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Significats de set phrase en anglès

portuguès
expressão idiomática
català
frase feta
espanyol
modismo

An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.

        frase feta
        rus
        зафиксированная фраза
        espanyol
        frase hecha
        català
        frase feta

        Phrase whose parts are fixed in a certain order, even if the phrase could be changed without harming the literal meaning.

              frase feta
              Ús de set phrase en anglès
              1
              There is no formal moral, obtruding itself in set phrase.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 / A Magazin...
              2
              In set phrase, and as one who performs a duty frigidly pleasant, he congratulated her on her rumored union.
              Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete
              3
              In Spanish, it is a set phrase, less dramatic than it sounds when translated literally, but he soon looked pretty silly.
              The Guardian
              4
              Each begins with the set phrase "Hello, my name is X and I am an addictive eater" to which everyone replies "Hello X".
              The Irish Times
              5
              But Asako only knew a few set phrases of her native tongue.
              Kimono
              6
              They know all the set phrases belonging to special services and open-sir meetings.
              Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
              7
              He spoke in set phrases, as if he had rehearsed the sentences many times.
              The Voice of the People
              8
              One cannot use any set phrases about such a monument.
              Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 / from Rome to the End
              9
              The technique employs a linear least squares fit that maps training set phrases to SNOMED concepts.
              Pubmed
              10
              Thou shalt have a hundred such set phrases, and five hundred to the boot of them.
              Mosses from an Old Manse, and Other Stories
              11
              Over and over she conned the set phrases she was going to say when finally he came.
              Parrot & Co.
              12
              I'm an enemy of the set phrases.
              The Guardian
              13
              There was no sparring for an opening, no dignified parade of set phrases, leading up to the main point.
              Love Among the Chickens
              14
              Hurriedly he turned over the pages to "Ammunition" and read down the set phrases and their code equivalents.
              Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917
              15
              As yet our intercourse has been limited to a few formal visits, and a few set phrases mingled with pantomime.
              The Actress in High Life / An Episode in Winter Quarters
              16
              By early 2019, May's habit of sticking to set phrases rather than shifting position to appease her critics was increasingly enraging lawmakers.
              Reuters