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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

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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”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾase/ [ˈfɾa.s̺ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ase
  • Hyphenation: fra‧se

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”).

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Noun

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frasê (plural frase-frase)

  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”).

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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

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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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  • phrase (pre-standardization spelling)

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)
    • 1880, 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, published 1905, 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.
    • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Os pêssegos”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 29:
      Não se ouvia mais nada, além dos ruídos naturais do pôquer. O clicar das fichas. Frases curtas: "Dou cartas." "Vou." "Não vou." "Pago pra ver." "Não é possível!"
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  2. (grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)
    Synonym: (archaic) sentença
  3. (grammar, Portugal) clause
    Synonym: oração
  4. (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

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