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How do you say "book cover" in French?
la couverture de livre
In French, "book cover" is la couverture de livre.
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Pronunciation
Say koo-vehr-tur duh leev-ruh, with stress on both KOO and LEE. Couverture is cover, livre is book.
Grammar notes
La couverture de livre is a feminine phrase. It is composed of 'couverture' (cover), 'de' (of), 'livre'.
Example sentence
La couverture de livre est colorée.
The book cover is colorful.
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How to remember la couverture de livre
Couverture de livre literally means 'cover of book'. The book cover is the first thing you see when you approach a book.
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Questions about la couverture de livre
How do you say "book cover" in French?
In French, "book cover" is la couverture de livre. It is a noun.
Is la couverture de livre masculine or feminine?
La couverture de livre is a feminine phrase. It is composed of 'couverture' (cover), 'de' (of), 'livre'.
How is la couverture de livre used in a sentence?
Use la couverture de livre as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La couverture de livre est colorée. (The book cover is colorful.).
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"Book cover" in other languages
- Japanese ブックカバー (bukkukabā)
- Korean 책 표지 (chaek pyoji)
- Chinese 书籍封面 (shū jí fēng miàn)
- Spanish la tapa del libro
- Spanish (Latin America) la portada de libro
- German der Buchdeckel
- Italian la copertina del libro
- Russian обложка книги (obložka knigi)
- Greek το εξώφυλλο (to eksofilo)
- Arabic غلاف كتاب (ghulaf kitab)
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