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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.
[From Middle English smilen, to smile, probably of Scandinavian origin; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]
smil′er n.
smil′ing·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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
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| smile |
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| Noun | 1. |  smile - a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusementfacial 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 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" |
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smile
verb
1. grin, beam, smirk, twinkle, grin from ear to ear He smiled and waved.
all smiles smiling, beaming, grinning, grinning like a Cheshire cat As soon as I said yes, he was all smiles.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
smile
nounA facial expression marked by an upward curving of the lips:
grin.
To curve the lips upward in expressing amusement, pleasure, or happiness:
Idioms: break into a smile, crack a smile.
smile on or upon
To lend supportive approval to:
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Translations
إبْتِسام، تَبَسُّمإبْتِسامَهابْتِسَامَةيَبْتَسِمُ
усмивка
úsměvusmívat seusmát se
smilesmil
rideto
naeratamanaeratus
پوزخند
hymyhymyillä
osmijehosmjehnutismiješiti senasmiješiti
mosolymosolyog
brosbrosa
ほほ笑みほほ笑む
미소미소를 짓다
risussubrideo
šypsenašypsotisšypsotis iki ausųbesišypsantisšvytėti iš laimės
smaidītsmaids
zâmbet
úsmev
nasmehnasmehniti se
leleende
ยิ้มรอยยิ้ม
cườimỉm cườinụ cười
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
... 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
"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
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]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
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!
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
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.
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.
ˈsmiling adjectivea happy, smiling face.
be all smiles to be, or look, very happy. He was all smiles when he heard the good news.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.