[V n] Parents, to paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health...
[V n] Baxter paraphrased the contents of the press release...
I'm paraphrasing but this is honestly what he said.
English dictionary. 2008.
PARAPHRASE — Dès l’Antiquité, la paraphrase figure dans les manuels pédagogiques pour la formation des futurs orateurs, au titre des progymnasmata («exercices préparatoires» à la rhétorique): ainsi chez Quintilien, Hermogène ou Aphtonios; c’est un exercice… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Paraphrase — (IPA: /IPA|ˈpærəˌfreɪz/) is restatement of a text or passage, using other words. The term paraphrase derives via the Latin paraphrasis from the Greek para phraseïn , meaning additional manner of expression . A paraphrase typically explains or… … Wikipedia
Paraphrase — bezeichnet: in der Sprache eine erklärende Umschreibung eines Sachverhalts oder Textes, siehe Paraphrase (Sprache) in der Musik die Umsetzung eines bestehenden Werkes in den Kontext eines anderen Stilbereichs, siehe Paraphrase (Musik) in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Paraphrase — Par a*phrase (p[a^]r [.a]*fr[=a]z), n. [L. paraphrasis, Gr. para frasis, from parafra zein to say the same thing in other words; para beside + fra zein to speak: cf. F. paraphrase. See {Para }, and {Phrase}.] A restatement of a text, passage, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paraphrase — Sf Umschreibung erw. fach. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Gräzisierende Bildung gr. paráphrasis, ml. paraphrasis, zu gr. phrásis Ausdruck (Phrase) und gr. para , eigentlich was neben der Rede ist, ihr hinzugefügt wird; erweiternde Rede . Ebenso nndl.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
paraphrase — Paraphrase. s. f. Explication plus estenduë & moins attachée à la lettre que la simple traduction. Paraphrase du Cantique des Cantiques. Paraphrase Chaldaique &c … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
paraphrase — [par′ə frāz΄] n. [Fr < L paraphrasis < Gr < paraphrazein, to say in other words: see PARA 1 & PHRASE] 1. a) a rewording of something spoken or written, usually for the purpose of making its meaning clearer b) the use of this as a… … English World dictionary
Paraphrase — Par a*phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraphrased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paraphrasing}.] To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the meaning of a passage in other language. [1913 Webster] We are put to construe and paraphrase our own… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paraphrase — Par a*phrase, v. i. To make a paraphrase. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paraphrasé — paraphrasé, ée (pa ra frâ zé, zée) part. passé de paraphraser. Un texte paraphrasé … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
paraphrase — [n] translation, interpretation digest, explanation, rehash, rendering, rendition, rephrasing, restatement, rewording, summary, version; concepts 55,57,268 Ant. quotation paraphrase [v] interpret, translate express in other words, express in own… … New thesaurus
