exprimer
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exprimer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
1. (to state)
a. to express
J'ai du mal à exprimer mes idées clairement.I have trouble expressing my ideas clearly.
a. to express
Mon père exprimait son impatience en faisant les cent pas.My father expressed his impatience by pacing up and down.
3. (to reveal)
a. to express
Le théâtre a permis à ma fille d’exprimer sa vraie personnalité.Drama allowed my daughter to express her true personality.
5. (literary) (to force out by pressure)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
a. to express (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
Amélie utilisa un pressoir pour exprimer l’huile des olives.Amélie used a press to express the oil from the olives.
b. to squeeze
Pour cette recette, nous devons exprimer le jus de deux citrons verts.For this recipe, we need to squeeze the juice from two limes.
c. to squeeze out
Le cuisinier a exprimé le jus d'un pamplemousse pour la marinade.The cook squeezed out the juice from a grapefruit for the marinade.
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Participles
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Indicative of "s'exprimer"
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Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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