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novel

novel

Meaning of novel

English

a long fictional story

Русский

длинное художественное произведение в прозе

novel

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈnɒvəl/
American English
/ˈnɑːvəl/

novel with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом novel

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

8 сочетаний

Писать и читать

Writing and reading
write a novel
написать роман

My aunt wrote a novel while recovering from her injury.

Моя тётя написала роман, пока восстанавливалась после травмы.

a debut novel
дебютный роман

She paid for printing her debut novel with her savings.

Она оплатила печать своего дебютного романа из своих сбережений.

  • read a novelчитать роман
  • based on the novelпо роману

Жанры романов

Kinds of novels
detective novel
детективный роман

I borrowed a detective novel for the overnight train ride.

Я взял детективный роман для ночной поездки на поезде.

graphic novel
графический роман

My brother drew a graphic novel about our childhood pets.

Мой брат нарисовал графический роман о наших детских питомцах.

  • historical novelисторический роман
  • romance novelлюбовный роман

novel usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I borrowed a novel from the library.

Я взял роман в библиотеке.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

His latest novel sold very well.

Его последний роман очень хорошо продавался.

novel synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between novel, book, novella, and short story

Advanced: broader words

B
🇬🇧English
book

Any book; often used for a novel in everyday speech.

very often

ENI read a good book on the plane.

N
🇬🇧English
novella

Shorter than a novel, longer than a short story.

very rare word

ENThe novella is short enough to read in one evening.

S
🇬🇧English
short story

A much shorter piece of fiction.

often

ENWe read a short story by Chekhov in class.

Related words and lists for novel

Questions about this word

What does novel mean?

a long fictional story

How do you pronounce novel?

novel is pronounced [ˈnɒvəl].

How is novel used in a sentence?

Я взял роман в библиотеке. Translation: I borrowed a novel from the library.

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