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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespressivo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es.presˈsi.vo
"I suoi occhi erano molto espressivi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
effectively conveying thought, feeling, or emotion.
"She gave an expressive performance that moved the entire audience." - 2
serving to express, utter, or represent something.
"His gestures were expressive of deep gratitude."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin expressivus, from expressus (past participle of exprimere, meaning 'to press out' or 'to portray'). It entered Middle French and subsequently the English lexicon in the early 17th century, shifting in meaning from denoting clear representation to signifying the effective conveying of feeling or emotion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expressive" is said worldwide
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expressif
Transliteration: ɛk.spʁɛ.f
"Son visage était très expressif."
ausdrucksstark
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯sdʁʊksˌʃtaʁk
"Sie hat eine sehr ausdrucksstarke Stimme."
espressivo
Transliteration: es.presˈsi.vo
"I suoi occhi erano molto espressivi."
expresivo
Transliteration: eks.pɾeˈsi.βo
"El actor tuvo una actuación muy expresiva."
expressivo
Transliteration: is.pɾeˈsi.vu
"Ele fez um gesto expressivo de agradecimento."
अभivyakti
Transliteration: abhivyakti
Script: अभिव्यक्तिपूर्ण
"उसकी आँखें बहुत अभिव्यक्तिपूर्ण थीं।"
富有表现力的
Transliteration: fùyǒu biǎoxiànlì de
"他的面部表情非常丰富。"
표현력이 풍부한
Transliteration: pyohyeollyeogi pungbuhan
"그녀의 목소리는 매우 표현력이 풍부하다."
表現力豊かな
Transliteration: hyōgenryoku yutaka na
"彼女の演奏は非常に表現力豊かだった。"
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