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livre de chevet

French, noun/li.vʁə də ʃ(ə).vɛ/

livre de chevet is a French masculine noun meaning “bedside book” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Livre en cours de lecture placé sur la table de chevet”.

What does livre de chevet mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebedside book

  2. 2

    masculinesomeone's favourite book, someone's bible

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Livre en cours de lecture placé sur la table de chevet. 2. Ouvrage de référence ; ouvrage de prédilection que l’on relit souvent.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of livre de chevet

  • livres de chevet plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce livre de chevet?

  • /li.vʁə də ʃ(ə).vɛ/
  • \livʁ də ʃə.vɛ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.