What does devise in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word devise in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use devise in French.
The word devise in French means motto, currency, cash, converse, discourse, national motto. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word devise
mottonom féminin (maxime, sentence) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité est la devise de la République française. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity is the motto of the French Republic. |
currencynom féminin (monnaie officielle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'Euro est la devise de dix-sept pays européens. The euro is the currency of seventeen European countries. |
cashnom féminin (figuré (argent liquide) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'hôtelier exige d'être payé en devises. The hotel owner is asking to be paid in cash. |
converse, discourseverbe intransitif (littéraire (bavarder) (formal) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Les deux écrivains devisaient tout en marchant. |
national mottonom féminin (phrase emblématique) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) « Liberté, égalité, fraternité » est la devise nationale de la France. |
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