novel 
小说 ☊ → ☊ → ☊ → 
novel 
roman ☊ 
tiểu thuyết 
The novel is boring. 
Quyển tiểu thuyết này chán. * 082 like: novel → →
continuation (of a novel etc.) ☊ tục biên ☊ 1590
Don't you want to watch TV? — No, I'd rather read my novel. ☊ Cậu có muốn xem vô tuyến không? - Không, tôi muốn xem tiểu thuyết hơn. ☊ 2907
His novels have been translated from English into thirty (30) languages. ☊ Các tiểu thuyết của ông ấy đã được dịch từ tiếng Anh ra ba mươi ngôn ngữ. ☊ Three of her novels have been adapted for television. ☊ adapt ☊
apply sth to sb/sth: The word 'unexciting' could never be applied to her novels. ☊ apply ☊
She used her family's history as a base for her novel. ☊ base ☊
I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it. ☊ begin ☊
a novel with superficial cardboard characters ☊ cardboard ☊
a classic novel/study/goal ☊ classic ☊
The novel may become a modern classic. ☊ classic ☊
When is her new novel coming out? ☊ come out ☊
The novel is about a family who can't communicate with each other. ☊ communicate ☊
a well-constructed novel ☊ construct ☊
Compare and contrast the two novels. ☊ contrast ☊
crime fiction/novels (= stories about crime) ☊ crime ☊
the novelist's powers of description ☊ description ☊
His latest novel does not disappoint. ☊ disappoint ☊
She collects first editions of Victorian novels. ☊ edition ☊
engaged (on sth): He is now engaged on his second novel. ☊ engaged ☊
All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. ☊ with the exception of ☊
the film version of the novel ☊ film ☊
He's hard at work on a new novel. ☊ hard ☊
Her novels tend to deal with affairs of the heart. ☊ heart ☊
The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy. ☊ hero ☊
Her novels are very highly regarded. ☊ highly ☊
an essay on the historical development of the novel ☊ historical ☊
a historical novel ☊ historical ☊
idea (for sth): He already had an idea for his next novel. ☊ idea ☊
one of the most impressive novels of recent years ☊ impressive ☊
a novel in three parts ☊ in ☊
She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist. ☊ introduce ☊
her latest novel ☊ latest ☊
a party to launch his latest novel ☊ launch ☊
Her novels vary in length. ☊ length ☊
anti-utopian novels like 'Animal Farm' and '1984' ☊ like ☊
This novel is the latest in a long line of thrillers that he has written. ☊ line ☊
Her novel shot to the top of the best-seller list. ☊ list ☊
She's collecting material for her latest novel. ☊ material ☊
Dickens' novels are a mirror of his times. ☊ mirror ☊
Have you read her new novel? ☊ new ☊
to write/publish/read a novel ☊ novel ☊
detective/historical/romantic novels ☊ novel ☊
the novels of Jane Austen ☊ novel ☊
a novel feature ☊ novel ☊
Job-sharing is still a novel concept and it will take a while for employers to get used to it. ☊ novel ☊
All the characters in the novel are closely observed (= seem like people in real life). ☊ observe ☊
The novel is good in parts. ☊ part ☊
This is perhaps his best novel to date. ☊ perhaps ☊
The novel is written from personal experience. ☊ personal ☊
the publication of his first novel ☊ publication ☊
Have you read any Steinbeck (= novels by him)? ☊ read ☊
Her novel is still relevant today. ☊ relevant ☊
The atmosphere of the novel is successfully reproduced in the movie. ☊ reproduce ☊
He submitted his latest novel for review. ☊ review ☊
His novels are a rich source of material for the movie industry. ☊ rich ☊
The novel is set in London in the 1960s. ☊ set ☊
a complete set of her novels ☊ set ☊
shift (from...) (to...): The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London. ☊ shift ☊
He is, without the slightest doubt, the greatest living novelist. ☊ slight ☊
Her novels always have the same basic story. ☊ story ☊
It's the best novel (that) I've ever read. ☊ that ☊
I'm halfway through (= reading) her second novel. ☊ through ☊
I suppose it has a certain novelty value (= it's interesting because it's new). ☊ value ☊
The English version of the novel is due for publication next year. ☊ version ☊
The novelty of married life was beginning to wear off. ☊ wear off ☊
The novel is based on an event that he himself had witnessed. ☊ witness ☊
work on sth: He is working on a new novel. ☊ work ☊
write sth: to write a novel/a song/an essay/a computer program, etc. ☊ write ☊
'I enjoyed her latest novel.' 'Yes, me too.' ☊ yes ☊
roman ☊ j’avais lu des romans, en prose et en vers ☊
nouveauté ☊ l’émission a perdu son parfum de nouveauté ☊
romancier ☊ un romancier raconte toujours une histoire, son histoire ☊