🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

exprimir

Pronunciation / Transliteration: exprimir

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Squeeze/skwiːz/
verbnounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Ella exprimió el limón para sacar el jugo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To apply pressure to something, typically to extract liquid or to compress it.

    "She squeezed the lemon to get the juice out."
As noun
  1. 1

    A firm press or compression.

    "He gave her hand a gentle squeeze."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'squeeze' originates from the Middle English 'squzen', which is believed to be of imitative origin, reflecting the sound associated with compressing something. Its roots can be traced back to the Old English 'cwezan', meaning to press or crush, evolving through various forms in the English language over centuries.

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