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phrase meaning in Dutch

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phrase [phrases] (grammar: group of two or more words that express an idea but do not form a complete sentence)
noun
[UK: freɪz]
[US: ˈfreɪz]

frasesubstantief
{f}

phrase [phrases] (short written or spoken expression)
noun
[UK: freɪz]
[US: ˈfreɪz]

uitspraaksubstantief
{f}

phrase book (book of everyday expressions and vocabulary)
noun
[UK: freɪz bʊk]
[US: ˈfreɪz ˈbʊk]

taalgidssubstantief
{m}

adverbial phrase (type of phrase)
noun
[UK: ˈæd.vɜː.biəl freɪz]
[US: æd.ˈvɝː.biəl ˈfreɪz]

bepalingsubstantief
{f}

catchphrase [catchphrases] (a repeated expression)
noun
[UK: ˈkætʃ.freɪz]
[US: ˈkætʃ.freɪz]

catchphrasesubstantief
{m}

noun phrase (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb)
noun

nominale constituentsubstantief
{m}

paraphrase [paraphrases] (restatement of a text)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.rə.freɪz]
[US: ˈpe.rə.ˌfrez]

parafrasesubstantief
{f}

prepositional phrase (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement)
noun

voorzetselconstituentsubstantief

rephrase [rephrased, rephrasing, rephrases] (find a different way to say something)
verb
[UK: ˌriː.ˈfreɪz]
[US: ri.ˈfreɪz]

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