Catalan

Noun

frase f ‎(plural frases)

1. phrase
2. sentence

Synonyms

• (sentence): sentència

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fra‧se

Etymology

From Late Latin phrasis ‎(“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις ‎(phrásis, “manner of expression”), from φράζω ‎(phrázō, “I tell, express”).

Noun

frase f ‎(plural frasen or frases, diminutive frasetje n)

1. phrase

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁaz/
• Homophones: frasent, frases

Verb

frase

1. first-person singular present indicative of fraser
2. third-person singular present indicative of fraser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of fraser
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of fraser
5. second-person singular imperative of fraser

Galician

Noun

frase f ‎(plural frases)

1. phrase

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin phrasis ‎(“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις ‎(phrásis, “manner of expression”), from φράζω ‎(phrázō, “I tell, express”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fra.ze/

Noun

frase f ‎(plural frasi)

1. (linguistics) sentence
2. (linguistics) phrase, clause
3. expression, phrase
4. (music) phrase

Related terms

• frase fatta
• fraseggiare
• fraseologia

Anagrams

• farse, fresa, sfare, sfera

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

frase m ‎(definite singular frasen, indefinite plural fraser, definite plural frasene)

1. a phrase
2. (music) a phrase

Derived terms

• fraseologi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

frase m ‎(definite singular frasen, indefinite plural frasar, definite plural frasane)

1. a phrase

Derived terms

• fraseologi

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• phrase (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin phrasis ‎(“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις ‎(phrásis, “manner of expression”), from φράζω ‎(phrázō, “I tell, express”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.zɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.zi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.ze/
• Hyphenation: fra‧se

Noun

frase f (plural frases)

1. (grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)
2. (music) phrase (a small, somewhat independent series of notes)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:frase.

Synonyms

• (sentence): sentença (obsolete)

Related terms

• frasal

See also

• locução ‎(“grammatical phrase”)

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin phrasis ‎(“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις ‎(phrásis, “manner of expression”), from φράζω ‎(phrázō, “I tell, express”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾa.se/

Noun

frase f ‎(plural frases)

1. sentence
2. phrase