Sentence examples of "pound" in English

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We bought a pound of tea. Nous avons acheté une livre de thé.

I felt my heart pound after running a little. Je sentais mon cœur battre après avoir un peu couru.

Fish is sold by the pound here. Ici, le poisson est vendu à la livre.

A pound is a unit of weight. Une livre est une unité de poids.

How many pennies does it take to make one pound? Combien de cents faut-il pour faire une livre sterling ?

Britain's currency crisis has turned into a political one over government failure to stop the pound from going into free-fall. La crise monétaire britannique s'est transformée en crise politique avec l'échec du gouvernement d'arrêter la chute libre de la livre sterling.

"Four pounds fifty," says Bob. "Quatre livres cinquante" dit Bob.

With her heart pounding, she opened the door. Le coeur battant elle ouvrit la porte.

This bag cost me 6 pounds. Ce sac m'a couté six livres.

My heart was pounding as my turn got nearer. Mon cœur battait plus fort à l'approche de mon tour.

I need to lose five pounds. Il faut que je perde cinq livres.

My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it's going to explode. Mon cœur bat tellement fort qu'il semble vouloir éclater.

She bought two pounds of butter. Elle a acheté deux livres de beurre.

You're looking for a job, aren't you? Shouldn't you be out pounding the pavement? Tu cherches un emploi, pas vrai ? Ne devrais-tu pas être en train de battre le pavé ?

"Four pounds, ninety pence," Bob answers. "Quatre livres, quatre-vingt-dix pences", répond Bob.

Tom lost more than a hundred pounds. Tom a perdu plus de cent livres.

Last week I gained back five pounds. La semaine dernière j'ai repris 5 livres.

I'd like three pounds of chicken. J'aimerais trois livres de poulet.

The penalty for spitting is five pounds. L'amende pour crachat est de cinq livres.

The baby weighed seven pounds at birth. Le bébé pesait 7 livres à la naissance.

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