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English-French Dictionary: [book]

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detective [film, book]: policier {adj} [film, roman]dr.filmlittérat.
engrossing [book, story etc.]: captivant {adj} {pres-p}
entitled [book etc.]: intitulé {adj} {past-p}
hardback [book]: cartonné {adj} {past-p} [livre]éditionlibr.littérat.
to compile sth. [e.g. reference book]: rédiger qc. [ouvrage de référence]
to devour sth. [e.g. a book]: ingurgiter qc. [livre]
to dogear sth. [book]: écorner qc. [livre]
to publish sth. [book etc.]: éditer qc. [livre etc. : publier. mettre en vente]édition
to reserve sth. [book, subscribe, pre-order]: commander qc. d'avance
to review sth. [a book, play, film, etc.]: faire la critique de qc.
to stitch sth. [book]: brocher qc.édition
to thicken [of the plot of a book etc.]: se compliquer [intrigue d'un livre etc.]
familiarity [with book, rules, language]: connaissance {f}
fair [fun fair, book fair]: foire {f}
review [book, film]: critique {f}filmlittérat.théâtre
publication [of a book]: parution {f} [d'un livre]
[rubbishy / trashy film, book, work of art etc.]: navet {m} [fam.]
appearance [publication of a book etc.]: parution {f} [d'un livre etc.]
bestiary [medieval book of beasts]: bestiaire {m}hist.littérat.zool.
binding [of a book]: reliure {f} [livre]édition
ebook [spv.] [short for: electronic book]: livrel {m} [can.] [dérivé de livre électronique]éditioninform.littérat.
ending [outcome of plot in book etc.]: dénouement {m}filmlittérat.RadioTV
epigraph [at beginning of book, chapter]: exergue {m}littérat.
flyleaf [first page of a book]: page {f} de garde
illumination [book painting]: enluminure {f}artshist.relig.
illustration [artwork in book]: gravure {f} [dans un livre]arts
incunable [also: incunabulum] [book, pamphlet, or broadside printed in Europe before the 16th century]: incunable {m}éditionhist.
jacket [book]: couverture {f} [jaquette]édition
jotter [Scot.: exercise book]: cahier {m} d'exerciceséduc.
postscript [at the end of a book]: complément {m} [à la fin d'un livre]
Sachsenspiegel [the most important law book of the Holy Roman Empire, originating around 1220 as a record of existing customary law]: Miroir {m} des Saxonsdr.hist.
sleeve [of a book]: jaquette {f} [d'un livre]édition
spread [two facing pages in a book or other publication]: double page {f}éditionjourn.
tenor [of a book, speech]: tendance {f} [d'un livre, d'un discours]littérat.
timetable [book]: indicateur {m} [livre recueil d'informations]trains
volume [part of book]: tome {m} [volume]éditionlittérat.
German-language [attr.] [e.g. book]: alémanique {adj}ethn.ling.
to be entitled sth. [book etc.]: être intitulé qc.
to be entitled sth. [book, pub etc: be called]: s'intituler qc. [avoir pour titre]
to fill sth. with sth. [e.g. leisure time with book reading]: meubler qc. de qc.
to flip through sth. [book, newspaper]: feuilleter qc. [survoler]
to near completion [project, book]: toucher à sa fin
to take sth. out [e.g. library book]: emprunter qc. [livre de bibliothèque]
e-book [short for: electronic book]: livrel {m} [can.] [dérivé de livre électronique]éditioninform.littérat.
livre {m} numériqueinform.littérat.
e-reader [e-book reader]: liseuse {f} [lecteur électronique]inform.
film version [of a book etc.]: adaptation {f} cinématographiquefilm
formal deposit [of a copy of a book etc. with an institution]: dépôt {m} légal
movie version [of a book etc.]: adaptation {f} cinématographiquefilm
page-turner [fig.] [coll.] [compelling book]: livre {m} captivantlittérat.
to be left unwritten [letter, article, book]: ne pas voir le jour [fig.] [lettre, article, livre]édition
to do cutting-out [e.g. child's picture book]: faire du découpagejouets
to get the wrong sth. [e.g. book: buy, take, think about]: se tromper de qc. [confondre]
to reinforce sth. with cardboard [e.g. a book]: cartonner qc.
to score a table [Am.] [successfully book a table at a restaurant]: obtenir une tablecuis.
to sink (oneself) into sth. [fig.] [e.g. a book]: se plonger dans qc.
to soak oneself in sth. [fig.] [e.g. a book]: se plonger dans qc.
Book of Acts [Book of the Apostles]: Actes {m.pl} des apôtres <Ac>biblerelig.
Guinness World Records [from 1955-1999: The Guinness Book of (World) Records]: Livre {m} Guinness des recordsédition
to sell a million copies [book, record etc.]: se vendre à un million d'exemplairescomm.littérat.mus.
Rule of Saint Benedict [book of precepts written in 516 for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot]: Règle {f} de saint Benoîthist.relig.
Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan [also: The Book of Adam and Eve]: Combat {m} d'Adam et d'Ève contre Satan [apocryphe chrétien de l'Ancien Testament]hist.littérat.relig.
idol with feet of clay [idiom] [Book of Daniel]: colosse {m} aux pieds d'argile [loc.]bible
East of Eden [book: John Steinbeck (1952), film: Elia Kazan (1955)]: À l'est d'Édenfilmlittérat.F
Offering to the Storm [book: Dolores Redondo (2016) film: Fernando González Molina (2020)]: Une offrande à la tempêtefilmlittérat.F
Satan's Tango [book: László Krasznahorkai (1985); film: Béla Tarr (1994)]: Tango de Satanfilmlittérat.F
The Garden of Eden [book: Ernest Miller Hemingway (1986); film: John Irwin (2008)]: Le Jardin d'Édenfilmlittérat.F
The Guns of Navarone [book: Alistair MacLean (1957); film: J. Lee Thompson (1961)]: Les Canons de Navaronefilmlittérat.F
The Invisible Guardian [book: Dolores Redondo (2013) film: Fernando González Molina (2017)]: Le Gardien invisiblefilmlittérat.F
The Legacy of the Bones [book: Dolores Redondo (2015) film: Fernando González Molina (2019)]: De chair et d'osfilmlittérat.F
Superman [comic-book superhero]: Superman {m} [super-héros]F

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