Nomen

der Liter

litre

Ich kaufe einen Liter Milch.

I am buying a litre of milk.

Das Auto verbraucht zehn Liter Benzin.

The car uses ten litres of petrol.

((a litre of sth.)) a litre of something I am buying a litre of milk.

Synonyms: cubic decimetre; Antonyms: none

From French 'litre', from Late Latin 'litra', from Greek 'litra', a unit of weight.

Almost identical to the English 'litre'. Picture a carton of milk or a bottle of water.

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