pounce

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From French ponce, from Latin pūmex. Doublet of pumice.

From Middle English pounce, probably akin to punch. Possibly from Old French ponchonner (compare French poinçonner).

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: arena assecant — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Catalan: sorra assecant — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Danish: radérpulver — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Finnish: hiekka — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Finnish: sandarakki — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• French: poudre — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• French: sable — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• German: Löschsand — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• German: Schreibsand — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Ancient Greek: σήπιον (sḗpion) — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Polish: but see proszek na atrament — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Spanish: arena secante — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Swedish: skrivsand — powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry
• Chinese Mandarin: 撲 /扑 (pū) — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Dutch: opspringen — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Esperanto: alsalti — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• French: sauter sur — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• German: anspringen — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιπηδάω (epipēdáō) — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Hungarian: nyakába ugrik — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Portuguese: dar o bote — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Spanish: brincar — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Tagalog: sagpangin — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Thai: ตะปบ — To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
• Bulgarian: връхлитам (vrǎhlitam) — To attack suddenly
• Bulgarian: нахвърлям се (nahvǎrljam se) — To attack suddenly
• Chinese Mandarin: 突襲 /突袭 (tūxí, túxí) — To attack suddenly
• Dutch: bespringen — To attack suddenly
• Finnish: syöksyä kimppuun — To attack suddenly
• Finnish: iskeä kyntensä — To attack suddenly
• French: fondre sur — To attack suddenly
• German: überfallen — To attack suddenly
• German: angreifen — To attack suddenly
• German: (plötzlich) zuschlagen — To attack suddenly
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιπηδάω (epipēdáō) — To attack suddenly
• Portuguese: dar o bote — To attack suddenly
• Spanish: atacar — To attack suddenly
• Spanish: abalanzarse — To attack suddenly
• Spanish: embestir — To attack suddenly
• Spanish: acometer — To attack suddenly
• Spanish: arremeter — To attack suddenly
• Bulgarian: възползвам се (vǎzpolzvam se) — To eagerly seize an opportunity
• Dutch: grijpen — To eagerly seize an opportunity
• Finnish: tarttua tilaisuuteen — To eagerly seize an opportunity
• German: ausnutzen — To eagerly seize an opportunity
• Hungarian: lecsap — To eagerly seize an opportunity
• Persian: بل گرفتن (bol gereftan) — To eagerly seize an opportunity
• Portuguese: dar o bote — To eagerly seize an opportunity
• Spanish: aprovechar — To eagerly seize an opportunity
• French: trouer — To stamp holes in
• French: faire un trou — To stamp holes in
• French: perforer — To stamp holes in
• German: perforieren — To stamp holes in
• German: durchlöchern — To stamp holes in