Meaning

2 senses
  1. The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.

    лейlej

    лейlej

    the basic unit of money in Romania

  2. The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.

    the basic unit of money in Moldova

Examples

5 sentences
  1. In Italian, lei is the formal equivalent of tu.

    Італійською, слово "lei" ("ви") є формальним еквівалентом слова "tu" ("ти").

    deIm Italienischen ist „Lei“ die höfliche Entsprechung von „tu“.

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  2. I only have 10 lei on me, I can only give you as much.

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  3. Three years ago, I was paying eighty lei; now I pay two hundred.

    ruТри года назад я платил восемьдесят лей; теперь я плачу двести.

    deVor drei Jahren zahlte ich achtzig Lei; Jetzt zahle ich zweihundert.

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  4. The leu is the currency of Romania.

    ruЛей — денежная единица Румынии.

    deDer Leu ist die Währung Rumäniens.

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  5. Learn from Comrade Lei Feng.

    deLerne vom Kameraden Lei Feng.

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Origin

Borrowed from Romanian leu (“lion”), from Latin leō (“lion”). Doublet of Leo, lev, lion, a

Borrowed from Romanian leu (“lion”), from Latin leō (“lion”). Doublet of Leo, lev, lion, and Lyon.

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Forms

plural: lei
Singularleu
Plurallei

irregular · Lesson

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
leu — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto