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Meanings of phrases in English

Russian
фраза
Portuguese
sintagma nominal
Spanish
sintagma gramatical
Catalan
frase

Group of (one or more) words.

        фраза
        Usage of phrases in English
        1
        The phrases included the 'abolition of distance' and the 'disappearance of frontiers'.
        The Rational Optimist
        2
        We test the meaning of words within phrases within sentences within paragraphs.
        Reuters
        3
        She was able to speak in short phrases and follow simple commands.
        Pubmed
        4
        It is a dynamic language, with new words and phrases added regularly.
        The South African
        5
        We hear, utterly anew, phrases hardly unknown today, just radically racially inverted.
        The Guardian
        6
        Yes, 1914. He had an odd way of repeating words and phrases.
        Death du Jour
        7
        Like many good phrases in English, the Irish language is the source.
        The Irish Times
        8
        They're full of words, phrases, and names that are used every day.
        Wired
        9
        He was a master in the coming of mystic phrases in letters.
        The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
        10
        On either side of the stage, screens flash up words and phrases.
        The Guardian
        11
        Oh, sure, Nai knows a few simple phrases, but nothing that's involved.
        The Complete Rama Omnibus
        12
        Alix kept talking to him, keeping her voice low, using simple phrases.
        The accident man
        13
        Words and phrases Time Magazine wants deleted from the vocabulary in 2013.
        Radio NZ
        14
        Sometimes we had to learn German songs and phrases, including basic commands.
        The Storyteller
        15
        In spite of the threadbare phrases, genuine pain vibrated in her tone.
        Far to Seek / A Romance of England and India
        16
        Some were more than encouraging; very high-colored in their phrases of commendation.
        Over the Teacups
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