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lire.

to read

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/liʁ/

  1. to read

    ambitransitive

  2. to play

    lire un fichier audio

  3. to be read

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French lire, from Latin legere, from Proto-Italic *legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-.

noun/liʁ/

  1. lira (unit of currency)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian lira, compare French livre.

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