book

=

el libro

noun

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).

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