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Meaning of expression | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩

Definitions

  1. The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
    countable, uncountable
  3. by express train or fast delivery service. Send your letter express. spoed, snel, vinnig مُرْسَل بِالبَريد السَّريع експресно por expresso expres mit Expreß ekspres επειγόντωςurgente kiirsaadetisena فوری؛ اکسپرس pika- exprès בְּמִשלוֹחַ דָחוּף एक्सप्रेस ekspresno, hitro gyorsáruként küld ekspres með hraði; í hraðsendingu per espresso 至急便で 급행편으로 skubiu paštu steidzami; ar ātrvilcienu penghantaran ekspres per expresseekspress ekspresem فورى،په عاجله توګه por expresso expres, prin poştă rapidă с...
  4. A colloquialism or idiom.
    countable, uncountable
  5. in clear, definite words. I expressly forbade you to do that. uitdruklik بوُضوح точно expressamente výslovně ausdrücklich udtrykkeligt ρητά, σαφώςexpresamente selgesõnaliselt بطور صریح و آشکار nimenomaisesti expressémentבמפורש स्पष्ट शब्दों में izričito határozottan dengan jelas skÿrt, greinilega espressamente 明日に 명확하게 aiškiai, nedviprasmiškai skaidri izteikti; īpaši dengan jelas uitdrukkelijkuttrykkeligwyraźnie په واضع توګه expressamente (în mod) expres ясно výslovne izrecno izričito uttryck...
  6. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
    countable, uncountable
  7. (of a face or voice) showing no feeling. a cold, expressionless tone. uitdrukkingloos غَيْر مُعَبِّر، تَعْبيري безизразен sem expressão bezvýrazný ausdruckslos udtryksløs ανέκφραστος sin expresión ilmetu بی حالت؛ بی احساس ilmeetön sans expression חֲסַר הַבָּעָה भावना-शून्य bezizrazan kifejezéstelen tanpa perasaan svipbrigðalaus senza espressione, inespressivo 無表情の 무표정한 be išraiškos, neišraiškingas neizteiksmīgs tanpa perasaan uitdrukkingsloosuttrykksløs bez wyrazu بى حس،بى احساسه sem expressã...
  8. An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
    countable, uncountable
  9. showing meaning or feeling clearly. She has an expressive look on her face. veelseggende مُعَبِّر изразителен expressivo výrazný ausdrucksvoll udtryksfuld εκφραστικόςexpresivo ilmekas معنی دار؛ گویا ilmeikäs expressif מָלֶא הַבָּעָה सूचक izražajan kifejező penuh perasaan sem lætur í ljósi; sem segir mikið espressivo 表情豊かな 표정이 풍부한 išraiškingas izteiksmīgs penuh perasaan expressiefuttrykksfullwyrazisty, pełen wyrazu معنا لرونكى expressivo expresiv выразительный výrazný izrazit izražajan uttryck...
  10. The process of translating a gene into a protein.
    countable, uncountable
  11. seggingskrag, wesensvolheid تعْبيريَّه изразителност expressividade expresivita die Ausdruckskraft udtryksfuldhed εκφραστικότητα expresividad ilmekus بیانگری؛ پر معنایی ilmeikkyys expressivité לִהיוֹת מָלֶא הַבָּעָה अभिव्यंजकता izražajan kifejezésteljes jelleg, kifejezőerő air muka penuh perasaan tjáningarkraftur espressività 表情の豊かさ 표정이 풍부함 išraiškingumas izteiksmīgums penuh perasaan expressiviteituttrykksfullhet wyrazistość معنا لرونكى expressividade expresivitate выразительность expresivita...
  12. A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
    countable, uncountable
  13. uitdruklik بصورةٍ مُعَبِّرَه изразително expressivamente výrazně ausdrücklich udtryksfuldt εκφραστικάexpresivamente ilmekalt بطور ر معنا ilmeikkäästi avec expression בְּהָּבָעה רַבָּה अभिव्यंजकता izražajno kifejezően dengan penuh perasaan á mergjaðan/áhrifamikinn hátt in modo espressivo 表情豊かに 표현적으로 išraiškingai izteiksmīgi dengan penuh perasaan expressiefuttrykksfullt, med følelse wyraziście معنا لرونكى expressivamente (în mod) expresiv выразительно výrazne ekspresivno izražajno uttrycksfullt...
  14. A specific blend of whisky.
    countable, uncountable
  15. a divided highway; a motorway. snelweg طَريق سَريع бърза лента autoestrada dálnice die Schnellstraße motorvej αυτοκινητόδρομοςautopista kiirtee بزرگراه؛ تندراه moottoritie voie express דֶרֶך מְהִירָה गाड़ियों का रास्ता brza autocesta autópálya jalan bebas hambatan hraðbraut autostrada 高速道路 고속 도로 greitkelis ātrgaitas automaģistrāle lebuhraya snelwegmotorveiautostrada لويه لاره auto-estrada auto­stradă скоростная автострада diaľnica, autostráda avtocesta autoput motorväg ทางด่วน otoyol 高速公路 шви...
  16. The act of pressing or squeezing out.
    countable, uncountable
  17. expresión, aspecto o apariencia que se registra en la cara; medio de expresar algo.
  18. The tone of voice or sound in music.
    countable, uncountable
  19. The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement; a manifestation: an expression of rural values.
  20. Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
    countable, uncountable
  21. Something that expresses or communicates: Let this plaque serve as an expression of our esteem.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca ibarə ifadə qiraət
Беларуская выраз
Български израз
Català expressió
Čeština vyjádření výraz
Dansk udtryk
Esperanto esprimilo esprimo idiomaĵo mieno
Eesti Ilme
Français expression
Gaeilge dreach
Gàidhlig abairt
Galego expresión
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi maka
עברית אמירה הבעה
Bahasa Indonesia air muka curahan ekspresi ruas ungkapan
Íslenska segð svipbrigði svipur tjáning
Italiano espressione
日本語 数式 表情 表現 言い回し
Қазақша өрнек
한국어 수식 표정 표현
Kurdî îbare îfade min min mîna ve
Latina verbum vultus
Lëtzebuergesch Ausdrock
Lietuvių išraiška
Македонски израз изразување
မြန်မာဘာသာ နိဒ္ဒေသ
Português expressão
Română expresie
Slovenščina izraz
Shqip shprehje
Српски formula izraz израз
Svenska ansiktsuttryck inlevelse min uttryck
Tagalog pahayag
Türkçe anlatım ibare ifade
ئۇيغۇرچە ئىپادە
Oʻzbekcha ibora
Tiếng Việt biểu thức thành ngữ từ ngữ ve

Examples

“There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists. They may know what they like—when they’re presented with gowns and outfits, they’re perfectly equipped to say yes or no—but you rarely get the sense that what they’re wearing is a true expression of who they are.”
“The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.”
“They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.”
“The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.”
“Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.”
“Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.”
“At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.”
“expression from a gland”
“Breast milk expression can be achieved by hand or with a pump.”
“However the mechanical expression of juice led to an improvement of the solutes extraction from mash.”
“The number of children who could read with expression would be very small ; ...”
“I cannot say that all read with expression. Indeed , this power is hardly to be expected in young children . And though “ to read with expression ...”
“1976, Aline D. Wolf, Tutoring is Caring: You Can Help Someone to Read, Parent Child Press Perhaps when you were learning to read , you were asked to stand and " read with expression " for your classmates”
“To read with expression, readers must know when to pause appropriately, must know when to change their tone to reflect the emotions of different characters, ...”
“Think of reading words like reading music. When you read with expression, your audience will understand and appreciate your “performance.” Name ...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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