# das Pfund

das Pfund is a German noun meaning “pound”. Forms: des Pfundes, die Pfunde.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Pfundes
- Plural: die Pfunde

## In other languages

- Русский: фунт
- Українська: фунт

## Noun

1. a metric pound, 500 grams, half a kilogram
2. any of the English (Anglophone) units of mass or currency called a "pound"
3. _colloquial_ a hard shot at the goal
4. _in Deutschland; in Österreich veraltet_ pound
   - Meine Oma sollte damals ein halbes Pfund Butter kaufen, und das war Luxus!

## Proper name

1. Fondo, Trentino, Italy

## Examples

- Ich habe drei Pfund Kaffee gekauft. — I bought three pounds of coffee.
- Die drei Männer hatten zusammen 50 Pfund. — The three men had £50 between them.
- Circa zwei Millionen Pfund Mehl werden jährlich exportiert. — About two million pounds of flour are exported annually.
- Diese Tasche kostete sechs Pfund. — This bag cost £6.
- Er wiegt ungefähr 300 Pfund. — He weighs about 21½ stone.

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