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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 -
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[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 -
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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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8 Usage note : you
In English you is used to address everybody, whereas French has two forms: tu and vous. The usual word to use when you are speaking to anyone you do not know very well is vous. This is sometimes called the polite form and is used for the subject, object, indirect object and emphatic pronoun:would you like some coffee?= voulez-vous du café?can I help you?= est-ce que je peux vous aider?what can I do for you?= qu’est-ce que je peux faire pour vous?The more informal pronoun tu is used between close friends and family members, within groups of children and young people, by adults when talking to children and always when talking to animals ; tu is the subject form, the direct and indirect object form is te (t’ before a vowel) and the form for emphatic use or use after a preposition is toi:would you like some coffee?= veux-tu du café?can I help you?= est-ce que je peux t’aider?there’s a letter for you= il y a une lettre pour toiAs a general rule, when talking to a French person use vous, wait to see how they address you and follow suit. It is safer to wait for the French person to suggest using tu. The suggestion will usually be phrased as on se tutoie? or on peut se tutoyer?Note that tu is only a singular pronoun and vous is the plural form of tu.Remember that in French the object and indirect object pronouns are always placed before the verb:she knows you= elle vous connaît or elle te connaîtIn compound tenses like the present perfect and the past perfect, the past participle agrees in number and gender with the direct object:I saw you on Saturday(to one male: polite form)= je vous ai vu samedi(to one female: polite form)= je vous ai vue samedi(to one male: informal form)= je t’ai vu samedi(to one female: informal form)= je t’ai vue samedi(to two or more people, male or mixed)= je vous ai vus samedi(to two or more females)= je vous ai vues samediWhen you is used impersonally as the more informal form of one, it is translated by on for the subject form and by vous or te for the object form, depending on whether the comment is being made amongst friends or in a more formal context:you can do as you like here= on peut faire ce qu’on veut icithese mushrooms can make you ill= ces champignons peuvent vous rendre malade or ces champignons peuvent te rendre maladeyou could easily lose your bag here= on pourrait facilement perdre son sac iciNote that your used with on is translated by son/sa/ses according to the gender and number of the noun that follows.For verb forms with vous, tu and on see the French verb tables.For particular usages see the entry you. -
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awkwardly ['ɔ:kwədlɪ](a) (clumsily → dance, move) maladroitement, peu élégamment; (→ handle, speak) maladroitement, gauchement;∎ an awkwardly phrased sentence une phrase lourde ou mal formulée;∎ to put sth awkwardly dire qch d'une façon maladroite;∎ it's very awkwardly designed c'est très mal conçu(b) (with embarrassment → behave) d'une façon gênée ou embarrassée; (→ reply, speak) d'un ton embarrassé ou gêné, avec gêne;∎ she grinned awkwardly elle a souri d'un air gêné∎ the lever is awkwardly placed le levier est mal placé;∎ their house is awkwardly situated leur maison est mal située -
10 neatly
neatly ['ni:tlɪ]∎ put the papers neatly on the desk posez les papiers soigneusement sur le bureau;∎ to dress neatly s'habiller avec soin;∎ the desk fits neatly into the corner of the room le bureau rentre pile dans le coin de la pièce(b) (skilfully) habilement, adroitement;∎ neatly phrased bien tourné;∎ to solve a problem neatly résoudre un problème avec élégance;∎ you put that very neatly vous l'avez très bien dit ou exprimé;∎ he neatly avoided the issue il a habilement évité le sujet;∎ you got out of that situation very neatly vous vous en êtes tiré très habilement ou très adroitement -
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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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