Lombards (en. Lombards)

lɔ̃.bɑʁ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

People of Lombardy, a historical region in Italy.

The Lombards were known for their conquests in Italy in the 6th century.

Les Lombards étaient connus pour leurs conquêtes en Italie au VIe siècle.

Usurer or moneylender, often used in a pejorative context.

He is considered a lombard because of his profession as a lender.

Il est considéré comme un lombard à cause de son métier de prêteur.

The term "lombard" comes from the Latin 'Langobardus', which designated a Germanic people.

to act like a lombard

to act like a usurer or a moneylender.

faire le lombard

lombard of fear

named to designate someone who exploits fear to lend money.

lombard de la peur

lombardy

Historical region in Northern Italy.

lombardie

usury

Practice of lending money at a very high interest rate.

usure

Fast lender.

He became a lombard, lending money to interested parties on the spot.

Il est devenu lombard, prêtant de l'argent aux intéressés sur-le-champ.

Sometimes pejoratively designates people exploiting difficult financial situations.

In the neighborhood, everyone knows he is just a lombard.

Au quartier, tout le monde sait qu'il n'est qu'un lombard.