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piastre

/piˈæstər/ /piˈɑːstər/

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noun

Piastre

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. "

Le capitaine pirate exigea le paiement de cinquante piastres pour le navire capturé.

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noun

Piastre

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." "

Avant que le Canada n'adopte le dollar, les gens du Québec utilisaient souvent la piastre pour désigner leur argent.

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noun

Piastre

A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.

Examples :

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

Avant que le Vietnam n'adopte le dong, les gens utilisaient la piastre pour acheter des choses au marché.

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Piastre

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. "

En marchandant au marché du Caire, le vendeur a d'abord demandé 50 livres égyptiennes, mais j'ai réussi à négocier le prix à 40 livres et 50 piastres.

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