picture book in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for picture book in the English»French Dictionary

picture book N

picture book

livre m d'images

Translations for picture book in the French»English Dictionary

livre d'images/d'art

picture/art book

Translations for picture book in the English»French Dictionary

I.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] N

1. picture (visual depiction):

picture (painting)

peinture f

picture (painting)

tableau m

picture (drawing)

dessin m

picture (in book) (gen)

illustration f

picture (in child's book)

image f

picture (in mind)

image f

to draw a picture of sb/sth

faire un dessin de qn/qc

to paint a picture of sb/sth

peindre qn/qc

to paint sb's picture

faire le portrait de qn

2. picture (description):

picture fig

description f

picture fig

tableau m

to paint a picture of sb/sth

dépeindre qn/qc

to paint or draw a gloomy/optimistic picture of sth

donner une image sombre/optimiste de qc

to give or present a clear/accurate picture of sth

dépeindre qc avec clarté/précision

3. picture PHOTO:

picture

photo f

picture

photographie f

to take a picture (of sb/sth)

prendre une photo (de qn/qc)

4. picture (overview):

picture fig

situation f

to get the picture

comprendre la situation

to put/keep sb in the picture

mettre/tenir qn au courant

to be in the picture

être au courant

5. picture CINE (film):

picture

film m

to make a picture

faire un film

6. picture TV:

picture

image f

the picture is blurred

l'image est floue

7. picture inf:

the pictures

le cinéma

to go to the pictures

aller au cinéma

II.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] VB trans

1. picture (form mental image of):

picture person, place, scene

s'imaginer, se représenter

Phrases:

to be pictured (be shown in picture form)

être représenté

the vase (pictured above) is…

le vase (voir photo ci-dessus) est…

III.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər]

to be the picture of health

respirer la santé

to be the picture of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

to look or be a picture

être ravissant

her face was a picture!

son expression en disait long!

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

1. book (reading matter):

book

livre m (about sur)

book

bouquin m inf (about sur)

history book

livre d'histoire

a book of quotations, poems, proverbs

un recueil de

‘Carlton Books’ (title of firm)

‘Éditions fpl Carlton’

2. book (division, part):

book (of novel, trilogy)

livre m

book (of novel, trilogy)

tome m

book (of poem, epic, bible)

livre m

the Book of Genesis/of Kings

le livre de la Genèse/des Rois

3. book FIN (for recording deposits, withdrawals):

book

livret m bancaire

4. book SCHOOL (exercise book):

book

cahier m

drawing book

cahier de dessin

5. book (of cheques, tickets, vouchers, stamps):

book

carnet m

book of matches

pochette f d'allumettes

book of needles

porte-aiguilles m

6. book (in betting):

to keep a book on

prendre des paris sur

to open or start a book on

ouvrir les paris sur

7. book (directory):

book

annuaire m

our number's or we're in the book

on est dans l'annuaire

8. book (rulebook):

book

règlement m

to do things by the book fig

suivre le règlement

9. book (opera libretto):

book

livret m

II.books N npl

1. books COMM:

books

livres mpl de comptes

books

comptabilité f U

to keep the firm's books

tenir les livres or les comptes de l'entreprise

to keep the firm's books

s'occuper de la comptabilité de l'entreprise

2. books ADMIN (records):

books

registre m

to be on the books of club, organization

être inscrit à

we have many small businesses on our books

nous avons beaucoup de petites entreprises dans nos fichiers

III.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB trans

1. book (reserve):

book table, seat, room, cabin, ticket

réserver, retenir

book holiday

faire les réservations pour

book taxi

réserver

book babysitter, driver, entertainer

engager

to book sth for sb, to book sb sth

réserver qc pour qn

to book sb into a hotel

réserver une chambre dans un hôtel pour qn

I've booked him a room, I've booked him into a hotel

je lui ai reservé une chambre (dans un hôtel)

to be fully booked

être complet/-ète

Saturday's performance is fully booked

c'est complet pour samedi soir, on joue à guichets fermés samedi soir

my Tuesday afternoons are booked

je suis pris le mardi après-midi

I'm fully booked this week

je suis pris tous les jours cette semaine

2. book (charge):

book policeman:

dresser un procès-verbal à

book policeman:

dresser un P.V. à inf

motorist, offender he was booked for speeding

il a été poursuivi pour excès de vitesse

3. book Am (arrest):

book suspect

arrêter

4. book Brit SPORTS referee:

book player

donner un carton jaune à

two players were booked

deux joueurs ont reçu un carton jaune

5. book:

book COMM, FIN order

inscrire

to book goods to sb's account

mettre des marchandises sur le compte de qn

IV.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB intr

book

réserver

you are advised to book

il est conseillé de réserver

V.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk]

