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Summary

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turn of phrase:
- expression; locution verbale; modalité; mode d'expression; façon d'exprimer
Wiktionary:
- turn of phrase → tournure de phrase

English

Detailed Translations for turn of phrase from English to French

turn of phrase:

turn of phrase [the ~] noun

the turn of phrase (expression; phrase; statement; saying; term; meaning)
l'expression; la locution verbale
- expression [la ~] noun
- locution verbale [la ~] noun
the turn of phrase (way of expression)
la modalité; le mode d'expression; la façon d'exprimer
- modalité [la ~] noun
- mode d'expression [le ~] noun
- façon d'exprimer [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for turn of phrase:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
expression	expression; meaning; phrase; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase	aphorism; expression; facial expression; formulation; idiom; look; maxim; phrasing; saying; utterance; vocabulary; wording
façon d'exprimer	turn of phrase; way of expression
locution verbale	expression; meaning; phrase; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase
modalité	turn of phrase; way of expression	modality
mode d'expression	turn of phrase; way of expression
-	turn of expression

Synonyms for "turn of phrase":

turn of expression; expressive style; style

Related Definitions for "turn of phrase":

a distinctive spoken or written expression¹
- John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea¹

Wiktionary Translations for turn of phrase:

turn of phrase

noun

expression which is worded in a distinctive way
- turn of phrase → tournure de phrase

Related Translations for turn of phrase

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