1 (noise) [of feet, hooves] pisadas; (f) [of guns] martilleo; (m) [of sea, waves] embate; (m) [of heart] palpitaciones; (f) latidos violentos; (m) she could hear the rapid pounding of his heart I heard the pounding of my heart they were almost upon him and the pounding of their boots was ringing in his ears she stiffened, hearing the pounding of feet on the stairs the only sound is the pounding of hooves in the distance, the steady pounding of artillery could be heard the fierce pounding of the waves
suddenly there was a furious pounding on the door de repente empezaron a aporrear furiosamente la puerta
2 (pummelling) (from shells, bombs) bombardeo; (m) aerial bombing has given way to incessant pounding from long-range field guns the pounding has been so intense that the fortified walls of the city have shaken /despite more than a month of pounding from allied bombers/ Iraq still has a huge army
the city took a pounding last night la ciudad fue muy castigada en el bombardeo de anoche
the city has taken quite a pounding over the last six months rebel forces have managed to maintain their positions in spite of the pounding they've taken rebel forces have taken quite a pounding at the hands of government troops the pounding that we are receiving at the hands of enemy bombing missions the ship took a pounding
3 (informal) (thrashing) Barcelona gave us a real pounding el Barcelona nos dio una paliza de las buenas; (informal) to take a pounding sufrir una (dura) derrota
