Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#EXPRIMIRCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#EXPRIMIR exprimere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir. Doublet of esprémerCategory:Catalan doublets#EXPRIMIR.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.pɾiˈmi]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#EXPRIMIR
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.pɾiˈmiɾ]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#EXPRIMIR

Verb

exprimir (first-person singular present exprimeixo, first-person singular preterite exprimí, past participle exprimit)Category:Catalan lemmas#EXPRIMIRCategory:Catalan verbs#EXPRIMIRCategory:Catalan third conjugation verbs#EXPRIMIRCategory:Catalan third conjugation verbs with -eix-#EXPRIMIRCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#EXPRIMIRCategory:Pages with entries#EXPRIMIRCategory:Pages with 3 entries#EXPRIMIR

1. (obsoleteCategory:Catalan terms with obsolete senses#EXPRIMIR) to squeeze, to press

   Synonym: esprémer

Further reading

• “exprimir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin#EXPRIMIRCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#EXPRIMIR exprimere. Compare the inherited espremerCategory:Portuguese doublets#EXPRIMIR.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ex‧pri‧mir

Verb

exprimir (first-person singular present exprimo, first-person singular preterite exprimi, past participle exprimido, short past participle expresso)Category:Portuguese lemmas#EXPRIMIRCategory:Portuguese verbs#EXPRIMIRCategory:Portuguese verbs ending in -ir#EXPRIMIRCategory:Portuguese verbs with irregular short past participle#EXPRIMIRCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#EXPRIMIRCategory:Pages with entries#EXPRIMIRCategory:Pages with 3 entries#EXPRIMIR

1. (transitiveCategory:Portuguese transitive verbs#EXPRIMIR) to phrase (to express by means of words)

   Synonym: expressar

Further reading

• “exprimir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “exprimir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#EXPRIMIR exprimereCategory:Spanish undefined derivations#EXPRIMIR. Was originally inherited (in its Old Spanish form espremir) and later modified in spelling to reflect the Latin etymology. Compare also the doublet expremirCategory:Spanish doublets#EXPRIMIR, rarely used today.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡspɾiˈmiɾ/ [eɣ̞s.pɾiˈmiɾ]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#EXPRIMIRCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#EXPRIMIR
• Rhymes: -iɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/iɾ#EXPRIMIRCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/iɾ/3 syllables#EXPRIMIR
• Syllabification: ex‧pri‧mir

Verb

exprimir (first-person singular present exprimo, first-person singular preterite exprimí, past participle exprimido)Category:Spanish lemmas#EXPRIMIRCategory:Spanish verbs#EXPRIMIRCategory:Spanish verbs ending in -ir#EXPRIMIRCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#EXPRIMIRCategory:Pages with entries#EXPRIMIRCategory:Pages with 3 entries#EXPRIMIR

1. to squeeze
2. to press out the juice

Further reading

• “exprimir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025