Liard (en. Liard)

/ljɑʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A small coin made of silver or copper.

He found a liard in the street.

Il a trouvé un liard dans la rue.

An amount of money considered insignificant.

This project doesn't cost a liard.

Ce projet ne coûte pas un liard.

From Old French 'liard', meaning 'a quarter' or 'a division'.

to have only a liard

To have very little money.

n'avoir qu'un liard

to count the liards

To be very frugal or stingy.

compter les liards

sou

Old French currency.

sou

écu

Coin of higher value.

écu

mark

Old term for a unit of account.

marque

A term designating something of little value.

That's not a liard; it's worth a fortune.

C'est pas un liard, ça vaut une fortune.

Used to describe a small amount of money.

I don't even have a liard in my pocket.

Je n'ai même pas un liard en poche.