pound3

    transitive verb
  1. [crush, etc.] trinxar, picar, triturar, matxucar.
  2. [with hammer] martellejar.
  3. [grind] moldre, concassar.
  4. [beat] picar, copejar, atonyinar, bastonejar.
  5. [of sea] batre, petar.
  6. Military bombardejar.
  7. he pounded the table with his fists copejava la taula amb els punys, donava cops de puny a la taula.
  8. to pound someone with one's fists clavar cops de puny a algú, atonyinar algú a cops de puny.
  9. to pound the piano copejar el piano, tocar el piano a cops.
  10. he was pounding out a tune on the piano martellejava una tonada al piano.
  11. to pound something to pieces esmicolar alguna cosa.
  12. to pound a fort into surrender bombardejar una fortificació fins que es rendeixi.
    13. intransitive verb
  13. to pound (at \ on) copejar tr, atonyinar tr, donar cops a, estomacar tr, tustar tr, bastonejar tr.
  14. to pound away at the door tustar fort la porta.
  15. the sea was pounding against the rocks les onades (petaven \ s'estavellaven) contra les roques.
  16. he was pounding along the road avançava feixugament per la carretera.
  17. the train pounded past us el tren ens va passar per davant estrepitosament.



    18. Vegeu també:
    pound1
    pound2