literature

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪtrətʃər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɪtərətʃɚ, ˈlɪtrə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lit′ər ə chər, -chŏŏr′, li′trə-)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
literature n (collective work of society)literatura nf
 English literature is studied all over the world.
 La literatura inglesa se estudia en todo el mundo.
literature n (studies, class)literatura nf
 After calculus class Dan had to go to literature.
 Después de la clase de cálculo Dan tuvo que ir a literatura.
literature n (published work on a subject)publicaciones nfpl
  bibliografía nf
  literatura nf
 Ian wrote his dissertation on a subject that would fill a gap in the literature for his field.
 Ian escribió su disertación sobre un tema que podría cubrir un vacío en las publicaciones de ese campo.
literature n (publicity material)anuncio nm
  (formal)material publicitario nm + adj
 The literature describes the care home as safe and comfortable.
 El anuncio describe el hogar de cuidados como un lugar seguro y cómodo.
literature n (profession)literatura nf
 The editor liked to tell people that he worked in literature.
 Al editor le gustaba contarle a la gente que se dedicaba a la literatura.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
comparative literature (study of literatures)literatura comparada nf + adj
courtly literature n (medieval fiction: chivalry, etc.)libros de caballería nmpl
 Courtly literature is full of knights in armour, beautiful maidens, and troubadors.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Don Quijote era muy aficionado a los libros de caballería.
erotic literature n (writing intended to arouse sexually)literatura erótica nf + adj
 When we were kids we called them dirty books; now, we call it erotic literature.
 Cuando éramos chicos les llamábamos libros sucios, ahora le llamamos literatura erótica.
gray literature (UK),
grey literature (UK) n		 figurative (unpublished papers)literatura gris loc nom f
  literatura semipublicada loc nom f
literature review n (scholarly paper)reseña bibliográfica loc nom f
 Rebecca is writing a literature review summarizing current knowledge on this subject.
 Rebbeca está escribiendo una reseña bibliográfica que resume todo el contenido actual sobre la materia.
popular literature,
popular fiction n		 (mass-market fiction) (voz inglesa)best-sellers nmpl
 Mrs. Grogan didn't approve of her daughter reading popular literature.
 La Sra. Grogan no aprobaba que su hija leyera best-sellers.
  literatura popular nf + adj
 La Sra. Grogan no aprobaba que su hija leyera literatura popular.
Romantic Literature n (dramatic style of 19th-century writing)literatura romántica nf
 Mariela siempre fue aficionada a la literatura romántica.
young adult fiction,
young adult literature n		 (books for readers in late teens)literatura para adultos jóvenes nf + adj mf
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'literature' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Agamemnon - apologue - apostil - ballade - bathos - belletristic - classic - composition - criticize - Dantesque - David Copperfield - erotica - foil - gothic - I Ching - iambic pentameter - ictus - Jacobean - jeremiad - Juliet - leitmotif - lemma - letter - lit - literalism - literary - literary critic - literary criticism - loss of innocence - magic realism - magnum opus - Mannerism - Moby Dick - morceau - mystery - nonfiction - novelette - oeuvre - opus - oral tradition - Orestes - person - persona - personify - philology - plot line - poetic works - Polonius - realism - sentimental
Spanish:
literatura - propaganda - letra - carrera literaria - creación literaria - filología hispánica - filología inglesa - literatura científica - literatura comparada - obra literaria

Collocations: [modern, contemporary, medieval, Shakespearean, romantic, creative] literature, literature in [English], [English] literature, more...

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