Meanings (ES + gloss)
libra
A unit of currency in various currency systems.
"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 lik…
For students in developing countries who can't get it any other way, or for students in the first world, who can but may choose not to. Pay thousands of pounds a year for your educ…
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800-pound gorilla800-pound gorilla in the roomAmsterdam poundBristol poundPoundlandPoundstonea pound to a pennyan ounce of prevention is better than a pound of curean ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cureassay poundavoirdupois poundbrown poundfoot-poundfoot-pound-secondfull-poundgeepoundgreen poundgrey poundhalf-poundin for a penny, in for a poundkilopoundmetric poundmultipoundpack on the poundspenny wise and pound foolishpenny-wise and pound-foolishpetropoundpile on the poundspinfoldpink poundpound Scotspound cakepound coinpound for poundpound of fleshpound partypound shoppound signpound-foolishpound-for-pound
Meanings (ES + gloss)
perrera
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
Mr. Sarnoff also sent to the pound one of the best-known dogs in the world. Nipper, the black-and-white terrier usually depicted peering with head cocked into the horn of a Victrol…
corralón • depósito • depósito municipal
A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
Inspector Douglas Todd: Where did you get a truckload of cigarettes from anyway? / Detective Axel Foley: From the Dearborn Hijacking. / Todd: The Dearborn Hijacking? That bust went…
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
pilar
To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
She had Lord James' collar in one big fist and she pounded the table with the other and talked a blue streak. Nobody could make out plain what she said, for she was mainly jabberin…
[...] and on the Saturday heavy seas pounded the W.R. on its exposed coastal stretch between Dawlish and Teignmouth, loosening the ballast and forcing trains to proceed with extrem…
pulverizar
To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
It was the hour before the first crowing of the cocks, and along with Nyo Boto and Grandma Yaisa's clattering, the first sound the child heard was the muted, rhythmic bombpabombpab…
Pound an onion, warm a spoonful of ghee and throw in the onion, brown it slightly, add your curry stuff, brown this till it smells pleasantly, […]
cachar
To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
I was pounding her all night!
She acting, so I'm attacking, try break the mattress / Sexy, so I suggested to switch to sideways / Pounded for 'bout a hour she said she tired
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