la
feminine
/ˈliβɾa/
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Translation
pound (weight and sterling currency)
Word origin
From Latin libra ('scales, balance, a Roman unit of weight'). The same word gives English the abbreviation 'lb' for pound and the pound symbol.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- libra
- English cognates
- equilibrium, Libra
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Plurallibras
Examples
, .
I need half a pound of cheese, please.
cuesta .
The ticket costs twenty pounds.
.
The baby weighs seven pounds.
¿ esterlinas ?
How many pounds sterling do you want to change?
.
We bought a pound of apples at the market.
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