express

express
express [{{t}}ɪk'spres]
1 noun
(a) {{}}Railways{{}} express m;
∎ to travel by express voyager en express
(b) (system of delivery) exprès m
(c) {{}}Press{{}}
∎ the Express = nom abrégé du "Daily Express"
2 adjective
(a) (clear → instructions) clair;
∎ with the express purpose of dans le seul but de
(b) (fast → delivery, messenger) express
3 adverb
(send) en exprès
4 transitive verb
(a) (voice, convey) exprimer;
∎ to express an interest in sth manifester de l'intérêt pour qch;
∎ to express a wish formuler un souhait;
∎ to express an opinion exprimer ou émettre une opinion;
∎ the two men expressed optimism that a peaceful solution would be found les deux hommes se sont montrés optimistes quant à un règlement pacifique;
∎ to express oneself s'exprimer;
∎ to express oneself through sth s'exprimer par ou à travers qch
(b) (render in a different form) exprimer;
∎ it's difficult to express this idea in Russian cette idée est difficile à exprimer en russe;
∎ {{}}Mathematics{{}} to express sth as a fraction exprimer qch sous la forme d'une fraction
(c) {{}}formal{{}} (juice) extraire, exprimer; (milk) tirer
(d) (send) envoyer en exprès
►► {{}}American{{}} express company entreprise f de livraison exprès;
express delivery envoi m par exprès;
express freight fret m express;
express letter lettre f exprès;
{{}}American{{}} Express Mail = service de distribution exprès du courrier, ≃ Chronopost m;
express messenger messager m exprès;
∎ by express messenger par exprès;
{{}}Railways{{}} express train train m express, express m

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