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pund

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

pound

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt pund; av latin pondus ‘vekt’ Old Norse pund; from Latin pondus 'weight'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. eldre norsk vektenhet, særlig brukt om skålpundan old pound weight (428-498 g) an older Norwegian unit of weight, used especially of an old pound weight (428-498 g)skålpund
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som bismerpundan old unit of weight (12 pounds, about 6 kg), lispundan old unit of weight, about 8 kg, skippundan old unit of weight (about 148-185 kg)
  2. myntenhet i Storbritannia og flere andre land a monetary unit in Britain and several other countries
    • 1 pund = 100 pence i Storbritannia 1 pound = 100 pence in Britain
    • 1 pund = 100 pjaster i Egypt, Sudan, Libanon og Syria 1 pound = 100 piastres in Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon and Syria

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

forvalte sitt pund
  1. bruke de evnene og midlene en har, best mulig to make the best possible use of the abilities and means one has Eng. phraseto put one's talents to good use
    • fotballaget har forvaltet sitt pund godt the football team has made the most of what it has
  2. forvalte midler en er betrodd to manage the means one has been entrusted with
    • arvingen hadde forvaltet sitt pund på en god måte the heir had managed the funds entrusted to him well