Buch

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Pages joined into a volume, or the work and records those pages hold.

Examples

  • Alle Ausgaben stehen im Buch.
    All expenses are recorded in the book.
  • Das zweite Buch beginnt auf Seite hundert.
    The second book begins on page one hundred.
  • Das Maß Buch bezeichnete mehrere Papierbogen.
    The unit book referred to several sheets of paper.
  • Sie schreibt ein Buch über Tiere.
    She is writing a book about animals.
  • Der Händler führt seine Bücher genau.
    The merchant keeps his books carefully.

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Heft
Band
Geschäftsbuch
Teil
Werk

Meanings

Bound book

noun
books
neutral
A set of pages fastened together as a volume.

Examples

  • Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.
    The book is on the table.
  • Sie bindet ein altes Buch.
    She is binding an old book.
  • Dieses Buch hat dreihundert Seiten.
    This book has three hundred pages.
  • Er stellte die Bücher ins Regal.
    He put the books on the shelf.
  • Der Deckel des Buchs ist rot.
    The cover of the book is red.

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Written work

noun
writing
neutral
A literary or factual work published in book form, including its content.

Examples

  • Das Buch erzählt eine spannende Geschichte.
    The book tells an exciting story.
  • Sie schreibt ein Buch über Tiere.
    She is writing a book about animals.
  • Ich habe das neue Buch gelesen.
    I have read the new book.
  • Dieses Buch wurde in viele Sprachen übersetzt.
    This book has been translated into many languages.
  • Der Verlag veröffentlicht zwei Bücher im Herbst.
    The publisher is releasing two books in autumn.

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Book of a larger work

noun
structure
neutral
A major numbered division of a longer work.

Examples

  • Das erste Buch der Bibel heißt Genesis.
    The first book of the Bible is called Genesis.
  • Im zehnten Buch steht die Antwort.
    The answer is in the tenth book.
  • Das Werk ist in fünf Bücher gegliedert.
    The work is divided into five books.
  • Das zweite Buch beginnt auf Seite hundert.
    The second book begins on page one hundred.
  • Sie las im dritten Buch des Epos.
    She read from the third book of the epic.

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Record book

noun
records
neutral
A notebook or a business or betting record.

Examples

  • Sie schreibt die Zahlen in ein kleines Buch.
    She writes the numbers in a small book.
  • Der Händler führt seine Bücher genau.
    The merchant keeps his books carefully.
  • Die Bücher der Firma werden geprüft.
    The company’s books are being checked.
  • Der Buchmacher trägt die Wetten in sein Buch ein.
    The bookmaker enters the bets in his book.
  • Alle Ausgaben stehen im Buch.
    All expenses are recorded in the book.

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Trade unit

noun
measurement
neutral
A traditional quantity of paper or gold leaf in specialist trade.

Examples

  • Der Händler bestellte ein Buch Blattgold.
    The merchant ordered a book of gold leaf.
  • Im alten Druckwesen war ein Buch eine Papiermenge.
    In old printing, a book was a quantity of paper.
  • Das Maß Buch bezeichnete mehrere Papierbogen.
    The unit book referred to several sheets of paper.
  • Bei Blattgold zählt man manchmal nach Büchern.
    Gold leaf is sometimes counted in books.
  • Ein Buch Papier war kein gebundenes Werk.
    A book of paper was not a bound work.

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Etymology

From Middle High German buoch and Old High German buoh, probably first “written signs”.

FAQ

What does Buch usually mean?

Usually a physical book or its written content.

What is its article and plural?

das Buch, plural die Bücher.

Can it name a division of a work?

Yes: a long work may have a first or second Buch.

What are die Bücher in accounting?

They are the accounts or ledgers kept by a business.

Where does it come from?

Duden traces it to old German forms possibly first meaning written signs.

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