lire vs bouquiner

[sharp meteor]

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lire vs bouquiner

[karmic musk]

lire is the reading action in its simplest form. It can be used in a variety of cases.
bouquiner describes a specific subset of what "lire" can describe, which is the activity of reading (generally novels), for enjoyment, in a pretty calm way. It is informal, and can always be replaced by "lire" although you might not be as precise.

[bitter reef]

its related to bouquin which is an informal synonym of livre

[novel pond]

So something like eating food vs savouring food?