book

=

el libro

sustantivo

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)

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


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