No. 9,819 in French
expression
The act of conveying thoughts, feelings, or ideas through speech, writing, art, or other forms.
In a sentence
Son expression du bonheur était contagieuse.
Her expression of happiness was contagious.
In this sentence, 'expression' is used to denote the act of conveying a feeling or emotion, in this case, happiness.
Il recherche une manière originale d'expression artistique.
He seeks an original way of artistic expression.
Here, 'expression' refers to the manifestation of creativity or ideas, specifically in an artistic form.
L'expression idiomatique qu'il utilise est très peu commune.
The idiomatic expression he uses is quite uncommon.
In this context, 'expression' is referring to a linguistic construct, specifically an idiomatic phrase.
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