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piastre

/piˈæstər/ /piˈɑːstər/

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noun

Piastra

A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.

Examples :

"The pirate captain demanded payment of fifty piastres for the captured ship. "

El capitán pirata exigió el pago de cincuenta piastras por el barco capturado.

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noun

Piastra

A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada.

Examples :

""Before Canada adopted the dollar, people in Quebec often used piastre to refer to their money." "

Antes de que Canadá adoptara el dólar, la gente de Quebec solía usar la piastra para referirse a su dinero.

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noun

Piastra

A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.

Examples :

"Before Vietnam adopted the dong, people used piastre for buying things at the market. "

Antes de que Vietnam adoptara el dong, la gente usaba piastras para comprar cosas en el mercado.

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Piastra

A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire, and now used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Libya, South Sudan, Turkey and Cyprus

Examples :

"While bargaining at the market in Cairo, the vendor initially asked for 50 Egyptian pounds, but I managed to negotiate the price down to 40 pounds and 50 piastre. "

Mientras regateaba en el mercado de El Cairo, el vendedor inicialmente pidió 50 libras egipcias, pero logré negociar el precio a 40 libras y 50 piastras.

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