English-Latvian translations for expression

• izteiksme
  Es esmu vienisprātis ar tajā pausto viedokli, ka ir svarīgi saglabāt izteiksmes brīvību. I share the opinion expressed in it that it is important to preserve freedom of expression.
  J. M. Barroso izteiksme lielākoties šīs runas laikā mums pateica daudz vairāk, nekā viņa uzstāšanās šorīt. Mr Barroso's expression during much of that speech told us more than all of his words this morning.
  Internets ir auglīga zeme noteikumu neievērošanai un jebkādu ierobežojumu trūkumam izteiksmes ziņā. The Internet provides fertile ground for bypassing regulations and having no restrictions on expression.

Definition of expression

• The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc
• A colloquialism or idiom
• A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion
• An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols
• A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value
• The act of pressing or squeezing out
• The tone of voice or sound in music

Examples

• The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally
• They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression
• The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression
• Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired
• expression from a gland
• the expression of milk from the mammaries

Related words

• expressionlessness
• expressionless
• expressionism
• expressionist
• expressionistic
• overexpression
• coexpression
• microexpression
• expressionlessly