phrase Význam & definícia

Význam phrase v slovenčine

• 0 a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, a sentence

• 1 a short group of words that are often used together and have a particular meaning:

  • We are governed, in Lord Hailsham's famous phrase, by an "elective dictatorship".

• 2 a small group of notes forming a unit of a tune

• 3 to express something with a particular choice of words:

  • The declaration was carefully/cleverly/tactfully, etc. phrased.

• 4 a group of words expressing a particular idea or meaning:

  • I think the phrase "bundle of energy" describes Mara very well.

  • In "He was a man of great wealth," "of great wealth" is a prepositional phrase.

• 5 to express something in a particular way when speaking or writing:

  • The wording of his resignation was carefully phrased to avoid any admission of guilt.