paperback

pa·per·back  (ppr-bk)

n.

A book having a flexible paper binding.

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paper·back, paper·backed adj.

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paperback [ˈpeɪpəˌbæk]

n

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book or edition with covers made of flexible card, sold relatively cheaply Compare hardback

adj also 'paper"bound soft-cover

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) of or denoting a paperback or publication of paperbacks

vb (tr)

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to publish in paperback

paperbacker  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	paperback - a book with paper covers             paper-back book, paperback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback book book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" pocket book, pocket edition, pocketbook - pocket-sized paperback book
Adj.	1.	paperback - (of books) having a flexible binding paperbacked bound - secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"

Translations

paperback [ˈpeɪpəbæk]

A. N → libro m en rústica
in paperback → en rústica

B. CPD paperback edition N → edición f rústica

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paperback [ˈpeɪpə^rbæk]

n → livre m de poche

adj [copy, version, edition] → en livre de poche paperback book
paperback book n → livre m de poche
paper bag n → sac m en papier

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paperback [ˈpeɪpəˌbæk] n → tascabile m, paperback m inv

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paperback → كتاب ورقي الغلاف brožovaný výtisk paperback Taschenbuch χαρτόδετο βιβλίο libro en rústica pehmeäkantinen kirja livre de poche knjiga mekih korica edizione economica ペーパーバック 페이퍼 백 paperback pocketbok publikacja w miękkiej oprawie livro de capa mole книга в мягкой обложке pocketbok หนังสือปกอ่อน ikinci baskı kitap sách bìa mềm 平装本