smile

smile

 (smīl)

n.

A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.

v. smiled, smil·ing, smiles

v.intr.

1. To have or form a smile.

2.

a. To look with favor or approval: Fortune smiled on our efforts.

b. To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity: We smiled at the bad weather and kept going.

v.tr.

To express with a smile: Grandmother smiled her consent.

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[From Middle English smilen, to smile, probably of Scandinavian origin; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]

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smil′er n.

smil′ing·ly adv.

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smile

(smaɪl)

n

1. a facial expression characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth, usually showing amusement, friendliness, etc, but sometimes scorn, etc

2. favour or blessing: the smile of fortune.

3. an agreeable appearance

vb

4. (intr) to wear or assume a smile

5.

a. to look (at) with a kindly or amused expression

b. to look derisively (at) instead of being annoyed

c. to bear (troubles, etc) patiently

6. (intr; foll by on or upon) to show approval; bestow a blessing

7. (tr) to express by means of a smile: she smiled a welcome.

8. (often foll by: away) to drive away or change by smiling: smile away one's tears.

9. come up smiling to recover cheerfully from misfortune

[C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish smila, Danish smile; related to Middle High German smielen]

ˈsmiler n

ˈsmiling adj

ˈsmilingly adv

ˈsmilingness n

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smile

(smaɪl)

v. smiled, smil•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to assume a facial expression usu. indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.

2. to regard with favor: Luck smiled on us that night.

3. to have a pleasant or agreeable appearance or aspect, as natural scenes or objects.

v.t.

4. to assume or give (a smile, esp. of a given kind): She smiled a friendly smile.

5. to express by a smile: to smile approval.

6. to bring, put, drive, etc., by or as if by smiling: to smile one's tears away.

n.

7. an act or instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.

8. favor or kindly regard: fortune's smile.

9. a pleasant or agreeable appearance, look, or aspect.

[1250–1300; Middle English smyllen (v.), akin to Middle High German smielen, Dan smile]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

smile

• smilet - A little smile.
• mandarin crease, risorius of Santorini - Below each side of the mouth is the mandarin crease; the muscle that pulls the corners up to smile is the risorius of Santorini.
• miracle - From Latin miraculum, "object of wonder"; its ultimate root meant "to smile upon."
• gelasin - The dimples that appear when you smile are gelasins.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

smile

Smile can be a verb or a noun.

1. used as a verb

When you smile, the corners of your mouth curve outwards and slightly upwards, for example because you are pleased or amused.

When he saw me, he smiled and waved.

If someone looks at you and smiles, for example to show kindness or friendliness, you say that they smile at you.

The girl was smiling at me.

2. used as a noun

A smile is the expression that you have on your face when you smile.

Barber welcomed me with a smile.

He's got a nice smile, hasn't he?

You can say that someone gives you a smile.

'How nice to see you.' He gave me a smile.

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smile

Past participle: smiled
Gerund: smiling

Imperative

smile

smile

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smile - a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement grin, grinning, smiling facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles simper - a silly self-conscious smile smirk - a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
Verb	1.	smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure dimple - produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults" grin - to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl beam - smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression simper, smirk - smile affectedly or derisively sneer - smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano" grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
	2.	smile - express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks" evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

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smile

verb

1. grin, beam, smirk, twinkle, grin from ear to ear He smiled and waved.

noun

1. grin, beam, smirk She gave a wry smile.

all smiles smiling, beaming, grinning, grinning like a Cheshire cat As soon as I said yes, he was all smiles.

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smile

noun

A facial expression marked by an upward curving of the lips:

grin.

verb

To curve the lips upward in expressing amusement, pleasure, or happiness:

beam, grin.

Idioms: break into a smile, crack a smile.

phrasal verb
smile on or upon

To lend supportive approval to:

countenance, encourage, favor.

