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express [expressed, expressing, expresses] (to convey meaning)
verb
[UK: ɪk.ˈspres]
[US: ɪk.ˈspres]

exprimer◼◼◼verbeWords express thoughts. = Les mots expriment des idées.

express [expressed, expressing, expresses] (to excrete or cause to excrete)
verb
[UK: ɪk.ˈspres]
[US: ɪk.ˈspres]

exprimer◼◼◼verbeWords express thoughts. = Les mots expriment des idées.

express [expresses] (quick mode of transportation)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspres]
[US: ɪk.ˈspres]

express◼◼◼nom {m}He took the express for Tokyo. = Il prit l'express pour Tokyo.

express train (a train making limited stops)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspres treɪn]
[US: ɪk.ˈspres ˈtreɪn]

train express◼◼◼nom {m}

rapide◼◼◻nom {m}

expressible (able to be expressed)
adjective
[UK: ɪks.ˈpre.səbl]
[US: ɪks.ˈpre.səbl]

exprimable◼◼◼adjectif

expression [expressions] ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]
[US: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

expression◼◼◼nom {f}It's an expression. = C'est une expression.

expression [expressions] (colloquialism or idiom)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]
[US: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

expression◼◼◼nom {f}It's an expression. = C'est une expression.

expression [expressions] (facial appearance)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]
[US: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

expression◼◼◼nom {f}It's an expression. = C'est une expression.

expression [expressions] (particular way of phrasing an idea)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]
[US: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

expression◼◼◼nom {f}It's an expression. = C'est une expression.

expression [expressions] (process of translating a gene into a protein)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]
[US: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

expression◼◼◼nom {f}It's an expression. = C'est une expression.

expression [expressions] (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]
[US: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

expression◼◼◼nom {f}It's an expression. = C'est une expression.

expressionism (movement in the arts)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspre.ʃə.nɪ.zəm]
[US: ɪk.ˈspre.ʃə.ˌnɪ.zəm]

expressionnisme◼◼◼nom {m}

expressionist [expressionists] (painter who paints in this style)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspre.ʃə.nɪst]
[US: ɪk.ˈspre.ʃə.nəst]

expressionniste◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}

expressionless (without expression)
adjective
[UK: ɪk.ˈspreʃn.ləs]
[US: ɪk.ˌspre.ʃən.ləs]

inexpressif◼◼◼adjectifHis face is always expressionless. = Son visage est toujours inexpressif.

expressive (effectively conveying feeling)
adjective
[UK: ɪk.ˈspre.sɪv]
[US: ɪk.ˈspre.sɪv]

expressif◼◼◼adjectif

expressively (in expressive manner)
adverb
[UK: ɪk.ˈspre.sɪ.vli]
[US: ɪk.ˈspre.sɪ.vli]

expressivement◼◼◼adverbe

expressiveness (the quality of being expressive)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspre.sɪv]
[US: ɪk.ˈspre.sɪv]

expressivité◼◼◼nom {f}

expressway [expressways] (US: divided highway)
noun
[UK: ɪks.ˈpre.sweɪ]
[US: ɪk.ˈspre.ˌswe]

autoroute◼◼◼nom {f}You need to have exact change to pay the toll of the expressway. = Il vous faut la monnaie exacte pour payer le péage de l'autoroute.

expressway [expressways] (NZ: high speed road, not built to freeway standards)
noun
[UK: ɪks.ˈpre.sweɪ]
[US: ɪk.ˈspre.ˌswe]

voie express◼◼◻nom {f}

freedom of expression (right to express an opinion in public)
noun
[UK: ˈfriː.dəm əv ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈfriː.dəm əv ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

liberté d'expression◼◼◼nom {f}

gene expression (transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA)
noun

expression génique◼◼◼nom {f}

expression des gènes◼◼◼nom {f}

expression génétique◼◼◼nom {f}

inexpressible (unable to be expressed)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪ.nɪk.ˈspre.səb.l̩]
[US: ˌɪ.nɪk.ˈspre.səb.l̩]

inexprimable◼◼◼adjectif

inexpressiveness (the quality of being inexpressive)
noun

inexpressiviténom {f}

regular expression (computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched)
noun
[UK: ˈre.ɡjʊ.lə(r) ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈre.ɡjə.lər ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

expression régulière◼◼◼nom {f}

expression rationnelle◼◼◻nom {f}

unexpressed (not expressed)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪk.ˈsprest]
[US: ˌʌ.nɪk.ˈsprest]

inexprimé◼◼◼adjectif