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phrase nom {f} | sentence [sentences]◼◼◼(grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) phrase [phrases]◼◼◼(music: small section of music in a larger piece) |
phrase [sentence] nom {f} | phrase [phrases]◼◼◼(grammar: group of two or more words that express an idea but do not form a complete sentence) |
phrase affirmative nom {f} | affirmative [affirmatives]◼◼◼(answer that shows agreement or acceptance) |
phrase complexe nom {f} | complex sentence◼◼◼(sentence containing one independent clause and a dependent clause) compound sentence(a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.) |
phrase d'accroche nom {f} | pick-up line◼◼◼(short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger) |
phrase d'approche nom {f} | pick-up line◼◼◼(short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger) |
phrase de passe nom {f} | passphrase◼◼◼(computing: a password that comprises a whole phrase) |
phrase déclarative nom {f} | affirmative sentence(sentence that affirms) |
phrase fétiche nom | catchphrase [catchphrases]◼◼◼(a repeated expression) |
phrase holoalphabétique nom | pangram(a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet) |
phrase incomplète nom {f} | incomplete sentence◼◼◼(a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)) |
phrase négative nom {f} | negative clause(negative clause, negative sentence) |
phrase secrète nom {f} | passphrase◼◼◼(computing: a password that comprises a whole phrase) |
phrase simple nom {f} | simple sentence◼◼◼(sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause) |
phraser verbe | phrase [phrased, phrasing, phrases]◼◼◼(music: divide into melodic phrases) slur [slurred, slurring, slurs]◼◻◻(to play legato) |
phraseur adjectif {m} {f} | prolix(tediously lengthy) |
antiphrase nom {f} | antiphrasis(use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning) |
carnet de phrases nom {m} | phrase book(book of everyday expressions and vocabulary) |
faire + verb phrase + en lui donnant un coup de pied verbe | kick [kicked, kicking, kicks](direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) |
paraphrase nom {f} | paraphrase [paraphrases]◼◼◼(restatement of a text) |
paraphraser verbe | paraphrase [paraphrased, paraphrasing, paraphrases]◼◼◼(to compose a paraphrase) |
périphrase nom {f} | circumlocution [circumlocutions]◼◼◼(roundabout or indirect way of speaking) periphrasis [periphrases]◼◻◻(use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one) |
que + [noun phrase] + subjunctive (verb) verbe | may(subjunctive) |
tour de phrase nom {m} | turn of phrase◼◼◼(expression which is worded in a distinctive way) |
tournure de phrase nom {f} | turn of phrase◼◼◼(expression which is worded in a distinctive way) |
tri [but the phrase "to have a sort of" is more idiomatically translated by the verb "trier" nom {m} | sort [sorts]◼◼◼(act of sorting) |
épiphrase nom {f} | epiphrasis(epexegesis) |