book

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el libro

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book
[b?k]
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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book [bʊk]
noun
1 (publication) libro; (m)
the first book of a trilogy there are five books in the saga his new book was an instant best-seller I'm reading a really good book
by the bookby según las reglas
to play it to go by the bookor seguir las reglas
the Home Office said yesterday: `He appears to have done things by the book, once he arrived in Britain everything he did had to be just so, strictly by the book
economics/her life is a closed book to meclosed la economía/su vida es un misterio para mí
don't talk to me about chemistry - it's a closed book to me
the book of GenesisGenesis el libro del Génesis
the Good BookGood la Biblia
in my bookin tal como yo lo veo; a mi modo de ver
"I think it's acceptable" - "not in my book it isn't" in my book, he's not at all a bad chap he calls himself a thinker, but in my book he's just lazy
a book on politicson un libro de política
that's one for the bookone eso es digno de mención
well that's one for the book/ - I've never known her wear a skirt before an [open] book
his mind is an open bookopen su mente es un libro abierto
to bring sb to book pedir cuentas a algn
those who planned the murder were never brought to book nunca se les pidió cuentas a los que planearon el asesinato
the Khmer Rouge should be brought to book for its alleged atrocities and massacres
to be in sb's good/bad books
I'm in his bad books at the moment en este momento estoy en su lista negra; I was trying to get back in her good books estaba intentando volver a congraciarme con ella
she's always trying to get into the boss's good books are you hoping to worm your way into my good books? I have to get back in her good books by the weekend it wouldn't be hard to get into his bad books
to read sb like a book
I know where he's off to, I can read him like a book sé dónde va, a mí no me engaña
I can read him like a book she can read me like a book keep away from those sweets - I can read you like a book!
to suit sb's book
it suits his book to play the easy-going liberal le viene bien hacerse el liberal poco exigente; se hace el liberal poco exigente porque le conviene
she would adapt recipes to suit her own book the police were happy to blame it all on Kevin - it suited their book there was a small Guomindang presence, which suited the Communists' book because of the occasional need for communication and even negotiation
to throw the book at sb castigar severamente a algn
I hope they throw the book at him the shooting was played right down because it was political. We wanted to throw the book at him. This was a case of treason you'll be dismissed from the Police Force, there's no doubt of that. And there'll probably be criminal charges. The papers are onto it and there've been questions in the House - they want to throw the book at you if these illegal transfer deals are found to be true then we will throw the book at the clubs involved a [turn up] for the book an unexpected event or surprise we thought he was abroad and when he arrived at the party it was a real turn up for the book
leaf trick turn-up
2 (also notebook) libreta; (f) librito; (m)(also exercise book) cuaderno; (m)
I keep all the information in my little black book
3 (also telephone book) guía; (f)
I'm in the book estoy en la guía
give me a ring - I'm in the book
4 (set) [of tickets, cheques] talonario; (m) [of matches] estuche; (m) [of stamps] librito; (m)
can I have a book of first-class stamps please?
 [of samples] muestrario; (m)
I've looked at all the patterns in the book and I can't find one I like
5 books (Comm)
the books las cuentas; la contabilidad
he's going to help me go over my books it took him all morning to do his books those kinds of payments don't show up on the books to [close] the books
to keep the books llevar las cuentas los libros la contabilidad;oror
I employ someone two days a week to keep the books to cook the books to tamper with accounts or records in order to produce false, but convincing, figures the Minister was accused of cooking the books on unemployment figures there would be no hiding the fact that she had cooked the books and Pounds 3 million was missing
cook
(register of members) registro; (m)
they had less than 30 members on their books tenían menos de 30 miembros en el registro; to take sb's name off the books borrar a algn del registro; he was the most expensive player on the books era el jugador más caro que tenían fichado
we have about 200 properties on our books Sophie had kept her on the books as a free-lance employee there's no such name on our books Alf England was given There are now about 1,000 people on its books, each paying 115 or 230 if a marriage results an estate agent in Burnley was reported as saying "we have 20 to 30 starter homes at 12,000 on our books" he's already on the books at several employment agencies
6 (Jur) (also statute book) código; (m)
some 15 states have mandatory arrest laws on the books this statute remained on the books, in some states, until recently landowners ignored the laws still on the books the new law is not yet on the books
statute
7 (Gambling)
to make a book on sthmake aceptar apuestas a algo
to open start a book on sthopenorstart empezar a aceptar apuestas a algo
they've opened a book on the date of the next General Election to [keep] [run] a book on sth to be accepting bets on sth
8 (US) (Mús) (libretto) libreto; (m)
verb:transitive
1 (Britain) (reserve) [+ticket, seat, room, table, flight] reservar
we booked the hotel rooms in advance reservamos habitaciones en el hotel por adelantado; all the restaurants are fully booked todos los restaurantes están llenos; have you booked your holiday yet? ¿ya has reservado las vacaciones?
I'm booking a flight for next week the show is very popular and it's advisable to book a seat I'd like to book a table for four
2 (arrange) [+appointment, time] pedir
I've booked an appointment with the dentist he pedido hora con el dentista; can we book a time to meet soon? ¿podemos quedar un día de estos?
/visitors to the exhibition can book a time slot/ a week or more in advance by calling 071-287 9579 if they wish to know more, /get them to book another appointment/
3 (engage) [+performer, artiste] contratar
we can't do any more concerts this year, we're fully booked they booked a band for the wedding reception John Lukic is not booked to appear in pantomime over Christmas
4 (informal) (take name of) [+police]
he was booked for speeding lo multaron por exceso de velocidad; they took him to the station and booked him for assault lo llevaron a la comisaría y lo acusaron de agresión
 (Dep) [+player] amonestar
the referee booked him for a dangerous tackle he was booked for punching another player
5 (note down) [+order] anotar
he issued a Catalogue and attended some of the Flower Shows where he booked his orders
verb:intransitive
(Britain) hacer una reserva; reservar
to book into a hotel hacer una reserva reservar en un hotel;or
book well in advance book early to avoid disappointment have you booked yet? to book through to
modifier
book club (n) club del libro; (m) club de lectores; (m)
book fair (n) feria del libro; (f)
book jacket (n) sobrecubierta; (f)
book learning (n) aprendizaje (a través) de los libros; (m) saber libresco; (m) (formal)
book learning is only part of school life el aprendizaje de los libros es solo una parte de la vida escolar
they place a lot of emphasis on book learning
book post (n) correo de libros; (m)
book review (n) crítica reseña de un libro; (f)or (f)
she writes book reviews for the Times a great mass of clippings, book reviews, cartoons and programs I always read the book reviews
book token (n) vale para libros; (m) cheque regalo para libros; (m)
book value (n) valor contable en libros; (m)or
we're not going to sell this company for less than book value the market value of his assets may be twice the book value the issuing of new stock at below book value

