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| met·a·phrase [ méttə fràyz ] |
noun (plural met·a·phras·es) |
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literal translation: a word-for-word translation of something
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transitive verb (past and past participle met·a·phrased, present participle met·a·phras·ing, 3rd person present singular met·a·phras·es) |
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1. translate something literally: to translate something, especially word for word
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2. change wording of something: to change the wording of a text
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| [Mid-16th century. < Greek metaphrasis< metaphrazein "tell differently, translate" < phrazein "tell"] |
