textbook

libro de texto

Libro usado para aprender una materia en la escuela o la universidad.

En inglés sencillo: A book used to learn a subject at school, college, or university.

• Open your textbook to page ten.
• I left my science textbook at school.
• These textbooks explain the subject with pictures and exercises.

Sinónimos: coursebook

Expresiones frecuentes: school textbook, math textbook, read a textbook, history textbook

típico, clásico

Que muestra claramente las características habituales de un tipo de cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Showing the usual features of a particular kind of thing very clearly.

• This is a textbook example of teamwork.
• The patient showed textbook symptoms of the illness.
• Their argument was a textbook case of poor communication.

Sinónimos: typical, classic

Antónimos: atypical

Expresiones frecuentes: textbook example, textbook case, textbook symptoms

perfecto, ejemplar

Hecho exactamente como debe hacerse, de modo que otros puedan aprender de ello.

En inglés sencillo: Done in exactly the right way, so others could learn from it.

• The pilot made a textbook landing.
• Her textbook technique impressed the coach.
• The rescue was textbook from start to finish.

Sinónimos: perfect, exemplary

Expresiones frecuentes: textbook landing, textbook technique, textbook execution