Livre (en. Book)

/livʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Written, printed, or manuscript work.

I read a fascinating book about history.

J'ai lu un livre fascinant sur l'histoire.

Currency unit in several countries (e.g., France before the euro).

At that time, a book was worth a lot of money.

À l'époque, un livre valait beaucoup d'argent.

From the Latin 'liber', meaning 'bark', referring to the first writing support.

cookbook

Collection of culinary recipes.

livre de cuisine

guestbook

Book where condolence messages or wishes are written.

livre d'or

enter in the book

To write something in a register.

mettre au livre

delivery

Action of delivering something.

livraison

library

Place where books are stored.

bibliothèque

reader

Person who reads books.

lecteur

Refers to a good selling price.

This product is one pound; it's a bargain!

Ce produit est à un livre, c'est une affaire !

Used to talk about a small amount of money.

He only has a few pounds on him.

Il n'a que quelques livres sur lui.