Usage examples of "pounds" in English with translation to French

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"Four pounds fifty," says Bob. "Quatre livres cinquante" dit Bob.
This bag cost me 6 pounds. Ce sac m'a couté six livres.
She bought two pounds of butter. Elle a acheté deux livres de beurre.
I need to lose five pounds. Il faut que je perde cinq livres.
"Four pounds, ninety pence," Bob answers. "Quatre livres, quatre-vingt-dix pences", répond Bob.
I had no more than three pounds. Je n'avais pas plus de 3 livres sterling.
The baby weighed seven pounds at birth. Le bébé pesait 7 livres à la naissance.
He bet two pounds on the horse. Il a parié deux livres sur le cheval.
Last week I gained back five pounds. La semaine dernière j'ai repris 5 livres.
Tom lost more than a hundred pounds. Tom a perdu plus de cent 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.
Because just one minute costs nearly four pounds. Parce qu'un seule minute coûte presque quatre livres.
Could I change these pounds for dollars, please? Pourrais-je changer ces livres contre des dollars, s'il vous plaît ?
It cost him five pounds to buy it back. Ça lui a coûté cinq livres pour le racheter.
The scale seems to be off by two pounds. La balance semble décalée de deux livres.
My income falls short of my expenditure by five hundred pounds. Mon revenu dépasse mes dépenses de cinq cents livres.
Mr. Bingley inherited property to the amount of nearly a hundred thousand pounds from his father. Mr. Bingley avait hérité d’environ cent mille livres de son père.
We bought a pound of tea. Nous avons acheté une livre de thé.
With her heart pounding, she opened the door. Le coeur battant elle ouvrit la porte.
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