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fraas

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Estonian

Etymology

From German Phrase.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɑːs/, [ˈfrɑːs]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːs
  • Hyphenation: fraas

Noun

fraas (genitive fraasi, partitive fraasi)

  1. phrase (a short, complete passage of speech, saying, or short sentence)
    • 2025 January 16, Kaspar Viilup, Ülevaade. Vähem draamat ja rohkem žanri ehk Eesti mängufilm 2024. aastal:
      Korraga üritati öelda kõige kohta midagi, iga mõte jäi aga üürikeseks fraasiks, mida laialivalguvas stsenaariumis ei suudetudki kuidagi tervikuks siduda.
      They tried to say something about everything at once, but each thought remained a fleeting phrase that could not be tied into a whole in any way in the sprawling script.
  2. phrase (the smallest part of a musical work that forms a conceptual and expressive whole and usually consists of a few motifs)
  3. gibberish
    Synonym: sõnakõlks

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation), singular ...

References

  • fraas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • fraas”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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