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book [bʊk]
sustantivo
1. libro (m) (in general); librillo (m) (of stamps); caja (f) (de solapa) (of matches); talonario (m) (of tickets)
- the books (finanzas) -> la contabilidad (of company)
- book club -> círculo (m) de lectores
- book end -> sujetalibros m inv
- book review -> reseña (f) literaria
- book token -> vale (m) para comprar libros
2. (idioms)
- physics is a closed book to me -> la física es un misterio para mí
- in my book… -> a mi modo de ver…
- to be in somebody's good/bad books -> estar a buenas/malas con alguien, estar en buenos/malos términos con alguien (RP)
- to bring somebody to book for something -> obligar a alguien a rendir cuentas por algo
- by or according to the book -> según las normas
- to throw the book at somebody -> castigar a alguien con la máxima severidad
verbo transitivo
3. reservar (reserve); contratar (performer)
- to book somebody on a flight -> reservarle (plaza en) un vuelo a alguien
- to be fully booked -> estar completo(a); (theater, flight) tener la agenda completa (person)
4. fichar (record details of) (police suspect); multar (traffic offender)
5. mostrar una tarjeta amarilla a (soccer player) (británico)
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book [buk]
sustantivo
1. Libro (printed book), volumen de papel cosido y cubierto para leer o escribir en él; cuaderno (exercise book), libreta o cuaderno de apuntes (notebook); Guía, directorio (telephone book).
2. Libro de asiento, el libro en que un negociante asienta sus cuenta
sustantivo
- To keep the books -> llevar los libros, la contabilidad
- Are you on our books? -> ¿está usted inscrito aquí
- Day-book -> diario
- Invoice-book -> libro de facturas
- Pocket-book -> cartera
- Memorandum-book -> librito de memoria
- Cash-book -> libro de caja
- Old book -> maulán, maula
- A paperbook -> libro en blanco
- Second-hand books -> libros de ocasión
- Schoolbooks -> libros de enseñanza
- It sounds like something out of a book -> parece de cuento
- The good Book -> la Biblia
- By/according to the book -> ciñéndose a las reglas o normas
- In my book -> a mi modo de ver
- To be a closed book to somebody -> ser un misterio para alguien
- To be an open book -> ser (como) un libro abierto
- I’m in her bad books now -> en este momento no soy santo de su devoción
- To bring somebody to book -> pedirle cuentas a alguien
- To be brought to book -> tener que rendir cuentas
- Don’t tell me stories, I can read you like a book -> a mí no me vengas con historias, que yo ya te conozco
- To throw the book at somebody -> castigar a alguien duramente
- Book club -> club del libro, círculo de lectores
- Book review -> reseña de un libro
- I’d make books they’ll lose the game! -> me apuesto/juego la cabeza a que pierden el partido
Muestrario (set of samples); librito (of matches, stamps) 2. Libro, las partes principales en que se divide algún volumen o tratado. Registro (of club, agency).
- To book one’s place -> retener un asiento (en un carruaje público, etc.)
- The hotel/flight is fully booked -> el hotel/vuelo está completo
- We’re fully booked until June -> hasta junio no nos queda nada
- Book in -> inscribirse, registrarse (register arrival)
- She’d booked us in at the Hilton -> nos había reservado habitación en el Hilton (reserve room for)
- book up: The hotels are all booked up -> los hoteles están todos completos
- Tonight’s performance is booked up -> no quedan localidades para la función de esta noche
va. Asentar en un libro, notar en un registro. Reservar (room, seat, flight). Concertar (appointment). Multar, ponerle una multa a (record charge against). Amonestar (in soccer).
"book" en el foro de Respuestas
| P: | Children's book for class -- need translation help |
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| P: | Book translation |
| R: | Let me begin by saying that I am a professional translator (not in Spanish), which affects my viewpoint. You have heard that "you get what you pay for,"… |
| P: | Book Title Cerdota Grandota? |
| R: | I **think** "Cerdota Grandota" means roughly "How Big is a pig". It is a play on words and rhythms, kinda like Dr Seuss in a way I guess.... |
| P: | a word in the book I am reading has got me |
| R: | talking to. I'm talking to you me dirijo a tí the verb is dirigir which means to lead, direct; guide, instruct; manage; command; supervise, produce (a… |
| P: | any book about the spanish |
| R: | study verbs first, they are the backbone of languages. Get any book at the library or internet that is for beginner spanish people. Don't try to watch… |
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- bookplate
- bookseller
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- bookworm
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- boon
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- boor
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