esprimere — meaning in English

English meaning

• cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
• convey verb To communicate an idea, feeling, or message.
• express verb To communicate a thought, feeling, or idea in words or actions.
• phrase noun A short group of words that expresses an idea, often forming part of a sentence.
• postulate noun A statement accepted as true without needing proof, and used as a starting point for an argument. In some fields it is treated differently from an axiom, applying to one particular subject rather than being universally true.

Senses

esprimere is used for these senses in English:

• cast To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
• cast To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote). [from 19th c.]
• convey To communicate; to make known; to portray.
• express (transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
• phrase (transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.

cast — full definition

1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

convey — full definition

1. verb To communicate an idea, feeling, or message.
2. verb To transport or carry something from one place to another.
3. verb (law) To legally transfer ownership of property.

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