expression
French, noun/ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
expression is spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written French, the 1,256th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Expression is a French feminine noun meaning “expression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Communication des idées ou des sentiments”.
What does expression mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexpression
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Communication des idées ou des sentiments. 2. Le fait de s’exprimer par le langage. 3. Ce qui est dit ou peut être dit par le langage. 4. Manière de dire.
noun: 1. Terme du λ-calcul
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of expression
- expressions plural
- λ-expressions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expression?
- /ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
- /ɛk.spʁe.sjɔ̃/
- /ɛs.pʁe.sjɔ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to expression
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is expression in French?
expression appears 66 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).