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paperback

/ˈpeɪpəˌbæk/

/ˈpeɪpərˌbæk/

Translations

paperbacknoun

paperbacks

/ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/

/ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/

brochéPour désigner un livre à couverture souple.

I prefer buying paperbacks because they are lighter and easier to carry around.

Je préfère acheter des brochés parce qu’ils sont plus légers et plus faciles à transporter.

Additional translations

brochéPour parler d’une édition en format broché, par opposition à une édition reliée.

Synonyms

softcover

paperbound

trade paperback

booklet

paperbackadjective

/ˈpeɪpəˌbæk/

/ˈpeɪpərˌbæk/

brochéSe dit d’un livre à couverture souple en papier ou carton mince.

She prefers reading paperback novels because they are lighter and easier to carry around.

Elle préfère lire des romans brochés parce qu’ils sont plus légers et plus faciles à transporter.

Synonyms

paperbackverb

paperbacked

Past Simple

paperbacked

Past Participle

paperbacking

Gerund

/ˈpeɪpəbæk/

/ˈpeɪpɚˌbæk/

Transitive verb meaning to publish or issue in paperback format.

brocherSens éditorial : publier un livre en format broché.

The publisher paperbacks most of its titles after a year in hardback.

L’éditeur broche la plupart de ses titres après un an en relié.

Synonyms

release in paperback

issue in paperback

Definitions

paperbacknoun

A book bound in a flexible paper cover, often less expensive than a hardcover edition.

I prefer buying paperbacks because they are lighter and easier to carry around.

A paperback edition of a particular book, as distinct from its hardcover version.

The novel will be released in paperback next month.

paperbackadjective

Having a cover made of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used to describe books.

She prefers reading paperback novels because they are lighter and easier to carry around.

paperbackverb

To publish or issue (a book) in a paperback format.

The publisher paperbacks most of its titles after a year in hardback.