pound in French
pound in French
fourrière
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
livre
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
bief
A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
pilonner
(transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
marteler
(transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
pilonner
(transitive, vulgar, slang) To penetrate sexually, with vigour.