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pound [pounded, pounding, pounds] (crush to pieces) verb [UK: paʊnd] [US: ˈpaʊnd] | pulverizarverb |
pound [pounds] (place for detention of automobiles) noun [UK: paʊnd] [US: ˈpaʊnd] | corralónnoun depósitonoun depósito municipalnoun |
pound [pounds] (place for the detention of stray animals) noun [UK: paʊnd] [US: ˈpaʊnd] | perreranoun |
pound [pounded, pounding, pounds] (to strike hard repeatedly) verb [UK: paʊnd] [US: ˈpaʊnd] | pilarverb |
pound [pounds] (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois)) noun [UK: paʊnd] [US: ˈpaʊnd] | libranoun |
pound cake (dense yellow cake made from equal quantities of butter, eggs, flour and sugar) noun [UK: paʊnd keɪk] [US: ˈpaʊnd ˈkeɪk] | panquénoun ponquénoun quequenoun |
pound sterling [pounds sterling] (currency of the UK) noun [UK: paʊnd ˈstɜːl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈpaʊnd ˈstɝːl.ɪŋ] | libra esterlinanoun |
pound the pavement verb | |
chemical compound (in chemistry: substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements) noun | |
compound [compounds] (anything made by combining several things) noun [UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd] | compuestonoun |
compound (composed of elements) adjective [UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd] | compuestoadjectiveSalicylic acid is an organic compound. = El ácido salicílico es un compuesto orgánico. |
compound [compounds] (group of buildings for the same purpose) noun [UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd] | complejonoun |
compound [compounded, compounding, compounds] (to worsen a situation) verb [UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd] | agravarverb |
compound bow noun | arco de poleasnoun |
compound eye [compound eyes] (a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans) noun [UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd aɪ] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd ˈaɪ] | ojo compuestonoun |
compound sentence (a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.) noun [UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd ˈsen.təns] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd ˈsen.təns] | oración coordinadanoun |
compound word (word composed of others) noun [UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd ˈwɝːd] | palabra compuestanoun |
dog pound (an animal shelter where stray dogs are kept) noun | perreranoun |
expound [expounded, expounding, expounds] (explain or discuss at length) verb [UK: ɪk.ˈspaʊnd] [US: ɪk.ˈspaʊnd] | disertarverb explayarverb exponerverb |
impound [impounded, impounding, impounds] (to hold back) verb [UK: ɪm.ˈpaʊnd] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpaʊnd] | retenerverb |
impound [impounded, impounding, impounds] (to hold in the custody of a court or its delegate) verb [UK: ɪm.ˈpaʊnd] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpaʊnd] | confiscarverbJohn's car was impounded. = El auto de John fue confiscado. |
impound [impounded, impounding, impounds] (to shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound) verb [UK: ɪm.ˈpaʊnd] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpaʊnd] | encerrarverb |
impoundment [impoundments] (The act of impounding) noun [UK: ˌɪm.ˈpaʊnd.mənt] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpaʊnd.mənt] | inmovilizaciónnoun |
in for a penny, in for a pound (Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof) [UK: ɪn fɔː(r) ə ˈpe.ni ɪn fɔː(r) ə paʊnd] [US: ɪn ˈfɔːr ə ˈpe.ni ɪn ˈfɔːr ə ˈpaʊnd] | |
organic compound [organic compounds] (carbon containing covalent compound) noun [UK: ɔː.ˈɡæ.nɪk kəm.ˈpaʊnd] [US: ɔːr.ˈɡæ.nɪk ˈkɑːm.paʊnd] | |
penny wise and pound foolish (thrifty with small amounts of money but wasteful with large amounts) adjective | ahorra en el chocolate del loroadjective dos veces va al mercadoadjective el dinero del avaroadjective |
phono-semantic compound (a type of Chinese character) noun | carácter radical-fonéticonoun |
propound [propounded, propounding, propounds] (to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate) verb [UK: prə.ˈpaʊnd] [US: prə.ˈpaʊnd] | proponerverb |
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves (if you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things) phrase | pero ayuda al compañerophrase un grano no hace granerophrase |