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Verb Conjugation for "book"

Imperative
  • book
  • you book
  • he/she books
  • we book
  • you book
  • they book
Preterite
  • I booked
  • you booked
  • he/she booked
  • we booked
  • you booked
  • they booked
Present Continuous
  • I am booking
  • you are booking
  • he/she is booking
  • we are booking
  • you are booking
  • they are booking
Present Perfect
  • I have booked
  • you have booked
  • he/she has booked
  • we have booked
  • you have booked
  • they have booked
Past Continuous
  • I was booking
  • you were booking
  • he/she was booking
  • we were booking
  • you were booking
  • they were booking
Past Perfect
  • I had booked
  • you had booked
  • he/she had booked
  • we had booked
  • you had booked
  • they had booked
Future
  • I will book
  • you will book
  • he/she will book
  • we will book
  • you will book
  • they will book
Future Perfect
  • I will have booked
  • you will have booked
  • he/she will have booked
  • we will have booked
  • you will have booked
  • they will have booked
Future Continuous
  • I will be booking
  • you will be booking
  • he/she will be booking
  • we will be booking
  • you will be booking
  • they will be booking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been booking
  • you have been booking
  • he/she has been booking
  • we have been booking
  • you have been booking
  • they have been booking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been booking
  • you will have been booking
  • he/she will have been booking
  • we will have been booking
  • you will have been booking
  • they will have been booking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been booking
  • you had been booking
  • he/she had been booking
  • we had been booking
  • you had been booking
  • they had been booking
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Word of the Day: superar

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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake