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How to Say "lyres" in Spanish

The Spanish word forlyresis lirasC1 level.

English → SpanishC1

liras

nounC1formal
ancient musical instruments (plural)
Two ancient, U-shaped wooden lyres with multiple strings stretched across them.

Examples

En la antigua Grecia, los poetas tocaban sus liras mientras recitaban.

In ancient Greece, poets played their lyres while reciting.

El libro está lleno de liras dedicadas a la naturaleza.

The book is full of lyric poems dedicated to nature.

Literary Plural

When used to mean 'poems' or 'lyrics,' it often appears in the plural to refer to a collection of short, musical-style verses.

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