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grin
(redirected from grinned and bear it)

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grin  (grn)
v. grinned, grin·ning, grins
v.intr.
To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
v.tr.
To express with a grin: I grinned my approval.
n.
1. The act of grinning.
2. The facial expression produced by grinning.

[Middle English grennen, to grimace, from Old English grennian.]

grinner n.
grinning·ly adv.

grin
Verb
[grinning, grinned]
1. to smile broadly, showing one's teeth
2. grin and bear it Informal to suffer hardship without complaint
Noun
a broad smile [Old English grennian]
grinning adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gringrin - 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.grin - to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
Translations
grin [grɪn] nsonrisa abierta
vi to grin (at) → sonreír abiertamente (a)

grin [grɪn] nlarge sourire m
visourire;
to grin (at) → faire un grand sourire (à)

grin [grɪn] nGrinsen nt
vigrinsen;
to grin at sb → jdn angrinsen

grin [grɪn] nsorriso smagliante
vi to grin (at) → sorridere (a), fare un gran sorriso (a)

grin
v grin [grin]
to smile broadly The children grinned happily for the photographer. glimlag يَبْتَسِم إبْتِسامَه عَريضَه хиля се zubit se grine grinsen χαμογελώ πλατιά sonreír abiertamente, sonreír de oreja a oreja laialt naeratama لبخند زدن virnistää sourire d'une oreille à l'autre לְחַייֵך חִיוּך רָחָב दांत दिखाते हुए मुस्कुराना nasmiješiti se vigyorog tersenyum lebar (skæl)brosa sogghignare にやりと笑う 방긋 웃다 išsišiepti plati smaidīt senyum lebar grijnzen glise, flire szczerzyć się sorrir a zâmbi cu gura până la urechi широко улыбаться smiať sa (tak, že vidieť zuby), vyškierať sa režati se ceriti se flina, grina ยิ้มยิงฟัน gülümsemek, sırıtmak 咧嘴笑 шкірити зуби دانت نکال کر ہنسنا cười toe toét
n
a broad smile. glimlag إبْتِسامَه عَريضَه хилене široký úsměv grin das Grinsen πλατύ χαμόγελο sonrisa de oreja a oreja lai naeratus لبخند گشاده virnistys sourire épanoui חִיוּך רָחָב मूर्खतापूर्ण मूस्कुराहट širok osmijeh vigyorgás senyuman lebar breitt bros sogghigno にやにや笑い 방긋 웃기 plati šypsena, išsišiepimas plats smaids senyuman lebar grijns glis, flir szeroki uśmiech sorriso zâmbet larg широкая улыбка široký úsmev režanje cerekanje flin ยิ้มกว้าง sırıtma, sırıtış 咧嘴笑 оскал зубів دانت نکال کر ہنسی cái cười toe toét
grin and bear it
to put up with something unpleasant without complaining He doesn't like his present job but he'll just have to grin and bear it till he finds another. uithou يَتَحَمَّل بِدون تَذَمُّر търпя snášet to klidně/bez nářku gøre gode miner til slet spil gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen ανέχομαι, υφίσταμαι αδιαμαρτύρητα aguantarse, mal tiempo poner al buena cara nurisemata taluma تحمل کردن sietää nurisematta bon coeur faire contre mauvaise fortune לְהַבִּיע בחִיוּך רָחָב बिना शिकायत किए किसी अप्रिय चीज को स्वीकार कर लेना pomiriti se s nečim jó képet vág a dologhoz, fájdalmat mosolyogva tűr tidak mengeluh láta sér lynda e-ð óþægilegt fare buon viso a cattivo gioco 笑ってこらえる 억지로 웃으며 참다 šypsotis sukandus dantis pacietīgi panest; paciest bersabar tanpa merungut op zijn tanden bijten gjøre gode miner til slett spill robić dobrą minę do złej gry aguentar firme a face haz de necaz терпеливо переносить znášať bez nariekania, zaťať zuby stisniti zobe podnositi s osmehom ta det hela med gott humör, bita ihop tänderna อดทนต่อบางสิ่งอย่างไม่เครียด şikâyet etmeden/güler yüzle katlanmak 逆來順受 мужньо терпіти تکلیف یا مصیبت کو استقلال سے برداشت کرنا đành cười mà chịu vậy


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