I can read her like a book , she is (like) an open book to me

elle ne peut rien me cacher

his past is an open book

il n'a rien à cacher sur son passé

economics is a closed book to me

je ne connais rien à l'économie

she is a closed book to me

je n'arrive pas à la comprendre

to throw the book at sb (reprimand)

passer un savon à qn inf

to throw the book at sb (accuse)

n'omettre aucun chef d'accusation (quand on arrête qn)

to throw the book at sb (punish or sentence)

donner le maximum à qn

to be in sb's good books

être dans les petits papiers de qn inf

to be in sb's bad books

ne pas avoir la cote avec qn

in my book inf it's a crime

à mon avis or d'après moi c'est un crime

to bring sb to book

demander des comptes à qn, faire rendre des comptes à qn (for pour)

here's one for the book!

on s'en souviendra!

you shouldn't judge a book by its cover

≈ l'habit ne fait pas le moine

picture book in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for picture book in the English»French Dictionary

picture book N

picture book

livre m illustré

Translations for picture book in the French»English Dictionary

livre d'images

picture book

Translations for picture book in the English»French Dictionary

I.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N

1. picture (visual image):

picture

image f

2. picture (photos):

picture

photo f

to take a picture of sth

prendre une photo de qc

wedding picture

photo de mariage

3. picture (film):

picture

film m

to go to the pictures

aller au cinéma

4. picture (painting):

picture

tableau m

picture drawing

dessin m

to draw a picture

faire un dessin

5. picture (mental image, image on TV):

picture

image f

6. picture (account, depiction):

picture

tableau m

to paint a picture of sth

peindre le portrait de qc

7. picture (current situation):

to be in the picture

être au courant

to get the picture inf

piger

to put/keep sb in the picture

mettre/tenir qn au courant

to leave sb out of the picture

laisser qn sur la touche

Phrases:

sb's face is a picture Brit

la tête de qn est à mourir de rire

II.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] VB trans

1. picture (represent):

picture

représenter

2. picture (imagine):

to picture oneself

s'imaginer

to picture sb doing sth

s'imaginer qn en train de faire qc

to picture sth to oneself

s'imaginer qc

3. picture (describe):

picture

dépeindre

I.book [bʊk] N

book (for reading):

book

livre m

book of stamps, tickets

carnet m

the books COMM

livres mpl de compte

to do the books

faire les comptes

Phrases:

to be in sb's bad books

ne pas avoir la cote avec qn

to be in sb's good books

être dans les petits papiers de qn

to bring sb to book

obliger qn à rendre des comptes

in my book

d'après moi

to do things by the book

faire les choses dans les règles

II.book [bʊk] VB trans

1. book (reserve):

book

réserver

2. book police:

book FIN, COMM

inscrire

book FIN, COMM

dresser un P.V. à

book SPORTS

donner un avertissement à

III.book [bʊk] VB intr

book

réserver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Today, the original picture book is a collector's piece.

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The book presents the story of the war in the format of a picture book for young children.

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The picture array is increased until the child can discriminate among all the pictures in the picture book.

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A picture book has a collective unity of story-line, theme, or concept, developed through the series of pictures that constitute the book.

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He has published dozens of books, such as a dream diary, a picture book, essays and art books.

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The legendarium was a picture book intended for children with a brief text accompanying pictures.

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This classic picture book was first published in 1973, and has never been out of print.

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She published her first picture book in 1998.

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It is a picture book, and full of very pretty pictures.

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They also must not be confused with format, such as graphic novel or picture book.

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