Lira Meaning in English

word

US

ˈɫɪɹə

LEER-uh

UK

lˈiəɹɐ

LEE-ruh

التعريف

Lira can refer to the former currency of Italy and some other countries, or to a stringed musical instrument from ancient times.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Lira is rarely used to refer to money today except in historical or Turkish contexts (Turkey still uses the 'lira'). As a musical instrument, it mainly appears in historical, classical, or poetic references. Note if referring to currency, clarify the country (Italian lira, Turkish lira, etc.).

• Spanish: lira
• Portuguese (BR): lira
• Portuguese (PT): lira
• Chinese (Simplified): 里拉（货币） - 里拉琴（乐器）
• Chinese (Traditional): 里拉（貨幣） - 里拉琴（樂器）
• Hindi: लीरा
• Arabic: ليرة
• Bengali: লিরা (মুদ্রা) - লিরা (বাদ্যযন্ত্র)
• Russian: лира (валюта) - лира (музыкальный инструмент)
• Japanese: リラ（通貨）- リラ（楽器）
• Vietnamese: lira (tiền tệ) - đàn lia (nhạc cụ)
• Korean: 리라 (화폐) - 리라 (악기)
• Turkish: lira
• Urdu: لِرا (کرنسی) - لیرا (موسیقی ساز)
• Indonesian: lira (mata uang) - lira (alat musik dawai)

جمل نموذجية

The Italian lira was replaced by the euro in 2002.

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He collects old lira coins.

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A lira is an ancient string instrument.

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I found some lira in my grandfather’s old wallet.

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The musician played a beautiful melody on his lira.

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Do you know if the Turkish lira is strong this year?

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