"phrase" meaning in French

See phrase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fʁaz/, /fʁɑz/ Audio: Fr-phrase.ogg , Qc-phrase.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-phrase.wav Forms: phrases [plural]
Etymology: From Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”), from φράζω (phrázō, “to tell, express”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|phrasis||diction}} Latin phrasis (“diction”), {{uder|fr|grc|φράσις||manner of expression}} Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} phrase f (plural phrases)
  1. sentence Tags: feminine Derived forms: phrase complexe, phrase d'accroche, phrase d'approche, phrase simple, phrasillon, tournure de phrase

Inflected forms

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