Example Sentences

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Son apparition de six jours me coûtera par journée cinq cent cinquante écus.

From Books and Characters French and English by Strachey, Giles Lytton

"Still, you'll admit that you can't pick up écus in the road."

From The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium by Abdullah, Achmed

His merchandise which was seized by Kirke was valued at about forty thousand écus.

From The Makers of Canada: Champlain by Dionne, N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope)

The Prince de Condé having been discharged from prison on October 20th, 1619, the king forwarded to him his commission of viceroy, and the Company of Rouen granted him a thousand écus.

From The Makers of Canada: Champlain by Dionne, N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope)

Arnaud had two horses at his mother's farm; he lent one to Gaspard, I borrowed mine for two écus.

From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John