Hardcovers

/ˈhɑːrdkʌvərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of hardcover; books bound with rigid protective covers made of cardboard and cloth or leather.

Etymology

Plural of hardcover, from 'hard' (Old English) and 'cover' (from Old French 'covrir').

Kelly Says

The hardcover publishing market is surprisingly stratified—first edition hardcovers of famous authors can become valuable collectibles, creating a secondary market where older hardcovers are worth more than when first published.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
硬壳 መጽሐፍ
yərd ʃəllə me-ṣəḥaf
ARالعربية
كتب غلاف صلب
kutub gha-laf salib
BNবাংলা
কঠিন আবরণ বই
ka-thi-na a-ba-ran boi
CACatalà
llibres de tapa dura
li-bres de ta-pa doo-ra
CSČeština
knihy s pevným obalem
knihy s pe-vnym o-ba-lem
DADansk
Hardcover bøger
har-d-kɔvər bø-ger
DEDeutsch
Hardcover-Bücher
har-d-kɔvər-bue-cher
ELΕλληνικά
σκληρόδετες εκδόσεις
skli-ro-de-tes ek-do-se-is
ESEspañol
libros de tapa dura
lee-bros de ta-pa doo-ra
FAفارسی
کتاب‌های جلد سخت
ke-ta-b-hāye jeld sa-kh-t
FISuomi
nidotut kirjat
ni-do-tu-t ki-rjat
FRFrançais
livres reliés
lee-vruh reh-lee-ay
GUGU
કઠોર કવર પુસ્તકો
ka-thor ka-var pu-s-to-ko
HAHA
littafin da ya daure
lit-ta-fin da ya da-ure
HEעברית
ספרים עם קשית קשה
se-far-im im ka-shit ka-sha
HIहिन्दी
कठोर आवरण वाली किताबें
kathor avaran waali ki-ta-ben
HUMagyar
keménytáblás könyvek
kemény-ta-blás kö-nyvek
IDBahasa Indonesia
buku sampul keras
boo-koo sam-pul ke-ras
IGIG
akwụkwọ na-egbu
akwu-kwuo na-e-gbu
ITItaliano
libri con copertina rigida
lee-bree kon ko-ver-ti-na ree-gee-da
JA日本語
ハードカバー
hādo kabā
KKKK
sert kapaklı кітаптар
sert ka-pak-lı ki-tap-tar
KMKM
ប្រភពសៀវភៅ
pra-phep siav-bou
KO한국어
경질 표지 책
gyeongjil pyo-ji chaek
MRMR
कठीण आवरण असलेली पुस्तके
ka-thi-na a-va-ran a-sa-le-li pu-s-ta-ke
MSBahasa Melayu
buku kulit keras
boo-koo ku-lit ke-ras
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း စာအုပ်
kya-mra-ng sa-a-up
NLNederlands
Hardcover boeken
har-d-kɔvər bo-ken
NONorsk
hardcover bøker
hard-cover bø-ker
PAPA
ਠੋਸ ઢੱਕ SG
thho-s dhak SG
PLPolski
książki twarde
k-sja-zki twar-de
PTPortuguês
livros de capa dura
lee-vros de ka-pa doo-ra
RORomână
cărți cu copertă tare
car-ți ku ko-per-ta ta-re
RUРусский
книги с твердой обложкой
kni-gi s tvyer-doy ob-lo-zh-koy
SVSvenska
härdhälsade böcker
hår-d-hals-a-de bo-ker
SWKiswahili
vitabu na ngazi ngumu
vi-ta-bu na nga-zi ngumu
TAதமிழ்
கடினமான பக்கங்கள் புத்தகங்கள்
ka-di-na-ma-an pa-ka-nga-ng pu-th-ka-nga-ng
TEతెలుగు
కఠినమైన పుస్తకాలు
kaṭinaman pustakālu
THไทย
หนังสือปกแข็ง
nang-swee pok-khang
TLTL
aklat na may matigas na takip
a-klat na may ma-tee-gas na ta-kip
TRTürkçe
sert kapaklı kitaplar
sert ka-pak-lı ki-tap-lar
UKУкраїнська
книги з твердою обкладинкою
kni-hy z tvyer-doy ob-klav-di-n-koyu
URاردو
قوتہ سخت کتابیں
qo-ta-h sa-kh-t ki-ta-bi-an
VITiếng Việt
sách bìa cứng
sach bia cứng
YOYO
akoko ti gba
a-ko-ko ti gba
ZH中文
精装书
jīngzhuāng shū
ZUZU
ikisi eliphandi
ee-kee-see eh-lee-fan-dee

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