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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesliteratura pulp
Pronunciation / Transliteration: literatura pulp
"Las revistas de literatura pulp eran muy populares a principios del siglo XX."
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Inexpensive, sensational fiction printed on cheap paper, popular in the first half of the 20th century.
"He spent his summer afternoons reading old detective pulp fiction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'pulp', referring to the cheap wood-pulp paper on which inexpensive magazines were printed in the early-to-mid 20th century, combined with 'fiction', meaning imaginative prose narratives. The term originated in the United States during the pulp magazine era and has since become globally synonymous with sensational, fast-paced popular literature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pulp Fiction" is said worldwide
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roman de gare
Transliteration: roman de gare
"Il achète toujours un roman de gare avant de prendre le train."
Trivialliteratur
Transliteration: Trivialliteratur
"Er liest gerne amerikanische Trivialliteratur aus den fünfziger Jahren."
letteratura pulp
Transliteration: letteratura pulp
"La letteratura pulp ha influenzato molti registi moderni."
literatura pulp
Transliteration: literatura pulp
"Las revistas de literatura pulp eran muy populares a principios del siglo XX."
literatura pulp
Transliteration: literatura pulp
"Ele coleciona revistas antigas de literatura pulp."
पल्प फ़िक्शन
Transliteration: palp fikshana
"वह सस्ती और सनसनीखेज पल्प फ़िक्शन कहानियाँ पढ़ना पसंद करता है।"
通俗小说
Transliteration: tōngsú xiǎoshuō
"二十世纪初期的通俗小说非常受欢迎。"
싸구려 소설
Transliteration: ssaguryeo soseol
"그는 잡지에서 연재되던 싸구려 소설을 즐겨 읽었다."
パルプ・フィクション
Transliteration: parupu fikushon
"彼は昔のパルプ・フィクション雑誌を集めるのが好きだ。"
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