Vocabulary
livre
book; pound (unit of weight); metrical pound, half a kilogramme, 500 g; imperial pound ≈ 454 g; various values between 300 and 600 g; pound (unit of currency); grade (level)
Noun
terrier
ground, earth, land; enumerating seignorial rights, notably in livre terrier (“land register”)
Adjective
quart de livre
quarter-pounder; quarter of a pound (pound-weight): Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quart, de, livre.;
Noun
tiers de livre
third-pounder; third of a pound (pound-weight): Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tiers, de, livre.;
Noun
livrer
livre: present or present subjunctive, I or he, she, it; command, youto deliver (a package, merchandise etc.); to hand over, deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.); to betray; to give away (a secret etc.); to confide, reveal, drop (a hint); abandon oneself, give oneself over; to practise (a sport); be engaged in (a job, research); set up (an enquiry)
Verb
livre-journal
journal (bound volume containing accounts of an individual's or organization's transactions)
Noun
livrer en pâture
to serve (something/someone) up to (someone), to throw (something/someone) (to the lions)
Verb