catchphrase
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| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| catchphrase \ˈkætʃ.fɹeɪz\ |
catchphrases \ˈkætʃ.fɹeɪ.zɪz\ |
catchphrase \ˈkætʃ.fɹeɪz\
- Phrase qui est répétée de façon récurrente ; rengaine.
The main result — the area of overlap between psychology and humanism — has come to be called, appropriately, “humanistic psychology” or the “human potential movement.” The movement’s catchphrases neatly catch the nature of this overlap: “self-realization,” “self-actualization,” “self-fulfillment,” “personal growth.”
— (Peggy Rosenthal, Words and Values: Some Leading Words and where They Lead Us, 2005, ISBN 9780761831020, p. 60)I realised recently and with horror that I was a man without a catchphrase.
— (Danny Wallace, Awkward Situations for Men, 2010, ISBN 9781407061627, p. 139)
‘Surely every man needs a catchphrase?’ my friend had said, as we ambled past a park. I laugh, at first, before I realise I am laughing on my own.
‘Really? What’s yours?’ I ask.
‘Respect is due,’ he says.
‘Respect is due?’ I say. ‘Isn’t that Marc’s catchphrase?’
‘I taught him it,’ he says. ‘So it’s mine, really.’
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- catchphrase sur l’encyclopédie Wikipédia (en anglais)
