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Meaning of "livre" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIVRE

Via Old French from Latin lībra the Roman pound.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LIVRE

livre  [ˈliːvrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIVRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Livre is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIVRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of livre in the English dictionary

The definition of livre in the dictionary is a former French unit of money of account, equal to 1 pound of silver.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIVRE


chef-d´oeuvre
ʃɛdœvrə
chefs-doeuvre
ʃɛdœvrə
chevre
ˈʃevrə
Havre
ˈhɑːvrə
oeuvre
œvrə
savoir-vivre
ˈsævwɑːˈviːvrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIVRE

living on borrowed time
living picture
living proof
living quarters
living room
living space
living standards
living wage
living will
livingly
livingness
Livingston
Livingstone
Livingstone daisy
Livonia
Livonian
Livorno
livraison
Livy
livyer

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIVRE

adventure
agriculture
Aire
anywhere
architecture
are
arriere
as it were
as you were
aware
be sure
Heimlich manoeuvre
hors d´oeuvre
joie de vivre
Le Havre
louvre
manoeuvre
more
outmanoeuvre
to be sure

Synonyms and antonyms of livre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «livre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIVRE

Find out the translation of livre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of livre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «livre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

里弗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

livre
570 millions of speakers

English

livre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Livre
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يفير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ливр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Livre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

livre
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

livre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Livre
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

livre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リーブル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리브르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Livre
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

livre
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

livre
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाइव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

livre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

livre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

livre
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лівр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Livre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

livre
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

livre
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

livre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Livre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of livre

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIVRE»

The term «livre» is very widely used and occupies the 3.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIVRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «livre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «livre» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about livre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIVRE»

Discover the use of livre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to livre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of Promethea
" Cixous, in The Book of Promethea, works to "repair the separation between fiction and presence, trying to chronicle a very-present love without destroying it in the writing."
H‰l_ne Cixous, 1991
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La Petite Souris Intelligente (un livre d'images pour les ...
Si votre enfant aime les livres de Mo Mo Willems, Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond, P.D. Eastman et Sandra Boynton, votre enfant adorera La Petite Souris Intelligente, un livre ecrit et illustre par Paul Ramage.Utilisant des illustrations vives ...
Paul Ramage, 2012
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John of Ibelin [electronic resource]: Le livre des assises
This critical edition of the legal treatise by John of Ibelin, count of Jaffa and Ascalon (died 1266) is the first to take into account all the surviving medieval manuscripts and the first to be published since 1841.
Peter W. Edbury, 2003
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Oresme's Livre de Politiques and the France of Charles V
Susan M. Babbitt. never know much about the early life of Oresme. The year of his birth can be estimated on the basis of his progress at the University of Paris, where there were age requirements for the granting of degrees: a date in the early ...
Susan M. Babbitt, 1985
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The Design of Rabelais's Tiers Livre de Pantagruel
Many indeed have laughed, despite the author's explicit preliminary warning not to laugh too soon: «L'Autheur susdict supplie les Lecteurs benevoles, soy reserver a rire au soixante et dixhuytiesme Livre» (TL title page:339 and 340). And yet ...
Edwin M. Duval, 1997
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Grand Livre de Cuisine: Alain Ducasse's Culinary Encyclopedia
The ultimate recipe collection and food-preparation guide based on the French chef author's philosophies about how good food should stimulate each of the senses shares seven hundred French and Mediterranean recipes that incorporate ten key ...
Alain Ducasse, 2007
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The Livre Rouge, Or Red Book: Being a List of Secret ...
Being a List of Secret Pensions, Paid Out of the Public Treasure of France; and Containing Characters of the Persons Pensioned, ... Translated from the Eighth Paris Edition Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Louis La Reynie de la Bruyère. known what fort ...
Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Louis La Reynie de la Bruyère, 1790
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Le Livre Blanc
The book is fully illustrated and includes many woodcuts by the author.
Jean Cocteau, 2013
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The Book of Gladness / Le Livre de Leesce: A 14th Century ...
Le. Livre. de. Leesce. (French. text). 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125. 10 15 20 25 30 35 Mes dames, je requier mercy. A vous me vueil excuser cy De ce que sans vostre licence J'ai parlé de la grant dissence 5 ...
Jehan Le Fèvre, Linda Burke, 2013
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Etudes rabelaisiennes: Tome 36, The Design of Rabelais's : ...
Tome 36, The Design of Rabelais's : Quart livre de Pantagruel Edwin M. Duval. If the oracle of the Dive Bouteille did exist, if some Panurge were to establish it somewhere in the real world of human affairs, it would necessarily turn out to be ...
Edwin M. Duval, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIVRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term livre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Circus Under My Bed | ArtsHub Australia - Performing ArtsHub
Taking out the award for the best dressed were the balancing duo Page and Livre whose leotards bore a book motif, especially the pages ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
2
Exclusive – Entitle eBook Subscription Service Shutting Down
Meanwhile Hachette Livre chairman and c.e.o. Arnaud Nourry said in a recent interview that e-book subscription sites are a flawed idea. «Good E-Reader, Jul 15»
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Toits végétalisés: Montréal à la traine | JDM - Le Journal de Montréal
Pour le Santropol Roulant, une popote roulante qui livre 100 repas par jour, 5 jours par semaine, c'était logique et même nécessaire de cultiver ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
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Trendy but calm: Adult coloring books selling like crazy - The Times
A page is colored in the adult coloring book "Splendid Cities: Color Your Way to Calm," by Rosie Goodwin and Alice Chadwick, Hachette Livre ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
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Pluton nous livre ses plus belles montagnes de glace, hautes de …
La Nasa a publié de nouvelles images de Pluton et de son plus gros satellite, Charon. Au programme, peu de cratères d'impact, mais des ... «SciencePost, Jul 15»
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Lancement du livre: 'Lady Sarojini Jugnauth, une femme exemplaire'
Lady Sarojini Jugnauth, une femme exemplaire est un livre écrit par l'auteur Ajagen Koomalen Rungen, ancien journa-liste qui avait ... «LeMatinal, Jul 15»
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When a drop of water is cause for embarrassment
•From Paris, Adda Dada forwards a picture of the graffiti “VA LIRE UN LIVRE,” the words written on a TV screen. It means, “Go read a book.”. «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Adult coloring books become best-sellers
... adult coloring book "Splendid Cities: Color Your Way to Calm," by Rosie Goodwin and Alice Chadwick, Hachette Livre (Editions Marabout). «Charleston Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Ajagen Rungen : «Lady Sarojini Jugnauth est un exemple pour tous»
L'auteur signe, cette fois-ci, la biographie de Lady Sarojni Jugnauth. Le livre, « Lady Sarojini Jugnauth : Une femme exemplaire » a été lancé à ... «Le Defi Media Group, Jul 15»
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ZTE et IDC publient un Livre blanc sur l'évolution du réseau mobile
Ce Livre blanc, intitulé « L'ère de l'information et de la communication (TIC) mobile », a noté que les opérateurs migrent vers de nouvelles ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Livre [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/livre>. Apr 2024 ».
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