there are countless false friend in italian and englishbut few like bookshelf and library. though they have the same origin – the Latin word bookstore – They mean two very different things.Italian bookshelf retains the original Latin meaning, bookstore or bookstorewhile english library Indicates a place where people go to borrow books.Note that the so-called library called a in english library in italian.
bookshelf is a feminine noun, so it is followed by the following definite and indefinite articles:
- bookstore = bookstore
- library = a bookstore
- library = bookstore
- (the) library = (some) bookstores
I go to the bookstore to buy books.
I’m going to the bookstore to buy a book.
By extension, bookshelf already refers to furniture used to store books—that is, bookcase or bookshelf. In some cases it may also refer to a room in a house where books are kept, but library is the more common term.
We put all the books in the library.
Let’s put all the books in the bookcase.
when english word library Refers collection of booksrather than the building or the room itself, the word can be used to translate it bookshelf. In technical terms, it can also mean software library.
george has a library huge.
George has an extensive library/collection.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that in the past, bookshelf Actually used to refer to both public and private libraries.A good example is Mars Library in venice it was formerly known as San Marco Public Library.
