D'exprimer (en. To express)

/d'ɛkspʁime/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
verb
To make known a feeling or thought.
He expressed his disagreement with the decision.
Il a exprimé son désaccord avec la décision.
To make a feeling manifest.
She expressed herself with a lot of emotion.
Elle s'est exprimée avec beaucoup d'émotion.
To share one's ideas or opinions.
Artists express themselves through their work.
Les artistes s'expriment à travers leur œuvre.
To formulate something verbally or in writing.
He expressed his ideas in an essay.
Il a exprimé ses idées dans un essai.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'exprimere', which means 'to press out' or 'to bring forth'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

To express oneself freely
To speak without constraint.
s'exprimer librement
To express one's opinion
To give one's opinion on a subject.
exprimer son opinion
To express a wish
To make known a desire or intention.
exprimer un souhait

Related Words

expression
The act of manifesting a feeling or an idea.
expression
expressible
That can be expressed.
exprimable
unexpressed
That has not been expressed.
inexprimé

Slang Meanings

To speak bluntly.
He really said everything he thought, without a filter; he expressed himself well.
Il a vraiment dit tout ce qu'il pensait, sans filtre, il s'est bien exprimé.
To chat about something.
Stop chatting, express yourself clearly!
Arrête de jacter, exprime-toi clairement!