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der Ausdruck

expression, term, printout, phrase

Sein Ausdruck war sehr ernst.

His expression was very serious.

Dieser Ausdruck ist veraltet.

This term is outdated.

Ich brauche einen Ausdruck dieser E-Mail.

I need a printout of this email.

expression of ((sth.gen)) der Ausdruck (+Genitiv) The expression of his joy was genuine.

a term for ((sth.acc)) ein Ausdruck für et4 'Chill mal' is a term for 'relax'.

Synonyms: die Äußerung (utterance), der Begriff (term), die Redewendung (phrase); Antonyms: der Eindruck (impression)

From 'aus-' (out) + 'Druck' (pressure, print). It literally means 'out-pressing' or 'out-printing'.

Imagine 'pressing out' your feelings to make an 'expression' on your face, or 'pressing out' a page from a printer for a 'printout'.

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