Noun

expression

1. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
2. A colloquialism or idiom.

   The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.

3. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion, (though looking blank and eavesdropping also are expressions).
4. (Math) A set of symbols denoting values and operations performed on them.
5. (Biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
6. (Programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.

Related terms

• express
• expressive

Etymology

Ex is Latin for out.

Translations

• Chinese: 表示
• Dutch: uitdrukking f (1, 2, 3), gelaatsuitdrukking f (3), spreekwijze f (2), wijze van spreken f (2)
• Finnish: ilmaisu (1,2,4), ilme (3), ekspressointi , ilmentymä (5)
• German: Ausdruck m (1, 3, 4), Redensart f (2)
• Indonesian: ekspresi , pernyataan
• Interlingua: expression
• Japanese: 表現 (ひょうげん, hyōgen)
• Polish: wyrażenie n, zwrot m
• Portuguese: expressão f
• Romanian: expresie f
• Russian: выражение
• Spanish: expresión f