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"Paraphrasing" is a form of "paraphrase", a transitive verb which is often translated as "parafrasear". Learn more about "paraphrase" below.
paraphrase(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to reword)
a. parafrasear
Keith paraphrased a line from his favorite movie when he proposed to his girlfriend.Keith parafraseó un verso de su película favorita cuando le propuso matrimonio a su novia.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (rewording)
a. la paráfrasis (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Marlena began her speech with a paraphrase of Psalm two.Marlena comenzó su discurso con una paráfrasis del salmo dos.
