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smile

/ˈsmaɪ.əl/

Meanings
noun

Sourire

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.

Examples :

"He always puts a smile on my face."
Il met toujours un sourire sur mon visage.
appearance body physiology emotion human communication essential

Related Words

Illustration propitious

propitious adjective

/pɹoʊˈpɪʃəs/

Favorable, propice

"propitious weather"

Un temps propice

Illustration favourable

favourable adjective

/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/

Favorable, encourageant

"The candidate wearing the business suite made a favourable impression."

Le candidat portant le costume d'affaires a fait une impression favorable.

Illustration happiness

happiness noun

/ˈhæpinəs/

Bonheur, joie

"Seeing her children laugh brought her a great happiness. "

Voir ses enfants rire lui a apporté un grand bonheur.

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

Apparition

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Son apparition soudaine m'a surpris.

Illustration amusement

amusement noun

/əˈmjuzmənt/

Divertissement, amusement

"The school fair provided much amusement for the children. "

La fête de l'école a procuré beaucoup de divertissement aux enfants.

Illustration involuntary

involuntary adjective

/ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ /ɪnˈvɑl.ənˌtɛ.ɹi/

Involontaire, non intentionnel

"The student's tears were involuntary; she couldn't help crying when she saw the sad movie. "

Les larmes de l'étudiante étaient involontaires ; elle n'a pas pu s'empêcher de pleurer en regardant le film triste.

Illustration voluntary

voluntary noun

/ˈvɒ.lən.tɹi/ /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛ.ɹi/

Pièce musicale, improvisation

"The student's piano recital featured a beautiful voluntary. "

Le récital de piano de l'étudiant comportait une belle pièce musicale.

Illustration expression

expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

Expression, manifestation

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

L'expression joyeuse de ma sœur montrait à quel point elle était heureuse de la bonne nouvelle.

Illustration favorite

favorite noun

/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/

Préféré, favori

"My favorite book is the one about space exploration. "

Mon livre préféré est celui sur l'exploration spatiale.

Illustration comprised

comprised verb

/kəmˈpɹaɪzd/

Être composé de, comprendre

"The parts are comprised by the whole."

Illustration pleasure

pleasure noun

/ˈplɛʒə/ /ˈplɛʒɚ/

Plaisir, satisfaction

"He remembered with pleasure his home and family."

Il se souvenait avec plaisir de sa maison et de sa famille.

Illustration countenance

countenance noun

[kʲʰæũ̯.ʔɪ̆.nəns] /ˈkaʊn.tən.əns/

Apparence, visage

"Her countenance betrayed her anxiety just before the exam; her forehead was furrowed and her lips were tight. "

Son visage trahissait son anxiété juste avant l'examen ; son front était plissé et ses lèvres étaient serrées.