"expression" meaning in French

See expression in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃/, /ɛk.spʁe.sjɔ̃/, /ɛs.pʁe.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-expression.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: expressions [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French expression, borrowed from Latin expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|expression|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French expression, {{inh+|fr|frm|expression}} Inherited from Middle French expression, {{bor|fr|la|expressiō|expressiōnem|a pressing out}} Latin expressiōnem (“a pressing out”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} expression f (plural expressions)
  1. expression Tags: feminine Derived forms: liberté d’expression, passez-moi l’expression, réduire à sa plus simple expression Related terms: exprimer
    Sense id: en-expression-fr-noun-uLwOTwGg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for expression meaning in French (1.9kB)

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