Significado
lira
- lira (former Italian currency)
- a worthless amount, cent (in negative idioms)
En una frase
Mio nonno conservava ancora qualche vecchia lira.
My grandfather still kept a few old lira.
Quel vecchio orologio non vale più una lira.
That old watch isn't worth a single cent anymore.
Non ho una lira fino a domani.
I don't have a cent until tomorrow.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| lira | feminine · singular |
| lire | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Usually refers to the former Italian currency; today it appears in historical contexts or when older speakers mention pre-euro prices.
- Plural is lire, not lires. After numbers: mille lire, centomila lire.
- In idioms, non avere una lira means being broke; it is informal and very common in speech.