20 Examples of Paraphrase

Paraphrase

The paraphrase is a writing resource that aims to clarify, expand or explain certain information already spoken. To achieve this, it is necessary for the issuer to use another language.

The paraphrase can be achieved by formulating an absolutely new message, different from the original. Also, you can resort to the use of synonyms to replace some of the words that had been used in the original message.

Paraphrasing applies even when translating a text from one language to a different one.

Examples of paraphrases

1. Persevere and you will succeed. Paraphrase: He who persists and tries several times, even if he does not obtain positive results, he will finally achieve what he wants. The key is to put in the effort.
2. Imagine all the people living life in peace. (John Lennon). Paraphrase: Imagine all the people living life in peace.
3. A gift horse in the teeth not look.Paraphrase: What we receive for free, without any effort, we should not criticize.
4. The lie has short legs.Paraphrase: It is not convenient to lie because sooner or later the truth will be known. It is best to say it from the first moment.
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5. I didn’t mean to take up all your sweet time, I’ll give it right back to ya one of these days. (Jimi Hendrix). Paraphrase: I didn't want to take up all your sweet time, I'll give it back to you one of these days.
6. The oven is not for buns.Paraphrase: Due to how tense the situation is, it would be best not to add more complications at the moment.
7. Tell me what you brag about and I'll tell you what you lack.Paraphrase: Generally, those people who brag about something, it really is because they don't have it, but they would like it to be so. For example, a man who says that he has all women at his feet, actually has trouble winning any of them.
8. When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose (Bob Dylan). Paraphrase: When you have nothing, you have nothing to lose.
9. It is better to keep quiet and be a fool than to open your mouth and clear up your doubts.Paraphrase: Many times people speak without thinking and end up saying something unintelligent. This is why sometimes it is better to say nothing, to say something stupid, which would give real arguments to the rest to think that one is stupid.
10. Don't cry because it ended, smile because it happened.Paraphrase: It is more positive to remember the good things that happened to us than to get sad because they are over.
11. Hello, i love you, won't you tell me your name? (The Doors). Paraphrase: Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
12. I'd rather be the worst of the best than the best of the worst (Kurt Cobain). Paraphrase: It is better not to stand out but to do things the right way than to want to stand out, harm others or do something that may even harm ourselves.
13. Don't ask the elm for pears.Paraphrase: Do not expect from someone something that they cannot do or that, because of their personality, they would never do.
14. The early bird God helps.Paraphrase: He who strives, sooner or later will see the good results.
15. And someone told me that the gods believe in nothing, so with empty hands I pray (George Michael). Paraphrase: And someone told me that the gods don't believe in anything, so I pray empty-handed.
16. Dogs are mammals.Paraphrase: Dogs are mammals (it is a much more common and easy to understand term than "can").
17. You can’t always get what you want (The Rolling Stones). Paraphrase: You can't always get what you want.
18. If one does not live as he thinks, he ends up thinking as he lives (José Figueres Ferrer). Paraphrase: The determining factor seems to be the actions, which are the ones that end up conditioning our way of thinking. If we do not put into practice what we proclaim, it is the same as nothing and, with time, it will be diluted.
19. Better late than never.Paraphrase: Many times it is better that we do things, either by ourselves or by third parties, rather than never finishing them.
20. Come as you are, as you were, as I want you to be (Nirvana). Paraphrase: Come as you are, as you were, as I want you to be.