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Meanings of set phrase in anglès
An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.
Phrase whose parts are fixed in a certain order, even if the phrase could be changed without harming the literal meaning.
Synonyms
Examples for "phrase"
Examples for "phrase"
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Her hospital records repeat the phrase, day after day, year after year:
2
To prevent misunderstanding I use the phrase 'for as long as necessary'.
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I'll make sure I phrase my results in the ugliest possible way.
4
A new phrase was creeping in: HELOC, home equity line of credit.
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He also decided too that he quite disliked the phrase 'my friend'.
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Serge lifted his hand, the physical Belter idiom for asking a question.
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For that moment Michael was struck by the idiom Tessio had used.
3
The savages of the Neutral Nation had also adopted the Huron idiom.
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It takes an American idiom and id to properly troll the electorate.
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Christine interrupted, not comprehending the technical idiom and not interested in it.
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They are seen and not seen is an idiomatic expression for 'becoming invisible.'
2
What she said was an idiomatic expression that referred to a common sight in the food market.
3
Success in writing a foreign language is a rare thing, and he has shown a remarkable command of idiomatic expression.
4
You shall-Mr Vladimir, frowning, paused, at a loss for a sufficiently idiomatic expression, and instantly brightened up, with a grin of beautifully white teeth.
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At least, from the idiomatic expressions, whoever wrote the note is American.
Usage of set phrase in anglès
1
There is no formal moral, obtruding itself in set phrase.
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In set phrase, and as one who performs a duty frigidly pleasant, he congratulated her on her rumored union.
3
In Spanish, it is a set phrase, less dramatic than it sounds when translated literally, but he soon looked pretty silly.
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Each begins with the set phrase "Hello, my name is X and I am an addictive eater" to which everyone replies "Hello X".
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But Asako only knew a few set phrases of her native tongue.
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They know all the set phrases belonging to special services and open-sir meetings.
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He spoke in set phrases, as if he had rehearsed the sentences many times.
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One cannot use any set phrases about such a monument.
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The technique employs a linear least squares fit that maps training set phrases to SNOMED concepts.
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Thou shalt have a hundred such set phrases, and five hundred to the boot of them.
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Over and over she conned the set phrases she was going to say when finally he came.
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I'm an enemy of the set phrases.
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There was no sparring for an opening, no dignified parade of set phrases, leading up to the main point.
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Hurriedly he turned over the pages to "Ammunition" and read down the set phrases and their code equivalents.
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As yet our intercourse has been limited to a few formal visits, and a few set phrases mingled with pantomime.
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By early 2019, May's habit of sticking to set phrases rather than shifting position to appease her critics was increasingly enraging lawmakers.
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Translations for set phrase
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