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Spanish word
paráfrasis
Pronunciation
IPA/paˈɾafɾasis/
Meaning
- feminine nounparaphrase
Example
Haz una paráfrasis breve de este texto, por favor.
Please make a brief paraphrase of this text.
More examples
Si no entiendes, puedes pedir una paráfrasis corta.
If you don't understand, you can ask for a short paraphrase.
Core concept
Rewording of a statement that preserves its essential information.
Common phrases
pedir una paráfrasis
ask for a paraphrase
una paráfrasis corta
a short paraphrase
Similar words
parafraseo: Rephrases an idea in other words as a direct, literal restatement of the original meaning.
reformulación: Changes phrasing or structure to convey the same content more clearly or for a different audience.
Definition in Spanish
Expresar el contenido de un texto o enunciado con palabras diferentes, sin añadir ni quitar información esencial.
Word origin
Borrowed via medieval Latin paraphrasis from Greek παράφρασις, literally 'speaking beside', which came to mean saying the same thing in other words.
Usage tips
- Common verbs are hacer una paráfrasis or parafrasear, and English speakers often err by using it to mean 'summarize' rather than 'restate without omitting details'.
Other meanings
- interpretive paraphrasenoun
Opposites
- literalidadliteralnessnoun
Related words
- parafrasearparaphraseverb
- parafraseadoparaphrasedadjective