livres

In a sentence

• J'ai acheté trois livres hier.

  I bought three books yesterday.

  Here, 'livres' is used as a noun to mean 'books' in French.

• Ces oranges pèsent deux livres.

  These oranges weigh two pounds.

  In this sentence, 'livres' refers to the unit of weight, 'pounds', which is used in measurements.

• Elle échangeait des livres sterling contre des euros.

  She was exchanging British pounds for euros.

  Here, 'livres' is utilized as part of the phrase 'livres sterling', meaning 'British pounds', referring to currency.