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Translations

إبْتِسام، تَبَسُّمإبْتِسامَهابْتِسَامَةيَبْتَسِمُ

усмивка

úsměvusmívat seusmát se

smilesmil

lächelnschmunzeln

χαμόγελοχαμογελώ

rideto

sonrisasonreír

naeratamanaeratus

پوزخند

hymyhymyillä

sourire

osmijehosmjehnutismiješiti senasmiješiti

mosolymosolyog

brosbrosa

sorrideresorriso

ほほ笑みほほ笑む

미소미소를 짓다

risussubrideo

šypsenašypsotisšypsotis iki ausųbesišypsantisšvytėti iš laimės

smaidītsmaids

glimlachglimlachenlachsmuilen

smilsmile

uśmiechuśmiechnąć się

sorrirsorriso

zâmbet

улыбкаулыбатьсяулыбнутьсяусмехнуться

úsmev

nasmehnasmehniti se

leleende

ยิ้มรอยยิ้ม

gülümsemekgülümsemegülüş

cườimỉm cườinụ cười

微笑喜色

smile

[smaɪl]

A. N → sonrisa f
... she said with a smile → ... dijo con una sonrisa, ... dijo sonriente or sonriendo
to be all smiles → ser todo sonrisas
her story brought a smile to my face → su historia me alegró la cara
to force a smile → forzar una sonrisa
to give sb a smile → sonreír a algn
he gave me a big smile → me sonrió de oreja a oreja
come on, give me a smile! → ¡vamos, una sonrisa!
she gave a wry smile → sonrió irónicamente
with a smile on one's lips → con una sonrisa en los labios
he managed a smile → sonrió a duras penas
his jokes failed to raise a smile → sus chistes no hicieron reír a nadie
to wipe the smile off sb's face → quitar a algn las ganas de reír

B. VI → sonreír
"yes" I said, smiling → -sí, dije sonriente or sonriendo
to smile at sb → sonreír a algn
to smile at sth → reírse de algo
what are you smiling at? → ¿de qué te ríes?
to smile at danger → reírse del peligro
she's had her problems but she always comes up smiling → ha tenido sus problemas, pero siempre se la ve sonriente
to keep smiling → seguir con la sonrisa en los labios
keep smiling! → ¡ánimo!
fortune smiled on him → le sonrió la fortuna
to smile to o.s → reírse por dentro or para sus adentros

C. VT "of course!" she smiled → -por supuesto -dijo sonriente or sonriendo
she smiled a faint smile → sonrió débilmente
he smiled his thanks → dio las gracias sonriente or sonriendo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

smile

[ˈsmaɪl]

n → sourire m
She has a lovely smile → Elle a un beau sourire.
to give sb a smile → faire un sourire à qn
to be all smiles → être tout inv sourire

vi → sourire
smile! → souriez!
to smile at sb → sourire à qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

smile

n → Lächeln nt; there was a sarcastic smile on his face → ein sarkastisches Lächeln ging über sein Gesicht; to be all smiles → übers ganze Gesicht strahlen; she gave a little smile → sie lächelte schwach or ein bisschen; to give somebody a smile → jdm zulächeln; come on, give me a smile → lach doch mal!; take that smile off your face! → hör auf, so zu grinsen!

vi → lächeln; we tried to make the baby smile → wir versuchten, das Baby zum Lachen zu bringen; come on, smile → lach mal!; smile for the camera! → bitte recht freundlich!; he’s always smiling → er lacht immer; keep smiling! → keep smiling!; he kept smiling through all his troubles → trotz aller Schwierigkeiten ließ er den Kopf nicht hängen; to smile at somebody → jdn anlächeln; (cheerful person) → jdn anlachen; to smile at something → über etw (acc) → lächeln; to smile at danger → der Gefahr (dat) → ins Gesicht lachen; to smile with pleasure/relief etc → vor Freude/Erleichterung etc strahlen; fortune smiled on him (liter) → ihm lachte das Glück

vt she smiled her thanks → sie lächelte dankbar; he smiled a bitter smile → er lächelte bitter

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

smile

[smaɪl]

1. n → sorriso
she said with a smile → disse sorridendo
with a smile on one's lips → col sorriso sulle labbra
to be all smiles → essere raggiante
to give sb a smile → sorridere a qn
I'll soon wipe the smile off your face! → ti faccio io passare la voglia di ridere!

