clause

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
2. A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.
3. A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

Verb

To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).

Concepts

clause

proposition

phrase

article

stipulation

disposition

condition

statut

proposition subordonnée

fragment

part

partie

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/klɔːz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English clause, claus, borrowed from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa (Latin diminutive clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). See close, its doublet.

Phrases

Active voice is used in a clause whose subject expresses the main verb's agent .

La voix active est utilisée dans une clause dont le sujet exprime l'agent du verbe principal.