Слово англійською: phrase

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Переклад phrase українською: фра́за, ви́слів (уста́лений ви́раз)

Детальний опис

phrase

noun
/freɪz/
  1. a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together
    • a memorable/catchy phrase
    • ‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner.
    • She was, in her own favourite phrase, ‘a woman without a past’.
    • colourful words and phrases
    see also catchphrase, set phrase
  2. (grammar) a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) that together have a particular meaning and that typically form part of a sentence. ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases.
    • a two-word phrase
    Synonyms wordwordterm ▪ phrase ▪ expression ▪ idiomThese are all words for a unit of language used to express something.word a single unit of language that means something and can be spoken or written:
    • Do not write more than 200 words.
    • He uses a lot of long words.
    term (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language:
    • technical/​legal/​scientific terms
    • ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.
    phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together:
    • Who coined the phrase ‘fake news’?
    In grammar, a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence: ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases.    expression a word or phrase:
    • He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before.
    idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words:
    • ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
    Patterns
    • a word/​term for something
    • a new word/​term/​phrase/​expression
    • a technical/​colloquial word/​term/​phrase/​expression
    • a slang word/​term/​phrase
    • an idiomatic phrase/​expression
    • to use a(n) word/​term/​phrase/​expression/​idiom
    • to coin a(n) word/​term/​phrase/​expression
    • a(n) word/​term/​phrase/​expression/​idiom means something
    see also noun phrase
  3. (music) a short series of notes that form a unit within a longer passage in a piece of music
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek phrasis, from phrazein ‘declare, tell’.
Idioms
to coin a phrase
  1. used to introduce a well-known expression that you have changed slightly in order to be funny
    • Tasting is believing, to coin a phrase! (= the usual phrase is ‘seeing is believing’).
  2. used to show that you are aware that you are using an expression that is not new
    • Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.
a turn of phrase
  1. a particular way of describing something
    • He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase.
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Пов'язані англійські слова

Нижче наведено англійські слова, пов'язані з phrase, які можуть допомогти вам краще зрозуміти контекст та розширити англійський словниковий запас:

reader
Переклад українською: чита́ч, хрестома́тія, доце́нт, рі́дер (на електро́нні кни́ги), рі́дер, зчи́тувач (да́тчик), ска́нер штрихко́дів
reader noun /ˈriːdər/ a person who reads, especially one who reads a lot or in a particular wayan av...
threat
Переклад українською: загро́за (небезпе́ка), погро́за
threat noun /θret/ [countable, uncountable] a statement in which you tell somebody that you will pun...
threaten
Переклад українською: загро́жувати, погро́жувати кому́ чим, загро́жувати кому́/чому́, бу́ти під загро́зою
threaten verb /ˈθretn/Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they threaten /ˈθretn/ he / she / it ...

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