expression

expression, air

L’aspect du visage qui montre ce que l’on ressent ou pense.

En anglais simple : A look on your face that shows what you feel or think.

• Her expression was sad.
• A worried expression appeared on his face.
• Their expressions changed when they heard the news.

Comment l'utiliser : expression on someone’s face (There was a happy expression on her face.)

Synonymes : look

Expressions courantes : facial expression, puzzled expression, expression on someone’s face, blank expression

expression, locution

Un mot ou un groupe de mots utilisé pour dire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A word or group of words people use to say something.

• That is a common English expression.
• She taught me some useful expressions.
• What does this expression mean?

Synonymes : phrase, saying

Expressions courantes : common expression, English expression, use an expression

expression idiomatique, locution

Une expression courante dont le sens peut différer de celui de chacun de ses mots.

En anglais simple : A familiar phrase whose meaning may be different from the meanings of its separate words.

• My uncle uses many old expressions.
• That expression means you should be careful.
• Do not translate this expression word for word.

Synonymes : idiom, saying

Expressions courantes : idiomatic expression, common expression, colloquial expression

expression

Un nombre ou un ensemble de nombres, de lettres et de signes représentant une valeur.

En anglais simple : A number or a group of numbers, letters, and signs that represents a value.

• Simplify the expression in brackets.
• This expression contains two variables.
• Both expressions have the same value.

Expressions courantes : algebraic expression, simplify an expression, evaluate an expression