"periphrase" meaning in Anglais

See periphrase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz\ Forms: periphrases [plural]
  1. Périphrase. Tags: rhetoric
    Sense id: fr-periphrase-en-noun-~h9s0IFI Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la linguistique, Lexique en anglais de la rhétorique Topics: linguistic
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: circumlocution, periphrasis

Verb

IPA: \ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz\ Forms: to periphrase [infinitive], periphrases [present, third-person, singular], periphrased [preterite], periphrased [participle, past], periphrasing [participle, present]
  1. Périphraser.
    Sense id: fr-periphrase-en-verb-f1BYQXiS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beat about the bush, beat around the bush

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "periphrases",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lexique en anglais de la linguistique",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lexique en anglais de la rhétorique",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Périphrase."
      ],
      "id": "fr-periphrase-en-noun-~h9s0IFI",
      "tags": [
        "rhetoric"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "linguistic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "circumlocution"
    },
    {
      "word": "periphrasis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "periphrase"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to periphrase",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periphrases",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪzəz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periphrased",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪzd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periphrased",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪzd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periphrasing",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Périphraser."
      ],
      "id": "fr-periphrase-en-verb-f1BYQXiS"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "beat about the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "beat around the bush"
    }
  ],
  "word": "periphrase"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "periphrases",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Lexique en anglais de la linguistique",
        "Lexique en anglais de la rhétorique"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Périphrase."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rhetoric"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "linguistic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "circumlocution"
    },
    {
      "word": "periphrasis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "periphrase"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Verbes en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to periphrase",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periphrases",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪzəz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periphrased",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪzd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periphrased",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪzd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periphrasing",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Périphraser."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈpɛɹiː.fɹeɪz\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "beat about the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "beat around the bush"
    }
  ],
  "word": "periphrase"
}

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