la
feminine
/ˈliɾa/
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Translation
lira
Word origin
From Italian lira, from Latin libra ('pound, balance'), the unit of weight from which the currency took its name. The same root names the zodiac sign 'Libra'.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- libra
- English cognates
- Libra
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralliras
Examples
euro, .
Before the euro, people paid in lira in Italy.
euros .
I changed my euros for Turkish lira at the airport.
2002.
The Italian lira disappeared in 2002.
.
The thousand-lira note no longer has any value.
bruscamente .
The value of the lira fell sharply that year.
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