OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1833

expression

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
expresión • locución
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
coloquialismo • expresión • frase hecha • locución • modismo
A colloquialism or idiom.
The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
expresión
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.
They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.
expresión
An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
expresión
The process of translating a gene into a protein.
expresión
A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
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