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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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verb ADV. carefully The statement was very carefully phrased. | differently I should have phrased my question differently.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun ADJ. colloquial, idiomatic | key ‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner. | famous | empty, glib, hackneyed, stock He keeps coming out with the same old stock phrases | memorable, well-turned | musical | adjectival, adverbial, noun, verb VERB + PHRASE use | coin Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’? PHRASE + NOUN book PREP. in a/the~ She was, in her own memorable phrase, ‘a woman without a past’. PHRASES a choice of phrase Her unfortunate choice of phrase offended most of the audience. | a turn of phrase He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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phrase adjectives a famous/well-known phrase • We all hear the phrase "greenhouse gasses", but do you know what it really means? a memorable phrase • Who was it who used that memorable phrase "a monumental error of judgement"? a colourful phrase (= interesting or rude ) • His conversation is full of colourful phrases. a well-turned phrase (= skilfully invented or chosen ) • She creates lifelike characters with a few well-turned phrases.
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noun expression: It was an interesting phrase.
Simple Definitions
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phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together, or which someone uses on a particular occasion: • What was the phrase he used to describe her? • I’ve never heard of the phrase before. • The President often used the phrase ‘War on terror’. expression a fixed phrase which is used in a language and has a particular meaning: • a colloquial expression (= an informal expression used in everyday spoken language ) • The old-fashioned expression ‘in the family way’ means pregnant. • a common English expression • I was absolutely knackered, if you’ll pardon the expression (= used when you think someone might be offended by the words you have used ) . idiom a group of words that has a special meaning which you cannot guess from the meanings of each separate word: • ‘Under the weather’ is an idiom which means ‘ill’. cliché a phrase that is boring and no longer original because people use it a lot: • The phrase ‘at the end of the day’ has become a real cliché. • There is some truth in the old cliché that time is a great healer. saying/proverb a well-known phrase that gives advice about life: • Do you know the saying ‘A problem shared is a problem halved’? • There is an old Chinese proverb which states ‘A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step’. slogan a short phrase that is easy to remember, especially one that is used in advertising: • advertising slogans • Protesters were shouting anti-government slogans. motto a phrase that expresses a person’s or organization’s beliefs and aims: • The school motto was ‘Truth and Honour’.
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