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1 noun phrase
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2 phrase
phrase [freɪz]1. nouna. ( = saying) expression f• noun/verb phrase syntagme m nominal/verbala. [+ thought] exprimer ; [+ letter] rédiger• can we phrase it differently? peut-on tourner cela autrement ?* * *[freɪz] 1.1) ( expression) gen expression f, Linguistics locution f2) Linguistics ( part of clause) syntagme m3) Music phrase f2.transitive verb1) ( formulate) exprimer [idea]; formuler [question, speech]2) Music phraser -
3 noun
noun [naʊn]nom m, substantif m;∎ common/proper noun nom m commun/propre►► noun clause proposition f;noun phrase groupe m ou syntagme m nominal -
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phrase [freɪz]1 noun(a) (expression) expression f, locution f;∎ I can't find the right phrase je ne trouve pas l'expression que je cherche(b) Linguistics syntagme m, groupe m∎ couldn't you phrase it differently? ne pourriez-vous pas trouver une autre formule?;∎ how shall I phrase it? comment dire ça?;∎ he phrased it very elegantly il a trouvé une tournure très élégante (pour le dire)►► Linguistics phrase marker indicateur m syntagmatique;Linguistics phrase structure structure f syntagmatique;Linguistics phrase structure grammar grammaire f syntagmatique;Linguistics phrase structure rules règles fpl syntagmatiques -
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A n1 ( expression) gen expression f, Ling locution f ; in Rousseau's phrase… pour reprendre l'expression de Rousseau… ;3 Mus phrase f.B vtr1 ( formulate) exprimer [idea, notion] ; formuler [question, sentence, speech] ; a neatly phrased letter une lettre bien tournée ;2 Mus phraser. -
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noun marqueur m syntagmatique -
7 phrase-book
noun (a book (eg for tourists) which contains and translates useful words and phrases in a foreign language.) recueil d'expressions -
8 phrase
[freiz] 1. noun1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) syntagme2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) phrase2. verb(to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) exprimer- phrasing - phrase-book - phrasal verb -
9 turn of phrase
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10 tongue-twister
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11 tongue
tongue [tʌŋ]1. nouna. langue f• to lose/find one's tongue perdre/retrouver sa langueb. ( = language) langue f2. compounds* * *[tʌŋ] 1.1) gen, Anatomy, Culinary langue f; ( flap on shoe) languette fto lose/find one's tongue — fig avaler/retrouver sa langue
2) ( language) langue f2.transitive verb Music détacher [note, passage]••has the cat got your tongue? — (colloq) tu as avalé ta langue?
to get the rough side ou edge of somebody's tongue — subir les paroles désobligeantes de quelqu'un
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12 apposition
apposition [‚æpə'zɪʃən]apposition f;∎ Grammar a noun/phrase in apposition un nom/une expression en apposition -
13 nominal
nominal ['nɒmɪnəl]∎ he was the nominal president of the company il n'était le président de la société que de nom∎ a nominal amount une somme insignifiante∎ a nominal contribution of one pound a year une contribution symbolique d'une livre par an2 noun►► Accountancy nominal account compte m d'exploitation générale;Finance nominal capital capital m nominal;Law nominal damages dommages-intérêts mpl symboliques;Finance nominal interest rate taux m d'intérêt nominal;Accountancy nominal ledger grand-livre m général;Finance nominal partner associé(e) m,f fictif(ive);Finance nominal price prix m nominal;Finance nominal value valeur f nominale;Finance nominal wages salaire m nominal;Finance nominal yield taux m nominal -
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15 pronoun
(a word used instead of a noun (or a phrase containing a noun): `He', `it', `who', and `anything' are pronouns.) pronom -
16 question tag
noun Linguistics queue f de phrase interrogative, tag (colloq) m -
17 tag question
noun Linguistics queue f de phrase interrogative -
18 soundbite
Yesterday's plan for the railways was launched on the trite soundbite that the Government wants to see a "safer, better and bigger" railway … the aims are inherently contradictory, which demonstrates not only the huge task the Government faces in trying to improve the railways but also the wider lack of coherence on transport that has dogged New Labour ever since it was elected in 1997.
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19 trickle-down theory
ECONOMICS = théorie selon laquelle les richesses accumulées par un petit nombre bénéficieront à tous les membres de la sociétéIn retirement Galbraith has continued in articles, speeches, and books to argue for strong government, progressive taxes and public spending. He is not a "Third Way" man. He ridiculed the Reaganite trickle-down theory of wealth distribution, preferring the earthier phrase "the horse-and-sparrow theory" - "If you feed the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows."
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20 buzzword
(a word or phrase that is frequently used because of its importance or popularity especially among a certain age-group or profession: `Recycling' is the new buzzword.)
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noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u … Useful english dictionary
noun phrase — noun ,phrase noun count a phrase that is used in a sentence in the same way that a noun is used . In the sentence Camping in the rain is not my idea of fun, the phrase Camping in the rain is a noun phrase … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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Noun phrase — Those five beautiful shiny Jonathan apples sitting on the chair. This is a noun phrase of which apples is the head. They could be substituted for the whole noun phrase, as in they are delicious . In grammar, a noun phrase, nominal phrase, or… … Wikipedia
noun phrase — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms noun phrase : singular noun phrase plural noun phrases linguistics a phrase that is used in a sentence in the same way that a noun is used. In the sentence Camping in the rain is not my idea of fun , the phrase … English dictionary
noun phrase — noun Usage: often capitalized N&P Date: 1923 a phrase formed by a noun and all its modifiers and determiners; broadly any syntactic element (as a clause, clitic, pronoun, or zero element) with a noun s function (as the subject of a verb or the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ˈnoun ˌphrase — noun [C] linguistics a phrase that is used in a sentence in the same way that a noun is used … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
noun phrase — noun Grammar a word or group of words containing a noun and functioning in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object … English new terms dictionary
noun phrase — Gram. a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium