phrasal verb

English

Noun

phrasal verb (plural phrasal verbs)

1. (grammar) A phrase, consisting of a verb and either or both of a preposition or adverb, that has idiomatic meaning.

Translations

idiomatic phrase

• Catalan: locució verbal (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 短語動詞 (cmn), 短语动词 (cmn) (duǎnyǔ dòngcí)

• Czech: frázové sloveso (cs) n
• Finnish: partikkeliverbi (fi)
• French: locution verbale (fr) f
• Greek: περιφραστικό ρήμα (el) (perifrastiko rema) n

• Khmer: កិរិយាកន្សោម (km) (ke’ri’yaa kɑnsaom)
• Occitan: locucion verbala (oc)
• Portuguese: locução verbal (pt) f, verbo frasal (pt) m
• Romanian: locuțiune verbală (ro) f
• Russian: фразовый глагол (ru) (frázovyj glagól) m
• Spanish: locución verbal (es) f
• Swedish: partikelverb (sv) n

See also

• Category:English phrasal verbs

External links

• Phrasal verb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• English phrasal verbs dictionary search