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German
Etymology
From Gesicht (“face”) + -s- + Ausdruck (“expression”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Ge‧sichts‧aus‧druck
Noun
Gesichtsausdruck m (strong, genitive Gesichtsausdruckes or Gesichtsausdrucks, plural Gesichtsausdrücke)
- facial expression
Der Maler hat seinen Gesichtsausdruck genau getroffen.- The painter captured his facial expression perfectly.
c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925, page 109:Alle waren vernachlässigt angezogen, trotzdem die meisten nach dem Gesichtsausdruck, der Haltung, der Barttracht und vielen kaum sicherzustellenden kleinen Einzelheiten den höheren Klassen angehörten.- All were dressed neglectedly, even though most of them belonged to the upper classes according to facial expression, posture, man's beard and many small details that were hard to pinpoint.
Declension
Declension of Gesichtsausdruck
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