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"Tomo" is a form of "tomo", a noun which is often translated as "volume". "Folio" is a form of "folio", a noun which is often translated as "sheet". Learn more about the difference between "tomo" and "folio" below.
el tomo(
toh
-
moh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. volume
Una enciclopedia normalmente tiene varios tomos.An encyclopedia usually has several volumes.
b. tome
Solo he leído tres tomos de la novela. ¡Es interminable!I've only read three tomes of the novel. It's never-ending!
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el folio(
foh
-
lyoh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. sheet
Me quedé sin folios para tomar notas.I ran out of sheets to write notes on.
b. sheet of paper
Disculpa, ¿me das un folio?Excuse me, could you give me a sheet of paper?
2. (sheet measuring 215 mm × 315 mm)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. foolscap paper
Fui a una papelería en México y no tenían folios; solo tenían hojas de tamaño A4.I went to a stationery store in Mexico and they didn't have foolscap paper; they only had A4 sheets.
a. folio
Los folios de ese libro antiguo son muy frágiles.The folios of that ancient book are very delicate.
a. page heading
Tengo que cambiar el folio de este ensayo porque es muy largo.I need to change the page heading on this essay because it's too long.
b. running title
El folio de este documento no tiene el formato adecuado.The running title of this document is not formatted correctly.
a. folio
¿Dónde encuentro el folio de este documento?Where can I find the folio of this document?
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