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express

/ɪkˈsprɛs/

expressverb

expressed

Past Simple

expressed

Past Participle

expressing

Gerund

/ɪkˈspres/

/ɪkˈsprɛs/

Translations

exprimerPour dire ou manifester une pensée, un sentiment ou une idée.

She expressed her gratitude with a heartfelt speech.

Elle a exprimé sa gratitude dans un discours très touchant.

exprimerPour représenter, symboliser ou traduire une émotion, une idée ou un thème.

The artist expressed his emotions through his paintings.

L’artiste a exprimé ses émotions à travers ses peintures.

expédierPour envoyer quelque chose par un service de livraison rapide.

They expressed the package to ensure it arrived the next day.

Ils ont expédié le colis en express pour qu’il arrive le lendemain.

Additional translations

exprimerSens technique ou scientifique : faire s'exprimer un gène.

extrairePour un liquide ou une substance que l'on presse ou extrait.

Definitions

To convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures and conduct.

She expressed her gratitude with a heartfelt speech.

To represent or symbolize something.

The artist expressed his emotions through his paintings.

To press or squeeze out (a liquid or substance).

He expressed the juice from the orange using a manual juicer.

To send something using a fast delivery service.

They expressed the package to ensure it arrived the next day.

(Genetics) For a gene, to transcribe and translate into a functional product such as a protein.

The engineered yeast cells expressed a human insulin gene.

Synonyms

expressnoun

expresses

/ɪkˈspres/

/ɪkˈsprɛs/

Translations

expressPour un train ou un bus rapide, avec peu d'arrêts.

I took the express to get to the city faster.

J’ai pris l’express pour aller plus vite en ville.

service expressPour un service de livraison rapide.

The package was sent via express to ensure it arrived the next day.

Le colis a été envoyé en service express pour qu’il arrive le lendemain.

Additional translations

expressDans des appellations commerciales ou des usages spécialisés pour désigner une formule rapide.

Definitions

A train or bus service that makes few stops and travels quickly to its destination.

I took the express to get to the city faster.

A system or service that provides fast delivery of goods or messages.

The package was sent via express to ensure it arrived the next day.

A special service or product that is designed to be faster or more efficient than usual.

The express checkout lane is for customers with fewer than ten items.

Synonyms

express train

express service

express mail

courier

fast train

special train

rapid (train)

expedited service

fast delivery

parcel service

expressadverb

Used to indicate that something is done by express delivery or in a rapid manner

Translations

en expressPour indiquer une livraison ou un acheminement rapide.

Please send this letter express so it arrives tomorrow.

Veuillez envoyer cette lettre en express pour qu’elle arrive demain.

Definitions

By express delivery or in a rapid, direct manner.

Please send this letter express so it arrives tomorrow.

Synonyms

expressadjective

more express

Comp.

most express

Super.

/ɪkˈsprɛs/

Translations

expressPour un transport rapide, sans arrêts ou avec peu d'arrêts.

The express train will get you to the city in just under an hour.

Le train express vous emmènera en ville en un peu moins d’une heure.

explicitePour une déclaration ou une autorisation formulée clairement et sans ambiguïté.

She gave her express consent for the project to proceed.

Elle a donné son consentement explicite pour que le projet se poursuive.

Definitions

Operating at high speed with few or no stops.

The express train will get you to the city in just under an hour.

Clearly and explicitly stated.

She gave her express consent for the project to proceed.

Synonyms

expressly stated

direct (nonstop)