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frase

See also: Frase, frasé, frâse, fräse, and fråse

Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

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Noun

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frase f (plural frases)

  1. phrase
  2. sentence
    Synonym: sentència

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: fra‧se

Noun

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frase f (plural frasen or frases, diminutive frasetje n)

  1. phrase

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: frase

French

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Verb

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frase

  1. inflection of fraser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

Noun

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frase f (plural frases)

  1. phrase

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch frase (“phrase”), from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfrasə]
  • Hyphenation: fra‧sê

Noun

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frase (plural)

  1. obsolete form of frasa

Italian

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 frase on Italian Wikipedia

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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frase f (plural frasi)

  1. sentence
  2. phrase, clause
  3. expression, phrase
  4. (music) phrase

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • frase in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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frase m (definite singular frasen, indefinite plural fraser, definite plural frasene)

  1. a phrase
  2. (music) a phrase

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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frase m (definite singular frasen, indefinite plural frasar, definite plural frasane)

  1. a phrase

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fraisō. Cognates include Old Saxon frēsa and Old Dutch frēsa.

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Noun

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frāse f

  1. danger

Descendants

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References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fra‧se

Noun

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frase f (plural frases)

  1. phrase (a short written or spoken expression)
    • 1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “O annel do diplomata [The diplomat’s ring]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 146:
      O pobre rapaz, que conhecia a falsa posição em que se collocara com a sua phrase, sentia-se humilhado e como que vendido n’aquelle meio.
      The poor young lad, who knew the false position in which he had put himself with his phrase, felt humiliated and embarrassed in the group.
  2. (grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)
    Synonym: (archaic) sentença
  3. (music) phrase (a small, somewhat independent series of notes)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

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Noun

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frase f (plural frases)

  1. phrase
  2. sentence
    Synonym: oración

Derived terms

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