Meaning

11 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

    выраже́ниеvyražénije

    висло́влюванняvyslóvljuvannja

  2. (countable, uncountable)A particular way of phrasing an idea.

    Ausdruck, Redeweise, Redensart

    выраже́ниеvyražénije

    ви́слівvýsliv

  3. (countable, uncountable)A colloquialism or idiom.

    The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.

    Redensart, Ausdruck, Wendung

    выраже́ниеvyražénije, оборо́тoborót

    ви́слівvýsliv, ви́разvýraz, зво́ротzvórot

  4. (countable, uncountable)A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.

    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.

    Ausdruck, Miene

    выраже́ниеvyražénije

    ви́разvýraz

  5. (countable, uncountable)An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.

    Ausdruck

    выраже́ниеvyražénije

    ви́разvýraz

  6. (countable, uncountable)The process of translating a gene into a protein.

    (genetics) the process of expressing a gene

  7. (countable, uncountable)A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.

    Ausdruck

    выраже́ниеvyražénije

  8. (countable, uncountable)A specific blend of whisky.

  9. (countable, uncountable)The act of pressing or squeezing out.

    expression from a gland

    Breast milk expression can be achieved by hand or with a pump.

    Auspressen

    выда́вливаниеvydávlivanije

    the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing

  10. (countable, uncountable)The tone of voice or sound in music.

  11. (countable, uncountable)Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.

    выраже́ниеvyražénije

Examples

421 sentences
  1. That's my favorite expression.

    Ци мій улюблений вираз. — deniko

    ruЭто моё любимое выражение. — odexed

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  2. I love that expression.

    Я обожнюю цей вираз. — deniko

    deIch liebe diesen Ausdruck. — mramosch

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  3. That's one of my favorite expressions.

    Це один з моїх найулюбленіших виразів. — deniko

    ruЭто одно из моих любимых выражений. — Wezel

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  4. That's an old-fashioned expression.

    Це застарілий вираз. — deniko

    ruЭто устаревшее выражение. — Wezel

  5. I was confused by her expression.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.:
particular way of phrasing an idea:
colloquialism or idiom:
Русский
By meaning 3
action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.:
colloquialism or idiom:
the act of squeezing out:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
particular way of phrasing an idea:
colloquialism or idiom:
facial appearance:
the act of squeezing out:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressi

Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).

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Forms

plural: expressions
Singularexpression
Pluralexpressions

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

42 related words

See also

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