esprimere
to express
verb es-PREE-meh-reh Common
Origin: Latin exprimere (to press out, portray), from ex- + premere (to press)
Also means
to convey
Usage Note
Esprimere is irregular: past participle espresso, past absolute espressi/esprimesti/espresse. Takes avere as its auxiliary. The reflexive esprimersi means 'to express oneself' or 'to make oneself understood'. Espresso is both the grammatical past participle and the word for espresso coffee — same Latin root.
Examples
"È difficile esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole."
Natural Translation
It is difficult to express one's feelings in words.
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