page-turner
page-turner(
peyj
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tuhr
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nuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la lectura apasionante (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Llosa's novels are usually very interesting, but this one is a real page-turner.Las novelas de Llosa son generalmente muy interesantes, pero esta es una lectura apasionante.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I found Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose" to be a real page-turner."El nombre de la rosa", de Umberto Eco, era un libro que no podía dejar de leer.
Samuel Johnson's life story is so engaging and well-written that it makes for quite a page-turner.La biografía de Samuel Johnson es tan interesante y está tan bien escrita que se lee de un tirón.
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