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BookCrossing Tag Lines Go Multilingual
by BCNewsletter
September 19, 2007
Want to say something snappy about BookCrossing in another language? Try these tag lines!

French

  • Liberté pour les livres! French for Freedom for books
  • Lisez et libérez French for Read and release
  • Fais du monde une bibliotheque! French for Make the world a library or "The world is your library', or "All the world's a library" (as in 'the world's your oyster', or 'all the world's a stage').


Portuguese

  • Livros à solta Portuguese for Books on the loose
  • Faz do mundo uma biblioteca! Portuguese for Make the world a library


Dutch

  • Boek zoekt lezer m/v. Dutch for Book looking for reader, m/f.
  • Maak van de wereld een bibliotheek! Dutch for Make the world a library
  • Vrije boeken, blije boeken Dutch for Free books are happy books'


Finnish

  • Kiertävä kirja ei sammaloidu Finnish for A traveling book gathers no moss* (unverified)
  • Ota. Lue. Anna kiertää. Finnish for Take it. Read it. Let it travel. * (unverified)


Danish

  • Bøger vil være deres egne Danish for Books want to be their own


Swedish

  • Befriat några bra böcker på sistone? Swedish for Freed any good books lately?
  • Böcker förändrar människor ... människor förändrar världen. Swedish for Books change people, people change the world.
  • Även inbundna böcker vill bli fria Swedish for Books just want to be free


Italian

  • un libro a caso non si nega a nessuno Italian for 'Never go without a book' or 'A random book should never be denied". (punning on 'going without' as in 'deprivation', and 'going without' as in 'traveling without'.)
  • Fai del mondo una biblioteca Italian for Make the world a library
  • libri liberi Italian for free books
  • leggi e libera Italian for read and free)


German

  • Sei nicht beschränkt – lass die Bücher aus dem Schrank! German for Don't be shelfish with your books
  • Lesen und lesen lassen. German for Read and release or more literally, Read and let read


Spanish

  • Libro busca lector Spanish for Book looking for reader
  • Haz del mundo una biblioteca Spanish for Make the world a library)
  • Lee y libera Spanish for Read and release)
  • Los libros quieren ser libres Spanish for Books just want to be free
  • ¡Haz del mundo una biblioteca! Spanish for Make the world a library!
  • ¡Libros libres! Spanish for Free books!, but free as in liberated or on the loose, not as in free of charge
  • Los libros cambian a las personas. Las personas cambian el mundo. Spanish for books change people. People change the world.
  • Lee y deja leer Spanish for Read and let read


Catalan

  • Llegeix i allibera Catalan for read and release
  • Llibertat pels llibres! Catalan for freedom for the books!
  • Fes del món una biblioteca Catalan for Make the world a library
  • Els llibres volen ser lliures Catalan for Books just want to be free


Greek

  • Διάβασέ το κι άφησέ το Greek for Read and Release

  • Για να μη σας μείνουν τα βιβλία στο ράφι Greek for Don't be shelf-ish with your books

  • Ας κάνουμε τον κόσμο μια τεράστια βιβλιοθήκη Greek for Make the whole world a library

  • Λευτεριά στα βιβλία! Greek for Books just wanna be free!

  • Εσύ, πόσα βιβλία απελευθέρωσες σήμερα; Greek for Freed any good books lately?

  • Τα βιβλία αλλάζουν τους ανθρώπους... και οι άνθρωποι αλλάζουν τον κόσμο. Greek for Books change people...people change the world.

  • Τα βιβλία το 'σκασαν. Greek for Books gone wild.



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