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Pronunciation / Transliteration: lee-bra
"O pacote pesava cinco libras."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or approximately 0.453592 kilograms.
"The package weighed five pounds."
- 1
To strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.
"He began to pound the nails into the wood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'pound' originates from the Latin 'pondo', meaning 'weight'. It evolved through Old French 'ponde', which referred to a unit of weight, before entering Middle English as 'pounde'. Over time, it has come to denote both a unit of weight and the act of striking or hitting forcefully.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pound" is said worldwide
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livre
Transliteration: leevr
"Le colis pesait cinq livres."
Pfund
Transliteration: pfunt
"Das Paket wog fünf Pfund."
libbra
Transliteration: leebra
"Il pacco pesava cinque libbre."
libra
Transliteration: lee-bra
"El paquete pesaba cinco libras."
libra
Transliteration: lee-bra
"O pacote pesava cinco libras."
पाउंड
Transliteration: paund
"पैकेज का वजन पांच पाउंड था।"
磅
Transliteration: bàng
"包裹重五磅。"
파운드
Transliteration: pa-un-deu
"패키지는 5파운드의 무게였습니다."
ポンド
Transliteration: pondo
"パッケージは5ポンドの重さでした。"
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