Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
beaux livres
English translation:
high-quality illustrated books
Added to glossary by
Claire Cox
Oct 9, 2005 23:45
18 yrs ago
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French term
beaux livres
French to English
Art/Literary
Printing & Publishing
Publishing fields
How on earth does one translate this French concept? From a list of publishing fields covered by specific publishing houses along with fiction, carnets de voyage, etc. Any ideas very gratefully received....
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | high-quality illustrated books | Dr Sue Levy (X) |
4 +4 | Art books or coffee table books | Narasimhan Raghavan |
3 +4 | fine books | Richard Benham |
5 -1 | beautiful books | Marijana Vujkov |
Proposed translations
+2
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high-quality illustrated books
This is what publishers themselves often say they produce :-)
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SusanMurray
: although I'm not an expert, this one sounds good and googling "high-quality illustrated books" gives lots of interesting results confirming your answer.
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thanks Susan
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Marijana Vujkov
: Seems like a good, descriptive solution.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone, but I felt this one fitted best in the context"
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fine books
Quoi d'autre ?
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sporran
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Will Matter
: Very good. I racked my brain but it's the end of a long & very stressful week & I just couldn't get it. An American synonym might be"coffee table book" they are large, ornate, well-made, expensive & meant to be displayed / perused.
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Virginie Lafage
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Ford Prefect
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Art books or coffee table books
These cost a lot.
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A coffee table book is a style of hardcover A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with leather, cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine, although most modern commercial hardcover books have a glued spine, like a paperback.
Hardcover books are much more durable than paperbacks, which have flexible, easily damaged paper covers and glued spines.
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In library and information science, a book is called a monograph to distinguish it from serial publications such as magazines, journals or newspapers.
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..... Click the link for more information. or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus provoking conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for portability.
Subject matter is generally confined to non-fiction Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. It is one of the two main divisions in writing, particularly used in libraries, the other being fiction.
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Albums
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Thriller | Bad | Dangerous | HIStory | Blood on the Dance Floor | Invincible | Number Ones
| The Essential Michael Jackson
Singles
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Advanced Rapid Transit metro technology
assisted reproductive technology
Anaheim Resort Transit
IATA airport code for Watertown International Airport
ISO 639 alpha-3 code for otherwise unassigned artificial languages
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..... Click the link for more information. , entertainment Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants.
Examples of entertainment include:
Animation (primarily traditional, computer, and stop-motion)
Betting
Chat
Circus
Dance
Film
Drinking
Game
Humor (including clowns, comedians and Internet humor)
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..... Click the link for more information. are popular genres.
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-10-10 00:04:29 GMT)
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A coffee table book is a style of hardcover A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with leather, cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine, although most modern commercial hardcover books have a glued spine, like a paperback.
Hardcover books are much more durable than paperbacks, which have flexible, easily damaged paper covers and glued spines.
..... Click the link for more information. book book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. A book is also a literary work or a main division of such a work. A book produced in electronic format is known as an e-book.
In library and information science, a book is called a monograph to distinguish it from serial publications such as magazines, journals or newspapers.
..... Click the link for more information. designed to rest on a coffee table A coffee table is a style of long, low table which is designed to be placed in front of a couch, to support beverages (hence the name), magazines, books, and other small items to be used while sitting. Coffee tables may also incorporate cabinets for storage. See also Coffee table book
..... Click the link for more information. or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus provoking conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for portability.
Subject matter is generally confined to non-fiction Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. It is one of the two main divisions in writing, particularly used in libraries, the other being fiction.
..... Click the link for more information. , and is usually visually-oriented. Pages consist mainly of photographs and illustrations, accompanied by captions and small blocks of text. History Michael Jackson
Albums
Got to Be There | Ben | Music and Me | Forever, Michael | One Day in Your Life | Farewell My Summer Love | Off the Wall
Thriller | Bad | Dangerous | HIStory | Blood on the Dance Floor | Invincible | Number Ones
| The Essential Michael Jackson
Singles
..... Click the link for more information. , art ART is a three-letter acronym that can mean:
Advanced Rapid Transit metro technology
assisted reproductive technology
Anaheim Resort Transit
IATA airport code for Watertown International Airport
ISO 639 alpha-3 code for otherwise unassigned artificial languages
The National Rail code for Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, United Kingdom. External links: station information ; Location map ; live departures and arrivals .
