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expression

1. noun LING phrase2. noun way of showing feeling etc3. noun act of stating feelings etc4. noun action that represents feelings5. noun on sb's face6. noun emotional quality7. noun MATH, COMP in maths8. noun BIOL of biological phenomenon
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1 noun LING phrasenath masc3  c m ucor cainte  c m uleagan cainte  c m ua commonly used expression nath coitianta, ráiteas atá an-choitianta 2 noun way of showing feeling etcléiriú masc  c m uthe story is told through musical expression insítear an scéal tríd an gceol, iompraíonn an ceol an scéalthey found expression through dance chuir siad iad féin in iúl tríd an rinceartistic expression léiriú ealaíonta
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3 noun act of stating feelings etccur in iúl  c m uhe gave a clear expression of his objectives chuir sé a chuspóirí in iúl go soiléirfreedom of expression (also free expression) saoirse cainte, cead cainte 4 noun action that represents feelingsléiriú masc  c m uthe promotion is an expression of confidence is léiriú muiníne é an t-ardú céime 5 noun on sb's facedreach masc3  c m uaoibh fem2  c m ucuma fem4  c m uhe had a gloomy expression on his face bhí dreach gruama air 6 noun emotional qualitymothú masc  c m ubrí fem4  c m uhe put a lot of expression into his voice chuir sé an-mhothú ina ghuth, chuir sé brí ina ghuth 7 noun MATH, COMP in mathsslonn masc1  c m ualgebraic expression slonn ailgéabrach 8 noun BIOL of biological phenomenonléiriú masc  c m ugene expression léiriú géine
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beyond expression

as cuimse  c m uas miosúrthar na bearta  c m ushe loved him beyond expression bhí grá as cuimse aici dóhe was happy beyond expression bhí sé thar a bheith sonathey suffered beyond expression níl léamh, scríobh ná insint béil ar an méid a d'fhulaing siad

(if you'll) pardon the expression

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(if you'll) excuse the expression

) i gcead duiti gcead don chomhluadaryou need a kick in the arse, if you'll pardon the expression i gcead duit, tá cic sa tóin uait; tá cic sa tóin de dhíth ort, i gcead don chomhluadar

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