novel
A work of prose fiction, longer than a novellaA work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
» Have you finished reading the novel?
Hast du aufgehört, den Roman zu lesen?
Haben Sie den Roman fertig gelesen?
Ты уже дочитал роман?
Ты дочитал роман?
Вы дочитали роман?
Ти вже дочитав роман?
Ви вже дочитали роман?
Meaning
4 sensesA work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
Roman, Novelle
рома́нromán, по́вестьpóvestʹ, нове́ллаnovɛ́lla
рома́нromán, нове́лаnovéla, по́вістьpóvistʹ
a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
(historical)A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.
(Byzantine, Roman, historical)A new legal constitution.
(obsolete)A novelty; something new.
Examples
1134 sentencesHave you finished reading the novel?
Ти вже дочитав роман?
ruТы уже дочитал роман?
deHast du aufgehört, den Roman zu lesen?
This novel is difficult to understand.
Цей роман важко зрозуміти.
ruПонять этот роман трудно.
deDieser Roman ist schwer verständlich.
I remember reading this novel before.
Я пам'ятаю, я вже читав цей роман.
ruЯ помню, я уже читал этот роман.
deIch erinnere mich, diesen Roman schon einmal gelesen zu haben.
He wrote this novel at twenty.
Він написав цей роман коли йому було двадцять років.
deEr schrieb diesen Roman mit Zwanzig.
Tom is writing a novel now.
Том зараз пише роман.
ruТом сейчас пишет роман.
deTom schreibt gerade an einem Roman.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. Doublet of novellBorrowed from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. Doublet of novella.
From Middle English novel, from Old French novelle, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
Borrowed from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
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Forms
plural: novelsWord family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1False friends — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- reading a novel
- writing a novel
- romance novels
- reading novels
- science fiction novels
- like romance novels
- write a novel
- new novel
- reading this novel
- reading the novel
- reading detective novels
- detective novels