Antiretroviral therapy. It is used in the treatment of HIV infection.
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..... Click the link for more information. , entertainment Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants.
Examples of entertainment include:
Animation (primarily traditional, computer, and stop-motion)
Betting
Chat
Circus
Dance
Film
Drinking
Game
Humor (including clowns, comedians and Internet humor)
..... Click the link for more information. , and biography Biography (from the Greek words bios meaning life, and graphein meaning write) is a genre of literature and other forms of media like film, based on the written accounts of individual lives. While a biography may focus on a subject of fiction or non-fiction, the term is usually in reference to non-fiction.
..... Click the link for more information. are popular genres.
Peer comment(s):
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Will Matter
: Was posting a comment above while you were entering your answer. Both of your suggestions are excellent. Ap kaise ho?
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Shukriya. Main teek huun aur aap?
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Julio Torres
: I was looking for a different concept about beaux livres, but most of the links I found were about art. You're right.
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Thanks Julio
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Sara Freitas
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Thanks Sara
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Sylvia Smith
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Thanks Sylvia
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beautiful books
If you try and translate any of these pages, the translation of "beaux livres" will be "beautiful books".
Jeunesse - Beaux Livres - [ Translate this page ]
De beaux livres pour tous les goûts, pour les petits et les grands curieux ! ...
D’autres ouvrages documentaires de la collection Beaux livres plairont aux ...
www.hurtubisehmh.com/jeunesse/jeunesse03.asp - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
beaux livres - [ Translate this page ]
LE SITE DU KANGOUROU - CALENDRIER - SUJETS - INSCRIPTIONS.
www.mathkang.org/catalogue/beauxlivres.html - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
Beaux livres - [ Translate this page ]
Dans ce service, L'Internaute propose à ses lecteurs de faire part de leurs
lectures favorites du moment, d'échanger des idées d'ouvrages à lire, ...
livres.linternaute.com/asp/ document/dossier.asp?f_id_dossier=206 - 48k - 8 Oct 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
Karthala : relation nord sud, sciences humaines, sciences sociales ... - [ Translate this page ]
... histoire afrique politique africaine sciences humaines sciences sociales voyage
ancien reedition voyage relation nord sud. Thème : Beaux livres ...
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Note added at 1 day 14 hrs 29 mins (2005-10-11 14:14:47 GMT) Post-grading
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The answer of coleague Levy is good description of beautiful books.
Compare a translation...
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://w...
http://www.ciao.fr/Beaux_Livres_5086_3
Jeunesse - Beaux Livres - [ Translate this page ]
De beaux livres pour tous les goûts, pour les petits et les grands curieux ! ...
D’autres ouvrages documentaires de la collection Beaux livres plairont aux ...
www.hurtubisehmh.com/jeunesse/jeunesse03.asp - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
beaux livres - [ Translate this page ]
LE SITE DU KANGOUROU - CALENDRIER - SUJETS - INSCRIPTIONS.
www.mathkang.org/catalogue/beauxlivres.html - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
Beaux livres - [ Translate this page ]
Dans ce service, L'Internaute propose à ses lecteurs de faire part de leurs
lectures favorites du moment, d'échanger des idées d'ouvrages à lire, ...
livres.linternaute.com/asp/ document/dossier.asp?f_id_dossier=206 - 48k - 8 Oct 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
Karthala : relation nord sud, sciences humaines, sciences sociales ... - [ Translate this page ]
... histoire afrique politique africaine sciences humaines sciences sociales voyage
ancien reedition voyage relation nord sud. Thème : Beaux livres ...
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Note added at 1 day 14 hrs 29 mins (2005-10-11 14:14:47 GMT) Post-grading
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The answer of coleague Levy is good description of beautiful books.
Compare a translation...
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://w...
http://www.ciao.fr/Beaux_Livres_5086_3
Peer comment(s):
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Sara Freitas
: "beaux livres" are a specific type of book as stated by the other answerers
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Thanks Sara. I appreciate your comment. However, I am quite sure about this one.
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