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smile
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smile  (sml)
n.
1. A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.
2. A pleasant or favorable disposition or aspect.
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.
1. To express with a smile: Grandmother smiled her consent.
2. To effect or accomplish with or as if with a smile.

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

smiler n.
smiling·ly adv.

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
1. (intr) to wear or assume a smile
2. (intr; foll by at)
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
3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to show approval; bestow a blessing
4. (tr) to express by means of a smile she smiled a welcome
5. (tr; often foll by away) to drive away or change by smiling smile away one's tears
come up smiling to recover cheerfully from misfortune
[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish smila, Danish smile; related to Middle High German smielen]
smiler  n
smiling  adj
smilingly  adv
smilingness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.smilesmile - a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
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
Verb1.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"

smile
verb
grin, beam, smirk, twinkle, grin from ear to ear He smiled and waved.
noun
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.
Translations
smile [smaɪl]
A. Nsonrisa f
... she said with a smile... dijo con una sonrisa, ... dijo sonriente or sonriendo
to be all smilesser todo sonrisas
her story brought a smile to my facesu historia me alegró la cara
to force a smileforzar una sonrisa
to give sb a smilesonreír a algn
he gave me a big smileme sonrió de oreja a oreja
come on, give me a smile!¡vamos, una sonrisa!
she gave a wry smilesonrió irónicamente
with a smile on one's lipscon una sonrisa en los labios
he managed a smilesonrió a duras penas
his jokes failed to raise a smilesus chistes no hicieron reír a nadie
to wipe the smile off sb's facequitar a algn las ganas de reír
B. VIsonreír
"yes" I said, smiling-sí, dije sonriente or sonriendo
to smile at sbsonreír a algn
to smile at sthreírse de algo
what are you smiling at?¿de qué te ríes?
to smile at dangerreírse del peligro
she's had her problems but she always comes up smilingha tenido sus problemas, pero siempre se la ve sonriente
to keep smilingseguir con la sonrisa en los labios
keep smiling!¡ánimo!
fortune smiled on himle sonrió la fortuna
to smile to o.sreírse por dentro or para sus adentros
C. VT "of course!" she smiled-por supuesto -dijo sonriente or sonriendo
she smiled a faint smilesonrió débilmente
he smiled his thanksdio las gracias sonriente or sonriendo

smile [ˈsmaɪl]
nsourire 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
visourire
smile! → souriez!
to smile at sb → sourire à qn

smile
nLächeln nt; there was a sarcastic smile on his faceein sarkastisches Lächeln ging über sein Gesicht; to be all smilesübers ganze Gesicht strahlen; she gave a little smilesie lächelte schwach or ein bisschen; to give somebody a smilejdm zulächeln; come on, give me a smilelach doch mal!; take that smile off your face!hör auf, so zu grinsen!
vilächeln; we tried to make the baby smilewir versuchten, das Baby zum Lachen zu bringen; come on, smilelach mal!; smile for the camera!bitte recht freundlich!; he’s always smilinger lacht immer; keep smiling!keep smiling!; he kept smiling through all his troublestrotz aller Schwierigkeiten ließ er den Kopf nicht hängen; to smile at somebodyjdn anlächeln; (cheerful person) → jdn anlachen; to smile at somethingüber etw (acc)lächeln; to smile at dangerder Gefahr (dat)ins Gesicht lachen; to smile with pleasure/relief etcvor Freude/Erleichterung etc strahlen; fortune smiled on him (liter)ihm lachte das Glück
vt she smiled her thankssie lächelte dankbar; he smiled a bitter smileer lächelte bitter

smile [smaɪl]
1. nsorriso
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. visorridere
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 appreciationsorrise in segno di apprezzamento

smile [smaɪl]
1. nsorriso
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. visorridere
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 appreciationsorrise in segno di apprezzamento

smile
v smile [smail]
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 usmívat se smile lächeln χαμογελώ sonreír 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 glimlachen smile uśmiechać się sorrir a zâmbi улыбаться usmievať sa smehljati se smejati se le, se glad ut ยิ้ม gülümsemek 微笑 усміхатися, посміхатися مسکرانا mỉm cười
n
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 úsměv smil das Lächeln χαμόγελο sonrisa naeratus لبخند hymy sourire חִיוּך मुस्कान osmijeh, smiješak mosoly senyuman bros sorriso 微笑 미소, 환한 웃음 šypsena smaids senyuman glimlach smil uśmiech sorriso zâm­bet, surâs улыбка úsmev nasmeh osmeh leende รอยยิ้ม gülümseme 微笑,喜色 усмішка, посмішка مسکراہٹ nụ cười
adj smiling
a happy, smiling face. glimlag مُبْتَسِم смеещ се úsměvný smilende lächelnd χαμογελαστός sonriente naerune خندان hymyilevä souriant מְחַייֵך मुस्कराता हुआ nasmiješen, nasmijan mosolygó(s) tersenyum brosandi sorridente ほほえんだ 미소 띤 besišypsantis smaidošs senyum glimlachend smilende, blid uśmiechnięty risonho zâm­bitor, surâ­zător улыбающийся úsmevný nasmejan nasmejan leende ยิ้มแย้ม gülümseyen 帶笑的 усміхнений مسکراتا ہوا چہرا tươi cười, hớn hở
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 být samý úsměv lutter smil über das ganze Gesicht strahlen 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 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

smile ابتسامة, يبتسم usmát (se), úsměv smil, smile lächeln χαμόγελο, χαμογελώ sonreír, sonrisa hymy, hymyillä sourire osmjeh, 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 การยิ้ม, รอยยิ้ม gülümseme, gülümsemek mỉm cười, nụ cười 微笑


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