locutions in English

noun
1
a word or phrase, especially with regard to style or idiom.
These locutions are determinedly descriptive.
2
an utterance regarded in terms of its intrinsic meaning or reference, as distinct from its function or purpose in context.
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Below are sample sentences containing the word "locutions" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "locutions", or refer to the context using the word "locutions" in the English Dictionary.

1. (autres locutions) à Couvert under cover. sous le Couvert de under the shelter of

2. (locutions) tirer qn d'Affaire to get sb out of trouble se tirer d'Affaire to get o.s

3. (locutions) tirer qn d'Affaire to get sb out of trouble se tirer d'Affaire to get o.s

4. Locutions, idioms and examples ad hoc Aetatis = until now hic et ille hic Abdera appone hic mensulam aut hic aut illic nam hic sum nobilis barbarus hic ego sum, qui non intellegor ulli boves hic bibunt nec minus anseres C

5. Locutions, idioms and examples aliquem (aliquid) aversor aversabuntur vos aversabantur preces aspectum eius aversari aversor imperium aversari scelus aversor preces sermonem adulationes adeo aversatus est ut aversati sunt proelium facere aversantur diem nocturna animalia Ambitionem scriptoris facile averseris alii aversabantur preces aut verecundia aut metu

6. Locutions, idioms and examples animadverto in aliquem Animadvertere (+ infinitive) Animadvertere ne Animadvertere ad or ut capitaliter animadverto animadvertant ne … capiantur animadvertant ne quos offendant o facinus Animadvertendum Animadverte rectene … interpreter animadverti paulo te hilariorem animadvortit fugam ad se vorsum fieri vox in qua nihil

7. Locutions, idioms and examples animadverto in aliquem animadvertere (+ infinitive) animadvertere ne animadvertere ad or ut capitaliter animadverto animadvertant ne … capiantur animadvertant ne quos offendant o facinus animadvertendum animadverte rectene … interpreter Animadverti paulo te hilariorem animadvortit fugam ad se vorsum fieri vox in qua nihil

8. Locutions, idioms and examples animadverto in aliquem Animadvertere (+ infinitive) Animadvertere ne Animadvertere ad or ut capitaliter animadverto animadvertant ne … capiantur animadvertant ne quos offendant o facinus animadvertendum animadverte rectene … interpreter animadverti paulo te hilariorem animadvortit fugam ad se vorsum fieri vox in qua nihil

9. Locutions, idioms and examples cognitu non absurda ab absurdo absurdum est (+ infinitive) aetati non absurdum vox absurda absurdus orator = orator without ability absurdissima mandata = absurd intentions Valens non absurdus ingenio absurdam in Adulationem progressus = to push oneself to an absurd adulation vox absona et absurda aetati alicuius res absurda

10. Locutions, idioms and examples calumniam non effugiet Animadversionem effugio at non effugies meos iambos at non hoc telum effugies me effugit or fallit e proelio effugio or elabor Academicorum calumniam effugere = to escape the quibbles of the Academicians vobis rationem ostendam qua tanta ista mala effugiatis adeo nullius rei cura Romanos effugiebat qua quemque

11. Locutions, idioms and examples paulo mox paulo ante paulo post iactantior paulo ea quae paulo remotiora videntur Agrippina paulo commotior actio paulo agitatior = an act (oratory) a bit more excited Animadverti paulo te hilariorem audacius paulo disputabo Antipater paulo inflavit vehementius civis Romanus paulo notior a quibus (navibus) cum paulo tardius esset

12. Locutions, idioms and examples citra Rhenum cis Rhenum qua Rhenus Germaniam praevehitur qua (Rhenus) Germaniam praevehitur ad Confluentem Mosae et Rheni = at the confluence of the Meuse and the Rhine Gallia attingit flumen Rhenum Caesar … Rhenum transire decreverat cis Rhenum dispositis praesidiis addiderat Civilis obliquam in Rhenum molem Caesar statuit sibi

13. Locutions, idioms and examples faciet quod oportet monitus ea secerni arbitror oportere ad me redeat oportet = must return to me anne oportuit? faciet quod oportet concedo vos irae indulgere oportet Commiserationem brevem esse oportet adprobant ita fieri oportere aquam marinam fervefacere oportet causa subesse oportet easdem ad quam altitudinem extolli aedificia

14. Locutions, idioms and examples i Accerse hostias arcesso a capite a Capua arcesso = to send from Capua aliunde aliquid arcesso arcesso aliquem capitis Athenis arcesso arcesso aliquem auxilio iudicio aliquem arcesso arcesso mortem arcesso aliquem in crimen alicuius rei arcesso mala ab Epidauro arcesso = to send for someone/something from Epidaurus a capite

15. Locutions, idioms and examples votique mei factura potentem fac quod facturum te promisisti mihi ea facturum quae imperarit (= imperaverit) … firmat adiuras id te invito me non esse facturum Auctionem se facturum proscribo volentia plebi facturus habebatur ab omni factura atque cultura idolorum caveo = to beware of every fabrication ond adoration of idols o virgo tuo