exprimer

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin exprimere. Compare the inherited doublet épreindre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛk.spʁi.me/
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Verb

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exprimer

  1. (transitive) to express
  2. (reflexive) to express oneself
    Je me suis mal exprimé.I misspoke.
    Il lui est parfois difficile de s’exprimer clairement à cause de sa forme particulière d’intelligence.
    It's sometimes difficult for him to express himself clearly because of his peculiar form of intelligence.
    Guardiola préfère les vestiaires et le terrain pour s’exprimer.
    Guardiola prefers to express himself in the dressing room and on the pitch.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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