expresso
Dictionary entries
- Entry →exprimo, exprimere, expressi, expressus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
squeeze, squeeze/press out; imitate, copy; portray; pronounce, express;
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.abl. sg. perf. pass. part.dat. sg. perf. pass. part.dat. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →expressus, expressa -um, expressior -or -us, expressissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
distinct/clear/plain/visible/prominent, clearly defined; closely modeled on;
abl. sg. (m.)abl. sg. (n.)dat. sg. (m.)dat. sg. (n.)
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Haec tibi sorte datur tergendis spongia mensis Utilis, expresso cum levis imbre tumet. CXLV Paenula gausapina. Is mihi..."X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...illos oculos, illam gratissimam faciem et risus oris, expressos et adumbratos artificis manu vultus. sed illum perdidi, unde..."
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...fragor infestas cautes adversaque saxis saxa dedit, flamma expresso bis fulsit in imbri. sicut multifidus ruptis e nubibus..."Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...sive timor, primusque Medon nigrescere toto corpore et expresso spinae curvamine flecti incipit. huic Lycabas "in quae miracula..."
