Meanings (ES + gloss)
paráfrasis
A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.
Near-synonym: paraphrasis
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Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
parafrasear
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.
She asked the student to paraphrase the passage.
Phrases
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