phrases in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for phrases in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.phrase [Brit freɪz, Am freɪz] N

1. phrase (expression):

phrase

espressione f

phrase LING

locuzione f

in Rousseau's phrase, “…”

per usare un'espressione di Rousseau, “…”

2. phrase LING (part of clause):

phrase

sintagma m

noun, verb phrase

sintagma nominale, verbale

adverbial phrase

locuzione avverbiale

3. phrase MUS:

phrase

frase f

II.phrase [Brit freɪz, Am freɪz] VB trans

1. phrase (formulate):

phrase idea

esprimere

phrase question, notion, sentence, speech

formulare

a neatly phrased letter

una lettera ben scritta

2. phrase MUS:

phrase

fraseggiare

prepositional phrase N

prepositional phrase (used as preposition)

locuzione f preposizionale

prepositional phrase (introduced by preposition)

sintagma m preposizionale

noun phrase [Brit, Am ˈnaʊn ˌfreɪz] N

noun phrase

sintagma m nominale

verb phrase [Am ˈvərb ˌfreɪz] N

verb phrase

sintagma m verbale

phrase marker [ˈfreɪzˌmɑːkə(r)] N

phrase marker

indicatore m sintagmatico

phrase book [Brit, Am ˈfreɪz ˌbʊk] N

phrase book

manuale m di conversazione

turn of phrase [Brit ˌtəːn əv ˈfreɪz] N

turn of phrase (expression)

espressione f

turn of phrase (expression)

locuzione f

turn of phrase (way of expressing oneself)

modo m di esprimersi

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locuzione

phrase

locuzione avverbiale, preposizionale

adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase

sintagma

phrase

sintagma verbale, nominale

verb, noun phrase

frasario (raccolta di frasi di uno scrittore)

collection of phrases

phrases in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for phrases in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.phrase [freɪz] N

phrase

frase f

phrase (idiomatic expression)

espressione f

verb/noun phrase

sintagma verbal/nominal

to have a good turn of phrase

essere molto eloquente

II.phrase [freɪz] VB trans

to phrase sth well/badly

esprimere bene/male qc

phrase book N

phrase book

libro m delle locuzioni

catch phrase [ˈkætʃ·freɪz] N

catch phrase

slogan m inv

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to coin a phrase …

come si suol dire …

well-turned phrase

ben costruito, -a

Translations for phrases in the Italian»English Dictionary

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locuzione

phrase

intercalare

pet phrase

frase

phrase

frase/locuzione -a

idiomatic phrase/expression

complemento di causa/tempo

adverbial phrase of reason/time

complemento di specificazione

possessive phrase

phrases Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to coin a phrase …

come si suol dire …

verb/noun phrase

sintagma verbal/nominal

to have a good turn of phrase

essere molto eloquente

to phrase sth well/badly

esprimere bene/male qc

empty phrase

frase senza significato

the speech was all fancy phrases

il discorso era infarcito di frasi elaborate

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This was not a general dictionary but a thesaurus of synonyms, epithets, verses and phrases in classical poetic usage.

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Its lyrics, when written out, look potentially more like a paragraph than a song, and when separated into phrases, the song has a disjointed feeling.

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The two are always hyped and normally speak in manly grunts and monosyllabic phrases.

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They are very fond of high-sounding phrases which are vaguely impressive but mean nothing, no doubt a by-product of all the self-help mumbo-jumbo they peddle.

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This musical prose is constructed out of the underlying strings, which include melodic motives and phrases, chordal progressions, rhythmic figures, etc.

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Those for teaching advanced learners (such as youths and adults) have infrequent phonetic annotations for new phrases or characters.

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We need to unscramble high-sounding phrases we do not understand.

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The adverbs and adverbial phrases that fit the criteria for a conjunctive adverb are always modifiers of the predicate in the first independent clause.

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He has a crackling, mid-pubescent voice and often uses catch-phrases such as alphanumeric and high-density in place of real-world utterances like cool and awesome to express enthusiasm.

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His knowledge of poetry and a clear and powerful voice make an improviser and especially an outstanding accompanist, always anticipating phrases soloist.

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