Libros (en. Books)

/ˈli.βɾos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A set of writings presented in the form of a volume.

I have a collection of books on history.

Tengo una colección de libros sobre historia.

Literary or scientific work published.

The books of Gabriel García Márquez are well known.

Los libros de Gabriel García Márquez son muy conocidos.

Material that contains information on a specific topic.

I need biology books for my research.

Necesito libros de biología para mi investigación.

From the Latin 'liber, libri', which means 'book'.

there are no books without readers

Expression that emphasizes the importance of the reader in literature.

no hay libros sin lectores

textbooks

Teaching material used in education.

libros de texto

to make a book

To write or create a book.

hacer un libro

reading

Action of reading, which is the process of interpreting a text.

lectura

library

Place where books are kept and reading material is lent.

biblioteca

writer

Person who writes books or texts.

escritor

Papers

Sometimes books are informally referred to as 'papeles'.

A veces le dicen 'papeles' a los libros en un tono informal.

Big book

That big book is very heavy, but it's worth reading.

Ese libraco es muy pesado, pero vale la pena leerlo.