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book, register, logbook, half a kilogram, pound
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A book, a written register, a half-kilogram measure, or a pound currency unit.
Examples
Le prix est indiqué en livres.
The price is shown in pounds.
Les invités signent le livre d'or.
The guests sign the guestbook.
Cette entrée coûte dix livres sterling.
Admission costs ten pounds sterling.
Elle achète une demi-livre de fromage.
She buys half a pound of cheese.
Elle ouvre son livre de comptes.
She opens her account book.
Similar words
livre sterling
registre
demi-kilo
cahier
ouvrage
volume
Meanings
Examples
Je lis un livre avant de dormir.
I read a book before bed.
Ce livre a deux cents pages.
This book has two hundred pages.
Elle a emprunté un livre à la bibliothèque.
She borrowed a book from the library.
L'auteur signe son nouveau livre.
The author signs his new book.
Le livre est posé sur la table.
The book is on the table.
Examples
Le capitaine note l'heure dans le livre de bord.
The captain records the time in the ship's logbook.
Elle ouvre son livre de comptes.
She opens her account book.
Les invités signent le livre d'or.
The guests sign the guestbook.
Ce livre garde la trace des visites.
This book records the visits.
Il a rempli un livre de recettes familiales.
He filled a book with family recipes.
Examples
Je voudrais une livre de beurre.
I'd like a pound of butter.
Cette livre de fraises pèse cinq cents grammes.
This pound of strawberries weighs five hundred grams.
Le marchand a pesé une livre de pommes.
The seller weighed out a pound of apples.
Elle achète une demi-livre de fromage.
She buys half a pound of cheese.
Une livre vaut ici un demi-kilo.
A French livre here equals half a kilogram.
Examples
Cette entrée coûte dix livres sterling.
Admission costs ten pounds sterling.
J'ai changé mes euros en livres.
I exchanged my euros for pounds.
Le billet vaut vingt livres.
The note is worth twenty pounds.
La livre a baissé face à l'euro.
The pound fell against the euro.
Le prix est indiqué en livres.
The price is shown in pounds.
Etymology
The masculine book comes from Latin liber; feminine weight and currency from Latin libra.
FAQ
What is une livre in a food shop?
Five hundred grams in modern French use.
Is the currency livre feminine?
Can livre mean a register?
Yes: livre de bord is a logbook.
Are the masculine and feminine words related?
No. Book comes from liber; weight and currency from libra.
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