exposé

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French exposé.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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exposé (plural exposés)

  1. The act of exposing somebody or something; a shameful showing up.
    • 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXVIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 65:
      "What shall be said to my sister? We cannot steal from her without saying something, as she would conclude we were murdered, apply to the ambassador, and bring on the very exposé we desire to avoid."
    • 2024 March 20, Christian Wolmar, “NAO report highlights lack of clarity and purpose”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 34:
      Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of a dying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient rail network.
  2. A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths.
  3. A formal recital or exposition.

Translations[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Past participle of verb exposer (to expose).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

exposé (feminine exposée, masculine plural exposés, feminine plural exposées)

  1. exposed

Noun[edit]

exposé m (plural exposés)

  1. presentation

Further reading[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French exposé.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛkspɔˈzɛ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔzɛ
  • Syllabification: ex‧po‧sé

Noun[edit]

exposé n (indeclinable)

  1. exposé (formal speech given by a prime minister)

Further reading[edit]

  • exposé in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French exposé.

Noun[edit]

exposé c

  1. a presentation

Declension[edit]

Declension of exposé 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative exposé exposén exposéer exposéerna
Genitive exposés exposéns exposéers exposéernas

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