2. vi → sorridere
to smile at sb/sth → sorridere a qn/qc
to keep smiling → continuare a sorridere (fig) → conservare l'allegria
fortune smiled on him → la fortuna gli arrise

3. vt he smiled his appreciation → sorrise in segno di apprezzamento

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

smile

(smail) verb

to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth. He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at. glimlag إبْتِسامَه усмихвам се sorrir usmívat se lächeln smile χαμογελώsonreír naeratama, naerma لبخند زدن hymyillä sourire לְחַייֵך मुस्कराना smiješiti se, osmjehnuti se mosolyog tersenyum brosa sorridere ほほえむ 미소 짓다 šypsotis smaidīt senyum glimlachensmileuśmiechać się موسكا، مسېدنه، خندا، مسكېدل، مسېدل، خندېدل: خندول، مسكول، مسول sorrir a zâmbi улыбаться usmievať sa smehljati se smejati se le, se glad ut ยิ้ม gülümsemek 微笑 усміхатися, посміхатися مسکرانا mỉm cười 微笑

noun

an act of smiling, or the resulting facial expression. `How do you do?' he said with a smile; the happy smiles of the children. glimlag إبْتِسام، تَبَسُّم усмивка sorriso úsměv das Lächeln smil χαμόγελοsonrisa naeratus لبخند hymy sourireחיוך मुस्कान osmijeh, smiješak mosoly senyuman bros sorriso 微笑 미소 šypsena smaids senyuman glimlachsmiluśmiech موسكا sorriso zâm­bet, surâs улыбка úsmev nasmeh osmeh leende รอยยิ้ม gülümseme 微笑，喜色 усмішка, посмішка مسکراہٹ nụ cười 微笑，喜色

ˈsmiling adjective

a happy, smiling face. glimlag مُبْتَسِم смеещ се risonho úsměvný lächelnd smilende χαμογελαστόςsonriente naerune خندان hymyilevä souriant מְחַייֵך मुस्कराता हुआ nasmiješen, nasmijan mosolygó(s) tersenyum brosandi sorridente ほほえんだ 미소 띤 besišypsantis smaidošs senyum glimlachendsmilende, bliduśmiechnięty په خندا، په موسكا risonho zâm­bitor, surâ­zător улыбающийся úsmevný nasmejan nasmejan leende ยิ้มแย้ม gülümseyen 帶笑的 усміхнений مسکراتا ہوا چہرا tươi cười, hớn hở 带笑的

be all smiles

to be, or look, very happy. He was all smiles when he heard the good news. baie bly يبدو سَعيدا، كُلُّه إبْتِسامات изглеждам много щастлив ser todo sorrisos být samý úsměv über das ganze Gesicht strahlen lutter smil είμαι όλο χαμόγελα ser todo sonrisas nägu särab (õnnest) شاد بودن olla pelkkää hymyä être tout sourire שָׂמֵח מאוֹד खुश, प्रसन्न मुद्रा, अति प्रसन्न smiješiti se cijelim licem csupa mosoly sangat gembira vera eitt bros essere tutto sorrisi/sorridente 大喜びの 싱글벙글 웃다 šypsotis iki ausų, švytėti iš laimės starot smaidā sungguh gembira stralen smile over hele ansiktet/fra øre til øre być uradowanym مسكېدل ser todo sorrisos a fi numai zâmbet иметь сияющий вид byť samý úsmev sijati od sreče biti nasmejan le med hela ansiktet มีความสุข çok mutlu görünmek 滿臉笑容 мати задоволений вигляд بہت خوش نظر آنا trông có vẻ rất sung sướng 满脸笑容

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smile

→ ابْتِسَامَة, يَبْتَسِمُ usmát se, úsměv smil, smile lächeln χαμόγελο, χαμογελώ sonreír, sonrisa hymy, hymyillä sourire osmijeh, smiješiti se sorridere, sorriso ほほ笑み, ほほ笑む 미소, 미소를 짓다 glimlach, glimlachen smil, smile uśmiech, uśmiechnąć się sorrir, sorriso улыбаться, улыбка le, leende ยิ้ม, รอยยิ้ม gülümseme, gülümsemek mỉm cười, nụ cười 微笑

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

smile

n. sonrisa; v. sonreír; smiling;a. risueño-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

smile

n sonrisa; vi sonreír(se)

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