Translations for „books“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . book [bʊk] N

book

livro m

book of stamps

álbum m

book of tickets

talão m

the books COMM

contabilidade

to bring sb to book

exigir explicações a alguém

to cook the books inf

maquiar a contabilidade

to do sth by the books fig

fazer a. c. seguindo à risca as normas

to throw the book at sb

punir severamente alguém

in my book

na minha opinião

II . book [bʊk] VB trans

1. book (reserve):

book

reservar

2. book (charge with crime):

book

autuar

Phrases:

to be (all) booked up (not have tickets)

estar esgotado

to be (all) booked up (not have tickets)

estar lotado

to be (all) booked up (not have time)

estar com a agenda tomada

book review N

book review

resenha f literária

book reviewer N

book reviewer

resenhista mf literário

exercise book N

exercise book

livro m de exercícios

log book N

log book NAUT

diário m de bordo

log book AVIAT

diário m de voo

phone book N

phone book

catálogo m telefônico

phone book

lista f telefônica

picture book N

picture book

livro m ilustrado (infantil)

prayer book N

prayer book

livro m de orações

reference book N

reference book

livro m de referência

telephone book N

telephone book

lista f telefônica

Usage examples with books

many books

muitos livros

any books

alguns livros

the books COMM

contabilidade

to balance the books

equilibrar o orçamento

to cook the books inf

maquiar a contabilidade

to do sth by the books fig

fazer a. c. seguindo à risca as normas

can I sign out these books, please?

por favor, eu gostaria de assinar o empréstimo destes livros

to be a turn-up for the book(s)

ser um acontecimento para entrar para a história

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Sometimes the purpose is as innocent as wanting to sell more books or attract attention with a startling headline.

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I would keep my raffine literary nose out of books of pulp.

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There she began reading books on the occult.

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The books can be read in any order but both need to be read for the composite picture.

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It should serve as a focal point and organizing agency for the interlibrary loan of books. 4.

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There is of course difficulty in abbreviating a presentation of work which covers more than 700 papers and 25 books.

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While listeners may object to those books with chapters read by multiple readers, others find this to be a non-issue or even a feature.

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Inside, the house is full of books and art works: small sculptures, paintings, prints, postcards, ceramics, aboriginal artefacts and bark paintings, cover every available surface.

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His highly original, pithy, and path-breaking books, monographs, and articles flowed forth with seeming effortlessness.

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This time, he managed to salvage his family's bank books and other documents.

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