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phrase meaning in Swedish

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phrase [phrased, phrasing, phrases] (express by means of words)
verb
[UK: freɪz]
[US: ˈfreɪz]

benämna [benämnde benämnt]verb

beteckna [~de ~t]verb

formulera [~de ~t]verb

ge uttryck åtverb

uttrycka [~tryckte ~tryckt]verb

phrase [phrased, phrasing, phrases] (music: perform a passage with the correct phrasing)
verb
[UK: freɪz]
[US: ˈfreɪz]

frasera [~de ~t]verb

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

frassubstantiv
{c}

uttryck [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

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

parlör [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

phraseological (of or pertaining to phraseology)
adjective
[UK: ˌfreɪ.zɪə.ˈlɒ.dʒɪkəl]
[US: ˌfreɪ.ziːə.ˈlɑː.dʒɪkəl]

fraseologisk [~t ~a]adjektiv

adjective phrase (Phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun)
noun

adjektivfrassubstantiv
{c}

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

adverbfrassubstantiv
{c}

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

nominalfras [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

periphrasis [periphrases] (use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈrɪ.frə.sɪs]
[US: pe.rə.ˈfreɪ.səs]

perifras [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

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

prepositionsfrassubstantiv

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

omformulera [~de ~t]verbRephrase the question. = Omformulera frågan.