paraphraser

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English

Etymology

From paraphrase +‎ -er.

Noun

paraphraser (plural paraphrasers)

  1. One who paraphrases.
    Synonym: paraphrast

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.fʁa.ze/ ~ /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.ze/
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Verb

paraphraser

  1. paraphrase (to compose a paraphrase)

Conjugation

Conjugation of paraphraser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple paraphraser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple paraphrasant
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zɑ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle paraphrasé
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.ze/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present paraphrase
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/ 		paraphrases
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/ 		paraphrase
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/ 		paraphrasons
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zɔ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zɔ̃/ 		paraphrasez
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.ze/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.ze/ 		paraphrasent
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/
imperfect paraphrasais
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zɛ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zɛ/ 		paraphrasais
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zɛ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zɛ/ 		paraphrasait
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zɛ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zɛ/ 		paraphrasions
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zjɔ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zjɔ̃/ 		paraphrasiez
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zje/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zje/ 		paraphrasaient
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zɛ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zɛ/
past historic2 paraphrasai
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.ze/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.ze/ 		paraphrasas
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.za/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.za/ 		paraphrasa
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.za/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.za/ 		paraphrasâmes
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zam/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zam/ 		paraphrasâtes
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zat/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zat/ 		paraphrasèrent
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zɛʁ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zɛʁ/
future paraphraserai
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁe/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁe/ 		paraphraseras
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁa/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁa/ 		paraphrasera
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁa/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁa/ 		paraphraserons
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁɔ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁɔ̃/ 		paraphraserez
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁe/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁe/ 		paraphraseront
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁɔ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional paraphraserais
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁɛ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁɛ/ 		paraphraserais
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁɛ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁɛ/ 		paraphraserait
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁɛ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁɛ/ 		paraphraserions
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		paraphraseriez
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zə.ʁje/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zə.ʁje/ 		paraphraseraient
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz.ʁɛ/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present paraphrase
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/ 		paraphrases
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/ 		paraphrase
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/ 		paraphrasions
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zjɔ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zjɔ̃/ 		paraphrasiez
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zje/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zje/ 		paraphrasent
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/
imperfect2 paraphrasasse
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zas/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zas/ 		paraphrasasses
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zas/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zas/ 		paraphrasât
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.za/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.za/ 		paraphrasassions
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.za.sjɔ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.za.sjɔ̃/ 		paraphrasassiez
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.za.sje/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.za.sje/ 		paraphrasassent
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zas/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — paraphrase
/pa.ʁa.fʁaz/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑz/ 		— paraphrasons
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.zɔ̃/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.zɔ̃/ 		paraphrasez
/pa.ʁa.fʁa.ze/ or /pa.ʁa.fʁɑ.ze/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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