German-English translation for "Phrase"

"Phrase" English translation

Phrase
[ˈfraːzə]Femininum | feminine f <Phrase; Phrasen>

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set phrase empty talk, hot air, claptrap, idle chatter cliché phrase, figure
  • (set) phrase
    Phrase Redewendung etc
    Phrase Redewendung etc
  • empty talk
    Phrase pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
    hot air
    Phrase pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
    claptrap
    Phrase pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
    idle chatter
    Phrase pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
    Phrase pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
  • Phrase → see „dreschen“
    Phrase → see „dreschen“
examples
  • das sind alles nur (leere) Phrasen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    that is a lot of hot air
    das sind alles nur (leere) Phrasen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • cliché
    Phrase Klischee pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
    Phrase Klischee pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
  • phrase
    Phrase Musik | musical termMUS
    figure
    Phrase Musik | musical termMUS
    Phrase Musik | musical termMUS
abgedroschene Phrase
stock phrase, cliché
abgedroschene Phrase

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