phrase

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfreɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/freɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(frāz)

Inflections of 'phrase' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
phrases
v 3rd person singular
phrasing
v pres p
phrased
v past
phrased
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
phrase n (exact words, set expression)locución nf
  expresión nf
  modismo nm
  (anticuado)frase hecha loc nom f
 Some people find the phrase "at the end of the day" very annoying.
 Para algunas personas, la locución «al final del día» es muy molesta.
phrase n (less than a sentence)frase nf
 Phrases are groups of words that make up a grammatical unit.
 Las frases son grupos de palabras que conforman una unidad gramatical.
phrase n (expression)frase nf
  expresión nf
  oración nf
 Charlie uttered a phrase that I would rather not repeat in polite company.
 Charlie dijo una frase que preferiría no repetir en compañía educada.
phrase [sth] vtr (express in words)expresar vtr
  decir vtr
  declarar vtr
 Your ideas are good, but I think you could phrase them better.
 Larry phrased his thoughts badly and Daniel took offence.
 Tus ideas son buenas, pero creo que las podrías expresar mejor. // Larry expresó mal sus pensamientos y Daniel se lo tomó para mal.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
phrase n (music: passage) (música)frase musical loc nom f
 Muriel played a short phrase on the piano.
 Muriel tocó una corta frase musical en el piano.
phrase [sth] vtr (music: group into phrases)frasear vtr
 Josh has phrased this piece of music beautifully.
 Josh fraseó esta pieza musical de manera bellísima.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
appositional phrase n (grammar: noun sequence)aposición nm
catchphrase,
catch phrase,
catch-phrase
n
(advertising slogan)eslogan nm
  lema nm
 Suddenly, everyone seemed to be repeating the company's memorable catchphrase.
catchphrase,
catch phrase,
catch-phrase
n
(motto)frase pegadiza nf + adj
  latiguillo nm
  (publicidad)eslogan nm
 The comedian repeated his catchphrase at every possible opportunity.
 Many radio program hosts have a catch phrase which they say at the end of every program to help people remember them.
 El comediante repetía la frase pegadiza cada vez que podía.
coin a phrase v expr (invent an expression)acuñar una frase loc verb
 Winston Churchill coined the phrase: "History is written by the victors".
common phrase n (much-used expression)expresiones habituales nfpl + adj
 It takes awhile to learn the common phrases in a foreign language.
 Aprender las expresiones habituales de un idioma extranjero lleva mucho tiempo.
  frase hecha loc nom f
  expresión común nf + adj
fixed phrase n (language: set expression)frase hecha nf + adj
  un dicho nm
 El dicho dice...
foreign phrase n (expression in another language)expresión en otro idioma grupo nom
  expresión extranjera grupo nom
 Certain foreign phrases like "deja vu" and "bon appétit" are useful because we lack good English equivalents.
 Algunas expresiones en otro idioma como "deja vu" son útiles porque no tienen un equivalente exacto en español.
hackneyed phrase n (cliché, over-used expression)frase trillada nf
 Good as gold is a hackneyed phrase to describe well behaved children.
  lugar común nm
Note: término relacionado: estereotipo
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El lugar común es una palabra, frase o idea considerada como un vicio del lenguaje, algunas son obviedades, otras, han quedado desgastadas por el uso.
  cliché nm
  tópico nm
noun phrase n (grammar: phrase that functions as a noun) (gramática)sintagma nominal loc nom m
 Please mark the noun phrases in your sentence structure diagrams.
 Por favor marquen el sintagma nominal en el diagrama.
  (gramática)frase nominal loc nom f
Note: Denominación antigua de los sintagmas nominales.
 Por favor marquen la frase nominal en el diagrama.
  (gramática)locución nominal loc nom f
 Por favor marquen la locución nominal en el diagrama.
phrasebook,
phrase book
n
(foreign language guide)guía de conversación grupo nom
  manual de conversación grupo nom
 Thelma took a Portuguese phrasebook on her trip to Brazil.
 Thelma se llevó una guía de conversación en portugués a su viaje a Brazil.
prepositional phrase (linguistics)frase preposicional nf + adj
set phrase n (language: fixed expression)frase hecha loc nom f
 Harry's explanation was nothing but set phrases.
turn of phrase n (expression, wording)giro nm
 He read over the letter, savouring every turn of phrase.
 Al leer la carta, él saboreaba cada giro.
turn of phrase n (style of expression)estilo nm
  forma de expresarse nf + loc adj
 That novelist has a wonderful turn of phrase.
verb phrase n (phrase containing a verb)frase verbal loc nom f
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