turn of phrase

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Compare trope, with same sense of turn to mean indirect language.

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: gir — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Esperanto: esprimo — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Finnish: sanakäänne — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Finnish: lausekäänne — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Finnish: lauseparsi — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• French: tournure de phrase — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• French: tour de phrase — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• German: Redewendung — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Hungarian: szófordulat — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Hungarian: fordulat — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Hungarian: szóhasználat — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Hungarian: beszédfordulat — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Hungarian: kifejezésmód — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Hungarian: kifejezés — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Hungarian: szólásmód — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Hungarian: szólás — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Italian: giro di parole — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Italian: modo di dire — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Italian: proprietà di linguaggio — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Italian: modo di esprimersi — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Polish: zwrot — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Russian: оборо́т ре́чи (oborót réči) — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Spanish: expresión — expression which is worded in a distinctive way
• Spanish: giro de frase — expression which is worded in a distinctive way