metaphrase

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A literal, word-for-word translation.
2. An answering phrase; repartee.

Verb

To make such a literal translation.

Concepts

métaphrase

Synonymes

translation

paraphrase

rendition

version

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Ancient Greek μεταφράζομαι (metaphrázomai, “consider after”). By surface analysis, meta- + phrase.