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Librairie, nf : bookshop, bookstore.

The French word « librairie » looks almost the same as the English word “library.”

The most common meaning of “library” in English refers to a repository for books, whether public, private, achedemic, or personal.

In French, « librairie » means “bookstore” or “bookshop.”

Il faut que j’aille à la librairie pour acheter un livre.
I have to go to the bookstore to buy a book.

Est-ce que ta bibliothèque locale a une librairie des livres d’occasion ?
Does your local library have a used bookstore?

Je vais acheter les fournitures scolaires à la librairie-papeterie.
I’m going to buy school supplies at the book and stationery store.