expression

expresión, gesto

El aspecto de tu cara que muestra lo que sientes o piensas.

En inglés sencillo: A look on your face that shows what you feel or think.

• Her expression was sad.
• A worried expression appeared on his face.
• Their expressions changed when they heard the news.

Cómo se usa: expression on someone’s face (There was a happy expression on her face.)

Sinónimos: look

Expresiones frecuentes: facial expression, puzzled expression, expression on someone’s face, blank expression

expresión, frase

Una palabra o un grupo de palabras que se usa para decir algo.

En inglés sencillo: A word or group of words people use to say something.

• That is a common English expression.
• She taught me some useful expressions.
• What does this expression mean?

Sinónimos: phrase, saying

Expresiones frecuentes: common expression, English expression, use an expression

modismo, expresión idiomática

Una frase conocida cuyo significado puede ser distinto del de sus palabras por separado.

En inglés sencillo: A familiar phrase whose meaning may be different from the meanings of its separate words.

• My uncle uses many old expressions.
• That expression means you should be careful.
• Do not translate this expression word for word.

Sinónimos: idiom, saying

Expresiones frecuentes: idiomatic expression, common expression, colloquial expression

expresión

Un número o un conjunto de números, letras y signos que representa un valor.

En inglés sencillo: A number or a group of numbers, letters, and signs that represents a value.

• Simplify the expression in brackets.
• This expression contains two variables.
• Both expressions have the same value.

Expresiones frecuentes: algebraic expression, simplify an expression, evaluate an expression