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pound

nounAinmfhocal
1. financeairgeadas, historystair money
2. unit of measurementaonad tomhais weight
3. for stray animals
4. policepóilíneacht for vehicles
verbbriathar
5. hit
6. cookingcócaireacht, industrytionsclaíocht crush, grind
7. move quickly and heavily
8. walk relentlessly
9. heart, head
10. musicceol
11. militarymíleata guns etc
12. militarymíleata bombard
SubformsSainfhoirmeacha
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 nounAinmfhocal 1 financeairgeadas, historystair moneypunt masc1 cmu pound sterling punt steirling twenty pounds sterling fiche punt steirling the Irish pound an Punt Éireannach it cost me five pounds chosain sé cúig phunt orm, thug mé cúig phunt air 2 unit of measurementaonad tomhais weightpunt masc1 cmu €2.50 a pound €2.50 an punt to sell potatoes by the pound prátaí a dhíol de réir an phuintyour pound of flesh 3 for stray animalspóna masc4 cmu 4 policepóilíneacht for vehiclespóna masc4 cmu verbbriathar 5 hit intransitiveneamhaistreachtuairteáil verb cmutuargain verb cmu she pounded on the door bhuail sí an doras go trom, lasc sí ar an doras he pounded on the table with his fist bhuail sé buille trom dá dhorn ar an mbord the rain was pounding on the roof bhí an bháisteach ag greadadh ar an díon he was pounding away on the drums bhí sé ag greadadh leis ar na drumaí, bhí sé ag gleadhradh leis ar na drumaí transitiveaistreachtuairteáil verb cmutuargain verb cmu the waves were pounding the ship bhí an long á tuairteáil in aghaidh na dtonn, bhí na tonnta ag greadadh na loingepound intopound out 6 especially cookingcócaireacht, industrytionsclaíocht crush, grind transitiveaistreachbrúigh verb cmutuargain verb cmu he pounded the mixture into a powder bhrúigh sé an cumasc ina phúdar, thuargain sé an cumasc ina phúdar to pound sb/sth to a pulp leircín a dhéanamh de dhuine/rud 7 move quickly and heavily intransitiveneamhaistreach here he comes ... pounding into the penalty box seo chugainn é ... ag greadadh leis isteach sa bhosca pionóis; seo chugainn é ... ag stróiceadh leis isteach sa bhosca pionóis the horses were pounding across the yard bhí na capaill ag clascairt trasna an chlóis she pounded up and down the stairs shiúil sí go tromchosach suas agus anuas an staighre we were pounding along bhíomar ag satailt romhainn 8 walk relentlessly transitiveaistreachtreabh verb cmu I pounded the streets looking for work threabh mé na sráideanna ar lorg oibrepound the beat 9 heart, head intransitiveneamhaistreachpreab verb cmu my head is pounding tá mo cheann á réabadh, tá mo cheann á scoilteadh my heart was pounding in my chest bhí mo chroí ag preabadh i mo chliabh 10 musicceol intransitiveneamhaistreach pianos were pounding bhí pianónna á mbualadh go trom we heard the drums pounding in the distance chualamar gleadhradh na ndrumaí i bhfad uainn 11 militarymíleata guns etc intransitiveneamhaistreach the big guns were pounding away bhí na gunnaí móra ag tuargaint leo, bhí na gunnaí móra á scaoileadh go tréan 12 militarymíleata bombard transitiveaistreachtuargain verb cmu SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → -pound PhrasesNathanna your pound of flesh do phunt feola he wants his pound of flesh tá a phunt feola uaidh you've extracted your pound of flesh tá do cheart bainte agat, tá d'éiric bainte agat to pound the beat policepóilíneachtdo stádar a thabhairtbheith ar stádar Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ pound into→ pound out
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