Books & Words

Books & Words

Books & Words


M. S.
This flashcard set helps university-level learners expand their English vocabulary related to books and literature. The vocabulary flashcards cover a wide range of terms, including book components like "back cover" and "front cover," genres such as "non fiction" and "comic strip," and related concepts like "bibliophilia" and "epigraphy." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to switch between English and their native language. Ideal for students, researchers, and book enthusiasts, these cards aid in improving fluency and deepening understanding of literary terms.
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Englisch
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19.06.2024 / 18.08.2024

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archive - noun

Archiv - a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people

non-fiction - noun

Sachliteratur - prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people

dictionary - noun

Wörterbuch - a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language and gives their meaning

signature - noun

Unterschrift - a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification

revelation - noun

Offenbarung - a surprising and previously unknown fact

spine - noun

Rücken - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner edges of the pages

judges - noun (plural)

Richter - officials who decide cases in a court of law

record book - noun

Aufzeichnungsbuch - a book in which records of events are kept

scribe - noun

Schreiber - a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented

tale - noun

Erzählung - a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted

love - noun

Liebe - an intense feeling of deep affection

stationery - noun

Schreibwaren - writing and other office materials

softback book - noun

Taschenbuch - another term for paperback

script - noun

Schrift - handwriting as distinct from print; written characters

printing press - noun

Druckerpresse - a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates

reserve - noun

Reserve - a supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required

production - noun

Produktion - the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials

periodical - noun

Zeitschrift - a magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals

media - noun

Medien - the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the internet), regarded collectively

websites - noun (plural)

Websites - a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web

word - noun

Wort - a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing

notes - noun (plural)

Notizen - a brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory

online - adjective

online - controlled by or connected to a computer

mora - noun

Mora - a unit of syllable weight used in linguistics

cookbooks - noun (plural)

Kochbücher - a book containing recipes and other information about the preparation and cooking of food

video - noun

Video - the recording, reproducing, or broadcasting of moving visual images

watching - verb

beobachten - look at or observe attentively over a period of time

cookbook - noun

Kochbuch - a book containing recipes and instructions for cooking

book of account - noun

Kontobuch - a record of financial transactions

texts - noun (plural)

Texte - written or printed words

newspaper - noun

Zeitung - a printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly) consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news, articles, advertisements, and correspondence

folio - noun

Folio - an individual leaf of paper or parchment, numbered on the recto or front side only, occurring either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume

music - noun

Musik - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion

journals - noun (plural)

Zeitschriften - newspapers or magazines that deal with a particular subject or professional activity

audio - noun

Audio - sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced

guides - noun (plural)

Führer - more than one guide (a person or thing that shows the way to others)

writings - noun (plural)

Schriften - the activity or skill of writing

romance novels - noun (plural)

Liebesromane - novels dealing with love in an idealized way

classes - noun (plural)

Klassen - groups of students who are taught together

letters - noun (plural)

Buchstaben, Briefe - characters that represent one or more of the sounds used in speech; written messages

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