express

espresso, rapido

Pensato per trasportare persone o consegnare cose rapidamente.

In inglese semplice: Designed to carry people or deliver things quickly.

• We chose express delivery.
• The express bus reaches the airport in thirty minutes.
• Is there an express service for urgent parcels?

Sinonimi: fast, rapid

Contrari: slow

Espressioni comuni: express delivery, express train, express service

espresso, esplicito

Detto in modo chiaro e diretto, senza che altri debbano indovinarlo.

In inglese semplice: Stated clearly and directly, rather than left for someone to guess.

• You need her express permission.
• He ignored my express instructions to stay home.
• They bought the land for the express purpose of building a school.

Sinonimi: explicit, specific

Contrari: implicit

Espressioni comuni: express permission, express consent, express instructions

esatto, fedele

Che rappresenta qualcuno o qualcosa esattamente com’è nella realtà.

In inglese semplice: Showing someone or something exactly as they really are.

• The boy was the express image of his father.
• The portrait presented an express likeness of the queen.
• They called the statue the express image of the hero.

Sinonimi: exact, faithful

Espressioni comuni: express image, express likeness

espresso

Treno o altro servizio di trasporto che viaggia velocemente, di solito con meno fermate.

In inglese semplice: A train or other transport service that travels quickly, often with fewer stops.

• We took the express to the airport.
• The morning express leaves from platform four.
• Did you catch the express or the slower train?

Sinonimi: express train

Espressioni comuni: take the express, airport express, catch the express

senza fermate, direttamente

Velocemente o direttamente, soprattutto senza fermarsi in ogni stazione.

In inglese semplice: Quickly or directly, especially without stopping at every station.

• This train runs express to the city centre.
• The bus goes express after the next stop.
• We travelled express and arrived an hour earlier.

Sinonimi: direct

Espressioni comuni: run express, travel express, go express

esprimere

Far conoscere pensieri o sentimenti attraverso parole, azioni o arte.

In inglese semplice: To make your thoughts or feelings known through words, actions, or art.

• She expressed her thanks with a smile.
• It is sometimes hard to express yourself clearly.
• He expressed his anger in a letter to the manager.

Come si usa: express yourself (Music helps her express herself.); express something through something (He expresses his feelings through painting.)

Sinonimi: convey, communicate

Contrari: conceal

Espressioni comuni: express feelings, express yourself, express an opinion, express an idea