livro escolar
1. A book used as a standard text for studying a particular subject in school
The students carried their schoolbooks in their backpacks.
Os alunos carregavam seus livros escolares nas mochilas.
2. An educational textbook designed for use by students in a classroom setting
The history schoolbook covered the colonial period in detail.
O livro escolar de história cobriu o período colonial em detalhes.
3. Any book prescribed or recommended for study by an educational institution
The English teacher assigned three schoolbooks for summer reading.
A professora de inglês indicou três livros escolares para leitura no verão.
In Brazil, 'livro didático' is the official term used by the Ministry of Education (MEC) for textbooks adopted in the public school system. Parents and students commonly use both 'livro escolar' and 'livro didático' interchangeably. In Portugal, 'manual escolar' is the predominant term in the educational context. The phrase 'by the schoolbook' is commonly used in American English to describe someone who follows rules strictly.
Related Idioms & Phrases
by the schoolbook (according to standard rules or procedures)
schoolbook knowledge (theoretical knowledge learned from books rather than practical experience)
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