noun
term, turn of phrase
B1
Ausdruck (der) can mean 'term' or 'turn of phrase' and also refers to wording. Common collocation: 'etwas zum Ausdruck bringen' (to express something). Plural Ausdrücke. Regular declension; genitive singular des Ausdrucks. Frequently used in linguistic or stylistic contexts. Often appears in written analyses and everyday speech about phrasing.
Examples
In diesem Fach wird der Ausdruck anders verwendet als im Alltag.
In this subject the term is used differently than in everyday speech.
Die Lehrerin markierte den Ausdruck im Text, damit die Schüler die Bedeutung besser erkennen konnten.
The teacher marked the expression in the text so that the students could better recognize the meaning.
Das ist ein ungewöhnlicher Ausdruck.
That's an unusual turn of phrase.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine stamping a label (term) with the word so it's clearly expressed
Think 'out-druct' — like stamping a term out
Der = masculine; imagine a male professor saying the technical term
Notes
This second sense focuses more on lexical/technical meanings (term, wording). Same declension and gender as the other entry.