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Französisch: beaux livres

Englisch translation: high-quality illustrated books







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Französisch Begriff oder Satz:beaux livres
Englisch Übersetzung:high-quality illustrated books
Eingetragen von:Claire Cox
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Übersetzungen Französisch > Englisch [PRO]
Art/Literary - Druck und Satz, Verlagswesen / Publishing fields
Französisch Begriff oder Satz: beaux livres
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....
Claire Cox
Vereinigtes Königreich
Notiz(en) an den/des Fragesteller(s)
Claire Cox: 12:13am Oct 10, 2005: Thanks to you both - I'd thought of both of these options (despite the lateness of the hour!) but am vaguely dissatisfied with them both. I'm not sure whether coffee table books is too flippant to be an actual publishing field (although I suspect it's what they are), yet fine books isn't a term I'm actually familiar with...

high-quality illustrated books
Erklärung:
This is what publishers themselves often say they produce :-)
Ausgewählte Antwort von:

Dr Sue Levy
Luxemburg
Hinweis von Fragesteller an den Antwortenden
Thanks to everyone, but I felt this one fitted best in the context
4 KudoZ-Punkte wurden für diese Antwort vergeben



ZUSAMMENFASSUNG ALLER ÜBERSETZUNGEN (ENGLISCH)
4 +4Art books or coffee table books
Narasimhan Raghavan
3 +4fine books
Richard Benham
4 +2high-quality illustrated booksDr Sue Levy
5 -1beautiful books
Marijana Vujkov


  

Antworten

2 Min.   Antwortsicherheit: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 Zustimmung (Netto): +4
fine books

Erklärung:
Quoi d'autre ?

Richard Benham
Frankreich
Muttersprache: Englisch
PRO-Punkte in Kategorie: 4

Kommentare zu dieser Antwort (und Antworten vom Beantworter der Frage)
Zustimmung sporran
15 Min.
Zustimmung 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.
15 Min.
Zustimmung Virginie Lafage
8 Stunden
Zustimmung Ford Prefect
21 Stunden
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13 Min.   Antwortsicherheit: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 Zustimmung (Netto): +4
Art books or coffee table books

Erklärung:
These cost a lot.

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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

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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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..... Click the link for more information. , entertainment Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants.

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Narasimhan Raghavan
Indien
Muttersprache: Native in TamilTamil
PRO-Punkte in Kategorie: 4

Kommentare zu dieser Antwort (und Antworten vom Beantworter der Frage)
Zustimmung Will Matter: Was posting a comment above while you were entering your answer. Both of your suggestions are excellent. Ap kaise ho?
6 Min.
  -> Shukriya. Main teek huun aur aap?
Zustimmung Julio Arturo Torres Jaubert: I was looking for a different concept about beaux livres, but most of the links I found were about art. You're right.
57 Min.
  -> Thanks Julio
Zustimmung Sara Freitas-Maltaverne
5 Stunden
  -> Thanks Sara
Zustimmung Sylvia Smith
6 Stunden
  -> Thanks Sylvia
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7 Stunden   Antwortsicherheit: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 Zustimmung (Netto): +2
high-quality illustrated books

Erklärung:
This is what publishers themselves often say they produce :-)

Dr Sue Levy
Luxemburg
Muttersprache: Englisch
PRO-Punkte in Kategorie: 26
Hinweis von Fragesteller an den Antwortenden
Thanks to everyone, but I felt this one fitted best in the context

Kommentare zu dieser Antwort (und Antworten vom Beantworter der Frage)
Zustimmung 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.
40 Min.
  -> thanks Susan
Zustimmung Marijana Vujkov: Seems like a good, descriptive solution.
1 Tag7 Stunden
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12 Stunden   Antwortsicherheit: Answerer confidence 5/5 Zustimmung (Netto): -1
beautiful books

Erklärung:
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 ...
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beaux livres - [ Translate this page ]
LE SITE DU KANGOUROU - CALENDRIER - SUJETS - INSCRIPTIONS.
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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

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... 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...

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http://www.ciao.fr/Beaux_Livres_5086_3



Marijana Vujkov
Vereinigtes Königreich
Muttersprache: Serbisch

Kommentare zu dieser Antwort (und Antworten vom Beantworter der Frage)
Widerspruch Sara Freitas-Maltaverne: "beaux livres" are a specific type of book as stated by the other answerers
19 Stunden
  -> Thanks Sara. I appreciate your comment. However, I am quite sure about this one.
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