L'argent (en. Money)

/laʁʒɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Currency used as a medium of exchange.

He needs money to buy books.

Il a besoin d'argent pour acheter des livres.

Wealth, fortune.

Money doesn't buy happiness.

L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur.

Available financial resources.

We need to manage our money wisely.

Nous devons gérer notre argent avec prudence.

From Latin 'argentum', which means 'silver' or 'precious metal'.

to have money

To have financial resources.

avoir de l'argent

to earn money

To receive an income or profit.

gagner de l'argent

to lack money

To be in a difficult financial situation.

manquer d'argent

bank

Financial institution where money is kept.

banque

budget

Plan for managing financial resources.

budget

investment

Investment of money in a business or project.

investissement

Bucks

I don't have any bucks to go out tonight.

Je n'ai pas de sous pour sortir ce soir.

Dough

I need to make more 'dough' for my vacation.

Il faut que je fasse plus de 'dough' pour mes vacances.

Moolah

He made a lot of moolah with his new job.

Il a gagné beaucoup de bicrics avec son nouveau job.