library

bibliothèque

Lieu où l’on peut lire des livres ou emprunter des livres et d’autres documents.

En anglais simple : A place where you can read books or borrow books and other materials.

• I borrowed a book from the library.
• Our school library opens at eight.
• Please return these books to the library tomorrow.

Synonymes : bookhouse, bibliotheca, bibliotheque

Expressions courantes : public library, library card, school library

bibliothèque, collection

Collection de livres, d’enregistrements ou d’autres documents qu’une personne conserve ou met à disposition.

En anglais simple : A collection of books, recordings, or other materials that someone keeps or makes available.

• Her personal library fills three rooms.
• The website offers a digital library of old newspapers.
• He added several novels to his library.

Comment l'utiliser : a library of something (He owns a library of books about wildlife.)

Synonymes : collection

Expressions courantes : personal library, digital library, library of something, record library

bibliothèque logicielle

Ensemble de code informatique prêt à l’emploi que les programmeurs peuvent utiliser dans leurs programmes.

En anglais simple : A collection of ready-made computer code that programmers can use in their programs.

• This library helps us draw charts.
• She imported a library for processing images.
• The program depends on several free libraries.

Expressions courantes : software library, standard library, import a library

centre de prêt

Organisme qui permet d’emprunter des objets comme des outils, des jouets ou du matériel.

En anglais simple : An organization that lets people borrow things such as tools, toys, or equipment.

• We borrowed a drill from the tool library.
• The toy library lends games to local families.
• Members must return equipment to the library each week.

Expressions courantes : tool library, toy library, community library