How do you use "Archer" in a sentence?

That'll cost you an Archer. Won an Archer at the casino. Owes me an Archer.

Archer

Q: What does "Archer" mean?

Two thousand pounds. An Archer is £2,000. Named after Jeffrey Archer who was famously ordered to pay £2,000 in a libel case. Very specific British slang.

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Significado: Two thousand pounds.

两千英镑。

Dos mil libras.

2,000ポンド。

2,000파운드.

An Archer is £2,000. Named after Jeffrey Archer who was famously ordered to pay £2,000 in a libel case. Very specific British slang.

Archer是2,000英镑。以杰弗里·阿彻命名，他曾因诽谤案被判支付2,000英镑而闻名。非常具体的英国俚语。

Un Archer son £2.000. Nombrado así por Jeffrey Archer, a quien se le ordenó pagar £2.000 en un famoso caso de difamación. Argot británico muy específico.

Archerは2,000ポンドのこと。名誉毀損訴訟で2,000ポンドの支払いを命じられたことで有名なジェフリー・アーチャーにちなんでいます。非常に英国特有のスラング。

Archer는 £2,000을 뜻합니다. 명예훼손 소송에서 2,000파운드 지불 명령을 받은 것으로 유명한 제프리 아처(Jeffrey Archer)의 이름에서 유래했습니다. 매우 특수한 영국 속어입니다.

Ejemplos

That'll cost you an Archer.
那要花你两千镑
Eso te costará dos mil libras
それは2,000ポンドかかるよ
그건 2,000파운드 들 거야.
Won an Archer at the casino.
在赌场赢了两千镑
Gané dos mil libras en el casino
カジノで2,000ポンド勝った
카지노에서 2,000파운드 땄어.
Owes me an Archer.
欠我两千镑
Me debe dos mil libras
俺に2,000ポンドの借りがある
나한테 2,000파운드 빚져 있어.

Pronunciación

/ˈɑːtʃə/

Guía de uso

Contexto: money, large sums, humor

Tono: knowing, humorous

✓ Correcto

An Archer
两千英镑
Dos mil libras
2000ポンド
2000파운드
Archer
两千英镑
Dos mil libras
2000ポンド
2000파운드

Errores comunes

Specifically £2,000 due to scandal
Requires knowledge of the story

Origen e historia

Named after author and politician Jeffrey Archer, who in a famous 1987 libel case paid a prostitute £2,000. The specific sum became immortalized in slang.

Etimología: From Jeffrey Archer's £2,000 payment

Primera vez registrado: 1987 onwards

Contexto cultural

Era: 1987 onwards

Generation: Older generations

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Jeffrey Archer scandal

Regional notes: British, requires cultural knowledge.

Historia y curiosidades

Jeffrey Archer won £500,000 in libel damages in 1987, but it later emerged he'd paid £2,000 to a prostitute and lied about it. He went to prison; his payment became slang for £2,000.

Variaciones

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