See also: expose and Exposé

English edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from French exposé.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

 
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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."
  2. A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths.
  3. A formal recital or exposition.

Translations edit

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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

 
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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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