# frase
## Catalan
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɾa.zə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈfɾa.ze]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

frase f (plural frases)
* phrase
* sentence
    Synonym: sentència

#### Derived terms

* frase feta
* frase ganxo
* frasejar

#### Related terms

* fraseologia

### Further reading

* “frase” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “frase”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “frase” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “frase” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Dutch
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: fra‧se

### Noun

frase f (plural frasen or frases, diminutive frasetje n)
* phrase

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: frase
** Indonesian: frasa

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fʁaz/
* Homophones: frasent, frases

### Verb

frase
* inflection of fraser:
** first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** second-person singular imperative

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɾase/ [ˈfɾa.s̺ɪ]
* Rhymes: -ase
* Hyphenation: fra‧se

### Noun

frase f (plural frases)
* phrase

### Further reading

* “frase”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch frase (“phrase”), from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfrasə]
* Hyphenation: fra‧sê

### Noun

frase (plural)
* obsolete form of frasa

## Italian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfra.ze/
* Rhymes: -aze
* Hyphenation: frà‧se
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

frase f (plural frasi)
* sentence
* phrase, clause
* expression, phrase
* (music) phrase

#### Synonyms

* polirematica
* espressione
* locuzione

#### Related terms

* frase fatta
* fraseggiare
* fraseologia

### Further reading

* frase in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* farse, fresa, sfare, sfera

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

frase m (definite singular frasen, indefinite plural fraser, definite plural frasene)
* a phrase
* (music) a phrase

#### Derived terms

* fraseologi

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

frase m (definite singular frasen, indefinite plural frasar, definite plural frasane)
* a phrase

#### Derived terms

* fraseologi

## Old Frisian
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fraisō. Cognates include Old Saxon frēsa and Old Dutch frēsa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfraːse/

### Noun

frāse f
* danger

#### Descendants

* West Frisian: freze

#### References

* Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* phrase (pre-standardization spelling)

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɾa.zi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɾa.zi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɾa.ze/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfɾa.zɨ/
* Hyphenation: fra‧se

### Noun

frase f (plural frases)
* phrase (a short written or spoken expression)
** 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “O annel do diplomata [The diplomat’s ring]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎, 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 146:O pobre rapaz, que conhecia a falsa posição em que se collocara com a sua phrase, sentia-se humilhado e como que vendido n’aquelle meio.The poor young lad, who knew the false position in which he had put himself with his phrase, felt humiliated and embarrassed in the group.
** 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Os pêssegos”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 29:Não se ouvia mais nada, além dos ruídos naturais do pôquer. O clicar das fichas. Frases curtas: "Dou cartas." "Vou." "Não vou." "Pago pra ver." "Não é possível!"(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)
    Synonym: (archaic) sentença
* (grammar, Portugal) clause
    Synonym: oração
* (music) phrase (a small, somewhat independent series of notes)

#### Usage notes

* In grammar, frase is mostly a false friend and does not mean "phrase". The word for "phrase" in Portuguese is locução or sintagma, depending on the context.

#### Derived terms

* frasal
* frasear

### Further reading

* “frase”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “frase”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
* “frase”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
* “frase”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “frase”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “frase”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “frase”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɾase/ [ˈfɾa.se]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ase
* Syllabification: fra‧se

### Noun

frase f (plural frases)
* phrase
* sentence
    Synonym: oración

#### Derived terms

* frase hecha
* frasear
* libro de frases

### Further reading

* “frase”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10