Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 durch ein äußeres Zeichen etwas zeigen
, 🇪🇸 mostrar algo a partir de una señal externa
, 🇮🇹 mostrare qualcosa mediante un segno esterno
, 🇵🇹 mostrar algo por meio de um sinal externo
, 🇨🇳 通过外部表现来表达(某事)
, 🇯🇵 外部のサインから何かを示す
, 🇰🇷 외부 표식으로 무언가를 보여 주는 것
, 🇸🇦 يعبر عن شيء عبر علامة خارجية
, 🇮🇳 बाहरी संकेत के माध्यम से किसी चीज़ को व्यक्त करना
Definition
🇫🇷 manifester quelque chose par un signe extérieur
🇬🇧 show something out of an external sign
Usage Examples
- Je veux exprimer ma gratitude en t'offrant un bouquet de fleurs.
- Elle exprime souvent ses émotions par le biais de ses dessins.
- Le silence de l'enfant exprime son incompréhension.
Etymology
The French verb **exprimer** comes directly from the Latin *exprimere*, which literally means “to press out.” It is formed from the prefix *ex-* “out” + the root *primere* “to press or squeeze.” In Old French it appeared as *exprimer* (or *exprimir*), and by the 14th century its sense broadened to “to manifest something by an external sign.”
Synonyms
représenter
manifester
signifier
indiquer
exposer
afficher
évoquer
Antonyms
cacher
se taire
réprimer
occulter
retenir