esprimere

Definitions of esprimere
  1. verb
    articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
    synonyms: manifestare
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    bestemmiare, esecrare, imprecare, maledire, sacramentare, smoccolare
    utter obscenities or profanities
    esclamare
    utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
    sorprendersi
    express astonishment or surprise about something
    fiatare
    utter or tell
    rappresentare, simboleggiare
    serve as a means of expressing something
    dire, nominare, raccontare
    express in words
    replicare, ribattere, rispondere
    react verbally
    dichiarare, muovere
    announce publicly or officially
    scandire
    express or state clearly
    drammatizzare, sceneggiare
    represent something in a dramatic manner
    disegnare
    portray in words
    dichiarare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
    commentare, osservare, registrare, rilevare, segnalare
    make mention of
    soggiungere
    state or say further
    esporre, esprimersi, spiegare, spiegarsi
    define
    dare, passare
    convey or reveal information
    personificare, simboleggiare
    represent or express something abstract in tangible form
  2. verb
    give expression to
    synonyms: dimostrare, effondere, manifestare, mostrare
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    implicare
    express or state indirectly
    sbottare
    give sudden release to an expression
    suggerire
    call to mind
    implicare
    suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
    sfogare
    give expression or utterance to
    formulare
    put into words or an expression
    accentare, accentuare, calcare, conculcare, opprimere, sottolineare
    to stress, single out as important
    sdrammatizzare
    understate the importance or quality of
    interpellare, richiedere
    direct or put; seek an answer to
    proiettare
    formulate in a particular style or language
    implicare
    suggest that someone is guilty
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    dare, impartire
    make known; pass on, of information
  3. verb
    serve as a means for expressing something
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    cronometrare
    measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
    pesare, soppesare
    determine the weight of
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    comunicare, infondere, ispirare, manifestare, mettere, trasmettere
    transmit thoughts or feelings
  4. verb
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
    synonyms: corrispondere, impersonare, rappresentare, simboleggiare
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    essere, impersonare, interpretare, personificare, simboleggiare
    represent, as of a character on stage
    personificare, simboleggiare
    invest with or as with a body; give body to
    corrispondere
    be characteristic of
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    intendere, volere dire
    mean or intend to express or convey
  5. verb
    be a sign or indication of
    synonyms: denotare, indicare, significare
    invocare
    have as a meaning
  6. verb
    make visible
    synonyms: denotare, indicare, palesare, presentare, rivelare, scoperchiare, significare, tradire
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    esporre, palesare, rivelare, tradire
    disclose to view as by removing a cover
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    estrinsecare, far notare, far vedere, manifestare, mettere in evidenza, mostrare, palesare, rendere visibile
    make visible or noticeable
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