What does librairie in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word librairie in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use librairie in French.

The word librairie in French means bookshop, bookselling, book trade, library, library, library, book and stationery store, bestseller, bestselling book. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word librairie

bookshop

nom féminin (magasin de livres) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut que j'aille à la librairie pour acheter un livre.
I have to go to the bookstore to buy a book.

bookselling, book trade

nom féminin (métier du libraire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alain se destine à la librairie.
Alan works in bookselling.

library

nom féminin (vieux (bibliothèque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il emprunte souvent des livres à la librairie communale.
He often borrows books from the community library.

library

nom féminin (informatique : programmes mis à disposition) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le développeur utilise des librairies de programmes pour ne pas tout récrire.
Developers use program libraries so as not to have to rewrite everything.

library

nom féminin (anglicisme (informatique : robot de sauvegarde) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sauvegarde échouera s'il n'y a pas assez de cartouches dans la librairie.
You won't be able to save if there aren't enough cartridges in the library.

book and stationery store

nom féminin (magasin, boutique) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais acheter les fournitures scolaires à la librairie-papeterie.

bestseller, bestselling book

nom masculin (livre bien vendu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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