sterling

sterling

poids

TECH.

unité de poids du système anglo-saxon valant environ 454 grammes

TECH.

Cette recette nécessite deux pounds de farine.

livre

fourrière

Rare

CAN

lieu où sont gardés les animaux errants en attente de récupération

Rare

CAN

Le chien abandonné a été emmené au pound municipal.

fourrière

refuge

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Origin of pound

anglais, pound (livre) from old English pund)

Examples of pound in a sentence

Le pound a légèrement baissé face à l’euro aujourd’hui.
Le bébé pesait sept pounds à la naissance.
Ce sac dépasse de trois pounds la limite autorisée en cabine.
Le chat retrouvé a été identifié au pound avant d'être rendu à ses maîtres.
Elle fait du bénévolat au pound pour s'occuper des chiens errants.

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English:pound, animal shelter, ...
German:Pfund, Tierheim, ...
Italian:sterlina, libbra, ...
Spanish:libra esterlina, perrera municipal, ...
Portuguese:libra esterlina, canil municipal, ...
Chinese:英镑, 磅, ...
Japanese:ポンド, 動物収容所, ...
Arabic:الجُنَيْه الإِسْتِرْليني, رطل, ...
Hebrew:פָּאוּנְד, לִיבְּרָה, ...
Russian:фунт стерлингов, питомник, ...
Ukrainian:фунт стерлінгів, фунт, ...
Catalan:lliura esterlina, centre d'acollida d'animals, ...
Danish:pund, internat, ...
Dutch:pond, pound, ...
Greek:λίρα στερλίνα, λίβρα, ...
Khmer:ផោនស្ទើលីង, លីវ្រ៍, ...
Korean:파운드, 동물 보호소, ...
Polish:funt, schronisko dla zwierząt, ...
Portuguese (BR):libra esterlina, canil municipal, ...
Romanian:liră sterlină, livră, ...
Swedish:pund, hundstall, ...
Thai:ปอนด์สเตอร์ลิง, สถานกักกันสัตว์, ...
Turkish:sterlin, libre, ...
Vietnamese:bảng Anh, pao, ...

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