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livre

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for livre.

Editorial note

A livre[0] in one village was almost, but not quite, the livre used by the one only a couple toise[1] away.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of livre gathered in one view.

noun

(historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.

noun

(historical) An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for livre.

noun

(historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.

noun

(historical) An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound.

Example sentences

1

A livre[0] in one village was almost, but not quite, the livre used by the one only a couple toise[1] away.

2

O projeto é livre e aberto, número de commits é de acordo com o que eu divulgo...

3

In open air markets, vegetables are sometimes sent by the pound (500g, une livre in French).

4

Mercado Pago is a product from Mercado Livre and charges at least 0.8% per transaction.

5

I have not read the book, i only read a short at editionsdufaubourg[.]fr/livre/la-doctrine-invisible it definitely speaks out to me.

6

Those were yearly protests by movement free pass (passe livre).

7

Toulouse’s livre was almost 1.3 modern pounds, for example.

8

BTW, well before the French Revolution when the Franc was set in stone the French currency followed the same divisions as the UK pound, the livre was divided into 20 then 12.

9

Those people livre purely in the world of words and rhetoric, where the only thing that matters is whether what you say gets a reaction out of people that will lead to you getting more power.

Quote examples

1

In Portuguese, for example, there is "Gratis" and "Livre" which have too different meanings and there is no possible confusion between the two.

2

Il les livre pour la première fois, à M Le magazine du Monde: "Villiers était au service Action [la partie opérationnelle des services secrets], confie l'ancien préfet et ministre chiraquien.

3

Like in French "the book is on the table" is "le livre est sur la table" so I guess it'd become something like "he book is on she table"?

4

It's because working out is againts the human race, we will "crafted" in a time that se haven't nothing, in a misery age back then and we were built to livre, which means that tour body will work to keep you alive.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use livre in a sentence?

A livre[0] in one village was almost, but not quite, the livre used by the one only a couple toise[1] away.

What does livre mean?

(historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.

What part of speech is livre?

livre is commonly used as noun.