exprès

See also: expres and exprés

French

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin expressus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.spʁɛ/

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Adjective

exprès (feminine expresse, masculine plural exprès, feminine plural expresses)

1. express
2. express (post), special delivery

Related terms

• expressément

Adverb

exprès

1. on purpose, intentionally, deliberately

   C’est clair qu’il l’a fait exprès.

   It’s obvious that he did it on purpose.

   Excusez-moi, je ne l’ai pas fait exprès.

   Excuse me, I didn't do it on purpose.

Noun

exprès m (plural exprès)

1. a messenger carrying letters for personal delivery
2. (archaic) a messenger (in general)

See also

• volontairement
• involontairement

Further reading

• “exprès”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.