livre
pronunciation
How to pronounce livre in British English:
UK ['li:və]
How to pronounce livre in American English:
US ['livə]
Word Origin
- livre (n.)
- former French money, 1550s, from French livre "pound," in Old French in both the weight and money senses, from Latin libra "pound" (see Libra). Equivalent to the 20c. franc, it was made up of 20 sous.
Example
- 1. The company reached an agreement with the french book publisher called hachette livre .
- 2. The syndicat du livre has used its power to demand ever higher staffing levels and pay .
- 3. France 's syndicat du livre has controlled the printing and distribution of national daily newspapers since 1947 .
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- 5. Arnaud nourry , the ceo of the world 's second largest book publisher , hachette livre , says that the current pricing trends for ebooks may soon kill the hardcover book as we know it .