Kiingereza

paperback

gb/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/ us/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
A2 Kiingereza
~ 2100
Maana
maana 0
Nomino A2 entity
1

Book with a paper cover

A book with a soft paper cover, not a hard one.

Muundo wa matumizi: [someone] buys [a paperback]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'paperback' with 'notebook', but 'paperback' refers to a published book, not blank pages for writing.
Visawe
softcover (More technical publishing term for the same type of book.) | pocketbook (Mainly US informal term; can also mean a woman's handbag, so context matters.)
Vinyume
hardcover (A book bound with rigid protective covers, opposite of paperback.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
paperback edition |paperback book |buy a paperback |in paperback |paperback copy
Mada
books |publishing |reading |daily life |education |arts_entertainment |core_vocabulary
Mifano
  • I bought the paperback version because it was cheaper.
  • The novel will be released in paperback next month.
  • She prefers reading paperbacks because they're lighter to carry.
  • He found an old paperback on the train.
  • This bookstore has a large selection of second-hand paperbacks.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
  • I read a paperback on the bus.
  • This paperback is very cheap.
  • He likes paperback books.
  • She bought a paperback at the shop.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
paperback
IPA
GB/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
US/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
Silabi na mkazo
pa - per - back (silabi 3)
Stress on 1st syllable (pa)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
  • Base: paperback
  • Plural: paperbacks
Familia ya neno
Forms
paperbacks noun
Related words
paper noun A1 book noun A1
Negative and opposite forms
hardback noun hardcover noun A2
Advanced or less common
paperbound adjective
Semi

in paperback

1
/ˈɪn pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
fixed phrase

Available as a softcover book

When a book is sold in a soft paper cover instead of a hard cover.

Mifano
  • The biography is now available in paperback.
  • Her first novel came out in paperback last year.

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