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paraphrase in French

paraphrase in French

paraphrase
noun
A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.
paraphraser
verb
(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.
périphraser
verb
(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.
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