smile

sourire

Expression du visage où les coins de la bouche se relèvent, souvent pour montrer la joie ou la sympathie.

En anglais simple : A facial expression with the corners of your mouth raised, often showing happiness or friendliness.

• She gave me a smile.
• His face broke into a broad smile.
• Why have you got such a big smile today?

Comment l'utiliser : a smile on someone’s face (There was a smile on her face.); give someone a smile (He gave the child a smile.)

Synonymes : grin

Contraires : frown

Expressions courantes : big smile, warm smile, give a smile, smile on someone's face

faveur, bienveillance

Soutien ou bienveillance d'une personne puissante, d'un dieu ou de la chance.

En anglais simple : Support or kindness from a powerful person, a god, or luck.

• He hoped for the smile of fortune.
• The poet imagined the smile of heaven upon their journey.
• Her service earned her a royal smile of approval.

Comment l'utiliser : the smile of someone/something (They hoped for the smile of fortune.)

Synonymes : favour, blessing

Contraires : disfavour

Expressions courantes : smile of fortune, smile of heaven, royal smile

sourire

Relever les coins de la bouche parce qu'on est heureux ou pour montrer sa sympathie.

En anglais simple : To raise the corners of your mouth because you are happy or want to be friendly.

• She smiled at me.
• Please smile for the camera.
• He was smiling as he opened the gift.

Comment l'utiliser : smile at someone/something (The baby smiled at her father.)

Synonymes : beam, grin

Contraires : frown

Expressions courantes : smile at someone, smile broadly, smile for something, smile happily

exprimer par un sourire

Faire passer un sentiment ou un message par un sourire.

En anglais simple : To show a feeling or message through a happy or friendly expression on your face.

• She smiled a welcome.
• He smiled his approval of our choice.
• The hostess smiled her thanks to the guests.

Comment l'utiliser : smile something (She smiled her thanks as he held the door.)

Expressions courantes : smile a welcome, smile your thanks, smile approval