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libro

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “libro” mean in English?

  1. book

Example sentences

  • Abro el libro en la página diez.

    I open the book to page ten.

  • Tengo muchos libros.

    I have many books.

  • Es un libro de español.

    It's a Spanish book.

How to use it

Libro means 'book'. Masculine: el libro, los libros. The most basic noun for any printed/bound work.

Common mistake

Don't confuse libro (book) with libra (a unit of weight, pound). The -o vs -a ending is key.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.