metaphrases
/ˈmɛtəfreɪzɪz/
verb
- Third person singular present of metaphrase; translates word for word.
- The software metaphrases the document automatically, but the result is often clumsy.
- He metaphrases every line to ensure no meaning is lost.
- She metaphrases the old French text for her research project.
noun
- Plural of metaphrase; word-for-word translations.
- The book contains several metaphrases of ancient Greek poems.
- Linguists often compare metaphrases to see how different languages handle grammar.
- These metaphrases are useful for studying the original sentence structure.