book in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.book [Am bʊk, Brit bʊk] N

1. book (printed work):

book
libro m
it sounds like something out of a book
parece de cuento
a book on the French Revolution
un libro sobre la revolución francesa
the good Book form
la Biblia
the Book of Daniel
el Libro de Daniel
by or according to the book
ciñéndose a las reglas or normas
to go by the book
ceñirse (estrictamente) a las normas or reglas
in my book
a mi modo de ver
in my book
en mi opinión
that's one for the book inf
es un verdadero récord
to be a closed book to sb
ser un misterio para alguien
to be an open book
ser (como) un libro abierto
to be in sb's good/bad books inf, I'm in her bad books now
en este momento no soy santo de su devoción
try to get into her good books
trata de conquistártela
to be on book THEAT
hacer de apuntador
to bring sb to book
pedirle cuentas a alguien
to be brought to book
tener que rendir cuentas
to read sb like a book he said he didn't care, but I could read him like a book
dijo que no le importaba, pero a mí no me engañaba
don't tell me stories, I can read you like a book
a mí no me vengas con cuentos, que yo ya te conozco
to speak or talk like a book
hablar como un libro
to suit sb's book she'll tell you whatever suits her book
te dirá lo que (a ella) le interese or le convenga
to throw the book at sb
castigar duramente a alguien
book lover
amante mf de los libros
book lover
bibliófilo m / bibliófila f

II.book [Am bʊk, Brit bʊk] VB trans esp Brit

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III.book [Am bʊk, Brit bʊk] VB intr esp Brit

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IV.book [Am bʊk, Brit bʊk] ADJ attr

See also cook

I.cook [Am kʊk, Brit kʊk] N

II.cook [Am kʊk, Brit kʊk] VB trans

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III.cook [Am kʊk, Brit kʊk] VB intr

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telephone book → telephone directory

See also telephone directory

e-book [Am ˈibʊk, Brit ˈiːbʊk] N

book in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for book in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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log book [ˈlɒgbʊk, Am ˈlɑ:gbʊk] N

book Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to try every trick in the book
intentar todos los trucos habidos y por haber
to be a turn-up for the book(s)
ser una gran sorpresa
to slap the book onto the table
tirar el libro en la mesa
now, where did I put her book?
¿se puede saber dónde he puesto su libro?
to have a browse through sth book, magazine
hojear algo
this book doesn't do anything for me
este libro no me emociona
the book sent shivers down my spine
el libro me produjo escalofríos
I exchanged the book for the album
cambié el libro por el álbum
a book which has recently been published
un libro de reciente publicación
to open a book with a quotation
encabezar un libro con una cita
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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White markings, except for a small star on the forehead, render the horse inadmissible to the stud book.
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The numbers of hikers allowed on the trail is limited so reservations are mandatory and are known to book up over a year in advance.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Eschewing conventional punctuation, capitalisation and grammar, the book reads as if it is a series of song lyrics.
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Cavy remembers the book, remembers who published it, remembers the year of publication.
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Smith spends a considerable portion of the book rebutting the arguments of the mercantilists, though often these are simplified or exaggerated versions of mercantilist thought.
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A new year is like a new exercise book.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
The combination of force with specious and spurious legalistic justification is one of the book's primary motifs.
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The audiobooks are presented in unabridged format with the exception of a handful of missing stories from the first book.
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As a result, the book suffers from chaotic presentation and an excess of partisanship.
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The book is bound in paper that gives the feeling of wood.
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